As Gold Coast City Council Rates continue to rise and a further 7% increase has been announced, how would you like to be paying $400 a half year in rates as against $1200 on a standard suburban residential home.Hidden in the Mudgeeraba Foothills in a private court and surrounded by a protected forest of tall timbers, this acreage home has been constructed to allow the internal and external areas to flow into one thereby creating harmony with nature and wildlife and capturing the true beauty while experiencing the freshness of living close to nature.If you don’t like native birds who have already chosen to co-habit with the owners, this home is not for you. In fact the wildlife is so prolific that when the developers where given approval for the estate, there was a covenant to not allow cats so as a necessary protection for the bird life.With double garaging and a one bedroom family accommodation with access to undercover external patio/courtyard on the lower level, you rise by an internal timber staircase to the upper level of the home and are greeted by the beauty of polished natural timber floors and the wide open spaces and high ceilings in in the kitchen and dining areas. The glass sliding doors open to a rear timber verandah and natural ferns that extend the length of the house.The main lounge has a 5m vaulted ceiling, wood fire and wide glass doors that open to a wide timber entertaining deck that can also be accessed from the sliding doors in the master bedroom. The spaciousness and high ceilings allow the surrounding tall timbers and the panoramic views of the hills to the North East to be a part of a living experience, capturing nature at in its true life, colour and serenity.The open plan master bedroom off the lounge area also has polished timber hardwood floors that create a feeling of elegance and space and encompasses an area of over 70m2 which features an open shower and a raised spa bath with opening timber shutters to the bedroom area and a circular picture window that allows you to view the nature outside while relaxing in the bubbling waters. The walk in robe area will accommodate even the largest of his and her wardrobesThere is a further private lounge area at the end of the home that links to one of the other double bedrooms and a separate indoor/outdoor meditation room under the roofline that is accessed through glass doors that embraces the nature through open windows on 2 sides.Features:* Self contained 1 bedroom family accomm with own entry on lower level* Internal stairway access to upper level 3 bed family residence* Wide open spaces in living/kitchen areas with feature display cabinets* Elegant Bloodwood polished timber floors and double framing throughout* Enormous open plan master bedroom with open bathing facilities.* 2 lounge areas, 2 indoor/outdoor areas, 2 car garaging with internal access* 70m private bitumen drive* 8x3m steel shed hidden behind feature garden wall* 5639m2 (1 1/4 acres)adjoining natural forest and tall timbers* Tame native bird life who see themselves as part of your family* Own water supply and effluent treatment facilities* Most private but only 12 minutes to Robina Town Centre and private schoolsSustainability declaration form available upon request.