What's Included in a Long-Term Villa Rental in Bali?

Monthly rentals are designed for people who arrive with a suitcase. They are the closest thing to a serviced apartment in villa form.

Standard Monthly Rental Inclusions

What monthly rentals do NOT include:

Total extra costs: $80 to $265 per month on top of rent.

Every listing on Property Plaza states its furnishing level, pool, parking and electricity arrangement. Wi-Fi and cleaning are a different story - see the next section for exactly how often those are filled in, because we would rather tell you than let you assume. Browse long-term villas.

Most rental sites imply their listings are complete. Ours are not, and here is precisely where the gaps are. We counted every field across all 76 long-term rental listings on 7 September 2026.

What that means for you, practically

The structural facts - how the villa is furnished, whether there is a pool, how parking and electricity work - are reliably there, and you can filter on them. The two services people most want to know about are the two most often left blank: only about a third of listings state a Wi-Fi speed and fewer than one in five state a cleaning frequency.

So those are your first two messages to the owner, every time: 'What is the actual download and upload speed, and can you send me a screenshot of a speed test?' and 'How many times a week is cleaning, and is it included in the rent or billed separately?' A cleaning service you assumed was included is $80 to $150 a month you had not budgeted.

We would rather publish the gap than pretend it is not there. It is also, frankly, a reminder to our own owners: a listing that answers these two questions gets more serious enquiries than one that does not.

Yearly rentals include less because they cost less. The 15 to 30 percent discount on rent comes with fewer services.

Standard Yearly Rental Inclusions

What yearly rentals do NOT include:

Everything from the monthly "not included" list, plus:

Total extra costs: $150 to $450 per month on top of rent. Even with these additions, yearly is still cheaper than monthly because the base rent is 15 to 30 percent lower.

Here is the comparison for a two-bedroom villa in the Canggu area, using the median asking rent on the villas we actually have available rather than a round number.

The base rent is our measured median for a two-bedroom available today; the yearly figure applies the 25 percent discount that sits in the middle of the usual 15 to 30 percent range. Even after paying separately for internet, cleaning and rubbish, the yearly tenant is about $3,840 a year better off.

What that comparison hides is the cash you need on day one - a yearly lease here is normally settled six to twelve months upfront. We work that through in the cost of living in Bali, and the trade-off itself in monthly versus yearly.

Everything is negotiable. Here are items worth asking about before signing.

Negotiable Inclusions

Best time to negotiate: When the villa has been listed for 2+ weeks without a tenant. When you are signing a yearly (you have more leverage). During low season (November to March).

Not all "fully furnished" villas are created equal. Here is what to expect and what to check.

Bedroom Checklist

Kitchen Checklist

Bathroom Checklist

If something is missing from the "expected" column, ask the owner before signing. Most owners will add basic items to secure a tenant.

Understanding who pays for what prevents disputes during your lease.

Maintenance Responsibilities

Get this in your contract. The most common dispute is over AC repair. AC units break frequently in Bali (humidity, heavy use). Your contract should state that the owner covers AC maintenance and replacement.

For contract templates and legal guidance, visit Bali Property Scout.

Cleaning is the line in that coverage table most often left blank, and staff is not a field at all. Vetting villa staff and protecting your privacy is the longer answer to who those people are, who pays them, and what to settle before move-in.