Surrounded by a forest of fragrant cinnamon trees and lush rice paddies with a glimpse of the ocean in the distance, its fourteen villas (with 11 more on the way) are nestled within the jungle and feature floor to ceiling glass doors opening onto decks with private plunge pools.

The sense of peace and of merging the indoors with the outdoors is paramount, with nature as the centrepiece.

Home to several hundred species of trees, plants, animals and birds, we marvel at a purple faced leaf monkey swinging through high branches close by and relish a stroll with the hotel’s resident wildlife guide, along one of the nature trails within this captivating 33-acre property.