{"key":"villa-costa","blocks":[{"section":"intro","body":"Staff is the thing here. Housekeeping, property management and concierge are part of the booking rather than a line added to it, so beds get made, the kitchen gets reset and somebody local answers the phone when the group needs a table or a driver. The house around that service is Mediterranean: terracotta roofline, arched colonnades, wrought-iron detail, and a courtyard in the middle that lights the internal rooms and gives the house a private outdoor space facing nothing but itself. Every bedroom has its own bathroom."},{"section":"setting","heading":"Gated community near the Gables","body":"The estate sits inside a gated community rather than behind a private gate on a public street, which is a different kind of quiet: the perimeter is controlled at the community entrance rather than at the front door. Coral Gables is twelve minutes away by car and the Biltmore ten, which puts the restaurants and the older architecture of that side of the city within easy reach. There is parking on the property. Everything outside the community is a drive, so a car for the week is the sensible arrangement.","bullets":["Inside a gated community, not only a gated plot","Coral Gables, twelve minutes by car","Biltmore Hotel, ten minutes by car","Private parking for the stay","Quiet hours from 10 PM to 8 AM"]},{"section":"interiors","heading":"Courtyard and five suites","body":"The courtyard is the organizing idea. It sits in the middle of the plan, pulls daylight into rooms that would otherwise face a wall, and works as an outdoor room that no neighbor and no passing car can see into. Around it, arched colonnades and wrought-iron detail carry the Mediterranean language indoors. All five bedrooms are en-suite, two on the ground floor and three above, with a king in the master, two further kings upstairs, one queen room and one room with two queens. A dedicated home office sits in the main house, and there is a washer and dryer in the unit.","bullets":["Interior courtyard bringing light into the central rooms","All five bedrooms en-suite, five and a half bathrooms","Three king rooms, one queen room, one room with two queens","Two bedrooms on the ground floor, three upstairs","Dedicated home office with high-speed wi-fi","Chef-grade kitchen, espresso machine, purified drinking water","Washer and dryer in the house"]},{"section":"outdoors","heading":"Pool house and courtyard","body":"The pool house is the unusual part of the plan: a separate structure with its own bedroom, so a couple, a set of grandparents or a nanny can have real distance from the main house without leaving the property. The pool deck steps off the main living area into the garden, with outdoor furniture and an alfresco dining setup, and a barbecue for evenings that stay at home. The interior courtyard doubles the outdoor space, giving the house a sheltered option when the sun is high and an open one when it is not.","bullets":["Separate pool house with its own bedroom","Pool deck off the main living area","Interior courtyard as a second outdoor room","Barbecue and alfresco dining","Outdoor furniture through the garden","Beach chairs available at the house"]},{"section":"activities","heading":"A working week here","body":"The five-night floor and the office are what make this a working house rather than a weekend one. Groups here tend to settle: the concierge handles reservations and logistics, housekeeping keeps the place from degrading over a long stay, and the days split between the courtyard, the pool and short drives. Coral Gables and the Biltmore, ten and twelve minutes out, cover dinner and a walk through the older part of Miami. Evenings usually end at the barbecue or in the courtyard, which stays comfortable while the pool deck is still in full sun.","bullets":["Dinner and architecture around Coral Gables and the Biltmore","Work days from the dedicated office","Courtyard afternoons out of the direct sun","Barbecue evenings on the pool deck","Laundry and resets handled between the washer, dryer and housekeeping"]},{"section":"staff-service","heading":"What is included","body":"Housekeeping, property management and concierge are included for the length of the stay rather than arranged separately, which changes how a long booking feels: the kitchen resets, the towels turn over, and there is a local point of contact for restaurant tables, transport and anything that breaks. Confirm the exact party size with us when you inquire, so the house is set up for the right number before anyone arrives. It is worth saying what this is not. No chef is listed on this property, so group meals run out of the chef-grade kitchen by the guests unless something separate is arranged with our concierge team in advance.","bullets":["Housekeeping included for the duration of the stay","Property management on call","Concierge service included","No chef is included, the kitchen is for guest use","Confirm your exact party size with us when you inquire","Anything beyond the included service is arranged through our concierge team"]},{"section":"ideal-for","heading":"Best For","body":null,"bullets":["Groups who want housekeeping included rather than arranged","Multi-generational trips needing a separate pool house suite","Parties where every couple wants an en-suite","Remote workers on a five-night or longer stay","Travelers drawn to Mediterranean architecture over modern Miami"]}]}