Zona Dorada · 4-bedroom house · US$1,085,000

''Casa Paradise'' is a Vallartense-style villa that has been expanded and substantially renovated over the last eight years by its owners who've carefully retained its authenticity within the Bucerias community. This is a rare find of a large home set on a huge residential lot in the heart of the Zona Dorada, just two blocks from two protected beach accesses and amidst the popular restaurants, galleries and boutiques. It's an oasis of tranquility and rustic elegance. Among its increased spaces is a charming one bedroom/one bathroom casita—rendering superb function and liveability, and complementing main home's three bedrooms and 2-1/2 bathrooms. Practically all surfaces have been refinished and modernised, along with refitting of plumbing and electrical installations. The main home has three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms, while the studio-style casita offers a fourth bedroom and bathroom with independent entrance. Huge living areas with lofty ceilings and ample exterior lounge spaces that surround an immense pool by interconnecting terraced patios, offer fabulous indoor-outdoor living. Other spaces have been purposed for home office and art studio use. In addition it's been afforded thoughtful professional interior design. Two large parking spaces, huge backyard patio, large laundry/service room and huge pantry add comfort and convenience. Valuable furniture, fixtures, appliances, electronics, kitchenware, extensive accessories and most art and decorative items of the main home are included. (Note: Casita is unfurnished.) Enveloped in lush greenery, this is the essence of tropical living in this great town.