5/27/08

Bedrooms Vacation Villa


Villa Bunda 4 Bedrooms Vacation Villa is a luxurious private villas in golf course at Nirwana Bali Golf and Spa Resort. Enter the villa through traditional Balinese gates where you will find lush tropical gardens accompanied by fish ponds which sit either side of the front door allowing each of its guests to experience a peaceful ambience.


The living and dining area at Villa Bunda features large comfortable sofas, a dining table which seats eight persons comfortably, a plasma television with cable connection, DVD player, Bose surround sound system, IDD telephone and computer internet connection. The villa interior features some elegant pieces from Warisan, Vinoti and other parts of Indonesia and the world.

SANUR VILLAS

Once a sleepy fishing village, Sanur has managed to retain much of its old world charm that made it Bali’s first real resort destination. Recreational activities revolve around an extended stretch of coral protected beachfront with a sidewalk that weaves a meandering pathway along the contours of the coastline. Casual beach cafes and colourful market stalls are a reflection of the relaxed pace of life in Sanur.

Seasoned travellers from all over the world are now discovering the privilege of staying in a luxury villa in the district of Sanur when visiting the island of Bali. There is simply no longer the need to put up with a confined hotel room and all the trappings of mass tourism when a villa alternative offers space, privacy, home comforts and a personalized level of gracious Balinese hospitality and service.

A private villa in Sanur invariably features a swimming pool, sun deck, semi-open living environment, fully equipped kitchen, exclusive bathroom facilities and air-conditioned bedroom/s. A Sanur villa is a cost effective holiday option for families with children or a romantic sanctuary for couples and honeymooners.

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Looking for a Vacation Home Rental in Orlando?
Villas4All features a large database of privately owned Florida vacation rental homes in the Central Florida area that are all close to Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, and SeaWorld. Access to shopping, restaurants, night life, and much more is only minutes away.
All Orlando Villas featured on our site are available for you to book directly with the owners of the homes. By providing you with direct e-mail contact, both holiday makers and property owners benefit from bypassing middlemen who often add hefty commission fees for handling and administration costs.
We have made choosing your Florida Villa very easy and endeavored to include as much detail on each Florida Villa as possible so as not to leave you with to many additional questions! Just use our Orlando Villa Search tool, and this will generate a list of Orlando Villas from our database that best suit your requirements. Make your selection from the list, and then you will be able to view the Orlando villa in greater detail.
Our pages also display galleries of photos from each home including large pool areas, amenities, and rates. Then, when your ready, you can use the convenient contact form on the bottom of the page... its that easy! As soon as your enquiry has been sent, you will find within a short time the owner of the home will get back to you. From there, you deal directly with the villa owner to arrange everything!
Where Do You Start to Look...
When you decide you want a holiday, not just any holiday, but one of those wonderful Florida Vacation / Florida Holidays ("You Know the One....") where you look for Villa Rentals ( Florida villas, Kissimmee villas, Orlando villa rental ) known as Florida Vacation Rental Homes; a luxury private and personal vacation rental 'home away from home' that includes it's own private swimming pool & spa which makes it a 'special' or 'once-in-a-lifetime' holiday in the World's #1 Vacation destination area.You can start by looking through our site on Villas4All for those special Florida Vacation Rentals around the Disney World Vacation and Orlando Resort areas.
While staying at your Villa Rental ( Orlando Villa ) you can visit all the attractions such as Universal Studios, Disney World, MGM Studios, SeaWorld, Epcot, and Busch Gardens. Afterward, you can 'shop 'til you drop' along International Drive and the various outlet malls for added pleasure.
Location - Location - Location
Florida villa communities have been developed to offer holiday makers the opportunity to rent a beautiful new villa and pool in and around the popular Orlando/Disney central Florida area located in Kissimmee, Davenport, Haines City, and Clermont. All are close to the Disney Resorts (Epcot, Magic Kingdom, MGM Studios, and Animal Kingdom) and other attractions, each offering their own unique range of local Florida flavor with amenities for those wishing to stay in the 'Sunshine State'.
For a quieter setting you may want to check out homes that back on to conservation or lake backdrops. A number of communities also have gated security so there isn't as much traffic.
Florida Beaches... Certainly it would be a shame not to visit Florida, and miss the experience of the Sea. Florida has a number of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Because the state is so narrow, you can drive to either side in just over an hour. On the East Coast you have Cocoa Beach (along with Daytona, Melbourne, Vero Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami), while on the West Coast you have Clearwater (along with St Petersburg, Treasure Island, Sanibel Island, and Naples). Check out our map page for the great beach of Florida.

