Inside the Faull family's bold Bali moves: Two new Ubud hotels opened

PremiumAnne GibsonProperty Editor·NZ Herald·1 Aug, 2026 01:00 AM5 mins to read‌The central pool at the new Māua Olea Ubud hotel, which opened in early June. Photo / Swiss-Belhotel InternationalThe central pool at the new Māua Olea Ubud hotel, which opened in early June. Photo / Swiss-Belhotel InternationalA New Zealand and Hong Kong hotel business has opened two new resorts in one of Asia’s top holiday spots in the last two months.

Kiwi entrepreneur Gavin Faull said the Faull family and Hong Kong partner James Tam’s Swiss-Belhotel International is expanding in Ubud,

Inside the Faull family's bold Bali moves: Two new Ubud hotels opened

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