The Pool at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan

"Each villa has a private terrace for soaking up the scenery, along with a plunge pool, and a lounging pavilion"

"View the entire 2011 Gold List of the world's best places to stay › Also appeared in the Gold List in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 Amenities: Pool, Spa"

"Resort facilities include dinners at the Riverside Café, edging the contoured two-tier swimming pool and gushing river; an outdoor hot plunge pool on an elevated balcony amongst the treetops; and Balinese-focused holistic treatments in sumptuous self-contained spa villas, seemingly floating over a lotus pond, which itself looks lifted from a Monet painting"

"" "To-die-for Balinese villas" are done in dark teak and Indonesian stone and have plunge pools, outdoor living rooms, and floor-to-ceiling windows"

"Many villas have private pools and all share the same amazing views and striking modern design"

"From thatched-roof gardens and sitting areas, stairs lead down to open-air sitting rooms with pools, creative lighting, period furniture and bamboo curtains"

"Each of the villas has a plunge pool and outdoor shower"