The villa Villa Alaia, Cedars Mount View Check-in It’s T-minus 15 minutes till arrival at our bush-luxe abode, nestled on private farmland in the Hunter Valley’s underrated southern reaches, and I’ve just spotted a wombat in the wild. The thrill of this rare twilight road sighting is soon surpassed by another equally rare sighting — a magnificent indoor spa bath, nuzzling a corner window with views that slope down a grassy hill to a creek fortified with towering gums. Who’s to say which sighting is better? (But it’s the bath.
The bath is better.) Villa Alaia is fifth luxury villa at the Cedars Mount View estate. Villa Alaia is the fifth and most recent luxury villa to launch on the sprawling 38-hectare Cedars Mount View estate.
Like its sibling properties before it, it’s designed for ultimate seclusion. A crunchy dirt track drive in, hemmed by bush, wildflowers and pastoral surrounds, is a rustic prelude to some serious mod cons (hello, EV fast charger). Arriving after dark on a drizzly, cold Friday, the toasty open-plan compound wraps us in warmth and sustenance.
A welcome platter piled with local meats and cheese, and a bottle of cuvee is the only thing standing between us and a steamy tub soak right now. The look There are echoes of the Mediterranean in the modern interiors. You can tell this top-to-toe new build has been deeply considered.
The compound is clad on three sides for total privacy but for the odd mob of kangaroos. Its corrugated metal exterior le.
