SaffronStays Sunglade

Not too far away from the city of Mumbai, at the top of a hillock, overlooking the ocean and on the edge of a wildlife sanctuary, lies SaffronStays Sunglade, 4-bedroom home in Kashid with a jacuzzi and interiors that have been recently refurbished by a leading interior designer. This five-acre estate is skirted by a stream from around the back that gurgles during the monsoon season. It is a WADI, dense with hundreds of coconut and mango trees, and also has a few trees bearing sitaphal (custard apple), peru (guava), figs, bananas and lemons. Some seasonal vegetables are grown most of the year and are used in making lip-smacking home-fresh meals. Wake up to watch the sunrise over the forest from the small upper terrace early in the morning. Whereas, the sunset over the ocean is a breathtaking sight from the very large terrace during the golden hour. As dusk evolves to night, you can gaze at the vast expanse of stars, satellites and the moon overhead: a real-life planetarium. There are two bedrooms on the ground floor and a very large third bedroom on a lower level with antique furniture and floor-to-ceiling glass windows. The fourth bedroom is a large stand-alone room with a sit-out just behind the main house offering lovely views of the greenery and the sea. The bedrooms are surrounded by trees and bougainvillaea flowers that almost intrude into the home itself, especially the lower large bedroom. The home also has a well-furnished living-cum-dining room and a large terrace with outdoor cane furniture along with a painted handcart that serves as an outdoor dining table. A giant tree canopy nearby shades an eight-ten-seater cane furniture set and overlooks the forest. Next to it sits a jacuzzi surrounded by greenery and birdsong. Enjoy a dining experience as you indulge in lip-smacking food prepared with seasonal organic vegetables plucked from the certified organic farm on the premises and locally-sourced produce. You can take a dip in the jacuzzi, read on the swings, play board games indoors, or take a walk or drive to the three private beaches nearby from one to three kilometres away. The Dande Beach (less than a km) which is small, quiet and private, and the Kashid beach (3 km) and Murud beach (4 km), which are busier and offer a number of water sports along with the Nandgaon beach (less than 3 km). There is also the ancient Janjira Fort in the middle of the ocean and the Reserve Forest/ Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary that you can visit for a trek. Partner Home: No