The valet welcomes you home and takes your car to its designated place in the spotless garage. You enter the impressive, arched, European-style wrought iron and glass front doors into the rotunda. Underfoot, a rich, multi-coloured marble floor sculpted into starburst motif leads you to the concierge station where you’re greeted and given entry into the gallery, a hushed anteroom, the promise of sumptuous luxuries to come.

In front of you a grand debutante staircase leads down to the garden terrace lounge, a soaring two storey space with floor-to-ceiling French windows, chateau-style fireplace and views to the formal gardens and ravine nestled at the rear of the building. Oversize club chairs and private writing desks make this an ideal location for meeting neighbours, entertaining guests or for just catching up with your personal correspondence in sundrenched tranquility.

All suites, other than those located on the ground floor and garden level, have direct access via private elevator, and what an elevator it is. Paneled in rare wood with rich marble floors, each cab also contains fine art and the curio cabinet stocked with rare porcelain and statuary.

Authorized service and delivery personnel will take a different route to your suite via separate service corridor and elevators. Well-monitored, they are denied access until you answer the chime at the door and let them into your suite personally.

Your private elevator carries you directly to your suite, opening into a sumptuous, brightly-lit, stunningly beautiful space. Your home.

Elegant, inspired architectural touches, coffered 10 foot high soaring ceilings, cornice mouldings and Doric columns create splendour and style. Walk past the spacious entry foyer and discover a unique blend of European magnificence and thoughtful detailing designed to make life sublime.

Most suites have welcoming morning rooms, full size dining rooms, breathtaking balconies and bay windows, dens and libraries, his and hers luxurious ensuites and majestic fireplaces. Gourmet kitchens offer a selection of top-of-the-line appliances from names such as Sub-Zero, Miele and Thermidor. and finishes of marble, slate, limestone and granite create a timeless, tasteful ambience. In ground floor suites, landscaped private gardens and in penthouse suites, rooftop terraces from tranquil, welcoming sanctuaries. Access to the formal garden, and sculpture patio overlooking the ravine, is through the garden terrace lounge. As well as the aforementioned delights, you’ll also discover the gazebo, circular stairway and landscaped pathways meandering throughout the ravine greenery.