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The house
is approached by a tree fern-shaded path leading from the
front courtyard with space for three or four cars, over an
ornamental pool and into the main building.
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| Dining
area: |
spacious
and equipped for up to 12 at table. It is open to
the garden at one side and has two steps down to the
living area. At the side is the |
| Kitchen: |
fully equipped
with large fridge-freezer and permanent chilled drinking
water. |
| Living
area: |
an
enormous room open to the garden with ample seating
and many art works |
All
the above areas have rich terra-cotta coloured floor
tiles, a lovely combination of warmth for the eye
and coolness for the room. |
| Guest cloakroom
and WC. |
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Sky
Bedroom |
Forest
Bedroom |
Sunset
Bedroom |
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area to |
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Sky
bedroom suite: vast,
with a fantastic cathedral ceiling and flower-edged
terraces facing all four points of the compass with
views to die for!. A large dressing area leads to the
bathroom which is partly open air with wash basin, WC,
bath, separate shower. One of its four terraces is covered
and has seating for relaxing and admiring the garden
and view.
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leads to the south wing with |
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a short path leads over the lotus pool to the independent |
- Sunset bedroom
suite: This is another
generous room with cathedral ceiling and a queen sized
bed. The spacious dressing area leads through to the bathroom
with basin, WC, shower and garden. It has its own pretty
patio.
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opposite the library is another independent building |
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Sunrise
bedroom suite: As
the name suggests, this huge room with its magnificent
ceiling and king size bed faces east, towards Mt Agung,
and has double doors opening onto a raised deck shaded
by a flower-festooned pergola. Steps lead down to the
pool and courtyard. There is a big dressing area leading
through to the biggest bathroom of all which, again, is
partly open to the sky and has its own garden. It is equipped
with bath, basin, shower and separate WC.
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All
the bedrooms have mosquito nets and full air-conditioning,
though the house is designed to optimise cooling: all the
rooms are shaded by the deep eaves of the alang-alang roofs,
and big windows allow refreshing air to flow through freely.
There are ceiling fans in all rooms including the living areas. |
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Additional beds can be supplied,
and there is also a very large comfortable daybed in the living
area which would make an excellent extra bed. Guests who
like the idea of sleeping under the stars could even sleep on
the balé! |
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The Basement is reached by steps from the courtyard and is a very large room with table tennis table, and space to store extra furniture, suitcases etc.. |
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Staff accommodation is
situated under the front garden, cleverly cooled by its grass
roof. It has its own entrance from the front courtyard car parking
area. |
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Dining
Room |
Sunset
Bedroom Patio |
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The villa is built on almost
3000sq.m. (3/4 acre) so the gardens are generous and
have been beautifully planted by a top professional and are
maintained on organic principles. Beyond the courtyard and pool,
a series of voluptuous ponds echoing the neighbouring rice fields
and planted with lotus and water lilies cascades down to the
orchard, and pretty paths wind between them. The orchard is
planted with, among other fruits: avocados, pineapples, mangoes,
papayas, bananas, jack fruit, durian, nutmeg, lemons and limes.
There is also a herb garden for keen cooks. |
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The infinity swimming
pool is 12m. x 4m. plus a side sitting area. For relaxing
there are garden reclining chairs and big sunshades as well
as the pretty balé. There is a built-in barbeque adjacent
to the balé for al fresco cooking and dining. |
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