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Boutique in Bali: Tamu Seseh, created by architect Guy Morgan and Daniel Meury, manager of the exclusive Chedi hotel in Thailand, comprises two stand-alone boutique villas designed in the style of traditional thatched pavilions. Set by the Balinese fishing village Seseh, 20 minutes from Seminyak, both villas feature an outdoor bathroom (below), private pool, fully equipped kitchen, cable TV and CD player. Rates for the one- and two-bedroom villas start at US$110 (HK$858) and US$200 per night (or you can book both from US$275 per night) and include airport transfers, the assistance of eight full-time household staff and the loan of mountain bikes to explore the surrounding paddy fields. A masseur, laundry service and car and driver (from US$25 to US$40 a day) are also available (tel: [62] 82 361 1163; www.tamuseseh.com).