Holiday Rental Property

A beautiful combination of modern and traditional styles come together in this five bedroom villa. Three bedrooms can be rented for smaller parties.

The vision of this villa as you approach is almost as eye-catching as the beautiful island of Koh Matlang which lies straight ahead. This is the closest point between the two islands and at low tide it’s even possible to walk the white sand bank all the way across. The incredible entrance has an antique metal gong set into a glass circle and appears to be floating in the centre of the imposing white wooden door.

When the door swings open you’re treated to an instant impression-forming view that this is the epitome of style and luxury beachfront living. The modern luxury villa successfully combines architectural styles, décor influences and a blend of contemporary and traditional features, with an understated air of superiority. In essence, the architecture follows the Balinese format of having three pavilions positioned to form a central courtyard enclosing the swimming pool and directing the focus out to the beach and the ocean. It’s immediately obvious that the villa has a very contemporary feel with white being the predominant colour throughout indoor and outdoor spaces.

The home is animated with the subtle use of colour and patterns and a smattering of stylish antique artifacts and furniture pieces. The entrance pavilion faces the ocean and on the right of the impressive entrance is a large garage area. To the left is a fitness room and then the staff quarters. The two pavilions on either side of the central swimming pool make up the villa’s living and sleeping areas. The long swimming pool is cleverly incorporated into the living areas and forms an integral part of this villa experience. The pool extends into the pathways with the use of stepping stones and, at the beach end, stepping stones on either side lead down into a covered sala area complete with comfortable seating from where you can relax with pool on either side of you and the ocean directly ahead. This is truly an idyllic spot and an exceptional feature of the property.

In the pavilion on the right, the first room you come to is a very well designed double bedroom. Overlooking the pool the room offers great views and the interior styling in here mirrors the other rooms in the villa. Walls, floors and ceilings are all white with oversized frames holding vibrant green leaves providing the perfect accessories. A central walkway leads into the phenomenal en-suite bathroom. Twin sinks are situated on either side, there’s a walk-in shower room and doors opening to a private outdoor courtyard with tropical planting, stone sculptures and wooden decking surrounding an indulgent oversized terrazzo bathtub.

This room has connecting door leading to the next double bedroom. In here the bed sits against a floating wall under a vaulted ceiling giving an overall feeling of space. Behind the floating wall is the en-suite bathroom with twin-sinks, walk-in shower and doors to the outdoor shower area.

The stone terrace surrounding the pool has sunken spotlights which really bring the area to life at night. After the second bedroom there’s a poolside recess where you will find a covered massage sala offering the perfect relaxing and private space required for an invigorating traditional Thai massage. There is also a very large private Jacuzzi tub surrounded by tropical planting and complete with overflow water feature.

The next room is home to the open-plan kitchen, dining and living area. This whole open-plan area has warm wooden floors which work well to create a homely ambience in a contemporary room. The lounge is dominated by enormous comfy white sofas sat on a rattan rug around a limed coffee table. A large flat screen TV sits on a shelf with a variety of interesting ornaments and a rocking chair completes the overall homely feel.

The final pavilion has another very stylish garden fronted, covered outdoor lounge area which links the master-suite to the garden. In this room the contrast of modern and traditional is most apparent. A bed which is housed beneath a very contemporary white boxed four poster arrangement, with an eye-catching abstract wooden artwork mounted directly above the bed. Doors on either side of the bed lead into the exquisite en-suite bathroom. In here there’s a dressing area, twin sinks and a truly breathtaking terrazzo bathtub set into a stone recess. There’s a walk in shower area too.

The next two bedrooms are mirror versions of the first two bedrooms in the opposite pavilion. They are connected and one has an outdoor shower whilst the other has an outdoor courtyard with sunken terrazzo bathtub.

This is a villa which is not only pleasing on the eye but one which is also practical and offers very flexible accommodation opportunities. The location is picture-perfect and the style and luxury on offer is sure to create life-long memories.

Discounted prices are available for reduced occupancy as follows:

Bedrooms	Summer Season	High Season	Peak Season	Christmas/New Year
5 (Sleeps 10)	$1,600	$1,700	$1,800	$2,600
3 (Sleeps 6)	$1,300	$1,500	$1,600	$2,600

Summer Season dates in 2012: 15 May - 30 Jun and 1 Sep - 14 Dec.

High Season dates in 2012: 11 - 15 Jan, 1 Feb - 31 Mar, 17 Apr - 14 May and 1 Jul - 31 Aug.

Peak Season dates in 2012: 16 - 31 Jan and 1 - 16 Apr.

Christmas/New Year dates in 2012: 15 Dec - 10 Jan.

Prices include breakfast. All daily rates are subject to 10% service charge and 7% tax, an extra bed costs $50. A baby cot and high chair can be provided free of charge. The villa manager, guest relations and concierge team are on hand to help with queries. A Thai chef is available full time.