The dimensions of this retreat are most generous, sleeping up to eighteen, especially in respect of expansive decking matching the adjoining interior floor area. The villa-hotel concept uniquely has a fully bespoke concierge service offering transportation, portering, butler and maid provision and a personal gourmet chef dedicated to customising your experience. Fully-stocked bar fridges are at your disposal while snacks can be ordered throughout the day in addition to breakfast and sundry meals. Moreover, restaurants can be booked, VIP club entrance secured or wineland excursions organised while you may otherwise avail yourself of the local boutiques or arrange a shark-cage dive.
Pergolas, controlled-water fed pot planting and a large ying and yang-shaped Zen garden furnish exterior living spaces. The design reflects the environmental textures of its rocky backdrop while maximising exterior living space and incorporating saltwater pools and jacuzzis. The ingenious versatility of this six-bedroom villa/ one bedroom apartment is its ability to function as either three separate apartments, each sleeping six on self-contained floors, a main home and guest storey, each with its own pool and jacuzzi, or as one triple-level villa interconnected with and accessible from each level via steep stone steps. The building is wrought in indigenous natural materials of signature ‘balau’ timber decking and interior caesar-stone.
On the first level, the guest suite opens onto a substantial deck and unique feature of a swirling pebble and grass-effect Zen-style garden of cacti plants and quartz boulders. Fluorescent spot-lights after dark lead you up wooden step tiers to a plunge pool. The night time effect is particularly picturesque as ultra-violet lighting transforms the pools into glowing jewels. Alternatively, you can relax in the nearby jacuzzi. The first floor apartment is rendered in clean whites, aquamarine and sea-greens while touches of blue mosaic tiles underscore the maritime theme. Furnishing of raw-silk curtains are used throughout the villa to dress the patio window doors while original Ian van Zyl African wildlife paintings are positioned to maximum effect. The sense of abundant space is apparent on the second floor under a high-vaulted double volume ceiling. Outside the large deck accommodates a heated rim-flow infinity pool, terracotta-mosaic dining tables and wooden patio furniture inviting outdoor entertaining with gas barbecue area. The third storey has striking crystal and silver chandeliers. An open-plan bar area caters for the entertainment lounge and dining areas, complementing the indoor barbecue. The sense of light and space is enhanced through large picture glass panels high in the walls giving framed mountain views. The living-room is designed round a large L-shaped kudu-leather couch with formal mahogany dining table. Wall-to-wall concertina-folding patio doors with ‘American shutter’ louvred windows give on to the exterior where a pergola provides welcome plant shade as an extension to the expansive deck. One can appreciate magnificent views from this vantage point of al fresco dining as uninterrupted coastal seascapes extend to Robben Island while to the rear and across the bay the Twelve Apostles and Lion’s Head loom as paragliders ride the thermals. The en suite master has a king-sized bed, generous walk-in wardrobe space and an invitingly sumptuous silver-suede chaise-longue to recline on while a travertine tiled, glass mosaic bathroom accommodates an elevated stone bathtub. Pearl, silver black and white tones predominate complemented by a striking zebra artwork.
"The imposing tripartite Sea and Rock villa reflects its name in occupying a mountainside site with superb seascape views over Camps Bay while all guest contingencies are catered for as to your specific requirements."
