All those in favor of passing on 20-plus-hour flights to Bali when a waterfront home in Florida provides similar lush settings year-round, say I.
Set within Key Largo’s exclusive Ocean Reef Club, where television star Kathie Lee Gifford once owned a home, a five-bedroom house with serene vistas of Card Sound Bay stands engulfed by the tropical landscape. All yours for $29.4 million, the listing held by Post Taylor Group of Ocean Reef Club Sotheby’s International Realty has potential access to concierge services, a putting green, and a private airport.
The Snapper Point residence was built in 2003 with a breezy indoor-outdoor design that sprawls over 6,400 square feet, framing the neighborhood’s natural beauty from multiple vantages. Public records show it last sold for $9 million in 2015. The “Bali-inspired” features are most apparent in its custom design that mirrors Joglo-style homes, common throughout the Indonesian province.
A central lounge has both ocean vistas and pool access.
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A gable-roofed porch held up by two large wooden columns shelters a wooden front door accented with metal studs. Stone flooring leads into a central lounge, which is a key element of traditional Balinese residences. The room’s high-pitched ceiling, laced with bamboo sticks, is another detail that connects the home with the island’s traditional architecture that stems from the social and spiritual values of the community.
A modern take on a tiki bar sits alongside the screened-in pool.
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The living room and media room open to the swimming pool, which is completely screened in to keep Florida’s notoriously big bugs at bay. In addition to the poolside lounge areas, a tiki bar, hot tub, and cabana bath are nearby. Elsewhere, the dining room accommodates…
