George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland a naval commander and courtier in the Court of Queen Elizabeth I on the last day of the sixteenth century was granted a Royal Charter along with 215 Knights Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading with the East Indies. The East India Company became the largest company ever to rule an Empire. The Earl of Cumberland suite captures our colonial past and the exoticness of the orient. It is a suite of rooms where traditions of timeless splendour meet the epitome of modern island living. It is place where East meets West.
To visualise, imagine melting into surroundings of sheer opulence, amidst the finest marble, choicest timbers and rare linens and silks cocooned in complete privacy by a vibrant curtain of tropical foliage and a shimmering ribbon of water. An ornamental Chinese carved door leads into these magnificent private quarters. The exterior splendour of Puravarna takes on a more intimate, but no less opulent, ambience once inside. Expansive spaces for the bedrooms and living areas have been created.
As you enter into your Master Bedroom through the double carved hand made Chinese doors your finely carved and parcel gilt George III mahogany King Size four poster or tester bed sits pride of place. Mahogany bedside lamp tables, their square tops with finely cast gallery of crossed swords above a cock beaded frieze drawer fitted with jilted sabre drop handles on square supports joined to each side by brass hilted crossed sabers sits either side of your bed. A Theodor Alexander Louis XV rosewood veneered bureau plat from the House of Spencer Collection sits in the corner of the room. There are little Chinese touches of jade and porcelain and the bedroom opens up onto an inner lounge with Jim Thompson Silk cushions and sofas with a large LCD screen for your entertainment and comfort.
Sandstone walls and marble floors contrast with teak to provide a luxurious and homely ambience. The ceilings are interlaced with a sandstone cornice work, from which soft light cast their warm glow across marble flooring and sandstone feature walls.
The Earl of Cumberland Suite of rooms has 3 bedrooms all on suite with rooms overlooking the rain forest and the azure ocean bay of the nai harn area