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Monthly & yearly rentals · Bali

Long-term rental management in Bali

Monthly and yearly lets mean fewer turnovers, steadier cash and a tenant who treats the villa as a home. We find and screen the tenant, write the contract, hold the deposit, collect the rent and keep the house in shape, with the same monthly owner report as for short stays.

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In detail

What long-term management includes

  • Listing on long-stay channels and our own site; viewings arranged and attended by us.
  • Tenant screening: ID and visa status, references, purpose of stay.
  • Contract in plain English, deposit held, inventory signed at move-in.
  • Monthly rent collection and utility handling as agreed.
  • Monthly inspections, maintenance and pool care on schedule.
  • Exit inspection, deposit settlement, turnover to the next tenant or to nightly rentals.

Where monthly rentals work best

Sanur, Renon and Umalas have the strongest long-stay demand among the areas we cover: retirees, families on a school year, remote workers and professionals in Denpasar. Central Canggu is different: shorter stays and higher turnover, with monthly demand mainly in the low season. Each area page explains the local mix.

Tenant screening and contracts

A good tenant is found by asking the right questions before the viewing, not after the deposit. We check identity and visa status, ask for references and for the purpose of the stay, and we write house rules into the contract: guests, pets, noise, maintenance access. Deposits are held and returned against a signed inventory.

Fees for long-term lets

Our commission is 20% of the rent actually collected, nothing fixed, the same as for nightly rentals. Utilities and repairs are passed through at cost with receipts. For yearly contracts paid up front, the commission is settled per payment as it arrives.

Mixing long and short lets

Many owners do both: a monthly tenant from February to May, nightly guests in the peak months, and their own stay in between. We plan the year around your dates first, then price the rest.

Owner-first terms

20% of actual revenue.
Nothing fixed.

We earn only when you earn: a single 20% commission on the bookings your villa actually makes. No monthly fee, no onboarding fee, no markup on repairs.

See what the 20% covers
  • 20% on real revenue, nightly and monthly alike
  • Expenses pre-approved and shown with receipts
  • Your villa, your rules: owner stays, house limits, floor price
  • Direct-booking site cuts platform fees on part of bookings
  • Clear exit terms: leave if we do not deliver

Questions owners ask

Long-term rental management in Bali: FAQ

Can tenants pay in a foreign currency?
Rent is usually collected in IDR; other arrangements are set out in the contract case by case.
Who pays utilities?
Set in the contract: typically the tenant for electricity and internet, with readings taken at move-in and move-out by us.
What notice periods do you use?
Written into each contract and explained to you before signing; we recommend terms that keep the calendar flexible for high season.

Start with a conversation

Let’s look at your villa.

Send us the location and a couple of photos; we come back with an honest assessment and our terms.

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Written by The Host Bali team, who manage the villas on this site.

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