St. Lucia holiday accommodation
| country: | St. Lucia |
| location: | near Vieux Fort |
| price: | From £50 per villa per night, sleeps 2 - 3 persons |
description
Newly built in Creole style, the villa is nestled amongst tropical vegetation, visited by humming birds, in its own fenced garden on an un-crowded hillside overlooking and close to the ocean in the south of the beautiful Caribbean island of St Lucia.
The villa has a queen sized bed in the bedroom, a double sofa bed in the sitting room, and a single fold-up guest bed.
The windows are mosquito screened, there are electric fans and the villa is well equipped for self-catering.
There are stunning views of the ocean, Maria Islands and palm trees.
The villa is perfect for a romantic and relaxing holiday, ideal for those who wish to experiment with the wonderful array of vegetables, fruits and fish that you can buy from Vieux Fort street markets or stores, or just eat out at local small cafes, bars, restaurants and entertainment venues.
Southern St Lucia is beautiful, if you want coconut palms on the beach rather than hotels, this is the place for you. Vieux Fort is at the southern tip of St Lucia where the Caribbean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean and provides the perfect position to explore both east and west coasts. St Lucia with its stunning central mountainous rain forests and coastline, charming people, towns and villages offers many opportunities for ecotourism experiences and scope for the adventurous with a variety of sports and activities.
You can lie on a sun lounger on the sunny balcony or chill out in a hammock on the shaded balcony refreshed by the Atlantic Trade Winds. There is a massage couch, yoga mat and meditation cushion. You can swim in warm turquoise water, sheltered by the reef in the bay, 5 minutes walk away. Anse De Sable Beach is a 10 minute walk, where you can relax on honey coloured sand, wind and kite surf or refresh at beach cafes.
Group bookings: Please note that this villa can be booked with our 4 self catering beach chalets, see here.
The villa has a queen sized bed in the bedroom, a double sofa bed in the sitting room, and a single fold-up guest bed.
The windows are mosquito screened, there are electric fans and the villa is well equipped for self-catering.
There are stunning views of the ocean, Maria Islands and palm trees.
The villa is perfect for a romantic and relaxing holiday, ideal for those who wish to experiment with the wonderful array of vegetables, fruits and fish that you can buy from Vieux Fort street markets or stores, or just eat out at local small cafes, bars, restaurants and entertainment venues.
Southern St Lucia is beautiful, if you want coconut palms on the beach rather than hotels, this is the place for you. Vieux Fort is at the southern tip of St Lucia where the Caribbean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean and provides the perfect position to explore both east and west coasts. St Lucia with its stunning central mountainous rain forests and coastline, charming people, towns and villages offers many opportunities for ecotourism experiences and scope for the adventurous with a variety of sports and activities.
You can lie on a sun lounger on the sunny balcony or chill out in a hammock on the shaded balcony refreshed by the Atlantic Trade Winds. There is a massage couch, yoga mat and meditation cushion. You can swim in warm turquoise water, sheltered by the reef in the bay, 5 minutes walk away. Anse De Sable Beach is a 10 minute walk, where you can relax on honey coloured sand, wind and kite surf or refresh at beach cafes.
Group bookings: Please note that this villa can be booked with our 4 self catering beach chalets, see here.
special things to do and see here
In St Lucia you can choose amongst many activities: rooms, food and facilities
The villa has an open plan sitting/dining/kitchen with lounge seating for 5 and dinning seating for 6. The sofa opens out to a double bed. There is cable TV, DVD, CD player and radio and a selection of DVD’s CD’s and books. There is a computer with broadband internet access.
The villa is well equipped for self-catering; there is a good selection of cooking and dinning equipment. There is a 4 ring cooker, fridge/freezer, microwave, toaster, kettle and juicer. There are Caribbean cookbooks to introduce you to the wonderful variety of colour, tastes and smells of Caribbean food.
The villa has a queen sized bed in the one bedroom, and there is good clothes storage. There is a shower bathroom with a plentiful supply of hot water heated by the tropical sun. The windows are mosquito screened and there are electric fans.
There are 6 garden chairs, 2 sun loungers and a hammock. There is a washing machine and washing lines below the cottage. Linen and house towels are provided and changed weekly; please bring your own beach towels.
Baby friendly: We can provide: a cot; baby bath; nappy changing mat and nursery sound monitor. Please note that the cottage will only be suitable for young babies before they reach the crawling stage. The Creole style balcony and steps would constitute a danger for older children.
Arrivals at Hewanorra Airport: You will be met at the Airport, in the greeter’s area, by Sharon, the accommodation manager. Arrivals from George F L Charles Airport and Castries Harbour: Take a taxi or hire a car to Vieux Fort or take a taxi into central Castries and a bus to Vieux Fort. Buses are frequent in the day. The bus driver will accommodate your luggage if you pay for another seat to put it on.
The villa is well equipped for self-catering; there is a good selection of cooking and dinning equipment. There is a 4 ring cooker, fridge/freezer, microwave, toaster, kettle and juicer. There are Caribbean cookbooks to introduce you to the wonderful variety of colour, tastes and smells of Caribbean food. The villa has a queen sized bed in the one bedroom, and there is good clothes storage. There is a shower bathroom with a plentiful supply of hot water heated by the tropical sun. The windows are mosquito screened and there are electric fans.
There are 6 garden chairs, 2 sun loungers and a hammock. There is a washing machine and washing lines below the cottage. Linen and house towels are provided and changed weekly; please bring your own beach towels. Baby friendly: We can provide: a cot; baby bath; nappy changing mat and nursery sound monitor. Please note that the cottage will only be suitable for young babies before they reach the crawling stage. The Creole style balcony and steps would constitute a danger for older children.
how to find us
Arrivals at Hewanorra Airport: You will be met at the Airport, in the greeter’s area, by Sharon, the accommodation manager. Arrivals from George F L Charles Airport and Castries Harbour: Take a taxi or hire a car to Vieux Fort or take a taxi into central Castries and a bus to Vieux Fort. Buses are frequent in the day. The bus driver will accommodate your luggage if you pay for another seat to put it on.
how this holiday makes a difference
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The villa was small scale development on land previously use for buildings but abandoned after WW2. The new build villa gets all its hot water from solar power. Electrical appliances are newly purchased and comply with modern standard of energy efficiency. We turn off lights and appliances when not in use. We will fit energy saving light bulbs as soon as we have supplies. Rain water flows into a gully in the garden, in the next stage of landscaping; this will be channelled to irrigate the garden. The garden lights are solar. The villa has tanks and soak aways to process sewage within the land. The villa has showers to reduce water use. We have a laundry scheme where we only change towels and sheets after 7 days.
The garden of the villa is cultivated without the use of pesticides and fertilisers. The house was sited to avoid damage to larger trees. Smaller trees were preserved where possible and the developing garden is a mixture of native trees, fruit trees and flower trees. Hibiscus trees have been planted to encourage the Humming birds. I have left an area of bush at the top of the plot away from the house undisturbed so that wildlife can breed. Beer bottles can be recycled if guests leave them for us and guests can avoid packaging by buying fruit and vegetables from the street market, where you have to take your own bags. The local people repair items, rather than disposing of then and getting new ones. The villa provides work for a manager-housekeeper, grounds man, plumber, electrician, handy-person and additional income for our regular taxi driver and the car hire office. We only provide accommodation, for all else: food, drink, entertainment, shopping, tourist activities and transport, guests go out to the local community. The villa is located within walking distance, 5 minutes by bus from View Fort, where local fruits, vegetable and fish can be bought from the markets and stores. |
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