Villa No. 24

You arrive at Villa No. 24 up a flight of stairs from the gardens below, onto the main pool deck — which is the right way round, because the deck is what the house is arranged for. The entrance opens into a large living and dining pavilion with the sea in front of it, and the two main bedrooms come off either side of it. A smaller third bedroom makes it work for a family or a group of friends.

The kitchen is fully equipped and the villa comes with a personal chef and a butler rather than a cook and a housekeeper, which is the step up this grade makes. The bathroom has a large built-in tub and a private steam shower. Total plot 1,680 square metres, 573 of them air-conditioned, and it sleeps 5 adults with 3 extra beds.