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8°49′S 115°05′E · 74 M

Villa Sunda

A single concrete plane, cantilevered over the Indian Ocean.

8 guests4 bedrooms5 beds4.5 baths4.97(214)

The walkthrough

Six rooms. One continuous walk.

Tap a doorway and the camera goes through it.

  • 74 metres above the break

    The terrace sits directly over the Padang Padang channel. You hear the set arrive before you see it.

  • Built for the light

    Every room faces west. The house was oriented to a single hour of the day, and it shows.

  • Staffed, quietly

    A cook, a housekeeper and a driver, all live-out. They arrive at seven and you rarely notice them.

Villa Sunda is one long concrete plane pushed out over a limestone cliff, with the living room at the far end of it and nothing but the channel below. The architect — who is also your host — spent two years arguing with the engineers about the cantilever and won.

Inside it is deliberately plain: polished concrete, teak, and a lot of nothing. The house is not trying to compete with the view. The pool runs the full length of the western edge so the water reads as continuous with the ocean from the sofa, which is a trick, and a good one.

Mornings are quiet and green. By four the whole house turns gold and stays that way until the sun drops, which in Uluwatu takes about eleven minutes.

Where you’ll sleep

Primary suite

King bed · ensuite · ocean-facing

West bedroom

King bed · ensuite

Garden bedroom

Queen bed · ensuite

Bale room

Two singles · shared bath

What’s here

  • Infinity pool
  • Ocean view
  • Outdoor kitchen
  • Air conditioning
  • Fast wifi — 400 Mbps
  • Private chef available
  • Yoga deck
  • Beach access by stair
  • Parking on site
  • Washer and dryer

Wayan Sukarta

Trusted host

Architect and host · hosting since 2016

“I built this house for my family and we still stay here in March. Ask me where to surf and I will tell you the truth, not the tourist answer.”

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4.97

· 214 reviews

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“We have stayed in a lot of houses with a view. This is the first one where the house and the view were designed at the same time. The moment at sunset in the living room is genuinely hard to describe.”
MargotCopenhagen · August 2026
“Wayan met us at the gate and spent twenty minutes explaining how the house works, then left us completely alone for six days. Perfect balance. The cook's grilled snapper is worth extending for.”
TomásLisbon · July 2026
“Booked it for a milestone birthday and it carried the whole trip. Small note: the stairs to the beach are steep and there are 180 of them. Going down is fun.”
PriyaSingapore · July 2026
“The photos are accurate, which I say because they usually aren't. Air conditioning in all four bedrooms was the detail that mattered most in June.”
AnnekeAmsterdam · June 2026
“Extraordinary house. Wifi dropped for an afternoon and the road in is rough in the last kilometre — neither would stop me coming back.”
DanielMelbourne · May 2026

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House rules

  • Check-in after 3:00 PM
  • Check-out before 11:00 AM
  • No parties or events
  • Quiet hours from 10:00 PM
  • No smoking indoors

$1,240night

4.97· 214