Seseh is the beachside village on Bali's south-west coast, one bay north of Pererenan and about fifteen minutes from Canggu, and it is quietly becoming one of the best places on the island for a long-term rental. For a six to twelve month stay you have two routes: a private villa through a long-term rental agency, or a purpose-built long-stay residence. Core Villas is building the second kind right in Seseh, opening from Q3 2027, with a waitlist open now.
Why Seseh for a long stay
Seseh trades the crowds of Canggu for black-sand beaches, rice terraces and village calm, while staying close enough to use Canggu's cafes, gyms and international schools on a daily school run. From Core Villas, Seseh, Munggu, Bali, the beach is a few minutes away, Pererenan about seven, Canggu about fifteen, and Ngurah Rai airport roughly an hour and a half.
It is still early here, which is the appeal. The national press has called the Munggu and Seseh stretch Bali's next hot spot, and interest in the area has risen steadily for five years, but growth so far is a handful of considered projects among the fields rather than a wall along the beach road.
What long-term rentals in Seseh look like
Most long-term stock in Seseh is private villas offered on monthly or yearly leases through Bali's long-term rental agencies. Monthly rates suit a trial or a single season; yearly leases are cheaper per month but usually ask for a large share of the year upfront. Two and three bedroom pool villas are the common shapes, furnished, with the beach and Pererenan's cafes within a few minutes.
The alternative is a managed long-stay residence: a purpose-built community where maintenance, pool and garden care are handled and utilities are metered to your use, so the advertised figure and the lived figure stay close. That is the model Core Villas is bringing to Seseh.
Core Villas: long-stay residences in Seseh
Core Villas is a boutique neighbourhood of private pool villas at Seseh, built low and quiet, designed for full-time living and mid to long-term stays rather than nightly holiday lets. Three and four bedroom homes, fully furnished, with on-site management.
The residences open from Q3 2027 and the waitlist is open now. Joining it is how you secure a long-term home in Seseh before the area's limited supply is spoken for, and it costs nothing to hold your place.
How to find a long-term rental in Seseh
Long-term rentals in Seseh turn up in three places: Bali's long-term rental agencies, which carry the village's yearly and monthly villa stock; the big Bali long-stay Facebook groups, where owners and agents post directly and where a Seseh listing can appear and be gone in a day; and word of mouth once you are living nearby. Because Seseh is small and supply is thin, the best homes tend to go to people already on the ground and looking.
Wherever you find it, see the villa in person, read the lease closely, and expect a yearly term to want much of the rent up front. Confirm what is included, since pool, garden and staff costs and metered utilities are often separate, and check the villa is legally cleared for long stays. A managed residence takes that risk off the table with one lease and upkeep, legal and maintenance handled, which is what Core Villas is building in Seseh.
Getting around and daily life in Seseh
Seseh is a quiet, spread-out village rather than a walkable strip, so residents keep a scooter or a car and use it daily, and ride-hailing pickups can be limited right at the beach. Pererenan's cafes and coworking are about seven minutes away and Canggu about fifteen, so daily amenities are a short ride rather than a stroll.
For remote workers, fibre internet reaches the village, and the daily rhythm is the black-sand beach at Pantai Seseh, rice-field lanes, local warungs and the temple calendar. It is the trade long-stay residents come for: a genuinely quiet home with Canggu's conveniences a few minutes up the road.
