Beautifully presented, private and superbly spacious, this family home set in wonderful, lush tropical gardens with incredible views is unlike any other you will find in Atawhai.

Less than 5 minutes' drive from Nelson city centre, and located in much-admired Bay View Road, Number 70 is truly distinctive, from its stately twin Washingtonia palms and security gate outside to its huge private entertainers' deck and triple lounge areas.

With a generous 340sqm floor plan designed to capture all day sun, this is a stunningly roomy home, packed with features and with lovely macrocarpa timber joinery and floorboards and large windows to capture the magnificent vista, extending from the city and port, including The Cut, to Separation Point.

Four large bedrooms are on offer, including a master bedroom suite situated privately away from the rest of the house. You have an office as well, two beautifully tiled bathrooms, a separate guest toilet, a fabulous family room opening to the deck and a delightful kitchen, updated with premium appliances.

It is a spacious, thoughtfully designed home that will captivate both entertainers and families.

Design details make it a step above the usual. An architectural highlight is the amazing entry hall with its barrel vaulted, macrocarpa-ceiling. This amazing space - big enough for parties - separates living and bedroom wings.

Schist stone for feature walls and cladding adds to the appeal of the home, set on a 843sqm section whose wonderful landscaped gardens provide privacy and shelter. A water feature on the front of the deck simply adds to the tropical, tranquil feel. At night, garden lighting makes for an enchanting scene

A Colonial cedar hot tub stays with the house. From here, on the deck, you can enjoy a soak, with a glass of wine watching the lights of the port and across the Bay.

While the home was completed in 2005, the current owners have transformed it with numerous updates and an accent on quality fittings and decor.

Floor plan available at request.