Villa Nirvana Biru

From the edge of the lawn at Villa Nirvana Biru, the whole of Bingin’s reef unrolls below you: surfers lining up on the break, white water stitching across the turquoise, and the sun sliding into the Indian Ocean every evening. This is a clifftop home in Bingin, in Uluwatu, and its great luxury is space, with a broad, green garden running out to an infinity pool that seems to pour straight into the sea.

The house itself is laid-back island style, with white walls, polished timber floors and flashes of cobalt blue in the cushions and tiles. The open-plan living room faces the water and flows out to thatched gazebos, a shaded lounge and a long outdoor kitchen with a breakfast bar for eight. Clifftop cabanas with deep daybeds, umbrella-shaded loungers and a long table on the terrace mean every member of a big group can find a favourite corner, whether that is a lazy afternoon or dinner by the pool as the sky turns orange.

Six bedrooms, many with four-poster beds and garden views, make this a natural fit for extended families or a few households travelling together. A friendly team handles housekeeping, gardening and maintenance, and can arrange home-cooked breakfasts, lunches and dinners as well as massages. Bingin’s cafés, warungs and yoga studios are an easy stroll along the clifftop, and the surf and sunset spots of the wider Uluwatu coast are a short ride away.