Hotels for Sale in Bali

Hotels, guesthouses and other businesses Palm Living has for sale, mostly on the north coast. Prices and availability change, so confirm a listing with the team on WhatsApp before you plan a visit.

A hotel is bought through a company: start with property ownership in Bali.

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Can a foreigner buy a hotel in Bali?

Through a company. Foreign investment in Indonesia must take the form of a PT PMA, a foreign-owned Indonesian limited company, which can hold a right to build (Hak Guna Bangunan) and run the hotel with its licences. A foreigner cannot hold freehold (Hak Milik) land personally.

What is a PT PMA?

A foreign-owned Indonesian company. It can hold a right to build (Hak Guna Bangunan) and legally operate rentals, employ staff and invoice guests. It comes with a minimum investment requirement, annual reporting and tax obligations that a simple lease does not, and its business number and permits are issued through the government's OSS licensing system.

What does “freehold” on a listing mean for a foreign buyer?

Freehold (Hak Milik) is full, permanent ownership, reserved for Indonesian citizens. When a listing says freehold, ask exactly whose name will be on the certificate. If the answer is a local person holding it for you, that is a nominee arrangement: Article 26 of the 1960 land law makes it void, the land falls to the State and the money paid cannot be reclaimed.

What should you check before buying a hotel or business property?

That the zoning (zona) allows the use, that the building permit and rental licence are in place, and that the owner's certificate checks out at the Buleleng land office with every heir signing. Use your own notary, never the seller's, and confirm the company route and its running costs with a notary and accountant before you budget.

Background from the Northbound guides, not legal advice. Take every clause and figure to your own Indonesian notary before you act on it.