Waterside Retreat: Luxury Home With Lazy River
Five-star resorts will envy the amenities at this luxury home, which include an enormous swimming pool, hot tub, lounge and fire features. Still, the piece de résistance is the 200-foot-long lazy river. The feature flows through the entire backyard and boasts waterfalls and fountains at nearly every turn.
Overview of Luxury Backyard and Pool
Five-star resorts might well be jealous of this home's spectacular backyard with a lazy river, palatial pool and outdoor entertaining areas galore.
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Lazy River and Sitting Area
This 200-foot lazy river winds its graceful way around a sunken sitting area, warmed by a fire pit. Palm trees complete the luxurious oasis look.
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Fire Pit With Circular Bench
A built-in bench wraps around this fire pit for evening gatherings as cozy as they are luxurious.
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Patio and Pool With Fire Pots
This mansion's palatial outdoor areas would make the Greek gods feel right at home. At night, fire pots blaze away around the perimeter of the pool.
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Luxury Pool With Fire Pots
This home's water features put resorts to shame: There's a large pool that feeds into a lazy river. The pool deck is travertine tile. Fire pots make a blazing border.
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Circular Sitting Area With Fire Pit
This circular sitting area has a fire pit and 360-degree views of the mansion's incredible outdoor space. Grab a custom-made cushion and take in the setting, including a lazy river and tropical landscaping. Belgard flagstone pavers make up the nearby walkway.
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Waterfall on Lazy River
Because what would a lazy river be without a cruise underneath a waterfall? Pergolas supported by columns are a visual connection to the columns seen throughout the main residence.
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Sunken Sitting Area With Fire Pit
This sunken sitting area is surrounded by the home's lazy river; blue pillows pick up the water's color. Add a fire pit and some tropical plants...yup, outdoor entertaining at its most chic!
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Luxury Pool and Stone Patio
This home's water features, including a 200-foot lazy river, wind around patios and sitting areas. Staycation, anyone?
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Raised Patio and Pergola
A raised patio gets the spotlight underneath a pergola. Curved wicker seating stands up to the weather and echoes the curved pool steps and fire bowls.
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Swimming Pool and Splash Pad
This house's outdoor areas include a water wonderland. There's a large pool and a splash pad island, surrounded by a lazy river. Fire pots double as fountains. An arched bridge leads from the main house over the river to the splash pad.
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Splash Pad and Hot Tub
A clean line of sight stretches from this spa across the splash pad and pool, all the way to the home's front door.
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Swimming Pool and Pergolas
Gas-fueled fire pots frame the steps to the swimming pool. Pergolas shade the lazy river as well as a raised platform with seating. Glorious!
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Covered Kitchen With Wicker Barstools
Under a portico next to the pool is this posh kitchen. It has a grill, a bar and wicker barstools. The backsplash and floor are glamorous travertine tile. Grill: Fire Magic Black Diamond
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Black Grill and Range Hood
The outdoor kitchen, shielded under a portico, has high-end style and appliances: a Fire Magic platinum grill and range hood and a travertine tile backsplash.
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Outdoor Dining Table With Fire Pit
This dining table keeps things elegant and weather friendly with woven wicker seating and a fire pit that runs down the center of the table. The patio is made of travertine pavers.
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Covered Lounge With TV
The line between indoor and outdoor living is luxuriously crossed at this home. Here, arched open doorways lead into a well-equipped lounge with a tv, fireplace and kitchen.
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Tropical Plants and Hot Tub
Tropical plants and stone walkways surround this home's multiple, luxurious water features.
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Photo By: Joe Traina