Description

Bedrooms and Bathrooms

Bedrooms : 3

Bathrooms : 3

Area

Interior

• The master bedroom is set apart, with its own over-sized verandah again serving to draw together the outer and inner sanctums. As with the main house, the overriding purpose of the room's design is to blend light and space with the feeling of a safe harbour, a delicate balancing act that has been perfectly accomplished. Touches such as the clawfoot bath are curiously inevitable – everything here is just as it should be: no more, no less.

• A separate guest cottage cannot be seen from either of the two main structures. Easing ever deeper into the jungle, it also has extraordinary views – even by Nevis' high standards – and arguably presents the finest panoramas of any shower room on the island.

Property Note

• Watch Hill is so much more than just another wooden house. The floorboards are made with mixed local hardwoods; shelves are snugly recessed; there is the occasional dash of cornflower blue woodwork, and handcrafted sunbeams support the verandah rails. A low stone wall is flecked with pieces of pottery retrieved from hidden corners of Nevis, and visitors are welcomed by an old Gingerland Post Office sign – a name that always seems straight out of a fairytale. Every bougainvillea draped archway and every palm tree and aloe has a sense of belonging and significance that only an artisan could give it. This home is a retreat for the mind, body and soul, far indeed from the madding crowd.

SQUARE FOOTAGE:

• Under Roof :3,600
• Enclosed Space:1,560
• Main House:1,100
• Verandahs:1,620
• Storage:415
• Master Bedroom:275
• Cottage:275

Location

Video