With the launch of Alila Villas Uluwatu, the Alila Group has taken a bold step into a new marketplace - 5 star villa resorts. The resort itself is currently in soft opening, with only 45 of the eventual 61 villas completed. We were fortunate enough to get a tour this week.

Bali may not be physically large (at least not by Australian or American standards) but there are a number of clear destinations on the island. The villa accommodations on the island are largely confined to a subset of those destinations. In this article, we look at the most popular destinations offering villa accommodations.

From the Sanskrit word for ‘Seventh Heaven’, Khayangan Estate is quite simply as its name suggests, a private villa estate that is stunning -- heavenly -- and the very best of the Bali luxury villas. Situated in Uluwatu on Bali’s Bukit peninsula adjacent to Bvlgari Bali Resort. Khayangan rests upon 1.5 hectares of magnificently landscaped gardens, clifftop, 170 metres above Selonding beach. The estate offers one of the best views in Bali with a 180-degree panoramic vista of the Indian Ocean. There are few other luxury Bali villas with a comparable view.