Nevis; Golden Rock Estate; 20 minutes drive from Charlestown
Rockwell Villa
sleeps up to: 8
Style: Tropical living in fantastic gardens high above the coast, with views south to Montserrat and Antigua
The Beach: Windward Beach two miles, Pinney's Beach five miles
The Rooms: 4 bedrooms – two in the main house and two separate 1-bedroom cottages each with an en suite shower or bathroom
Key features: Stunning Nevis rentals option, hillside setting above the south-east coast, CD and tape player, phone, washing-machine, dryer, generator, ceiling fans. Swimming pool 32’x 14’ Depth 5’6” x 4’6”
Children: Over 8 years old, welcome
Staff: Maid service, 3 mornings per week, or more often by arrangement at US$25 per morning (3-4hrs), and includes personal laundry. Rascho makes a very good curry. Pool maintenance twice weekly. Maurice the gardener will happily show you around his domain. All linens, towels and cleaning materials are provided. Babysitting available at US$5-7 per hour. Cooking service, on advance request, works out at about US$50 a meal
Description
After numerous visits to Nevis and the Golden Rock area in particular, three lifelong friends from Britain decided to forego their traditional hotel visits and build themselves a home on Nevis, to reflect their own interpretation of the best in tropical island living. After a long search they came across the perfect location in 1999. Over 3 acres of wild forest on a sugar plantation, with sensational views to the Atlantic Ocean and the neighbouring islands of Antigua, Montserrat and Redonda.
The house was built and the gardens followed quickly. One in particular is the jade vine that covers the pool pergola; with its mass of hanging blooms.
In February 2004 the villa was featured in the Nevis Historical Society House and Garden tour, a fitting recognition for a beautiful property and its gardens.
The approach to the house is an experience in itself. Up an exciting, mile long road through sub-tropical mahogany groves where wild monkeys, donkeys and goats abound... Rockwell Villa is totally private but it is not isolated, and at an altitude of 1100ft it has Nevis Peak as a magnificent backdrop. There is a main house with two bedrooms and either side of it are two cottages which contain additional bedrooms, an element that gives guests a little more privacy.
The main house property and is laid out on two levels. There is a large living room, a powder room and well equipped kitchen with a gas oven and hob, warmer, barbecue, dishwasher, coffee-machine, blender, toaster, fridge-freezer, bar fridge and sink. The living room gives out onto a veranda, which has a section for outdoor dining. Steps lead down to the L shaped pool through a tunnel of miniature palms. A banana grove, along with the occasional mango, and of course the jade vine, provide adequate shade. There are two bedrooms in the main house - one with a king size bed, the other with two single beds. The second two bedrooms are each in their own cottage just a few yards from the main house.
All bedrooms have en suite shower rooms and some have tubs.
Rockswell Villa is comfortably furnished in up to date English country house style, with a mix of antique and decorative objects and furniture. There is a generator for the island’s occasional island power outages. The floors are a mixture of tile and antique pine.
All the bedrooms have sea views and all rooms have ceiling fans.
Nevis (4)
800-221-2260