Family-Friendly Luxury Villa in Sonoma Wine Country | Black Sterling Villa
Set on six acres of a working Friesian Horse ranch, Black Sterling Villa overlooks the Sonoma Valley and its sprawling vineyard landscape. The privately gated
Set amidst 2,200 acres of prime real estate near Montego Bay, The Tryall Club features 75 estate villas on the Caribbean waterfront. From the charming two-bedroom
Tons of incredible talent will be showcased at the annual Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah come January 17, but the event also seems like an excuse for the rich and famous to take yet another vacation. With gorgeous vistas and white slopes...
Designed like a nineteenth-century colonial plantation home, Mango Hill Greathouse is located behind private gates and set atop a hill overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Furnished in antique West Indian Furniture, sisal area rugs and impressive pieces...
Brisa Caribe, located on the Mayan Riviera, offers luxurious accommodations within nine unique bedrooms and ten baths, boasting breathtaking views of the Caribbean Sea. The fully air-conditioned villa provides guests with an entertainment room and...
Nestled under an Alpine blanket of snow, the Chalet Marco Polo in Val d’Isere, France welcomes explorers to experience the village, perched a little ways from the main road. Enjoy views of the stunning mountain landscape from the balcony while utilizing the outdoor kitchen and keeping warm on heated seats at the dining table. The luxurious property consists of six bedrooms with the capability of sleeping twelve adults and two children. The large living area contains an open floor plan with a fireplace at the center. The bottom floor includes a bar with a movie screen that drops down from the ceiling.
Adjacent to the bar and fireplace is an area characterized by extreme luxury. The indoor pool is bathed in light from wall and ceiling windows and the gold leaf it is covered in. This area of the Chalet also includes a hammam and hot tub, as well as hydro and classic massage rooms for a more spa-like experience. Another area of the home is specifically for parties, complete with lasers, smoke machines, and an entertainment system. There is also a pool table, dart board and techno gym for side-by-side work-outs for those who want to exercise their competitive instincts.
The word villa gets thrown around quite a bit these days, but what exactly qualifies a certain dwelling to be called one?
History
Originally, villas were luxurious country estates that Roman noblemen would escape to from their day to day lives...
Most people when they read Homer’s The Odyssey, think that the hero of the story perseveres in his journey to return to his faithful wife. Once you consider, however that he was a king and probably lived in a place similar to the Delenia Villa in...
If you are sick and tired of renting yourself a luxury villa, only to discover upon arrival that you don’t get the same royal treatment available at a five-star hotel, then Christian Jagodzinski knows your pain. The entrepreneur was so fed up with...
Skip the lines and avoid the crowds at typical vacation destinations and book an Alila Manggis villa for all the luxuries of a large resort, with the privacy and peacefulness you crave. Nestled in a coconut grove between clear blue ocean water and...
Australia is a place of charming accents, beaches, famous opera houses and of course a vast outback full of exotic creatures. Whether you are visiting for the surf, opera or animals, your search for the right accommodations for your Australian...
Away from Siem Reap's paved streets lined with big luxurious hotels and packed with tour buses is a charming villa hidden deep within a sleepy village: The Amatao Tropical Residence. It is indeed a residence—a residence for those who visit Cambodia,...
If you're looking for an exotic vacation that lets you get away from it all, but don't want to go without the luxury of modern conveniences, Alila Ubud in Bali is the perfect place. Overlooking the Ayung River valley in Bali’s central foothills, in...
"Villa Marie" is rather a modest name. There’s something played down about it. Even its website stays the right side of ostentatious—unusual for a five-star hotel on the outskirts of arguably the glitziest place on the planet: St Tropez....
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