Villa Koyama

Villa Koyama is a five-bedroom Seminyak property built across three traditional pavilions with alang-alang thatched roofs, and it feels more like a private Balinese compound than a single villa. You enter through intricately carved wooden doors into an expansive garden with a lagoon-style swimming pool — the kind of freeform pool with shallow areas for children that looks like it grew naturally from the landscape. Shaded gazebos and sun loungers line the pool edge, and the tropical garden is lush and established.

The main living pavilion is open-sided, connecting the communal space directly to the garden and pool. The interiors feature antiques and tribal artwork that give the villa a collected, cultural character rather than a hotel-catalogue look. There’s a fully equipped modern kitchen alongside the living area, and a separate media lounge for evening entertainment. Five bedrooms are spread across the three pavilions, each with air conditioning, quality bedding, and private en-suite bathrooms featuring outdoor showers. The master suite adds a TV and bathtub.

The dedicated staff prepare meals, arrange activities, and provide the kind of attentive service that makes a group holiday effortless. For families with children, the lagoon pool’s shallow areas are a genuine safety advantage, and the expansive garden gives kids space to play.

Why We Recommend Villa Koyama

At $519 per night for five bedrooms, Villa Koyama works out to about $104 per room — very good value for a traditional pavilion-style Seminyak villa with a lagoon pool and full staff. The three-pavilion layout creates natural separation between bedrooms and living spaces, which means a group of ten has genuine privacy rather than just shared rooms off a corridor. The lagoon-style pool is a standout — it’s far more interesting than a rectangular pool, and the shallow areas make it genuinely family-friendly. The antiques and tribal artwork throughout give the villa an authenticity that modern Seminyak builds lack, and the carved wooden entrance doors set the tone from the moment you arrive.

Our Favourite Features

• Lagoon-style pool with shallow areas for children — more visually interesting and more practical for families than a standard rectangular pool
• Three traditional pavilions with alang-alang roofs create a compound feel with natural separation between spaces
• Antiques and tribal artwork throughout give the villa genuine cultural character — carved wooden entrance doors set the tone
• Open-sided living pavilion connects directly to the garden and pool, maximising the indoor-outdoor Bali lifestyle
• Full staff including meal preparation and activity arrangements — group holidays run smoothly here

Good To Know

• Five bedrooms across three pavilions means some walking between rooms and common areas — the compound layout is part of the charm
• The open-sided pavilion design is beautiful but means the living area is exposed to the elements — perfect in dry season, check preferences for rainy months
• Outdoor showers in all en-suites are a luxury touch but mean embracing the open-air bathroom experience
• The lagoon pool’s shallow areas are great for kids but the pool isn’t designed for lap swimming
• Seminyak’s restaurants, shops, and beach are accessible from the villa — staff can arrange transport or provide directions for walking

For families or groups wanting a traditional Balinese compound in Seminyak with a lagoon pool, carved wooden architecture, and the kind of authentic character that modern villas cannot replicate, Villa Koyama delivers genuine atmosphere at a price that works for a group of ten.