Château de Alibaug

A lot of people love the idea of an Alibaug villa and then baulk at what comes with it: buying land, hiring an architect, building, and then running a house you visit a few weekends a year. Château de Alibaug is aimed squarely at that problem. It is a limited collection of fully serviced, 4-bedroom duplex homes by The House of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL) in Munavali, part of Alibaug's newer luxury corridor. It is registered under RERA, registration number PR1270002601030. You can check it on the state RERA portal before booking.

There are two formats. The Garden Château comes with a private garden and plunge pool, while the Terrace Château has a private terrace and pool. Both are four bedrooms spread over two floors, inside a gated community.

Munavali sits in what is shaping up as Alibaug's new luxury belt, under 20 minutes from Mandwa Jetty, and you can get to Mumbai via Atal Setu by road or on the Mandwa ferry. Nagaon, Kihim and Awas beaches are all nearby, so mornings by the sea are easy. It has the green, unhurried Alibaug feel people come for, without being cut off.

Club Allure is the big shared piece, with more than 65,000 sq ft across indoor and outdoor areas. There's an infinity pool and a separate swimming pool, a preview theatre and media room, a golf simulator, squash courts and a multipurpose sports court. For quieter days you have a library and lounge, a yoga and wellness deck, and a café and bakery, while a fitness arena and jogging track round it out. And of course, at home you have your own pool plus either a private garden or a private terrace.

The 4 Bed Garden Château duplex starts from around ₹6.27 Cr, and the 4 Bed Terrace Château duplex is priced on request. Unit areas aren't listed in the information we have, so ask for carpet and built-up areas alongside the price. Prices move, so treat ₹6.27 Cr as indicative.

This is for someone who wants the Alibaug villa life, pool and garden included, but not the job of building and running a villa. For an NRI it's a sensible format. The home is serviced, the community is gated, and the club gives you somewhere to spend time from day one. You also avoid the long and uncertain timeline of building on a plot from overseas.

The thing to look at closely is time. With a registered completion date of 31 December 2028, this is a forward purchase, so study the payment plan, how much is due before handover, and what happens if there are delays. Ask also how the service charges will be worked out once you move in, since a fully serviced home has running costs you'll want to understand upfront.

The House of Abhinandan Lodha is a branded land developer set up in 2020, with plotted and villa developments in Ayodhya, Vrindavan, Goa, Alibaug, the Konkan coast, Neral and Nagpur. Many of its projects are serviced by its hospitality partner, Miros Hotels & Resorts. HoABL is not connected with the Lodha Group.