5/24/08

BELIZE BEACH VILLAS

Not a narrow beach, flanked by other crowded beaches, nor steps from a beach. Ours is a pristine, sandy beach, broad and deep, and directly on the Caribbean.


Not just rooms, but centrally air-conditioned villas of distinction, with spacious bedrooms and lofts, fully equipped kitchens, 60-channel satellite television, a phone and safe, daily maid service and private terraces facing the sea. You can also pack light; we even wash and dry for our guests, or you can do it yourself, on site.

Not a forgettable pool, but an entire pool environment awarded "best of the best" accolades. Lushly landscaped, the complex has a swim-up and sit-down bar, submerged lounges, a lap area and hot tub. Guests love it and many never leave it.

Not a shared or "by-the-book" island dock, but a broad dock stretching 250 feet into the Caribbean, home to a fully-staffed Activities Center providing information and making arrangements for more than 30 tours and excursions on and off the island, and on the mainland, with pickups by guides right at dockside -- diving, snorkeling and fishing trips definitely included, along with cave tubing, Mayan ruins exploration, catamaran sails, and every conceivable water sport.

Not a so-so restaurant with a limited menu, but an exceptional, just renovated restaurant/sports lounge named The Upper Deck, with dramatic 360-degree views, room service, and three meals a day, seven days a week, served up by a chef who routinely earns as much praise from our guests as our world-class pool environment.

Not a costly rental fee for kayaks (they are free), nor for our bicycles (just $5 daily), nor for wi-fi access to the internet (it's free, with computers also available for your use in the lobby), nor for volleyball time, nor for play on our first-class tennis court.


Not an isolated resort far from the "action." We do offer guests privacy and exclusivity, but San Pedro, with its boutiques and craft shops and restaurants and picturesque beachfront bars, is just 15-20 minutes away by bicycle, golf cart (available on site) and water-taxi. Plus, on site, with 48 occupied villas, you'll find lots of conviviality and guest interaction, if you want it.

Not a diffident staff providing erratic service, but an unparalleled management team and a caring, well-trained staff truly dedicated to guest needs. Read elsewhere on our site what past guests have said about the service on site.

Not a resort you leave and never think about again. A great many of our guests return with friends and family, to share their vacation experience.

Not a place for couples only; children are welcome, and appreciated, and typically make new friends on their arrival day. Experienced child care? Provided, with a bit of advance notice. Memorable weddings on site? We've arranged and hosted many.


Not a resort that books you and forgets you. We keep in touch, provide tips on your trip preparation, information on tours and restaurants, help in securing your connecting flights to the island, and immediate responses to your questions, seven days a week, virtually around the clock. And on your arrival day, we will meet you in San Pedro and escort you to your villa, on our boat, at our cost, and return you to San Pedro on your departure day. In short, we relieve all the stress of vacation planning. And when you must leave, you'll wish devoutly that you could stay.

5/12/08

Roman Villas

Roman Villas in England

When the Romans invaded Britain in the first century AD they made little attempt to adapt their architecture to the traditions of their new Roman province of Britannia. Rather, they imposed their own Mediterranean style of architecture and town planning. One of the most visible remnants of that style in England is the Roman villa.

In Latin the word villa means simply, "farm", so technically villas were any form of rural agricultural dwelling built in a Roman style. In practice, though, when we speak of villas we mean the country estates of the Romanised British elite. Although at first the conquered tribal aristocracy may have been drawn into towns, it wasn't long before they began a "back to the land" movement. Most large villas are built quite close to major urban centres, generally within ten miles, so the owners were never very far from the centre of affairs. Villas were more than fancy houses, though; they were centres of rural industry and agriculture. In one complex they could hold the landowner and his family, overseers, labourers, storehouses, and industrial buildings. Although some may have been strictly the centre of large farms, others included industry in the form of pottery and metalworking.

