Entering The Villa, you are met with a large, light and airy, comfortable and elegant space where the garden's tranquil presence surrounds you.

Sleep very soundly in this comfortable Queen-sized bed. There is a privacy screen to delineate the bedroom from the living space, along with floor to ceiling mirror for changing.

With a marble topped vanity, plenty of towels and bathrobes provided, the bathroom looks through ferns and orchids and over the kitchen garden to the outdoor fireplace. There is a shower in the bathroom and toilet. Merribee soaps are provided.

A large kitchenette area is in one part of the living space. With an "essential" Breville coffee machine and coffee beans provided, the kitchenette is also stocked with all basic cooking provisions, including oil, flour, sugar, rice, pasta, milk etc. It has saucepans, a frying pan, and crockery, cutlery and glassware for 4 people in total. Please note there is no oven - only a portable electric stovetop. It has a double porcelain sink, a small fridge and plenty of storage. A light breakfast is also provided with Merribee Honey or Merribee Jams included.

The Villa has been designed for very easy and comfortable living. Allowing the outdoors to come in, the living area is very large, and comfortably decorated with sofas, chairs, tables and different areas to sit and contemplate life! There is plenty of space to stretch out and relax.

Set amongst 3 different gardens you are surrounded by fragrant blossoms, flowers, fruit trees in groves, flowering bulbs, a herbaceous flower garden, a kitchen garden and overlook the formal Parterre Garden with its beautiful old fountain which then leads you down a long narrow path to the Apothecary Gardens - one designed around the 7th Century Monastic style, and the other to imitate a 12th Century Medieval design. Should you feel like it, you can always have a hit of tennis!