Château Montage sits in the cloud forest above Escaleras — roughly 18,880 square feet of built space across 4.07 acres. The reference points the owners had in mind were the French Riviera and Big Sur, and the architecture reads that way: formal, terraced, and built to hold a view rather than disappear into it.
Built as a Compound
Four bedrooms and seven baths in the main residence, plus two separate guest houses. That structure makes it a family compound rather than a large single house — several generations can be on the property at once without living on top of each other, which is the practical reason estates at this scale get bought.
The Setting
The elevated platforms catch both sunset and the ocean storms that roll in across the Pacific. Gardens were planted to let the jungle grow in around the structure rather than be held back from it, and the wildlife has followed. The cloud-forest elevation also means lower wildfire risk than drier sites further inland.
Interiors
The rooms are deliberately intimate given the overall scale — the house opens up at the living and terrace level and then draws in. The primary bedroom takes both mountain and ocean views through expansive glass, with a large walk-in closet. Furnishings and artwork are included.
This is the top of the Escaleras market and it doesn't trade often. If you're weighing it, I can walk you through how it compares to the other estates in this range and what the ownership costs actually look like.
