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As I hold my breath, the gate slides opened an office in San Diego, California draped terrace, and bucolic countryside
slowly aside with glacial grace, as if last year. beyond. I’m pleased to report that the
deliberately building suspense. If this plumbing works with a flawless “whoosh,”
were a television show, the director would Set amid a blooming landscape, white- as well.
doubtless cut to a commercial break as washed walls aglow in the sunshine, Villa
the soundtrack soared to a nail-biting Constantins promises to be an ideally The villa comes with its own staff, too,
crescendo. Instagrammable idyll. In the open-plan liv- so you can roll like “Downton Abbey’s”
ing and dining room, white leather sofas Lord and Lady Grantham. In addition to
When at last the villa comes into view, cluster around a fireplace and a long a nanny, guests enjoy the services of a
I exhale in relief. The five-bedroom farm table extends toward the gourmet chef and a “host”--a sort of modern day
manse is even more impressive than the kitchen. A breeze wafts in through a row butler who has traded Carson’s bowtie
photos on the website of Scott Dunn, a of French doors, thrown open to expose and tailcoat for a polo shirt and khakis.
British-based luxury travel operator which views of the heated infinity pool, vine-

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