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Song of the Saa Song Saa Island Resort

On Fri­day, while set­ting out pro­pos­als for new laws enabling for­eign­ers to buy into the local prop­erty mar­ket, Prime Min­is­ter Hun Sen of Cam­bo­dia enthused,

“Our coun­try is the best place for sec­ond homes where for­eign­ers can relax and stay when they retire,” he said. “Our coun­try is a des­ti­na­tion with intact nat­ural resources and good weather, and this is the right time to absorb cap­i­tal flow into Cambodia.”

In con­trast with Thai­land, Cambodia’s islands remain largely unde­vel­oped. Many are deserted, offer­ing stun­ning scenery, abun­dant marine life, and secluded white sandy beaches. Now the Aus­tralian Bro­con Group is aim­ing to prove it is pos­si­ble to blend lux­ury liv­ing with a pro­found con­ser­va­tion ethic in what is set to become a land­mark devel­op­ment in these pris­tine waters.

Today has seen five exclu­sive lux­ury two-bedroom vil­las released for sale on the tiny binary island sys­tem known affec­tion­ately as Song Saa – which means ‘The Sweet­hearts’ in Khmer – set in Cambodia’s unspoilt Koh Rong Arch­i­pel­ago. In all only 15 over-water and rain­for­est bun­ga­lows and vil­las are to be built on this exclu­sive trea­sure of an island.

Due for com­ple­tion in 2010 the Vil­las are con­structed largely from sus­tain­able for­est mate­ri­als, yield low car­bon emis­sions, and sport a waste recy­cling sys­tem that ensures noth­ing unto­ward ever reaches the sen­si­tive ocean environment.

Con­stantly mon­i­tor­ing the health of the teem­ing reefs that sur­round the island is a full-time marine biol­o­gist, who also helps teach local com­mu­ni­ties sus­tain­able fish­ing methods.

“This has been great for both the envi­ron­ment and the com­mu­nity but also pro­vides the added attrac­tion of hav­ing an expert on hand to take guests and villa own­ers out div­ing or snorkelling on the resort’s own reef,” said Song Saa’s founder and chair­man Mr Rory Hunter. “Song Saa will really be at the top end of the mar­ket for lux­ury resorts in Cam­bo­dia and will offer the unique expe­ri­ence of an exclu­sive pri­vate island hideaway,”

The rav­ish­ingly illus­trated online brochure lists the fol­low­ing key resort delights.

A five-star restau­rant and lounge will be con­structed over water so as to take full advan­tage of the islands’ spec­tac­u­lar sun­sets, seascapes and starry nights. A spa and well­ness cen­tre is to be set into the rain­for­est. A yoga and med­i­ta­tion cen­tre is planned for the east­ern shore, ideal for prac­tis­ing yoga at sun­rise. A beach­side water-sports cen­tre will offer sail­ing, div­ing, kayak­ing and snorkelling, and guests and res­i­dents alike will have access to a shared west-facing infin­ity edge swim­ming pool.

Drool­ing over the site map I noticed some­thing else. Right in the cen­tre of the island an area was intrigu­ingly marked ‘Star Gaz­ing Plat­form’. I won­der if the devel­op­ers could be per­suaded to throw in an astro­nom­i­cal tele­scope? Just for me?

For more infor­ma­tion about this unique prop­erty visit www.davidstanleyredfern.com

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