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.

We're just back from a weekend in Ubud. We decided for this trip to check out one of the Waka Group's properties. Waka has two properties in Ubud, Waka di Ume, which is a more traditional hotel accommodation, and Waka Namya, which is a villa resort. We chose the villa resort (imagine that!).