The 3 categories of residence at Aashyana Lakhanpal determine the levels of luxuriousness and service provided in the rooms. Note that all guests have access to a swimming pool and beachfront.

Booked as a whole, the 2 villas and 3 casinhas can accommodate a total of 28 people and are thus ideal for a wedding group or large family get-together.

Villa Aashyana – the centrepiece property – has 5 large, expensively furnished bedrooms, all kitted out with four-poster beds, sofas, writing tables and expensive artwork.

Besides the bedrooms, there are many nooks and corners to spend your days and nights in: a lovely library, a large, beautiful living room with big satellite television, an office space with computers and internet, and the long back verandah that stretches the length of the house, with innumerable chairs and seating areas and a large dining table that looks over one of the most gorgeous gardens in the state.

Villa Venus is a cosier, more intimate affair, ideal for a smaller family or group of friends. A large open living space with couches, television, a dining table and kitchen to the side leads to the 3 bedrooms in the rear of the house.

Tastefully furnished with cool terracotta tiles under your feet, the villa also has its own pool, protected by trees, a small garden and a high boundary wall.

Casinhas all have 2 bedrooms equipped with moulded beds and cupboard space. Their open-plan living rooms, with wicker chairs, big-screen television and moulded seating areas plumped with cushions, lead to a small but perfect sit-out area decorated with plants.

The kitchens are large and incredibly well equipped, the bedrooms perfectly comfortable (if not as impressive as the living areas), and the bathrooms nice and spacious.