Location
Lataliana is ideally located just 300m from the beach in the very heart of trendy Seminyak. This is an area exemplified by chic cocktail bars, designer boutiques, internationally-acclaimed fine-dining restaurants and hot night spots. Sweeping Seminyak beach is renowned for its world-class surf breaks and panoramic coastline views; this is the place where the local and expatriate communities gather every evening to enjoy the legendary sunsets. The neighbouring Mesari Stables offers rides along the beach.
Villa Overview
Lataliana is a complex of two private luxury Bali villas located just minutes from the beach and close to Seminyak’s popular Gado-Gado restaurant.
Built on a large tree-lined plot, Lataliana comprises a charming two-bedroom villa featuring a traditional Balinese lumbung, and a majestic five-bedroom villa. Accessed from a private entrance off a quiet leafy street, the two villas enjoy first class service from an experienced team of staff, gourmet cuisine, extensive facilities and round the clock security.
The comforts of a private home in one of the most stylish villa complexes in Bali and a range of services that allow individuals to tailor their own holidays, add to the allure of Lataliana. Warm, generous hospitality, the ultimate private getaway, a modern take on beautiful Balinese architecture and landscaping are what make this property a great one.
The two properties can be enjoyed independently or as an exclusive seven-bedroom holiday villa.
Lataliana 1 is a majestic five-bedroom villa, ideally situated in a quiet side street just 300 metres from popular Seminyak beach in south-west Bali, and within easy walking distance of some of the island’s most fashionable shops, bars, restaurants and nightlife. The villa was built in 2011 and is part of an exclusive enclave of two villas complete with a dedicated on-site spa. If required, the two villas (Lataliana I & Lataliana II) can be rented at the same time to provide guests with a seven-bedroom renting option.
This exceptional property blends stylish modern architecture with custom-made furnishings crafted from the century-old recycled timbers of a traditional Indonesian phinisi schooner. With its spacious rooms, large free-form swimming pool, historic joglo balé pavilion, dazzling designer chandeliers, soothing antique water features and high-tech facilities, Lataliana I is classy and chic. It also presents an abundance of space, making it the perfect venue for weddings.
All five of Lataliana’s bedrooms are equipped with air conditioning, ceiling fans, satellite-channel TVs and Blu-ray disc players. Each has its own unique character or colour scheme – ranging from gold to pink to turquoise – and each is elegantly furnished with beds, cabinets, and chests fashioned from the recycled wood of a traditional sailing boat. Four bedrooms feature king-size beds (two of which can be converted to twins) while the smallest bedroom is furnished with a queen-size bed. The two master bedrooms have retractable mosquito nets around their beds. All five ensuite bathrooms are remarkably spacious; finished with non-slip acid marble floors, and fitted with twin washbasins, soaking tubs, and monsoon showers that are open to the sky in private walled courtyards or gardens. Even the old ship’s rum barrels have been used to create the vanity units in one of the bathrooms.
Living room
The large living room has glass doors at both the front and the back that can be opened for cross ventilation or closed for air-conditioned comfort (ceiling fans are also an option). This elegant room is furnished with a baby grand piano, an Oriental rug, and segmented sofas and modern daybeds big enough to accommodate ten people. Soaring above the terrazzo floor is a pitched roof with a skylight at its pinnacle which channels sunlight or moonlight into the room and highlights a spectacular chandelier reminiscent of a bunch of gold ribbons. The gold theme is carried through to a fountain ornamenting the pond that lies just beyond this room. The living room is perfect for entertaining as it opens to a broad covered terrace running the length of the building, just a step or two above the pool deck.
TV room
Connected to the living room is an air-conditioned home theatre room with Bose surround sound and a 51-inch flat-screen satellite-channel TV and Blu-ray disc player, complemented by a library of 1000 DVDs. The room is furnished with three comfortable sofas, two of which are customised chaise longues, each big enough for two, plus a large daybed-type-sofa big enough for at least four, all are crafted from the recycled wood of an old phinisi boat. Fitted shelves on one wall are filled with books while glass doors open to the covered terrace at the front.
Dining
Open on three sides to the pool deck, the dining pavilion features a terrazzo floor and stone pillars supporting a vaulted wood-lined roof. Cooled by natural breezes and four ceiling fans, it is furnished with a solid wood table seating 16 and a sideboard. A guest wash room also leads off the dining pavilion, and to one side is a pond which carries the sound of water in motion as it cascades over a traditional wooden mortar that was originally used for threshing rice.
Kitchen
The villa’s commercial kitchen, professionally equipped with stainless steel appliances, is conveniently situated behind the dining pavilion and is the domain of Lataliana’s three chefs. In addition, a small kitchenette for guest use is positioned next to the bedrooms towards the back of the property, and equipped with a kettle, coffee maker, toaster and fridge.
Swimming Pool and Garden
The 25-metre free-form swimming pool features comfortable lounging shelves at two ends and a bubbling water feature crafted from an old millstone. Three ancient frangipani trees have been transplanted around the pool deck, together with a unique relaxation gazebo – actually a traditional, Indonesian, grass-roofed cowshed, which presents an unusual twist on the more-familiar form of balé pavilion. At the head of the pool, presiding over the garden is a second balé, featuring the ornately-carved core of an antique timber joglo building from Java, complete with a typical trapezium-shaped roof. This multipurpose structure can be used as a wedding pavilion, a bar area with a portable bar, or a dining venue with a removable awning that extends to the four corners of the raised deck. To one side of this is a gamelan of smiling musicians depicted in white stone.
Spa
Guests at Lataliana can enjoy a full spa menuf Balinese massage, body scrubs, facials, manicures and pedicures administered by professional therapists at the on-site spa. The spa also offers a far-infrared sauna. This totally safe concept in saunas works by emitting infrared radiation similar to the heat from the sun, only without the harmful ultraviolet rays. The advantage of the infrared radiation is that it heats the skin directly without warming the air, resulting in deeper tissue penetration.
Children activities at the Villa
Lataliana has plenty of open space for play, a TV room with a library of 1000 DVDs, toys, a Sony PlayStation (coming soon) and a great swimming pool with shallow sections. A particular highlight at Lataliana is the kid-friendly staff. All Asians have an inherent love of children which means that the villa staff make them feel as welcome as adults. Having these willing helpers on hand also gives you plenty of flexibility and freedom to do your own exploring beyond the villa grounds (full-time babysitters cost a little extra). Although equipped kitchens allow you to prepare meals for fussy eaters or babies with ease, staff will happily to do this for you – just talk through your requirements and meal schedules with the villa manager or cook and they will take care of the rest. Sausage sandwiches in the bale at six? Poolside pancakes for breakfast? No problem. The chefs will customize all meals to suit children’s taste buds.
Neither do you have to worry about packing all that cumbersome extra equipment when you stay at Lataliana as we can provide you with all the essentials, and more – from pool safety fences to baby baths, cots, high chairs and car seats. What we don’t have in-house, we can generally hire in for a small fee. Just talk through your requirements with us when you make your reservation and we’ll make sure it’s all there ready and waiting for your arrival.
And when the excitement of exploring the villa starts to wear off, there’s plenty in the area to keep kids of all ages amused throughout the holiday.
Some of the child-friendly facilities offered at Lataliana include:
- Baby cot
- Babysitting service (small service charge)
- Bicycles
- Board games
- Car seat/booster seat*
- Children’s books
- Children’s pool toys
- Children’s DVDs
- Electronic games
- High chair
- Swimming pool with shallow sections
- Table tennis
- Toys
- TV/Entertainment room
