Let's face it - unless frostbite, icicles and weather are your sort of thing, winter is just not that much fun. When the transition from bed to the shower requires an effort of Herculean proportions, maybe it's a sign you should start thinking about taking a holiday.

Escape to a tropical paradise! For just $675 enjoy five blissful nights in Bali at the boutique Sahaja and Sawah Villa Retreat. You and up to three of your nearest and dearest will be housed in the consummate comfort of a Sawah Two Bedroom Luxury Villa, featuring two storeys and a master bedroom balcony with stunning ocean and sunset views.

Settle in with tropical fruit welcome drinks and a refresher towel. Laze by the natural stone infinity pool, explore your surrounds on two wheels with bike hire, or take advantage of the regular shuttle service to Ubud. The resort concierge is on hand to help you arrange all your activities, from trekking to diving and everything in between!

Start each day with a delicious breakfast served at the café, by the pool, on the lawn or in your room. After a full day of adventuring, rest and relax with a one hour Balinese Massage. WiFi access ensures you have plenty of opportunities to update your Facebook status and make your friends jealous! Leave on your own terms with late check out at 3pm. Return airport transfers have been included for your further convenience.

If you would like to bring along a couple of extra pals, upgrade to a Sawah Three Bedroom Luxury Villa for just US$50 per night, payable direct to Sahaja and Sawah Villa Retreat when booking. Villas can cater up to six people so no one has to miss out.

Sahaja and Sawah Villa Retreat is a boutique retreat of luxurious tropical villas set on lush, green paddy fields overlooking the ocean in the rural province of Tabanan. Enjoy lazy days by the pool, read a novel or two, go for a bicycle ride, have a picnic on the beach, sleep late, eat well, chill out and enjoy life's luxuries with family and friends. You will soon see why the retreat is the winner of the 2012 Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence.

Tabanan is widely known as "the Real Bali", delighting the senses with its quaint villages linked by a network of tiny lanes, temples, exceptionally friendly people and stunning backdrop of untouched beach, rice paddies as far as the eye can see, mountains, rivers and jungle.