Indoor living

Villa Napalai’s extensive indoor living areas provide a cool and comfortable air-conditioned retreat. The main floor’s open-plan living area is equipped with a 40-inch TV and entertainment unit and furnished with an inviting sofa and bean bag chairs that match the blue of the sea and sky brightly visible through the broad folding glass doors. The adjacent dining room is furnished with a blond-wood dining table and eight chairs upholstered in white leather, while a modern kitchen complete with an excellent range of equipment and a long granite breakfast bar is set just behind. Another TV screen and entertainment unit is set up downstairs in the study, a sleekly-styled room with black leather chairs and a work desk equipped with fax and printer.

Also downstairs, Napalai’s games room, with its pool table, TV and a sparkling stainless-steel bar equipped with matching appliances, is the perfect place to shake up some cocktails. Kids can frolic in the bright, toy-filled playroom next door, where windows stretch to the top of the double-height wall creating a seamless connection to the garden. The gym, also with floor-to-ceiling windows, is equipped with a full set of free weights, step and rowing machines and plenty of space for yoga and working out. And for soothing post-workout relief, enjoy a treatment in the serene spa room, tucked away behind imposing wooden double doors and equipped with a massage bed and shower.

Outdoor living

Stretching out beyond the villa’s living and dining area is the stylish sea-view pool terrace with a white terrazzo sundeck, sunbeds and a built-in sofa. At the end of the 8.5-metre swimming pool is a shady sala (gazebo), where cold drinks can be enjoyed; this is a lovely location at sunset. The villa’s landscaped and very private garden features an attractive dry-stone wall at one end and a swathe of lawn where the kids can run around. A built-in barbecue and decked outdoor dining area with a table for eight makes the perfect spot for a seafood sizzle.