Although villas are not unknown in the north of England, by far the largest number were constructed in the fertile lowlands of the south east, particularly in Kent and Sussex.
Roman building falls into two major eras; immediately post-conquest most houses and public buildings were built in timber on stone or wooden foundations, and in the 2nd century were rebuilt in stone.Individual houses were as different then as they are now, but the villas followed some general patterns. Most were one story in height, based on a stone foundation, and capped with slate or clay tiled roofs. These villas also boasted some creature comforts which would not be common to England again for over a thousand years after the end of the Roman era. Mosaic or marbled floors, painted plaster walls, and central heating were not unknown, especially in those villas owned by government officials.

Underfloor heating systems were universal, fed by a separate fire chamber which funneled hot air through stone channels under the building. One wonders how much some of the British aristocrats understood the new Roman styles they were adopting, for in one intriguing case the heating system was never fired up.

Tile floors were common, and most larger villas contained at least one room with a mosaic floor. Walls may have been decorated with mosaics or painted scenes. Roman furniture was made of wood, in patterns similar to Roman style throughout the Empire. Many villas also had separate bath houses.

Floor plans fell into three main categories, the corridor, courtyard, and basilica styles. These styles were occasionally mixed together in the same building. The corridor style is pretty basic architecture; just a long passage with rooms opening off it. [Note: this floor plan drawing and the two that follow are grossly simplified].

By the fourth century the corridor sprouted wings and finally enclosed a central space to become a courtyard house. Although reminiscent of Mediterranean houses arranged around a central atrium, these courtyard villas were actually little more than a three or four sided group of corridors with adjoining rooms.

The basilica, or aisled hall, (also called "barn style") is similar to both earlier Iron Age and later Saxon halls. The hall is a rectangular building, with two rows of interior posts along the length, creating a central nave while leaving space along each long wall.

The golden age of the villa in England was in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. After that they fell into disuse or were taken over for other purposes.

St. Lucia Villas



St. Lucia Villas - Villa Rentals & Sales



Tropical Villas are exclusive, luxury St Lucia properties catering to the discerning visitor who prefers personalised service and values privacy. We manage numerous villa properties and feature a regular roster of luxury Caribbean villas for sale through our real estate offices. Our luxury Caribbean villas range from one to six bedrooms and boast spectacular views and either private or shared swimming pools. Tropical Villa rental properties are self-contained and come with service staff.Â



We can organise airport transfers, self-drive car hire, sightseeing tours, starter food packs and can help coordinate picture-perfect St Lucia honeymoons and weddings. Whether you are looking for an exclusive romantic getaway, a fun-filled family vacation, or are a professional interested in long-term rental, with over thirty years experience Tropical Villas is best poised to meet your St Lucia vacation rental needs.

5/10/08

Caribbean Estates

Caribbean Estates, Lands and Villas

Just off the coast of South America, in the beautiful Caribbean Sea, lie the English-speaking islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

Sandy beaches and turquoise seas surround the quaint, charming island of Tobago. The quiet sister isle to bustling Trinidad, Tobago is an idyllic Caribbean holiday destination.














Tobago is loved for it's friendly people, beautiful landscape, peaceful ambience and true Caribbean flavour. Whether your idea of a vacation means playing 18 holes on the golf course or lounging on the beach, hiking through the rain forest or scuba diving in one of our magnificent reefs, Tobago offers you the perfect holiday setting.

Caribbean Estates, Lands & Villas offers a full real estate service: land and property sales, property management, holiday villa rentals and commercial/tourism investment opportunities. We have a large database of residential and commercial land for sale, as well as luxury and modestly-priced villas for rent and sale to meet all budgets.








We welcome you to take a look here at some of the Tobago properties we offer and invite you to contact us for additional land and villa listings or for further information.
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