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Style: A modern villa in a series of linked cottages around a main house in exceptionally pretty gardens. Easy tropical living (with air-conditioning and ceiling fans) with living space that gives over the pool to the sea views. A lovely hideaway on the beach
The Beach: Set right on the excellent half-mile curve of sand in Mahoe Bay. Superb swimming and generally without too many people. Pool within the beachfront garden
The Rooms: 4 bedrooms, all en suite with outside showers, air-conditioning and patio or balcony - 2 in separate pavilions linked to the main house and 2 set in a two-storey garden cottage (upper bedroom with kitchenette)
Key features: One of the best villas in the BVI for beach holidays with excellent swimming and a superb white sand beach. Freshwater swimming pool (20ft x 40ft) within stone sun terrace, with breakfast table and wet bar. Gas barbecue, garden hammock, covered patio for dining/sitting, open-plan Great Room with dining/sitting areas and fully equipped kitchen. Bedroom with kitchenette, satellite TV, DVD, VCR, CD player, selection of toys, games, books and videos, internet access. Use of communal tennis court.
Children: Welcome - pool unfenced although it has a raised stone wall
Staff: Maid service Mon-Sat (mornings). Cook on request (extra). Gardeners and pool man attend regularly |
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Description
A full review of this property will be published in due course, in the meantime if you wish to make further enquiries or a reservation, please use the WEB LINK or DIRECT EMAIL ENQUIRIES facility at the top of this page to make contact with the local managing agents Virgin Gorda Villa Rentals, or if you wish to telephone them, please click on TELEPHONE CONTACT to reveal the number. |
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Beach & Swimming
Sea Fans is set right on the sand of Mahoe Bay, a lovely half-mile curve of light sand with excellent water. A number of other villas front onto the sand and although all beaches are public in the BVI the beach is not usually visited by outsiders so it is generally very quiet.
The pool (20ft x40ft) is set on the main terrace at Sea Fans. It has a raised stone wall surround and a submerged sitting ledge at one end. It is secluded from view from the beach by the gardens. |
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Sports & Recreation
There is a communal tennis court located in the centre of the Mahoe Bay estate and is for use by all resident villa guests. |
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Locality
Sea Fans is part of a small community of seventeen villas (all managed by Virgin Gorda Villa Rentals) on the beachfront in Mahoe Bay on Virgin Gorda’s west and north-facing shoreline. There is a tennis court, which is for everyone’s use, and a small office, from which the housekeeping is managed. (The main office of Virgin Gorda Villa Rentals is in Leverick Bay, in the reception of the Leverick Bay Hotel, whose facilities are also available to guests).
Mahoe Bay is ten minutes north of Spanish Town, the main settlement on the island. If you head to town you will pass a good Italian restaurant, Giorgo’s, and shortly afterwards the excellent beaches at Savannah Bay and Pond Bay, where there are no facilities except for a couple of thatch parasols. In Spanish town you will find banks, a post office and shops around the marina. Try Chez Bamboo for a nice meal out and Sam’s for an often lively bar. The famous beaches around the Baths are to the south of the town.
To the north of Mahoe Bay an unmade road follows the coastline (the main road north leads from just outside Spanish Town), passing other villa developments in Nail Bay (and a lovely stretch of sand at Mountain Trunk Bay) and eventually reaching the Bond, a section of Gun Creek, the northern settlement of the island. Leverick Bay, with all its activity and sports can be reached below here. |
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Useful Hints
A basic provisioning service can be provided in advance for arrivals coming in after 7pm, for which a service charge will apply.
Please note that none of the villas on Virgin Gorda have personal laundry services and that a laundry room in the villa will be purely for doing towels and bed linen. There are public launderettes in Leverick Bay Resort and the Yacht Harbour in Spanish Town. Drop-off laundry services are also available.
Baby cots/cribs are available for US$10 per night. There is an extra person/children charge of US$50 per night (sleeping on roll-away/fold-up bed).
Staff gratuities are not included in the 12% Service Charge on the rental rates. You should therefore tip your maid directly, according to the level of service provided. |
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Rates
| Sea Fans | 16 Apr- 14 Dec 2009 | Thanks- Giving Week 2009 | 15 Dec- 04 Jan 2009-10 | 05 Jan- 15 Apr 2010 | 16 Apr- 14 Dec 2010 | Thanks- Giving Week 2010 | | 1-8 guests | 10,234 | 10,472 | 19,516 | 11,662 | 10,234 | 10,472 | Rates are in US$ per week and include 7% Government Tax and 12% Service Charge (excludes staff gratuities). All rates subject to change without notice. Minimum stay 5 nights except during 05 Jan-15 Apr when minimum stay is 7 nights and during Thanksgiving and 16 Dec-04 Jan when the minimum stay requirement is 10 nights. |
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How To Book
If you wish to book direct, reservations should be made through the local managing agents, Virgin Gorda Villa Rentals. You will need to send a deposit of 50% of the total rental fee within 14 days of booking to confirm a reservation. The remaining balance falls due 60 days prior to arrival. If you are booking within 60 days of arrival, full payment must be made to secure the booking. All cancellations must be notified in writing and are subject to the following cancellation fees: 61 days or more prior to arrival 20% charge, within 45-60 days of arrival a 50% charge and within 45 days of arrival a 100% charge. All villas require a damage deposit and a credit card imprint is required at check-in as a security for damages.
You may contact Virgin Gorda Villa Rentals by using the WEB LINK or DIRECT EMAIL ENQUIRIES facility at the top of this page, or if you wish to telephone them, please click on TELEPHONE CONTACT to reveal the number. For a review of Virgin Gorda Villa Rentals and details of their services please see here. |
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Airport/Ferry Meet & Greet
You will be met by the Virgin Gorda Villa Rentals General Assistant at your arrival point (this will probably be at the small airport or at the ferry dock in Spanish Town). If you are hiring a car as most people do, then they suggest that you arrange to have it delivered to your arrival point, after which you will follow the General Assistant to the villa. They will then settle you in and give you a general briefing on the area. |
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Getting Around
Mahoe Bay is relatively remote and so you will need a hire car. It enables you to visit other beaches by day and the restaurants in the evenings, and of course you will need to collect groceries as well. Cars are available through Virgin Gorda Villa Rentals or you can organise one in advance through your travel organiser. The car rental company will issue you with your local driving licence at the same time that they deliver the car. Vehicles can be returned at the airport or the ferry terminal or they can be collected from the property at a pre-arranged time on your departure day.
If you would like to explore the North Sound (a nearly enclosed area of water in the north of Virgin Gorda), it is possible to hire small boats from Leverick Bay. |
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