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Alila Villas Uluwatu sits on Bali's Bukit Peninsula cliffs about 100 meters above the Indian Ocean — a WOHA-designed all-villa property where every villa has its own private pool and a 50-meter clifftop infinity pool runs along the edge of the property.
Beachfront Hyatt on Sanur's reef-protected east coast, where the Lagoon Access rooms open onto a swimmable lagoon channel you can swim all the way to the main pool — plus 22 private-pool villas, at a tier below Bali's ultra-luxury villa set.
Four Seasons in Bali's Ayung River valley near Ubud — a two-tier infinity pool cantilevered over the jungle gorge, reached across a suspension bridge to a treetop lotus pond, with private-pool villas terraced down to the river. An inland river retreat, not a beach resort.
A 103-room design hotel on Sanur's reef-protected east coast wrapped around a single 158-meter lagoon, where the Impressive Lagoon Pool Suites open through a glass wall onto water that starts at the deck edge — Bali's least expensive way into a swim-out room.
Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Bali's Ayung River valley near Ubud — 25 freestanding pool villas terraced ten stories down the gorge to the river, with private infinity-edge pools at the Riverfront category. An ultra-luxury jungle-river retreat, not a beach resort.
Villas at Nusa Dua with a private pool, a walled garden and steps down into a 3,668-square-meter saltwater lagoon — plus butler service in every room, Kayuputi's beachfront brunch, and a nightly champagne sabrage on the grand staircase.