If you wanted to characterise the experience and the feel of a stay at Bina Maya, it would be one word – thoughtful.

The purpose-built villas are in tune with where they are. Being in a bushland setting, nature is all  around, and you have (almost always) a sight line to the trees. You’ll find spacious built in window seats and bedrooms configured to face the view – almost cinema-like in scope. These are perhaps the bigger details that have been worked out architecturally but then there’s the smaller details, which add texture to a stay, making it feel like a home away from home – or perhaps that your infinitely cooler mate has lent you their place for the week. There’s living house plants, not fake plastic trees; solid modern furniture and an array of blankets, throws and cushions that up the comfort level, without ever feeling like clutter; yoga mats propped in the corner, just in case; Sonos speakers that are a step above in the sound department; a well-curated selection of cookbooks and quality magazines, well-thumbed for a reason, and a little clue (for those lovers of Through The Keyhole) that owner Sara Greay is a bit of a foodie. A fact that’s carried through to the well-appointed kitchens. Spacious and well designed, they offer a place for some to cook and for others to perch. You’ll find a pantry stocked with ground coffee, including decaf, popping corn for a movie night,  spices, herbs, sauces, good local olive oil, vinegars and quality pink salt. You may not want to leave.