About

Hi, I’m Sofi. I look after homes on the Bukit, and the people in them.

Sapa Properties is small on purpose: one person, a handful of villas, all a short drive from my front door.

Sofi with two parrots in a Balinese garden
A villa rooftop on the Bukit
Sofi smiling
Sofi Griffith on the cliffs above the ocean in Uluwatu

Sofi Griffith

Founder, Sapa Properties

I spent ten years in luxury hospitality: front desks, spas and bridal suites. That taught me how a well-run place feels from the inside, and that people forgive almost anything if someone actually answers.

When I got to Uluwatu, I found beautiful villas being looked after indifferently. So I started Sapa Properties as a properly licensed company, beginning with one villa in Bingin. Now I find long-term tenants, look after villas once they move in, and run Airbnb and holiday rentals for owners who'd rather have guests. Behind me is a full team of cleaners, pool and garden staff, so nothing waits on a stranger.

  • Born in Seattle
  • Ten years in luxury hospitality
  • Based on the Bukit
  • A full team of staff on standby
  • Usually replies within the hour

How I work

Three things I don't bend on

Only on the Bukit

Close enough to fix it today.

Uluwatu, Bingin, Padang Padang and Pecatu. I turn down villas further out, because I can't look after a home properly from an hour away.

Everything in writing

Contracts, receipts, updates.

What's in the rent goes in the contract. Repairs come with receipts. Owners get regular written updates, whether there's news or not.

Quick, honest answers

Usually within the hour.

If a villa won't rent for what you hoped, I'll say so. If something breaks at 9pm, you'll hear back. That's most of the job.

Looking for a home

See what's available

All homes

Own a villa

Property management

How I can help

The journal

Notes from the Bukit