Family Villas in North Bali: Bedrooms, Pools and Room to Spread Out

In Brief

Family villas in north Bali are private houses rented whole, with three to six bedrooms and a pool nobody else swims in. Each has a kitchen with staff who cook, and either the black-sand shore or a hillside garden outside.

Seven Palm Living houses around Lovina are set out below, from three-bedroom beachfront houses for six to a six-bedroom pool villa listed for twelve. Each is described from its own listing page, linked so you can check the layout and current rates.

Beachfront suits small children who want the water in front of them. The hill villas trade the sand for views and more room.

Family Villas in North Bali at a Glance

• Where they are: the Lovina shore, the hills above Lovina and a clifftop at Umeanyar
• Typical size: 3 bedrooms for 6 guests, up to 6 bedrooms for 12
• What comes with the house: private pool, staff who clean and cook, and a gardener who looks after the pool, on every listing here
• For small children: every listing offers a baby cot and a babysitter at extra cost, and a highchair
• Beachfront or hills: the sand in front of you by the sea, or views, gardens and a short drive inland
• Getting here: about three hours by road from Ngurah Rai airport, with the transfer arranged by the villa
• Rates: see each listing for current rates, and ask for a quote covering your dates and the full guest count
• Book through: Palm Living's rental collection

Photo: Palm Living archive.

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Which Villa Suits Which Family

The villas below start on the beach, then move up to the hills and the clifftop. Each entry carries the same short notes, so you can compare them side by side.

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Five Details That Decide a Family Week in a Villa

The listing photographs show the pool. Five details further down each listing decide how the week goes.

Where the bedrooms sit. A house on one level is easier with a toddler than a house on three. Ask which bedrooms are on the ground floor, and whether the master opens straight onto the water. Ask too how many stairs sit between the pool and the nearest bathroom.

Whether the pool is enclosed. None of the seven listings below mentions a pool fence or gate, so plan as if the pool is open to the garden. It is the main thing to plan around with small children. Ask what the depth is at each end, whether the steps are shallow, and what the staff can do to help keep an eye on it.

Who cooks. Every house on this page lists a housekeeper or kitchen staff who will cook breakfast, lunch and dinner at no extra cost. You pay only for the ingredients, which for a family is the difference between a holiday and a fortnight of cooking. Ask what time breakfast runs, whether the cook will do plain food for children, and how the shopping is handled.

How far the sea is. A beachfront villa puts the black-sand shore at the end of the garden. On the hill properties the listings give the distance. Villa Oscar is a six to eight minute drive from Lovina, and Villa Banyan sits 300 metres from the beach.

Air conditioning in every bedroom. Every villa below lists air conditioning in all bedrooms. Confirm it for the room the children will sleep in.

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Beachfront Villas for Families: Four Houses on the Sand

Four of the seven houses stand on the shore, three with three bedrooms and one with six.

Sea View Beach Estate

Sea View Beach Estate has three bedrooms on the sand in central Lovina. It is about a five-minute walk from the dolphin statue in the middle of Lovina, which means dinner without a driver.

• Bedrooms and guests: 3 bedrooms, listed for 6 adults and 2 children
• Setting: Lovina beachfront, walking distance to the centre
• Features: infinity-edge pool next to the beach, en-suite bathrooms off each bedroom, and a fully equipped kitchen beside the living area
• Outdoor dining: two areas, one facing the sea and one the rice field
• A good fit for: one family who want the town on foot and the sea in front
• Listing: Palm Living and the estate's own site · Map

Villa Sean

Villa Sean is a three-bedroom house built right on the shore of the north coast, with the private pool a few metres from the waves. One bedroom sits on the ground floor beside the pool, which is the layout to ask about if one adult wants to sleep near the children.

Villa Sean. Photo: Palm Living archive.

The other two bedrooms are upstairs, each with a terrace over the pool and the sea. The listing includes staff costs and the preparation of all meals in the rate, with groceries at your own expense.

• Bedrooms and guests: 3 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, listed for 6 guests
• Setting: beachfront near Lovina
• Features: private pool, ground floor opening to the sea, upstairs terraces, one ground-floor bedroom
• A good fit for: a family who want a bedroom on the pool level
• Listing: Palm Living · Map

Villa Lou

Villa Lou has three en-suite bedrooms for six, on a stretch of black sand near Lovina. Its open plan runs the living and dining space out to the garden, the terrace and a private infinity pool.

Villa Lou. Photo: Palm Living archive.

The listing describes exclusive use of the whole property, and a housemaid who cleans daily and cooks breakfast, lunch and dinner. Massage at the villa is listed as an option at extra cost, which is a useful thing to know on a rainy afternoon.

