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It will come as no surprise to anyone who has that this bijou Bali property has been named World’s Best Boutique Hotel by the U.K.-based Boutique Hotel Awards. With just 14 private villa residences set amid lush, frangipani-studded out more than 300 nominees from over 80 countries at the recent awards ceremony in London. It also took home the award for World’s Best Culinary Excellence, a tribute to the property’s two outstanding restaurants, Table. Excellent service and a luxurious spa contributed to Awarta’s top spot, but the reviewer also raved about the beautiful fusion of traditional Balinese and Chinese architecture, bamboo-lined passage ways, plunge pools with waterfall features, and curated vegetation that includes four century-old bonsai trees. For more information, call 62-361/773-300 or visit awartaresorts.com