Diaries of the Villa Ladies

Friday 27th January 2012

sjvillasblog — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:50:14 +0000

To the Wyndham Hotel on Chelsea Harbour for breakfast with ‘friends anonymous’ and marketing advice for SJV in 2012. Should we go for the big creative spend or stay quiet and hunker down…. hmmm… decisions, decisions.

Thursday 26th January 2012

sjvillasblog — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:24:38 +0000

SJV to SW3…………. counting the days. The new phones are in…….

Tuesday 24th January 2012

sjvillasblog — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:25:22 +0000

Oh dear… the blog… apparently Gwyneth does one every two days… shame on me….. busy with office move and lots of clients……. must blog more… but a nice photo to cheer you all up on this rainy day..

Thursday 19th January 2012

sjvillasblog — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:24:35 +0000

Lunch at Wiltons with the legendary Cedric of villa fame. Good to be back after a certain noble break. Lunch as delicious as ever, even on my new ‘back to starvation’ regime…beef consomme and the best smoked salmon in London.

Friday13th January 2012

sjvillasblog — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:26:38 +0000

SJ Villas are moving!!!!!!! Off to Chelsea in 2 weeks time, 15 Bury Walk, SW3 here we come….. so packing boxes, changing telephone lines and polishing our shoes!

Saturday 8th January 2012

sjvillasblog — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:54:35 +0000

More of the beautiful villa in Bali. There are loads of beautiful villas in Bali, this proved to be a great party house with 5 huge bedrooms spread across 3 pavilions, gorgeous indoor/outdoor bathrooms and an amazing pool area with bar (!), pool table and big sofas and cushions…. loads of space for everyone and unbelievably good value for money… call SJ Villas!

And the bar staff were gorgeous….

And the team in the kitchen……

with that man again…..

Wednesday 3rd January 2012

sjvillasblog — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:03:01 +0000

Back from the Island of the Gods and 10 days in a sublime luxury villa north of Sanur,with loads of space, great infinity pool and lovely in house staff who proved to be great cooks! The traffic is as bad as they say, so for those wanting to party hard then Seminyak might be a better option. We did have an outing to Ubud, I couldn’t believe that this once tranquil village is now full of shops…. lovely dinner at the Four Seasons and obligatory visit to the Amandari Hotel, always a pleasure..

We transited via Zurich airport and got stuck in the mayhem yesterday but I have to say the view of the alps almost made the wait worthwhile!

Wednesday 21st December 2011

sjvillasblog — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:58:11 +0000

Preparing to leave the building and off to Bali for the holidays…….. we have taken a lovely villa overlooking the sea in Sanur. Family flying in from far and wide…. Jakarta, Shanghai, Paris and London…….. and the Rogers already there… let the fiesta begin!

Back in the office on Wednesday 4th Jan 2012..

Wishing SJ Villa friends and family a very happy Christmas and a prosperous and holiday filled New Year.

Friday 16th December 2012

sjvillasblog — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:08:20 +0000

Oh dear.. the blog is suffering……… my camera has died a slow death and the lack of photos has affected my creativity… new camera is being charged this afternoon!

What a dreary day, a dark morning and melted snow falling over Clapham..

Here is a bit of sunshine to cheer you all up…..

A perfect beach house in Jamaica..

Wednesday 8th December 2011

sjvillasblog — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:56:29 +0000

Quick trip to Venice last week to see the lovely new apartment property belonging to the Bauer Hotel. The fabulous Mrs Bortolotto was hostess with mostest and we were spoilt. Loved the wonderful apartments, coming soon to SJV…

Delicious lunch at Riviera on Zatterre…. see photo! A spot of shopping and back to London…..