• Bedrooms and guests: 3 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, listed for 6 guests
• Setting: beachfront on the black-sand shore
• Features: private infinity pool, garden, open-plan living, in-villa massage on request
• A good fit for: a family who want to stay in, with the cook and the beach on hand
• Listing: Palm Living · Map

Sea View Pool Villa

Sea View Pool Villa is the largest of the beachfront houses, with six bedrooms listed for twelve adults. It is the one to look at when two families travel together and want a single booking.

Sea View Pool Villa. Photo: Palm Living archive.

Its twenty-metre infinity pool and heated jacuzzi face the Bali Sea. The listing describes kitchen staff preparing breakfast, lunch and dinner at no extra charge beyond ingredients, plus daily housekeeping, a gardener and a pool attendant.

• Bedrooms and guests: 6 bedrooms, each with an en-suite bathroom, listed for 12 adults
• Setting: Lovina beachfront, five minutes on foot from the centre
• Features: 20-metre infinity pool, heated jacuzzi, glass-fronted house in a garden, a kayak
• A good fit for: two families sharing, or a three-generation trip
• Listing: Palm Living and the pool villa's own site · Map

Both Sea View houses have their own page, the Sea View Beach Estate and Pool Villa guide.

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Hill and Clifftop Villas for Families: Three Houses with a View

Inland the view opens out over rice fields and the sea. The trade is a drive to the beach and, on most hill properties, more steps.

Villa Oscar

Villa Oscar has three bedrooms for up to six, on a plateau in the hills close to Lovina. It looks over green hills, rice fields and the sea.

Villa Oscar. Photo: Palm Living archive.

Two bedrooms are on the ground floor and one is upstairs. Each has its own bathroom, a king-size bed and air conditioning, and the listing says a baby cot can go in any of them.

The 66-square-metre infinity pool is long enough to swim laps in. It is set in a landscaped garden of about 1,350 square metres, with palms and fruit trees. Staff cover cooking, housekeeping and the pool.

• Bedrooms and guests: 3 bedrooms with private bathrooms, listed for up to 6
• Setting: hill plateau above Lovina, a six to eight minute drive from town
• Features: 66 m² infinity pool, 1,350 m² garden, air conditioning in each bedroom
• A good fit for: families with swimmers, and a toddler who needs a ground-floor room
• Listing: Palm Living · Map

Villa Banyan

Villa Banyan has five air-conditioned bedrooms at Umeanyar, listed for eight adults and two children. It stands on a small cliff thirty metres above sea level and 300 metres from the beach.

Villa Banyan. Photo: Palm Living archive.

Four are main bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms. The fifth has two full-size bunk beds for younger guests and connects to either of two ground-floor bedrooms, which is the family detail on this list.

The listing also describes a large kitchen and a living and media room. The eighteen by six metre pool is set into a natural stone terrace at the cliff edge. Terraced tropical gardens of around 3,400 square metres run over three levels, and those levels are the reason to look hard at the photographs with a toddler.

• Bedrooms and guests: 5 air-conditioned bedrooms, listed for 8 adults and 2 children
• Setting: clifftop at Umeanyar, 30 metres above the sea, 300 metres from the beach
• Features: bunk room linked to the ground-floor bedrooms, 18 x 6 m infinity pool, media room, gardens on three levels
• A good fit for: families with children old enough for bunk beds, or two couples with kids
• Listing: Palm Living · Map

Villa Sunset

Villa Sunset has five bedrooms listed for ten, high in the hills above Lovina. It is built over three terraced levels with sea views.

Villa Sunset. Photo: Palm Living archive.

The listing names a children's playground with swings and a trampoline, plus a petanque court, a private padel court and a gym. That makes it the villa on this list with somewhere to send energy that has nowhere else to go.

You enter on the middle level, where the main living areas and the upper pool sit. Four bedrooms are on the level below, behind the infinity pool, and the master suite and gym are on the top floor. Check the route from each bedroom before you book.

• Bedrooms and guests: 5 bedrooms, listed for 10 guests
• Setting: the hills above Lovina, with sea views, over three levels
• Features: children's playground, petanque, private padel court and gym, two pools
• A good fit for: families who want something to do at home between outings
• Listing: Palm Living · Map

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Seven Questions to Ask Before You Hold a Villa

Get these answered in writing before you book.

• Which bedrooms are on the ground floor, and how many steps lie between them and the pool?
• How deep is the pool at each end, and are the entry steps shallow?
• The listings offer a cot and a highchair: how many, and are bed rails available too?
• Is the quote for the full guest count, including children, and does it cover taxes and fees?
• Which hours will the staff be at the villa, and how are groceries charged?
• Is an airport transfer arranged, and can the driver bring child seats?
• How far is the nearest clinic, and does the villa keep a first-aid kit?

