5/5 Damian S. 1 year ago on Google
As
an
urbanite,
this
was
just
the
spot
for
my
annual
solo
retreat.
I
needed
a
private,
chill
space
where
I
could
work
on
my
art,
uninterrupted,
and
I'm
picky.
I
like
to
find
rental
homes
slightly
off
the
grid
and
aesthetically
full
of
inspo,
à
la
Architecture
Digest.
My
process
includes
meditation
and
yoga,
writing,
reading,
watching
films,
slow
cooking,
good
music,
the
best
wine,
massage,
mani/pedis
-
anything
that
will
bring
out
my
highest
vibe
-
in
order
to
produce
my
most
authentic
work.
I
booked
their
cute
AF
Pool
House,
and
was
not
disappointed.
The
owner/host,
John,
was
charming,
a
delight
to
liaise
with,
is
switched
on
and
cool.
He
arranged
for
their
driver,
Uncle
Kevin,
to
do
my
airport
runs,
and
anything
in
between.
When
I
arrived
at
this
cluster
of
pink
cottages
-
aka
shangri
la
-
hidden
away
just
beyond
the
smallest
drawbridge
in
the
world,
my
brain
went
full
bananas
on
the
beauty,
and
then
full
on
decompression
mode.
It
could
have
been
the
welcome
rum
punch
called
the
"Swizzle".
It
could
have
been
the
lush,
old-growth
subtropical
gardens
and
the
tree
frogs'
song
that
begins
at
sunset.
Perhaps
it
was
the
well-appointed,
sustainable,
modern
vintage
interiors
that
Alie
mostly
sourced
from
the
Young's
storage
units
filled
with
pieces
left
over
from
their
luxury
hotel
days,
mindfully
restored
on
island,
then
added
in
her
ridic
sense
of
color,
placement
and
perspective?
Maybe
it
was
the
way
the
Pool
House
sits
just
above
a
Slim
Aarons-style
poolside
situation,
dotted
with
sculptures
at
dance-and-play,
where
morning
salutations
begin
with
some
legit,
mysteriously
wonderful
chakra
calming
bowls,
bells
and
flutes
(Alie
advised
this
was
a
Tibetan
album
by
Massage
Tribe),
and
evenings
are
surrounded
by
twinkle
lights
and
the
clearest,
unpolluted
view
of
the
stars?
It
was
absolutely
the
way
this
poolside
vibe
is
positioned
just
off
a
trail
that
cuts
through
ancient
volcanic
rock,
where
I
took
my
daily
walks,
and
the
energy
feels
so
immersive
and
healing,
you
can't
help
but
be
encouraged
to
conjure
your
best
art.
The
Ledgelets
is,
fine
art.
Happy
to
get
lost
in
this
mystic
part
of
the
Bermuda
Triangle
anytime."