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Villa maintenance and pool care

A villa in the tropics decays fast when nobody is looking: salt, humidity, sun, rain and a pool that turns green in a week. Preventive care is cheaper than emergency repair. This is the routine we run for the villas we manage and how you approve every rupiah spent.

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In detail

Weekly and monthly routine

  • Pool: chemistry checked and balanced, skimmed and brushed, pump and filter inspected, weekly.
  • Garden: watering, trimming, pest control, weekly.
  • Air-conditioning: filters cleaned monthly, full service on a schedule.
  • Water, pumps and tanks: checked monthly, more often on the Bukit.
  • Electrics, gas, safety equipment: inspected monthly with a checklist.
  • Roof, gutters and drains: cleared before the rainy season.

Pool care

Most bad reviews about pools are about chemistry and cloudy water, not about tiles. Our pool round tests and corrects the water, checks the pump hours and the filter pressure and logs it, so a problem is caught before a guest photographs it.

Repairs: approval and pricing

Small repairs are done within the monthly budget you set. Anything above it is photographed, quoted by our vendors and approved by you before work starts. The invoice goes into your statement at cost; we do not mark up repairs.

Wet season and long vacancy checks

Before the rains: roof, gutters, drains, generator, outdoor timber. During long vacancies or owner absences: a weekly walk-through with photos so the house is not discovered damp two months later.

Inventory and asset register

Every villa gets an inventory with photos at handover: furniture, appliances, linen counts, keys. It is the basis for deposit claims and for the replacement cycle we plan with you.

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

Villa maintenance and pool care: FAQ

Do you offer pool maintenance alone?
No; pool care is part of managing the villa.
Who are your vendors?
Electricians, plumbers, AC technicians and pool suppliers we use for our own villas; quotes are shown to you.
What is the approval threshold?
Set with you at the start; typical is a small monthly float for routine items and approval for anything above it.

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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