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Almost there final touches underway

Open-plan living and dining at The Villa

At last. The furniture is in, and we're now stocking the kitchen and bedrooms with all the essentials. It's starting to feel like a home — warm, welcoming, and ready to host unforgettable stays. We have completed our first road test, and things are coming together.

Written by Naiko and first published on naikoatthebluff.com.au. Reproduced here word for word.

The Villa is finished, and taking bookings

Adelaide90 minutes northVictor HarborCape JervisKangaroo IslandNaiko RetreatDeep CreekNaiko at the BluffEncounter BayBackstairs Passage, and the Southern Ocean beyond
Plotted from real coordinates, so the bearings and the distances between points hold. The coastline is deliberately not drawn — approximating the shape of a real place and presenting it as a map is how maps start lying.
Aerial view of the secluded cove and clear aquamarine water below Naiko Retreat

Naiko Retreat

333 Rarkang Road, Deep Creek SA 5204

Under two hours from Adelaide — 114km, the last 6km unsealed

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The Villa's signature curved roof against the bay

Naiko at the Bluff

28 Jagger Road, Encounter Bay SA 5211

About 80 minutes from Adelaide

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Two houses, one coastline

They are close enough that people do both in a week and far enough apart that they are not the same holiday. The Retreat is at the end of the peninsula with the last six kilometres unsealed. The Villa is ten minutes above Victor Harbor, with a bakery, a pub and a beach in walking distance of the car.

333 Rarkang Road, Deep Creek SA 5204

Under two hours from Adelaide — 114km, the last 6km unsealed

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28 Jagger Road, Encounter Bay SA 5211

About 80 minutes from Adelaide

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Helivista fly in from Adelaide Airport, and Off Piste 4WD will collect you and stop in McLaren Vale on the way down.