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delMango Villa Estate is situated in the very heart of Seminyak – Bali’s hip ’n happening capital of cool. This vibrant neighbourhood boasts the most expensive real estate land on the island, while also laying claim to the highest concentration of international restaurants, Euro-style bars and chic boutiques. Seminyak has long been the playground of bon vivants, bohemians, jetsetters and fashionistas galore, its sweeping beach and groovy nightlife drawing a glamorous, cosmopolitan, crowd of ‘beautiful people’. HOT | Member of Design Hotels™" ARCHITECTURE / DESIGN Architecture & Design: Yoka Sara & Nobuyuki Narabayashi First envisaged by local architect Yoka Sara, whose designs capture the spiritual energy of their surroundings, these single-story sanctuaries are rounded and open-plan, making the most of natural daylight and warm island breezes. Each villa has its own turquoise pool and an airy alfresco dining area that’s covered by a curved stone canopy. Part of the overarching design concept was to blur the lines between inside and out, allowing guests to enjoy the entire environment come rain or shine. This organic, outdoor feel is helped by the abundance of fragrant tropical ??G2?v??6?FB?&?????W2f?6?W2?`?????w&VV??B&VBF?F?R6&VgV????G66VBv&FV?2??g&???????rF?R??FV?F?F???r6&R?b?G2wVW7G2?&?FV7F??rF?RV?f?&???V?B?2&VV?&????( ?26V?G&?6??6?FW&F????F?R???&V6WF???'V??F??r?f?"W???R??2?FP?V?F?&V?g&??&V?Wv&?R&?&?????6???F??W6??7F??P??2&VV?W6VBF?f???6???FW&??v??2&?V?BF?R??FV????B?TB?v?F??r?2&VV???7F??VBF?&?Vv??WBF??V??&VGV6RV?W&w?6??7V?F????WfV?F?R&??W6R'Gv?&??F?&???rF?R&VG&???2?2?FRg&??&V7?6?VBFV?v??B???'???R&?&??7F?&66RGv?7G2w&GV??WF?v&G0?F?R??FV?( ?2???F?F????r&W7FW&?B???t???v?W&P?wVW7G26??RF?6??R?&v??2F2?B7'V?&???wwr???FV?W"??F??W6??6???&??W6R7G&?W2?g&??F?R6??f?'B?b7W7F???FW6?v?VB???V???7G??RgW&??GW&R?F??W'26?G&?????f?Ww2?bF?Rf???0??BF?V?"v&FV?2????rv?F?F?R??FV?( ?2&Vf?V7F?fR??B???F??Vv?F?Rf???2&RF?ffW&V?B6??W2??B6?&R???V@?F?vWF?W"F?7&VFR?&vW"???&R6?6?&?R76W2??F?V? ???FW&??'2f????rF?R6?RV?FW'7FFVBF?V?R?V'F???6?'2?bf??6??27F??R?w&??FR?B?RFW'&?????P?F?R?f??r76W26????B??f?F??r?v???R??FVw&FVB??F6?V?2WV?VBv?F?v?V??r??6W2v?fRwVW7G2F?P?f?W??&??G?F?V????&?fFR????R?6???VB?V?2???F?P?&VG&???2?v??6?vW&R7G??VB'???W6RFW6?v?wW'P???'W?V???&&?6???f?&?W&?7&VF?fRF?&V7F?"@?7WW"?FF?????2??7?&VB'???v?G&VW2?v?BW???6??&?V7G2N( ?'B?V?FW&f??B?v&?FV?v??Bf???'2?V@?F?F?RV?7V?FR&F?&???2?v?W&RwVW7G26?&R?V?W&v??P?V?FW"???6???6??vW"??"6??V6VgV???????f???G??VFvR&F?GV"??F?RFW6?v??bF?V6?VB7W6W2F?R67&VBvV??WG'??`???BV?W&w?7??&??2F?7W?'BF?R?V??rV?W&v?W2?`?F?RG&VF?V?G2???F?R???"'V??F??w2&R7&gFVBg&??&?&???F?R??6?2F??W2??F?R6?BvFW"7v????r????FW?7BF?Rf??vW"?b?fR7??&????BF?R?V???r&?fP?F?R???f????fVGW&W2F?R???GR6?F?????"6?????FVB7F"???F?R6??&6???W'2?&W&W6V?F??rV?W&w???Bf?&R???DT?U"??D??U4??4UDT?$U"#2( "SP???