Three-bedroom Andaman Pool Villa

The open plan is the point: sea breezes and light run all the way through, and standing in the upper living room you can see straight out through the glass, across the pool deck and its two parasols, to a single island on the horizon. There are two living areas across the two floors, a fully equipped kitchen, indoor and outdoor dining, generous terraces on both levels and an outdoor shower. The bathrooms are pale rather than tiled in colour — a freestanding tub beside a window on the planting, twin basins along a long counter, a glazed shower stall at the end.

Two kings and two twins between 3 bedrooms. The capacity is 8 adults, or 6 adults and 2 children, which is worth reading literally: the last 2 places are beds rather than rooms. It is not the same product as the Point Yamu Pool Villa, which also has 3 bedrooms and also sleeps 8 — that one is 31 square metres larger, has a service bedroom and a ground-floor terrace of its own.