Stone slabs across a lily pond lead into the four-bedroom villa’s open-plan living area that flows onwards to the gardens and pool from below The Layar’s dramatic signature roofs.  A few steps up from the living area is a mezzanine media room, and tucked below this is one of the guest bedrooms.  A raised dining room, breakfast bar and fitted kitchen lie to the back of the sitting area.  A corridor leads to a guest cloakroom and second guest bedroom, while, tucked behind another feature wall is the third guestroom.  Across the lawns is the pool, spa room with massage beds and the very private master bedroom suite.

A curved display wall creates an imposing backdrop to the air-conditioned master suite’s king-sized leather-and-wood bed that faces a bank of wardrobes and a desk set below a wall-mounted TV.  In the semi-open-air garden bathroom is a terrazzo bathtub, vanity with twin basins, shower enclosure and second alfresco shower.

Discreetly tucked off the living room in the main villa are the three large, air-conditioned, king-sized guest bedrooms, each with a unique charm.  One is multi-level, with the bed on a raised Merbau-wood platform facing the pool, and a dressing area and large garden bathroom on the lower level.  The two other bedrooms – one with a king, the other with twin beds – look onto their own corner gardens and also have indoor/outdoor bathrooms with bathtub, shower enclosure, and twin basins.

The villa’s large split-level living room provides a perfect balance of sociable open-plan entertainment space and quiet get-away-from-it-all corners.  On a raised platform of polished Merbau wood, a dining table for eight is separated from the well-equipped kitchen by a bar counter.  On the lower level, sofas are arranged around a coffee table overlooking the garden and pool.  Above is a mezzanine media room where sensually curved seating runs the full length of one wall.

There’s more luscious lounging space in the garden and on the pool deck.  Submerged seating in the jacuzzi and shallow wings flanking the pool provide the perfect spots to stretch out and cool down.  For sunset cocktails and alfresco meals, a dining table for six is set before a barbecue cooking station.