A month, a season, a year. Long-term living in Bali has become one of the most appealing ways to live well — and Canggu has become the place to do it.
Bali has always drawn people who came for a holiday and found reasons to stay. Today, more are doing it deliberately. A long-term villa rental in Bali — a month, a season, a year — has become one of the most appealing ways to live well, combining a lower cost of living with a quality of life that is difficult to match elsewhere. Here is what to know before you make the move.
Why Bali works for long-term living
The appeal begins with the fundamentals. The climate is warm and consistent year-round. The cost of living is meaningfully lower than in comparable places, which means a standard of living — space, staff, dining — that would be out of reach in London, Sydney, or Singapore becomes attainable here. And the island has the infrastructure to support a settled life: reliable healthcare, international schools, and fast internet.
Canggu in particular has become the base of choice for long-term visitors. It has the community, the amenities, and the connectivity that make staying for months rather than weeks not just possible but genuinely comfortable.
Working from Bali
For those who work remotely, Bali has quietly become one of the best places in the world to do it. The time zone works well with both Asia and Australia; the co-working culture is well established; and the day is structured around a rhythm that makes deep work easier — an early start, a break in the heat, an evening that belongs to you.
What matters most for remote work is a reliable connection and a proper space to work from. At Mayfair Place, each villa has commercial-grade fibre internet of 350+ Mbps and a dedicated workspace, with the flexibility to take a call from the dining table, the rooftop, or beside the pool. When the work is done, the pool is a few steps away.
Living with children
For families, the question is always schooling — and Canggu answers it well. Several international schools are within a short drive, following British, international baccalaureate, and other established curricula. Beyond the classroom, a long stay in Bali gives children something rarer: an outdoor life, exposure to a different culture, and the kind of unstructured time that is harder to find at home.
The practicalities
A few things are worth planning for before a long stay:
- Visas. Indonesia offers several visa options for longer stays, including visit visas that can be extended and longer-term options for retirees and remote workers. It is worth taking advice on the right one for your circumstances.
- Healthcare. Bali has good private clinics and hospitals, particularly around the south of the island. Comprehensive international health insurance is strongly recommended.
- Getting around. A driver or a car is useful for families; ride-hailing apps cover most day-to-day journeys.
- The right base. A long stay lives or dies on the home you choose. Space, privacy, a proper kitchen, and a setting you will not tire of all matter far more over months than over a week.
A home for the long stay
This is where a private estate comes into its own. Mayfair Place was designed for stays measured in months rather than nights — four-bedroom villas with the space to actually live, housekeeping seven days a week, and a quiet position down a private road, backed by rice fields, with all of Canggu minutes away. It is the difference between staying in Bali and living in it.
The rhythm you settle into
Ask anyone who has done it, and they describe the same thing: a life that finds its shape. An ice bath on the roof as the fields wake up. A few hours of focused work while the house is quiet. The pool in the afternoon, the bar at the end of the day, a long dinner. It is not a holiday that has gone on too long. It is simply a better way to live — and for a growing number of people, Bali is where they have chosen to live it.
