{"id":1557,"date":"2026-01-14T09:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/?p=1557"},"modified":"2026-01-15T07:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:08:40","slug":"why-bali-villa-rentals-slowed-in-late-2025-and-why-thats-good-news-for-travellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/why-bali-villa-rentals-slowed-in-late-2025-and-why-thats-good-news-for-travellers\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Bali Villa Rentals Slowed in Late 2025 \u2014 And Why That\u2019s Good News for Travellers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark1-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1604\" width=\"376\" height=\"211.5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark1-edited.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark1-edited-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark1-edited-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark1-edited-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2025, Bali\u2019s villa rentals were about\u00a0<strong>25% lower than the same time in 2024<\/strong>, and that caught a lot of attention. Some social media posts made it sound like Bali was losing visitors \u2014 but that isn\u2019t what\u2019s really happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark2-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1577\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark2-272x182.png 272w, https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark2.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, Bali is still extremely busy. By late December 2025,\u00a0<strong>more than 6.8 million international visitors<\/strong>\u00a0had already arrived, surpassing all of 2024. When domestic travellers are included,\u00a0<strong>total visits reached around 16.45 million<\/strong>. Bali is still one of the most popular destinations in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark5-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1603\" width=\"290\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark5-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark5-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark5-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark5-272x182.png 272w, https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark5.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So why did villas see a drop? The simple answer is\u00a0<strong>supply has grown faster than demand<\/strong>. New hotels and villas have been built all over the island, creating more competition for bookings. Even Bali\u2019s former Deputy Governor,\u00a0<strong>Cok Ace<\/strong>, explained that while visitor numbers rose only slightly, accommodation kept expanding, which naturally pushed occupancy down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of that,&nbsp;<strong>negative social media stories<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 often recycled or exaggerated \u2014 made some travellers hesitate, even though conditions on the island remain very good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark3-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark3-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark3-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark3-272x182.png 272w, https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mark3.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For travellers, this is actually great news. More villas competing for guests means&nbsp;<strong>better availability, better prices, and more choice<\/strong>. The challenge is knowing which villas are legal, well-managed, and genuinely worth booking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s where&nbsp;<strong>TotalBali<\/strong>&nbsp;comes in. We follow real data, not social media noise, and help guests find the right villas, the best locations, and the best value for their Bali stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re planning a Bali holiday or thinking about investing, now is a smart time \u2014 and&nbsp;<strong>TotalBali<\/strong>&nbsp;is here to help you make the most of it.&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"an1\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/16.0\/1f334\/32.png\" alt=\"????\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" data-emoji=\"????\" aria-label=\"????\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In November 2025, Bali\u2019s villa rentals were about\u00a025% lower than the same time in 2024,&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/why-bali-villa-rentals-slowed-in-late-2025-and-why-thats-good-news-for-travellers\/\">Read the post<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why Bali Villa Rentals Slowed in Late 2025 \u2014 And Why That\u2019s Good News for Travellers<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[70,71,13,72,21],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1557"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1557"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1608,"href":"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1557\/revisions\/1608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.totalbali.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}