Villa Sofia at a Glance

Sleeps 2 adults, with an optional single pull out bed for an extra $35 per night
Rate $165 USD per night, with tax, breakfast and boat transfers included
Setting On the beach, with a private veranda facing the lagoon
Keeping cool Ceiling fans, sea breezes and air conditioning available 24 hours
Hot water and Wi-Fi Both available 24 hours a day
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Before the Beach, There Was Java

Before she stood on this beach, Villa Sofia stood in Java. She is a traditional Javanese Joglo, built around the 1950s and 60s from solid teak, with carved beams and traditional joinery that has held her together for decades.

Then she was carefully taken apart. Her timbers were reconditioned, shipped across the Java Sea and raised again, entirely by hand, on the white sand of Pulau Menjangan Besar. She is not a copy of an old house. She is the old house, given a second life by the sea.

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Step inside and you can feel her age. Tall timber doors open wide and the sea breeze walks straight through. Light moves slowly across hand carved teak beams above a four poster bed, and when you want it, air conditioning keeps the night cool.

It’s the kind of place where days lose their edges. A slow breakfast on the veranda, a swim before the heat, a book on the day bed, a long dinner on the sand and a late night talking while the tide comes in. Ordinary weeks become the ones you talk about for years.

Hand carved teak timber beams inside a restored Javanese Joglo at Tukiek

Take a Walk Through Villa Sofia

Open the tall timber doors and the sea breeze comes straight through. Ceiling fans and sea breezes keep the air moving through the day, and air conditioning is there for the evenings and overnight.

As you walk off the beach, there is a stone basin for rinsing the sand off your feet before stepping onto your veranda. Thoughtfully designed furniture, including a day bed, has been commissioned with complete relaxation in mind. The veranda is finished off with traditional Javanese carved timber fretwork along the edge.

The Bedroom

A four poster bed sits beneath hand carved antique teak beams.

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Hand carved teak four poster bed inside Villa Sofia at Tukiek, Karimunjawa

The Bathroom

Hot water is available in the shower 24 hours a day, and we stock natural botanical shampoo, conditioner and body soap.

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Open air tropical stone bathroom at Tukiek with botanical toiletries

The Veranda

Your private veranda looks across the beach to the calm lagoon. There is a day bed for lazy afternoons, traditional Javanese carved timber fretwork along the edge and a stone basin by the steps for rinsing the sand off your feet.

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View across white sand and palm trees from a traditional wooden veranda at Tukiek

Where Villa Sofia Sits on the Island

Villa Sofia enjoys an absolute prime beachfront position directly on the powdery white sand, placed just steps from the lapping shallows of the lagoon. Set quietly apart from the other residences, her front veranda commands completely undisturbed, open horizon views across the turquoise water and out toward the Java Sea sunsets, giving you barefoot access to the beach from the moment you wake.

Illustrated island site layout showing Villa Sofia positioned directly on the beach sand with undisturbed lagoon views at Tukiek Karimunjawa

How to get to Tukiek

What’s in Villa Sofia

Everything you’ll find inside and out.

Sleeps
2 adults. A single pull out bed can be added for an extra $35 per night.
Bed and size
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Keeping cool
Ceiling fans and sea breezes through the day. Air conditioning is available 24 hours, and we ask guests not to leave it on during the day, to keep our use of non renewable power on the island as low as we can.
Hot water
Hot showers are available 24 hours a day.
Wi-Fi
Reliable Wi-Fi, 24 hours a day.
Towels and toiletries
Towels, drinking water in refillable glass bottles and natural botanical shampoo, conditioner and body soap.
Outdoor space
A private veranda with a day bed, carved timber fretwork and a stone basin for rinsing sandy feet.
Extras
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Rates and Booking for Villa Sofia

Booking is by WhatsApp, so you’ll be talking to the people who look after you.

Rate
$165 USD per night for 2 adults. This is our introductory rate for our first season.
Extra bed
A single pull out bed can be added for an extra $35 per night.
Included
Tax, breakfast each morning and boat transfers to and from Karimunjawa on our scheduled charters. Lunch, dinner and drinks are charged separately.
Opening
Soft opening May 2027. Message Chris on WhatsApp to check dates.
Minimum stay
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Check in and out
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Payment and cancellation
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Where Villa Sofia Sits on the Island

Crafted entirely from hand restored antique teak, Villa Sofia is laid out to embrace quiet barefoot living and natural ocean air. Inside, a generous king bedroom suite centres around classic timber joinery, flowing seamlessly past a dedicated dressing area and out to your private shaded veranda with daybed seating directly above the sand. Behind the bedroom opens into an indoor outdoor natural stone bathroom, complete with twin vanity basins and a shower framed by tropical plants under the Karimunjawa sky.

Villa Sofia architectural floor plan showing the antique teak Joglo layout open air gravel bathroom and ocean veranda at Tukiek

How to get to Tukiek

The Other Seven Joglos

Villa Sofia is finished. The other seven Joglos are being fitted out now, and each will get its own page, with photographs, bed layout and rates, once it’s complete.

  • Villa Adam
  • Villa Emily
  • Villa Maximus
  • Villa Charlie
  • Villa Marien
  • Villa Yorke
  • Villa Scales

If you’d like to reserve one of the first, message Chris on WhatsApp and he’ll tell you where each villa stands.

Villa Sofia Questions

Quick answers about staying in Villa Sofia. For travel, food and the island, see our full FAQ.

How many people can stay in Villa Sofia?

Villa Sofia sleeps 2 adults. You can add a single pull out bed for an extra $35 per night.

How much does Villa Sofia cost?

Our introductory rate for Villa Sofia is $165 USD per night. Tax, breakfast and your boat transfers are included. This is an introductory rate for our first season.

Does Villa Sofia have air conditioning, hot water and Wi-Fi?

Yes. Air conditioning is available 24 hours, although we ask guests not to leave it on during the day, to keep our use of non renewable power on the island as low as we can. Ceiling fans and sea breezes keep the villa comfortable through the day. Hot water and Wi-Fi are available 24 hours a day.

What is Villa Sofia like inside?

Villa Sofia is a hand restored antique Javanese teak Joglo with carved timber beams, a four poster bed, tall timber doors that open to the sea breeze and a private veranda with a day bed and carved timber fretwork. You can see inside in the walkthrough video on this page.

Can I book Villa Sofia now?

Yes. Message Chris on WhatsApp and we’ll check dates for our soft opening from May 2027. The other seven Joglos are being fitted out and each will get its own page once it’s complete.

Tukiek Barefoot Island Retreat emblem

Reserve Villa Sofia

Villa Sofia is finished and ready for enquiries. Message Chris on WhatsApp and we’ll check dates, arrange your boat transfer and note any dietary needs.

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