Ikigai is a three-bedroom villa designed with the discipline that larger homes often lack. Every room earns its square footage. The courtyard at the centre keeps the house cool without air-conditioning for most of the year.
A five-minute walk leads to Kapu beach, one of the coast's cleaner stretches, anchored at one end by a Victorian lighthouse that has become something of a symbol for the town.
At ₹3.9 Cr on the Kapu coast, this is straightforwardly good value.
Kapu is 12 km north of Udupi on NH-66. The town is best known for its red-and-white lighthouse and a beach that has enough footfall to feel alive, but not enough to feel crowded.
Udupi city, home to good schools, hospitals and the famous Krishna temple, is a comfortable 20-minute drive.