Advertisement
Dublin: 10 °C Thursday 25 April, 2024
Property Porn

Ten beach villas we wish we could afford

It’s sunny out, and the national obsession with property is all over the news. These getaways start at €4.2m.

WITH THE PUBLICATION of the Nyberg report, the topic of property is back at the top of the national agenda.

Last week, NAMA chairman Frank Daly said his agency could begin lending in a bid to kickstart the property market too. Then there was last week’s ‘fire sale’ of distressed properties at the Shelbourne.

But hey, the weather’s getting better so maybe it’s time to give ourselves a break and fantasise about the kind of beach villas we’d escape to were we lucky enough to be able to afford it.

None of the following are in Ireland. We wouldn’t want to be accused of triggering another firesale at some point in future…

Ten beach villas we wish we could afford
1 / 23
  • 01 - Six Senses Soneva Kiri, Koh Raet, Thailand - €26.6m

  • 01 - Six Senses Soneva Kiri, Koh Raet, Thailand - €26.6m

  • 01 - Six Senses Soneva Kiri, Koh Raet, Thailand - €26.6m

  • 02 - Palm Rosa, St James, Barbados - €11.7m

  • 02 - Palm Rosa, St James, Barbados - €11.7m

  • 03 - La Zagaleta, Marbella, Spain - €9m

  • 03 - La Zagaleta, Marbella, Spain - €9m

  • 03 - La Zagaleta, Marbella, Spain - €9m

  • 04 - Villa Wang Nam Jai, Phuket, Thailand - €7.8m

  • 04 - Villa Wang Nam Jai, Phuket, Thailand - €7.8m

  • 04 - Villa Wang Nam Jai, Phuket, Thailand - €7.8m

  • 05 - Villa Yin, Phuket, Thailand - €6.5m

  • 05 - Villa Yin, Phuket, Thailand - €6.5m

  • 06 - La Zagaleta, Malaga, Spain - €6m

  • 06 - La Zagaleta, Malaga, Spain - €6m

  • 07 - Chan Grajang, Phuket, Thailand - €5.6m

  • 07 - Chan Grajang, Phuket, Thailand - €5.6m

  • 08 - Jomchang, Phuket, Thailand - €5.6m

  • 08 - Jomchang, Phuket, Thailand - €5.6m

  • 09 - Andara, Phuket, Thailand - €5.3m

  • 09 - Andara, Phuket, Thailand - €5.3m

  • 10 - Chateau de Bussiere, Touraine, France - €4m

  • 10 - Chateau de Bussiere, Touraine, France - €4m

All of these properties can be bought from Ocean Villas Group, from whose website the photographs have been sourced.