Palm Living takes booking requests through its booking page and comes back with available villas. The same questions work with any owner.

Days Out from the Villa Gate: Dolphins, Hot Springs and Waterfalls

The north is quiet enough that a family can do one thing a day and still feel busy.

The dawn dolphin boats leave from Lovina's black-sand beach, and the villa staff can arrange one. The full dolphin-watching guide covers how the trips work and what an honest one looks like.

Banjar Hot Springs is a twenty to thirty minute drive west of central Lovina.

The waterfalls behind the coast run from an easy walk to a real scramble. Aling-Aling is the one with jumps and slides, and the wider north Bali waterfalls guide sorts them by effort.

For the rest of it, north Bali with kids covers the trip itself, and things to do in Lovina covers the short-notice options.

Practical Notes

• Bring what you cannot easily replace. Specific formula and familiar medicines are easier packed than hunted for.
• Swimming in the sea is your own call. Ask the villa staff about the water on the day before the children go in.
• Cash matters. The hot-spring gate takes cash, and at Villa Sean the housekeeper does the grocery shopping. Ask each villa how the grocery money is handled.
• Plan the airport run. Allow about three hours from Ngurah Rai over the mountains, and ask the villa to arrange the car and any child seats in advance.
• Ask about ceremony days. Ask whether any village ceremonies fall during your stay and how they affect the staff's hours.

FAQ

What is a family villa in north Bali?

A whole private house rented to one party, with bedrooms, a private pool and a kitchen. On every Palm Living house on this page, it also comes with staff who cook and clean. Nobody else uses the pool or the garden.

How many bedrooms do we need?

The three-bedroom houses on this page are listed for six guests. Two families or three generations usually land on five or six bedrooms, which here means Villa Sunset, Villa Banyan or Sea View Pool Villa.

Are villa pools in Bali fenced?

None of the seven listings here mentions a fence or gate around the pool, so assume it is open to the garden. That is the main thing to plan around with small children. Ask the owner about depth, steps and what supervision arrangements are possible before you book.

Is north Bali better than the south for a family holiday?

It depends on what the family wants from the trip. The villas here put a private pool, a cook and a quiet shore at the centre of the stay, with the trade of a three-hour drive from the airport. North Bali compared with the south sets the two side by side.

Do the villas include a cook?

Every listing on this page offers breakfast, lunch and dinner cooked by the villa staff at no extra cost, with groceries paid by you. Check the individual listing for the staff hours, since the staff do not live on site.

How far is the beach from the hill villas?

Villa Oscar sits on a plateau a six to eight minute drive from Lovina, and Villa Banyan is on a clifftop 300 metres from the beach. The beachfront houses put you on the sand.

Can we book two villas side by side?

Yes. Sea View Pool Villa and Sea View Beach Estate sit side by side on the same stretch of Lovina beachfront. That is the arrangement to ask about when one group wants more beds and separate front doors.

Sources

• Palm Living, Sea View Beach Estate listing (three en-suite bedrooms for six adults and two children, infinity-edge pool, two outdoor dining areas, five minutes on foot to the Dolphin Statue, cooking at the cost of ingredients), read September 2026
• Sea View Beach Estate, The Estate (about three hours from Ngurah Rai, transfer arranged), and Sea View Beach Estate & Pool Villa (the two houses side by side on the same beachfront), read September 2026
• Palm Living, Sea View Pool Villa listing and Sea View, The Pool Villa (six en-suite bedrooms for twelve adults, twenty-metre infinity pool, heated jacuzzi, kayak, staff arrangement), read September 2026
• Palm Living, Villa Banyan listing (five air-conditioned bedrooms for eight adults and two children, bunk room, cliff thirty metres above sea level, 300 metres from the beach, 18 x 6 m pool, media room, 3,400 m² gardens on three levels), read September 2026
• Palm Living, Villa Oscar listing (three bedrooms with private bathrooms for up to six, two on the ground floor, baby cot in any bedroom, 66 m² infinity pool, 1,350 m² garden, six to eight minutes' drive from Lovina), read September 2026
• Palm Living, Villa Sean listing (three bedrooms on the shore, one beside the pool, staff and meal preparation included, groceries excluded), read September 2026
• Palm Living, Villa Lou listing (three en-suite bedrooms on black sand, private infinity pool, housemaid who cooks, in-villa massage at extra cost), read September 2026
• Palm Living, Villa Sunset listing (five bedrooms for ten over three levels, children's playground, petanque, padel court, gym), read September 2026
• Palm Living, villas for rent and book a villa, read September 2026

Next: north Bali with kids for the trip itself, the best villas in Lovina for the wider list, and where to stay in north Bali to choose a base.