Need inspiration for where to travel in 2019? Here are our top 7 picks what’s trending in luxury travel. We have compiled our recommendations of where to go, where to stay and the best time of year to visit. Get your travel group together –  its time to start planning ahead to secure the best offers available.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This is a topic I can honestly say I have a lot of experience with. Working with a Luxury Villa Rental Agency, I have arranged hundreds of villa vacations for families. My partner and I have arranged numerous  for our own big families; most recently a family villa holiday in Phuket for 22 of us. Staying in a Villa allows your family to get together from around the world and spend effortless quality time together. This is easily achievable when staying in a villa rather than hotel rooms. In a recent article How to Survive a Family Vacation Conde Nast Traveller summed this up perfectly – ‘You’re a family, and you want to live like a family’ . Here is a list of tips for ensuring everyone has a great time on their family villa holiday. 1. Book a villa with space for everyone. The Villas in Bali and… Read more »

Health and wellness tourism has now become one of the biggest growing sectors of the travel industry. We can attest to this at Villa Getaways as our clients are often requesting services to help them get fit and healthy during their vacation. We like to recommend Bali as the ultimate destination for health and wellness. When booking a Bali Villa, we can arrange in-house yoga classes, personal training sessions, spa treatments and healthy chef prepared cuisine. You can enjoy your own health retreat in Bali, with a bit of added luxury. Bali has always been a place for healing. The Island of Gods is rich in spirituality and natural healing practices. Add to that the natural beauty of the jungles, beaches, mountains and rice fields. The gentle and welcoming people, the Bohemian cafes, the local cuisine prepared with the freshest fruits and vegetables. We have compiled our best Bali villas dedicated… Read more »

Experience Bali’s colourful and creative culture! Looking for the best your luxury Bali holiday has to offer – then tap into your inner cultural enthusiast and head along to two very exciting festivals you don’t want to miss. Based in your stunning luxury Bali villa, you can enjoy many of the island’s cultural delights – simply by venturing out to Denpasar and Padanggalak. THE BALI ARTS FESTIVAL Coming up in June and running for four weeks is the Bali Arts Festival in East Denpasar. It is considered the most enchanting festival of the year and the best way to experience an eye-boggling showcase of dramatic Balinese and Indonesian colour, beauty, arts and culture. Enjoy nightly shows at one of the six theatre sites, while the festival opens at 10am every morning filled with local craft and food stalls to help you enjoy the daily shows highlighting traditional music and dance… Read more »

[vc_row][vc_column][thb_image full_width=”true” alignment=”center” lightbox=”true” image=”8400″ img_size=”large”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1474256081584{margin-top: 5px !important;}”] Discover the Magic of Byron Bay, the enchantment of Bali, the sophistication of Noosa, and the cultural wonder of Sri Lanka before the silly season brings in the crowds. Image: The iconic Byron Bay Lighthouse perching on Australia’s most eastern point. [/vc_column_text][thb_gap height=”40″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Are you dragging your feet towards the end of the year, slogging it out at work and waiting for the Silly Season to arrive so you can let off some well-earned steam? Why not lift the lid off the pressure cooker with an early Christmas treat and take yourself and your family on a well-deserved break – before the crowds hit! Slip out of stress mode and put on your holiday hat with our helpful list of go-to destinations straight from the Villa Getaways favourites album. Take the sting out of the Christmas holiday countdown by heading to one… Read more »

[vc_row][vc_column][thb_image full_width=”true” lightbox=”true” image=”8112″ img_size=”large”][thb_gap height=”40″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Reward yourself and your friends with a Bali break you’ll never forget! You work hard. You have a healthy, active lifestyle and you want to enjoy yourself. If this is you and you’re committed to living every day to the fullest, then a fun friendship holiday to Seminyak is right up your alley. To treat yourself and your crew, Villa Getaways provides the perfect luxury holiday accommodation in Seminyak for groups of friends, with an extensive portfolio of premium properties for rent. Get a group together and you can stay in 5-star luxury for a fraction of the price of high-end hotels. Splitting the bill means your ‘per-night’ payment isn’t nearly as hard on your wallet – and you’ll have 10 times the fun! Seminyak is often referred to as Bali’s “most fashionable precinct” for dining, day spas, shopping and generally just living it up…. Read more »

If you’ve been following Villa Getaways, you will be no stranger to Zack Kalter and Helen Owen who recently enjoyed a 7 day retreat in Bali with us. We’re delighted to present the video, produced by Zack from their stay at 3 of our most exclusive luxury Bali Villas. Let this video inspire your next adventure with us! View the featured villas here:  Villa Latitude  Casa Hannah  Villa Shinta Dewi Ubud VillaGetaways.com Are you a blogger and want to win a free 7 days trip to one of our Luxury villas including flights? Entries are now open for the blogger competition till 14th May. Enter today

As you may or may not know, Villa Getaways has over 15 years experience working from Bali. When it comes to understanding the landscape, the culture and of course, the lifestyle we know it like the back of our hands. Being a family business, we’re all about accommodating families in style and with that, we understand the joys and challenges of traveling with kids. We’re passionate about our clients experiencing the best of Bali, so we’re here to guide and advise you on the best places to go, what to do and where to stay while in Bali. Below is a selection of 10 of our best properties based in the city of Seminyak, one of Bali’s most talked about and celebrated destinations. These properties have been hand selected by our Bali specialist from the masses of villas available in Seminyak. Madhavi has over 10 years experience in the area… Read more »

We’re so excited to present Helen Owen‘s review of her Luxury Villa Vacation in Bali with Zack Kalter. Such a treat to host two Instagram’s hottest rising stars on their first ever trip to the Island of Bali.  Enjoy Helen’s wholesome, and down-to-earth review of their experience touring, exploring and indulging in some of our best luxury homes Bali has to offer. Villa Latitude in Uluwatu truly set the bar extremely high for us – the moment we saw the view I think we both knew we were not going to be having a regular vacation.  Having Villa Latitude as our first taste of Bali was the perfect intro to what we later learned is a very dynamic island. The ocean view from breakfast in the dining room (which is more like a giant glass open-sided terrarium that also happens to contain all of my tropical dream-house pinterest boards meshed into one) set the stage for our… Read more »