The Soaking Tub at Dusk

There are three places to get in the water at Stargaze, and the quietest is the one indoors. The bathroom has a freestanding white tub set below a wide opening with sheer curtains on either side. Pull them back and you are looking straight out at the steel screen around the pool, with the tall cacti above it and the sky beyond.

Timing it

The photo everyone takes is at dusk, when the sky still has colour and the lights behind the screen have come on, so the dots and stars in the panels glow while the sky is peach and violet. That window lasts about half an hour after sunset. Later, the sky goes dark and the panels are the only light in the frame, which is a calmer picture and a better bath.

A few notes

• The tub fills from a floor-standing tap. Give it a few minutes.
• The opening faces the property's own courtyard on the pool side of the house, and the lot is fenced, so the only thing looking in is the cactus.
• Pack a robe for the walk between the tub, the hot tub and the pool on a cold night.

The other two are outside. Read about the stock-tank pool and the hot tub, or see the screen itself in The Star Wall After Dark.