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Going for a getaway is always nice, but going for a getaway with intimacy and private space is even nicer. Perched over a cliff or facing crystal clear waters, there is something incredibly appealing about the whole idea of your own personal space. You might picture touristy locations in Koh Samui or Bali; but we think you should set your sights on some secluded and lesser-known locations where you can get the peace you deserve.<\/p>

Indonesia, home to thousands of\u00a0islands\u00a0set in breathtakingly azure seas and busy cities surrounded by lush forest, the country is certainly\u00a0not short of the perfect villa experience for your ideal vacation.<\/p>

Tempted? Browse through our gallery above to check out our favourite villas in the most unexpected locations. Afraid villas will blow-up your budget? Fret not: there\u2019s something for everyone in this list.<\/p>

This post was written with the collaboration & support of the Ministry of Tourism Indonesia. Air Asia offers the best connectivity to Indonesia,\u00a0<\/em>check out their 15 destinations here<\/em><\/a>!<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whether you\u2019re looking for a fancy private pool villa or a quaint tree house, here are 7 villas that are under the radar but very much worth the visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":273861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","_is_translated":false,"_source_post_url":"","is_displayed_in_hp":false,"displayed_in_hp_after_update":false,"is_thumb_featured":false,"template_without_diapo":"","enable_bloc_resume":false,"bloc_resume_post":[],"ctc_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13216,950027,9791],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-273857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations-my","category-discover-indonesia-3","category-galerie"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Loveliest villas in the most unexpected\u00a0Indonesian\u00a0destinations - Marie France Asia, women's magazine - Malaysia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Loveliest villas in the most unexpected\u00a0Indonesian\u00a0destinations - 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