Lush and peaceful Villa Zelie in Canggu, Bali, stands out from other luxury villas for its close-to-the-beach location and chic heritage style. Open-air living pavilions and five splendid ensuite bedrooms are nestled throughout vast terraced gardens around a 20-metre swimming pool. It’s a great place to teach kids the meaning of “utopia.” Villa Zelie also boasts a comfortable, shady pool pavilion, shallow children’s pool, two-storey massage balé and entertainment pavilion with movie projector. Every guest is pampered by accommodating staff that includes a private chef. The shops and restaurants of Canggu and Seminyak are within easy reach.

INDOOR LIVING: - Elevated joglo-style open-air living area fringed by koi ponds - Open-air entertainment pavilion with lounge seating, bar, movie projector, iPod dock - Fully equipped indoor kitchen with breakfast island - Elegant open-air dining room with long teakwood table for 14 guests

OUTDOOR LIVING: - Expansive, terraced, tropical garden - 20 x 6 x 1.35m swimming pool, six sunbeds - 7.3 x 3 x 0.2m children’s pool with morning and afternoon shade - Open-sided pool pavilion with comfortable daybeds - Rustic-chic two-storey massage balé

MASTER SUITE - Set in an iconic timber joglo pavilion with a wide veranda - King-sized, canopied bed below an ornate carved ceiling - Satellite TV, DVD player - Deep sofa at foot of bed, large work desk - Sumptuous outdoor ensuite with stone bathtub, rain shower and matching dressers

GLADAK SUITES x 4 - Stand-alone timber pavilion with front veranda - King-sized bed, handcrafted furnishings - Air-conditioning, ceiling fan, track lighting, eclectic lanterns - Walk-in wardrobe, full-length mirror - Indoor/outdoor ensuite, stone bathtub, rain shower, twin sinks