Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali

Alila Villas Uluwatu perches on a 100-metre limestone clifftop at Bali's southern tip, its WOHA-designed pavilions and 50-metre cantilever pool projecting toward the Indian Ocean horizon. Each villa is a private compound — pool, garden, sundeck, and indoor-outdoor pavilions — finished in volcanic terrazzo and reclaimed ulin wood, EarthCheck-certified to the resort's sustainability ethos. The cliff-edge bar Sunset Cabana, the indigenous Balinese cuisine of CIRE, and one of Asia's most architecturally awarded resort designs make this Alila flagship a pilgrimage destination for design-led travellers.