{"id":1960,"date":"2025-01-19T05:47:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T21:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/?p=1960"},"modified":"2025-07-01T09:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T01:39:11","slug":"its-not-just-feather-pillows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/its-not-just-feather-pillows\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury Villa Holidays: Beyond Feather Pillows &#038; Designer Robes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The villa aficionado<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>villa (n) \u2013 a large and luxurious residence<\/em><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>aficionado (n) \u2013 a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>In fact, I see it more as a job. And believe me, like all jobs it has its high and low lights. However, I\u2019m a certain sort of traveller,&nbsp; the sort that doesn\u2019t consider a hotel room (regardless of pool size 14 stories below, or is that up?) a holiday. Sure, hotel rooms have their place \u2013 fine for a business trip, great for a quick shop-a-thon, a clandestine affair if you must, but definitely not what constitutes a holiday.<\/p>\n<p>A holiday in a villa, ah, <em>quelle joie<\/em>, now we\u2019re talking!<\/p>\n<p>Imagine multimillion-dollar properties filled with every conceivable comfort, every luxury that suddenly becomes your (yes, your) very own home for the duration of your stay? The staff, the butlers and the private chef are there for just for you. Your own home, only infinitely better. Welcome to the world of Luxury Villa Holidays.<\/p>\n<p>For a week or more a year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elitehavens.com\/villa-batujimbar-villa\/ketewel-bali-indonesia.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">live like a star<\/a>, a sheikh, royalty or a trust fund child, it\u2019s escapism at its ultimate best, it&#8217;s also totally affordable and even legal. Here are 10 reasons why I think nothing beats Luxury Villa Holidays.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>1. Price<\/h3>\n<p>You may think at a glance renting a villa is miles more expensive than any 5-star luxury hotel, well think again (calculator if you must). A five-bedroom multi-million-dollar villa in the heart of uber-trendy Seminyak, Bali, with all the bells and whistles, staff, chefs, drivers, private pool, gardens costs a fraction of what you would pay for 5 bedrooms at any hotel in the same area. It&#8217;s actually cheaper! Go figure?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13712\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13712\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-13712 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-1024x576.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27576%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20576%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%273576%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-889x500.jpg 889w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Villa-Lega-Overview-scaled.jpg 2560w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elitehavens.com\/villa-lega-villa\/seminyak-bali-indonesia.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Villa LeGa<\/a> in Seminyak<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>2. Transfers<\/h3>\n<p>You\u2019ll be met at the airport, not by some contractor but by one of their professional full-time drivers. These guys know way in advance exactly how many of you in your group, where you are staying and how to get there. They will carry your bags, secure the kids in a car seat (yes, they have those) provide you with an ice-cold towel (believe me it was a nice touch) and a bottle of re-hydrating water just before you expire from the heat.<\/p>\n<h3>3. All villas are fully staffed<\/h3>\n<p>That\u2019s not just someone to make the bed and clean the bedroom for an hour in the morning, that\u2019s someone to make you a drink, grab your suntan cream from the bedroom, someone to make you a reservation in that great restaurant, someone to watch the kids while you have a massage. There\u2019s also someone who watches over the property while you sleep day and night. And there\u2019s another someone (in fact quite a few someones) in the kitchen all day preparing your meals, and yes those someones have already done all the shopping and remembered to get the right tonic water you requested.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18906\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18906\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-18906\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/liliibel.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/liliibel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27576%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20576%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%273576%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/liliibel-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/liliibel-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/liliibel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/liliibel-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/liliibel-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/liliibel-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/liliibel-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/liliibel-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/liliibel-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/liliibel-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/liliibel-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/liliibel-889x500.jpg 889w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/liliibel.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The friendly and professional staff at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elitehavens.com\/villa-lilibel-villa\/seminyak-bali-indonesia.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Villa Lilibel<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>4. Privacy<\/h3>\n<p>You can see, or not see the staff as much or as little as you want. It\u2019s your holiday and you decide how much pampering and attention you can possibly manage. Personally, for me, there is no max and every one of those someones becomes a somebody and friend before I go home.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Exclusivity<\/h3>\n<p>All the amenities in the villa are for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elitehavens.com\/bali-rental-villas\/indonesia-villas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">your exclusive use<\/a>, you are free to use as often as you choose, though I don\u2019t recommend more than 10 hours a day of sunbathing, table tennis, massage and eating if you want to wear the same jeans on the return flight home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2480\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2480\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-2480 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-1024x576.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Villa Bayu Gita - Beachfront - Cinema room\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27576%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20576%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%273576%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-889x500.jpg 889w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Villa-Bayu-Gita-Beachfront-Cinema-room-e1592810878399.jpg 2000w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fancy a movie marathon? Featured here is Cinema Room at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elitehavens.com\/bayu-gita-beach-front-villa\/ketewel-bali-indonesia.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Villa Bayu Gita.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>6. Sole Use of Facilities<\/h3>\n<p>This is my personal favourite. The ownership of my own personal space. No wretched early riser kicking down to the pool hours before you and \u2018claiming\u2019 the best position poolside. It\u2019s your sun-lounger. In fact, they are all your sun-loungers. Share as you see fit.<\/p>\n<h3>7. No fixed timings<\/h3>\n<p>Meals are served at times to suit you. So, if champagne breakfast at 11 AM, lunch at 3, cocktails at 9 and dinner at 10 is what you feel like, then that\u2019s what you\u2019ll have on your luxury villa holidays.<\/p>\n<h3>8. Dress Comfortably<\/h3>\n<p>There&#8217;s a certain freedom in not having to dress up every time you step out of your room. You&#8217;re on vacation, after all. In a private villa, there is no one (who you don\u2019t already know) on the next balcony peering into your room or starting up a conversation over the railing. Want to eat breakfast barefoot in pyjamas? Sure, go ahead. Luxury villa holidays let you decide your wardrobe depending on comfort, not rules and regulations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>9. Entertain like in your own home<\/h3>\n<p>Without any of the work ( I also really, really like this bit). Dream up the dinner menu, give the shopping list to the chef, and then pop back to the pool, have a massage and then get ready to <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/milestone-birthday-trips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">party<\/a>. When it\u2019s all done and dusted, fall into bed in the knowledge that every last dish, glass and napkin will have been spirited away before you awake the next day. Heaven huh?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2478\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2478\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-2478 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-1024x576.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Iman Villa - The villa's private chef\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27576%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20576%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%273576%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-889x500.jpg 889w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/The-Iman-Villa-The-villas-private-chef-e1592810968763.jpg 2000w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The villa&#8217;s private chef to cook all your meals and feed your guests.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>10. Cocoon<\/h3>\n<p>You may never explore the destination because you may just decide, like me, to stay locked in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elitehavens.com\/spa-holiday-villas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> surrounds of your villa<\/a>. This one could be slightly tricky, but my advice is to buy postcards of tourist attractions and photoshop yourself in if necessary. My friends fall for it every time. You also may decide that you never ever want to leave your villa and go home, but you MUST. Trust me, they insist.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2160\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2160\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-2160 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402-1024x575.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Villa Kailasha\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27575%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20575%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%273575%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402-534x300.jpg 534w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402-890x500.jpg 890w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402-1200x674.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Villa-Kailasha-Garden-pool-sea--e1592810991402.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Why leave when the beach is right in front of your swimming pool? Featured here is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elitehavens.com\/villa-kailasha-villa\/tabanan-bali-indonesia.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Villa Kailasha<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Plan <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/the-elite-concierge-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">luxury villa holidays<\/a> with ease by getting in touch with a Villa Specialist. 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