Owner Janet Hogan recalls the day she and her husband Ralph first experienced Saratoga.

‘As soon as we stepped in, we were smitten. It was very run down, like walking onto the set of Raiders of the Lost Ark but there was something about the property that simply captured our hearts,’ Mrs. Hogan said.

And, so, began the transformation. For the next three and a half years, Mr. and Mrs. Hogan renovated and refurbished Saratoga, drawing on their extensive Australian building experience to bring the Balinese masterpiece up to Western standards, including commercial infrastructure and fit out, sewerage and plumbing.

‘Renovating Saratoga was harder than building Villa Botanica from scratch and even harder in a country like Bali where are there are no national building standards. Ralph, however, is a perfectionist and he insisted on quality workmanship – he once had the tiling redone 5 times until it was perfect!” Mrs. Hogan recalls.

The results of the extensive renovation have been spectacular, with leading architects and landscape designers describing Saratoga as a sanctuary for the senses.

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Visually beautiful, with majestic teak and bronze entry doors, steel art deco railings, carved columns and Juliette balconies and exquisite interiors, including mirror-paneled walls, chandeliers and 200-year old recycled polished ironwood floors.

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With the sound of the rushing river, the birds and rainforest creatures, the smell of incense mixed with lush jungle and fresh frangipanis and the sense of freedom that draws you in – Saratoga is a place of purpose and has a magnetism like no other.

‘Saratoga was renovated as a luxury wedding venue and while we did have some weddings here, the nature of creative people means the landscape is ever-changing. Ralph is ready for his next adventure and we are looking to spend 6-months of the year in the South of France; we are seeking our next transformational space,’ Mrs. Hogan said.
Saratoga is now on the market, with Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty Senior Sales Executive, Carol Carter, acknowledging the huge tourism potential of the palatial property and its ideal design as a wedding venue, boutique hotel, wellness retreat or indeed, a private residence.

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Saratoga is visually stunning and unique in its location, in that it feels hidden, isolated and sanctuary-like, but is in fact, only 18-minutes from Bali’s new epicentre, Canggu. It’s perfectly situated along Bali’s growth corridor in a prime tourism spot between Canggu and Tanah Lot,’ Ms. Carter said.

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‘In addition to the sprawling Saratoga property, there is 1,500-sqm of vacant land and zoning in place for 25-rooms on site. The neighbouring property also offers additional adjoining freehold land, with zoning for 25-more rooms, promising abundant development opportunities for the savvy investor,” she said.

‘Saratoga ticks all the boxes to be a lucrative income-producing property – the ultimate location along the burgeoning tourism belt, commercial infrastructure in place to Australian standards and untold potential for further development,” she said.

Despite the huge commercial potential of Saratoga, both Mrs. Hogan and Ms. Carter do not discount the property as a private residence, with the original owner, a Japanese/Indonesian entrepreneur and record company owner having called it his private home for six years.

For further information contact Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty Senior Sales Executive, Carol Carter via the below details.

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