{"key":"villa-maya-vr","blocks":[{"section":"intro","body":"Villa Maya is the smallest house in this collection and the one with the most to do in it. Everything sits on one level across 3,600 square feet, with expansive glass and high ceilings keeping it bright, and a gourmet kitchen built around a large island that the whole group ends up standing at. The master suite opens onto its own terrace above the pool."},{"section":"setting","heading":"North Miami Beach","body":"For a group of twelve this address does the job without the Miami Beach premium. Aventura Mall is four kilometres, the Sunny Isles and Haulover beaches are five or six, and Oleta River State Park has mangrove kayaking and mountain bike trails a similar distance away. The street is residential, so the basketball court in the backyard is not a neighbour dispute waiting to happen."},{"section":"interiors","heading":"Inside the house","body":"Five bedrooms on a single level with no stairs anywhere, which matters for grandparents and for anyone carrying a toddler at two in the morning. The master has a spa-style en-suite and a private terrace. Two rooms carry queens and two carry a pair of full beds each, so the house takes twelve. Open-concept living and dining run off the kitchen island.","bullets":["Five bedrooms on one level, four full bathrooms plus a half","Master with king bed, spa-style en-suite and private terrace","Two rooms with queen beds","Two rooms with two full beds each","Gourmet kitchen with a large island and high-end appliances","Expansive glass walls and high ceilings","3,600 sq ft single-storey plan"]},{"section":"outdoors","heading":"The backyard","body":"This is the most heavily equipped outdoor space in the collection. A pool and spa, a half basketball court, a barbecue with an outdoor kitchen and an outdoor dining setting, with billiards and ping pong indoors and out of the sun. For a group with teenagers it removes the daily question of what to do between breakfast and dinner.","bullets":["Pool and spa","Half basketball court","Billiards table","Ping pong table","Barbecue with outdoor kitchen","Outdoor dining area"]},{"section":"activities","heading":"What fills a day here","body":"Basketball in the morning before it gets hot, pool through the middle of the day, billiards and ping pong in the afternoon, barbecue in the evening. When the group wants to leave, Oleta River State Park is the local standout, with kayaking through mangroves and off-road bike trails, and Haulover is the nearest good sand.","bullets":["Half basketball court on the property","Oleta River State Park kayaking and bike trails","Haulover and Sunny Isles beaches","Aventura Mall for a wet afternoon"]},{"section":"ideal-for","heading":"Best For","body":null,"bullets":["Families with teenagers who need something to do on site","Mid-size groups of up to twelve","Anyone who needs a house with no stairs","Active groups who will use the court daily"]}]}