Villa Aman Jiwa is a stunning, three-bedroom, beachside villa that celebrates the history and grandeur of Dutch colonial Indonesia, and is a place of supreme taste and refinement. Designed by a Dutch and Indonesian couple, the authentic colonial style mixed with Indonesian antiques presents a rich and creative combination of the two cultures. From its recycled ironwood floors, time-honoured stained glass doors and louvered shutters, to its spectacular iron panelled ceiling (designed in 1800) in the kitchen and dining room, to the antique ceramic light switches and door handles and antique chandeliers and ceiling fans Villa Aman Jiwa captures the nostalgic architectural heritage of a bygone age.

Located in the Tabanan Regency, only 45 minutes from the airport, the two storey villa sits on a small cliff above a river just 100m from the beach. Surrounded by rice fields and coconut groves on all sides with sweeping panoramic views of the ocean, the mountains and the rural hinterland of Bali, it is only 10 minutes from the Nirwana Golf Course, one of the most beautiful and challenging courses in Asia.

The entrance way features a grand staircase and large antique French doors, with their original glass, have been used throughout the house and a large, covered, marble terrace verandah with plenty of antique tables and chairs runs the length of the house downstairs. Accommodation includes three air-conditioned bedrooms, complete with glamorous ensuite bathrooms, a spacious study, a living room, and a dining area incorporating a fully-equipped feature kitchen, and a large and open upstairs sitting and bar area - the perfect place for an evening cocktail and to watch a beautiful Bali sunset.

Each bedroom is equipped with a flat screen TV, and leads onto either the upstairs living space or downstairs verandah. Immaculate attention has been paid to the interiors with rich fabrics and high quality antique furnishings. Yet, at the same time, this rural idyll is all about modern comforts – a beautiful feature kitchen, a fully equipped gymnasium, and stylish sunlit bathrooms with rain showers and claw-footed, high-backed bathtubs porcelain guaranteed to provide a most luxuriant soak. This refreshingly different holiday villa in Bali is complemented by landscaped gardens full of flowers, ponds, water features, and a 17-metre swimming pool resting beside a smooth flat lawn. The villa comes with wireless internet, cleaning and laundry service, cook and has a car and driver for 8 hours per day.