You’ll feel you’re a million miles from the city as you approach this exquisite limestone home set on beautiful manicured grounds. In reality, you’re just around the corner from the delightful Parkdale village and station, a five-minute stroll from the beach and about to discover Bayside’s best-kept secret.The residence boasts five bedrooms, three bathrooms and three superb living zones, including an atrium-style family room overlooking the pool and spa on one side and gorgeous garden and water feature on the other. A spiral staircase leads down from here to a theatre room complete with tiered seating below. The enormous kitchen is designed to make entertaining easy. It features wide expanses of granite work surfaces, an island bench that doubles as a preparation counter, a St George wall oven, a 900mm Smeg cook top, masses of storage and a wall of bi-fold windows that open onto the veranda outside. Upstairs, the master bedroom offers a delightful view of the bay as well as a walk-in wardrobe and spacious ensuite. The large front balcony also with captivating views of the water can be accessed from the parents’ retreat, as can the home office, and the remainder of this mezzanine floor is occupied by bedrooms, a family bathroom and a huge rumpus room. A full-sized tennis court is available for purchase by the successful buyer if desired and extra features of this magnificent property include open fireplaces, polished boards and sandstone tiles, ducted heating, evaporated cooling, air conditioning, ample storage, outdoor shower and toilet, 4000-litre water storage and fully-automated sprinkler system, intercom and garaging for three cars.