“As I emerged from the porch of Santa Croce, I was seized with a fierce palpitation of the heart (that same symptom which, in Berlin, is referred to as an attack of the nerves); the well-spring of life was dried up within me, and I walked in constant fear of falling to the ground”. The space When Marie-Henri Beyle (whose pen name is Stendhal) described her unique experience coming out of Santa Croce church in Firenze, noone would have thought that such a feeling (known as the Stendhal syndrome) could have been attributed to other experiences or sights: a stay at Suk the Whote Lotus view.. This is what happens when one enters or even approaches the place. The interior space doesn’t have an end and is not merely delimited by its walls. As soon as we get in we are sucked in, absorbed, projected into an almost dreamy dimension without even understanding what the physical limits of the apartment space are. Coming in we find ourselves in an open space: a kitchen in the left of the room, not immediately visible. Movable panels hyde the cooker, kitchen utensils, pantry and all that’s needed to prepare a meal. In front of it a three seater sofa, a wooden coffee table, a dining table on top of which hangs a designer lamp, and pantings and pictures not hanging on the walls but arranged at floor level as if they would fi hnd, in time, their own natural location. The metal spiral staircase, next to the entrance door, reminds us of the Guggenheim Museum in New York. But we’ll talk more about it later. Everything is naturally lit and enhanced by the french door in front of the sofa. The outdoor space, fully nequipped with a dining table for four and a lounge chair to relax, doesn’t separate or create a distance between indoor and outdoor, but the two areas fuse into one: land, water and air wrap onto each other and become one element. The view of the bay and of the Isola Bella are not just unique in the world for colours, harmony and elegance, but also allow an exclusive view point that is only accessible to few people thanks to Suk the White Lotus view’s position on the side of a cliff. It looks like browsing through the pages of a nature magazine where the subjects are not casual but accurately selected: at the end of the 19th century Lady Travelyan, rich English noblewoman, planted a number of tropical species on the Isola Bella where these plants flourished and mixed with local mediterranean vegetation, creating a unique scenery reminiscent of Avatar’s Pandora. The Island, very close to the shore, sometimes becomes a peninsula thanks to low tide. It is also known as “The pearl of the Mediterranean” thanks to the German Baron Willem von Gloeden who spread the word about the artistic value of the island around the world. The metal spiral staircase mentioned earlier is not just a means to link the living area to the sleeping area but it’s a true work of art that takes us back to the New York Expo of 1939… The two bedrooms, each with an en-suite, are in two separate areas and the second one is accessed from the outside after a small flight of stairs. From the second bedroom, after another small flight of stairs, we access a small terrace. Both rooms have a window, the first one over the Isola Bella, the second one over the small terrace. The panoramic communal swimming pool doesn’t require any comment: the images speak for themselves. A lift takes to a platform between the rocks in front of the Isola Bella. There are sun lounges available to the residents and small step ladders allow access to the sea. It is also possible to access the platform to the sea through panoramic stairs leading down from the outdoor. Air conditioning are in every room and also function as heat pumps. The whole apartment is covered by wi-fi. Guest access Guests will have access to the entire flat and the common areas of the complex: swimming pool and descent to the sea. Registration number IT083097C2S8T23M2I