{"key":"villa-blanca","blocks":[{"section":"intro","body":"Everything about Villa Blanca is white, tall and open. Pale stone floors run from the entrance hall through a double-height living room to a pavilion that faces the pool, and the glass walls between them slide away so the house and the garden read as one space. Eleven bedrooms and nine and a half bathrooms put it in a small class of Miami houses that can hold a whole family, a wedding party or a team off-site under one roof without anyone sharing a wall they would rather not."},{"section":"setting","heading":"Miami, close to Aventura","body":"The estate sits behind palms and a lit entrance path in a residential pocket of Miami, near Aventura Mall and a short drive from the beaches. It is a house you arrive at rather than pass, with parking on the property and a garden large enough to hold a tennis court and a full pool terrace without crowding the lawn. Everything beyond the gate is a drive, so a car for the stay is the sensible plan.","bullets":["Near Aventura Mall and the Miami beaches","Lit entrance path through palm gardens","Parking on the property","Large private garden with lawn"]},{"section":"interiors","heading":"Living, dining and the kitchen","body":"The main living room is double height, with a deep sectional, a built-in media wall and a staircase that turns the room into a gallery. A pool table sits on the upper living level behind a glass balustrade. The dining table is long enough for a full house, set beneath tall windows that open to the pool, and the kitchen beyond it is a marble waterfall island with a row of bar stools, double ovens, a wine fridge and an espresso machine. Purified drinking water is on tap.","bullets":["Double-height living room with a sectional and media wall","Pool table on the upper level","Long dining table opening to the pool","Marble waterfall island kitchen with bar seating","Espresso machine and purified drinking water","Flat-screen TVs and central air conditioning"]},{"section":"bedrooms","heading":"Eleven bedrooms","body":"There are four king rooms, among them the Master, three rooms with two queens each and four rooms with a queen, fourteen beds in all. The suites run to sitting areas and a walk-in dressing room with built-in shelving, and the bathrooms bring glass steam showers, a deep soaking tub and vanities with lit mirrors. In-room safes are provided. Send us your party and we confirm how the house is set up for it before you arrive.","bullets":["Four king bedrooms: Master and Bedrooms 5, 7 and 9","Steam showers, soaking tub and lit-mirror vanities","Two queen beds each in Bedrooms 4, 6 and 8","One queen each in Bedrooms 2, 3, 10 and 11","Nine and a half bathrooms","Sitting areas and a walk-in dressing room with built-in shelving","In-room safes"]},{"section":"outdoors","heading":"Pool, court and pavilion","body":"The pool is a long, angular rectangle with in-water loungers and a raised spa corner, lit after dark so the whole house glows white against the garden. Beside it is a full tennis court, with a basketball hoop on the grounds, and a covered pavilion with a timber ceiling holds a long outdoor dining table and a lounge facing the water. A built-in outdoor kitchen with a barbecue means the evening never has to move indoors.","bullets":["Floodlit pool with in-water loungers and spa corner","Full-size tennis court","Basketball hoop","Covered pavilion with dining table and lounge","Outdoor kitchen and barbecue","Poolside dining under a cantilever umbrella"]},{"section":"wellness","heading":"Sauna and steam","body":"Wellness is built into the plan rather than added to it. An infrared sauna sits inside the house, and the bathrooms pair glass steam showers with a deep soaking tub. After a day on the court or at the pool, the house resets itself without anyone leaving the property.","bullets":["Infrared sauna","Glass steam shower","Soaking tub"]},{"section":"ideal-for","heading":"Best For","body":null,"bullets":["Large family reunions and multi-generational trips","Wedding parties and milestone celebrations","Corporate and team retreats that want a tennis court on site","Groups who want a pool, a court and a sauna without leaving the property"]}]}