We began with a simple frustration. The finest villas and private estates in Bali are extraordinary, and yet the way they are written about rarely rises above a gallery of pools and a list of superlatives. We wanted somewhere that took these houses seriously — how they are designed, how they are run, what actually separates the great from the merely grand.
So Grey Gables became that place: a considered, independent look at luxury villas, private estates, the coasts and hills they sit on, and the practical business of choosing and living in them well. We take no sponsored placements and recommend nothing we would not be happy to stay in ourselves.
The journal is written and edited by J. R. Hollingsworth, who has spent years among the island's best houses. To reach us, write to [email protected] — we read everything.