A great luxury villa reflects a couple of simple holiday truths. You’re going to be spending a lot of time enjoying the sun by the pool; you want to eat, and ideally cook, outdoors; and you want to spend your evenings in the company of a spectacular view, preferably with something chilled in your hand.
Villa Noa is carefully configured around these simple truths. Yes, the house is aesthetically pleasing. It’s done out in a Scandi-chic fashion and dotted with stylish interiors touches, from the statement fireplace, cool rugs and designer lighting to the oversized mosaic headboards in the bedrooms.
But the emphasis here is firmly on how you spend your time outdoors. The gardens have a lovely pool area at their heart, with conveniently nearby outdoor kitchen and dining areas.
Set high above Marbella in an upmarket Sierra Blanca residential complex, Villa Noa also understands the value of a good view. The house rises up from the garden through a couple of terraces to a tower, in the style of a grand Andalucian palace.
In the evenings the tower is the only place to be. As the cool breeze comes in off the sea, the sun melts slowly into the horizon and the lights of the coast below start to twinkle, it’s just a spectacular spot. The stuff of which those unforgettable holiday memories are made, in fact.