Frequently asked questions

Villa Tanen sleeps up to 12 guests in 6 double rooms across two floors, plus 2 more in a free-standing garden studio (Rumah Pojok). Book the villa and the studio together for one group and you sleep up to 14. Book the whole villa and it's yours alone — no other guests.

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Yes — you can book the whole villa, one floor, a single room or the studio. If you book one room, the other rooms on that floor stay empty, so the bathroom is yours alone — at single-room rates.

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Each floor has one bathroom with a hot-water shower and toilet — and Villa Tanen only rents one party per floor, so whenever you book a room, that bathroom is effectively private. We call it our bathroom guarantee.

→ How the bathroom guarantee works

Rumah Pojok ("corner house") is Villa Tanen's free-standing studio for two, tucked into the back corner of the walled garden, with a large private bathroom, fully equipped outdoor kitchen, veranda, TV and Wi-Fi. The garden and pool are shared with villa guests.

→ Everything about the garden studio

Yes — staff are on site 24/7: daily breakfast and housekeeping are included, the pool is cleaned every day, and an English-speaking driver-guide is available at extra cost. The staff put it simply: they make sure you don't miss a thing.

→ Meet the house and the people who run it

Yes — a daily breakfast (Indonesian or European, your choice) is included for every guest at Villa Tanen, along with fruit from the garden, water, tea and coffee. Lunch and dinner can be cooked for you at a modest extra charge.

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Yes — the round pool has a shallow children's and paddling section that slopes gently into the deep middle (up to 2 m), so the little ones have their own safe corner while older swimmers do lengths. It's cleaned daily and sits inside a fully walled 3,000 m² garden — please supervise young children in the water. The walled garden itself is a safe playground: badminton, table tennis and plenty of running space.

→ The full answer to "Is Villa Tanen good for kids?" is on Practical

For three families Villa Tanen is practically purpose-built: six double rooms over two floors (one bathroom per floor), a shared living room, a large veranda and a walled 3,000 m² garden with pool — room for up to 12 guests. The kids run free in the garden while the grown-ups keep the veranda.

→ See the floor-by-floor layout on Rooms & Rates

Not quite — Villa Tanen is a traditional wooden house built in a North Sulawesi style, set on Java on the edge of a real kampong untouched by mass tourism. It was built as a home, not a resort — which is exactly how it feels.

→ The story of the house

Yes — our hostesses cook lunch and dinner for you: traditional Indonesian dishes (or European on request) from fresh local produce, with fresh juices, for a modest extra charge — around Rp 40,000 for lunch and Rp 60,000 for dinner per person. Special requests are welcome, and you're free to cook for yourself in the kitchen too.

→ Food & extra services on Rooms & Rates

Yes — the grounds of Villa Tanen lend themselves to events such as weddings, meetings, workshops and yoga retreats. WhatsApp us your plan and dates, and we'll think it through with you personally.

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No — Merapi's hiking routes have been closed since May 2018 and climbing is prohibited. Instead, take the Merapi jeep "lava tour", visit the Merapi Volcano Museum (walking distance from Villa Tanen) or climb neighbouring Mount Merbabu.

→ What you can do on the volcano: the Merapi guide

Borobudur now has two ticket types: a grounds ticket and a separate climb-up ticket for the temple itself (±1,200 visitors per day in 8 guided sessions, mandatory Upanat sandals included). Book 3–7 days ahead at ticket.borobudurpark.com — Villa Tanen's staff will help arrange it.

→ The full Borobudur explainer in our temples guide

Yes, two ways: the limited sunrise ticket on the temple itself (±4:30 am, ±100 people per day, around IDR 1,000,000, online only) or — far cheaper — sunrise from Setumbu Hill or Svarga Bumi just outside the complex.

→ Sunrise options and booking tips in the temples guide

Yes — Villa Tanen's staff book the Merapi lava tour for you: an open jeep (3–4 people) across the 2010 eruption fields with a local guide, from ±1 to 2.5 hours, roughly IDR 350,000–750,000 per jeep.

→ Routes, stops and the sunrise version in the Merapi guide

The Ramayana Ballet is an open-air dance performance staged with the illuminated Prambanan temple as its backdrop — Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 19:30–21:30, tickets from about USD 8. The classic night out from the villa.

→ Prambanan & the Ramayana Ballet in the temples guide

Cooking here means learning from the hostesses: their Javanese cooking workshop starts at the market (Pakem or Yogyakarta) among the fresh ingredients, then moves to the kitchen for the finer points of Javanese cooking.

→ The cooking class and other village experiences

Three: Borobudur, Prambanan and — since 2023 — the Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta (Sumbu Filosofi), the 6 km royal axis aligned between Mount Merapi and the Indian Ocean. Villa Tanen sits at the Merapi end of that line.

→ Three World Heritage sites from one bed: the temples guide · the Cosmological Axis in the city guide

For culture: the Kasongan pottery village (±1 hour's drive), or a day out in Solo. For adventure: Jomblang Cave — a 60 m rope descent to the "light of heaven" (75–80 visitors per day, book ahead). For coast and surf: Pacitan (2.5–3 hours each way — keep that day free).

→ All day trips with distance, duration and price