Villa for sale in Spring, Port Elizabeth, St Vincent And The Grenadines

Private Property for Remodelling Set in 12.4 Acres of Tropical Estate
Spring, Bequia

St. Vincent & the Grenadines

An idyllic historic island property available for purchase
This property is available for a purchaser seeking a secluded location with expansive views and privacy - currently a successful boutique hotel.

Set in 12.4 acres of lush established estate land with extensive tropical fruit trees, a large pool and facilities including golf and yoga massage suites.

Poised for transformation into a spectacular private villa estate

The Original Historic Estate House was converted in the 1960's into a hotel and invites some superb concepts for open plan stylish remodelling. All infrastructure is in place utilities and large water tank capacity along with large pool and terrace areas. The property offers guest accommodation for 6 and staff accommodation. The key remodelling work would be to incorporate additional owners master bedroom, family suites and media suites into the main terraced structure.

13 Acres of Additional Beachfront land available

Click here to view Beachfront land

The remaining beachfront lands of the estate can also be purchased in addition if you wish. This separate parcel of land is a lovely level palm grove and 800ft of beachfront of Spring Bay with light golden sand.

Equine potential

The property includes a modest paddock and the equestrian capacity of the property could be developed. The location is at the peaceful heart of the island with many interesting routes and headland tracks to explore. A short hack

down through the estate takes you directly to ride in the palm groves and onto sandy beach of Spring Bay.

World class sailing and easy boat mooring

Boat ownership is easy and very appealing on Bequia at the heart of the Grenadines - with the safe harbor of Port Elizabeth for Yachts, just a 5 min drive away or indeed a shallow draught boat can be moored (in suitable seasonal conditions) right here in the Spring Bay.

Exclusive environment
Spring is Bequia's most favorable residential area. Spring is well established as the islands prime international residential area. Residents enjoy peace, calm and security.
There are a number of high quality villas on the private Spring Estate in the valley and hillsides on the north side of Spring Bay. The 12.4 acres of the Firefly Estate enjoy the ideal location - close to a beautiful beach, with easy direct access from the main road through Spring.

Spectacular views from the terraces of sunrise and moonrise over the bay.

Approval
Recently the property held permission for plans submitted to expand to 30 bedrooms at the hotel or develop residential or managed rental villas in the hotel grounds for sale. This permission has lapsed but it is anticipated that any development to private residence or combination would likely be smoothly granted should you wish to reapply. There are no covenants and it is understood permission could be easily reinstated.

Layout and amenities
Within the tropical grounds of 12.4 acres there are a huge variety of fruit trees and beautiful natural greenery with the properties elevated position ensuring mesmerizing views out over the estate to the turquoise bay beyond.

Facilities include :

Large fresh water swimming pool

Vast open air dining room.

2 suites for guest facilities /Yoga studio massage room

Cross Country Golf Course

Horse Paddock

Bee Hives

Croquet Lawn

Sandy Spring Bay beach is just a short stroll away

Large pool nestled into tropical grounds
The pool is area on which guests can enjoy from a large classic stone sun terrace with shaded gazebos.

Large kitchen, bar and open plan dining and lounge area
Perfect space for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a view of the Caribbean Sea. The estate gardens providing key ingredients for the chefs dishes.

Current 4 bedroom accommodation with luxurious elegant colonial feel
The 4 guest rooms each enjoy a private balcony or a terrace with

seating area and a view out over the estate to the ocean. Each with high quality En-suite facilities. The 4 guest rooms are newly renovated and beautifully appointed each with ac and wifi and individual furnishings.

All kingsize and all with luxurious private bathrooms, dressing room / walk in closet. The Guest rooms benefit from independent water catchment with large water storage system.

Separate Estate Cottage

Consisting of a large master bedroom with en suite bathroom and private balcony area. A further guest room with separate bathroom (not en suite), an open plan lounge, dining room, kitchen area and magnificent outside balcony and patio area with views across the estate, direct access to the estate grounds -and the pool - perfect for a private escape.

Separate house managers and staff cottage completed in Jan 2021

4 bedrooms

4 bathrooms

Staff Kitchen

This is a newly constructed staff quarters - an independent property - which could be further renovated to provide additional guest accommodation or treatment facilities.

Office building with ac, extensive storage and outbuildings

Three large secure storage rooms presently used for tools and wine cellar and housekeeping and kitchen storage.

Below this building is a large concrete water storage tank which keeps the rooms naturally cool.

Various additional outbuildings and storage areas in need of renovation but presently used for storage and work areas

Separate Laundry building with water catchment and water storage tanks (both gravity fed and pump fed).

Large stone building, attached to main
restaurant area, which is in need of cosmetic refurbishment and
currently houses

The managers' office which is Air Conditioned, a store room and a beauty treatment /
massage room.

Extensive grounds
The property enjoys extensive grounds with fruit orchards and bannana groves.

Utilities and facilities
The property is fully served with the following utilities and facilities:

Electricity

Well maintained Road access

Cable / Wifi

Fresh water well

Extensive in and above ground water reservoir providing excellent water catchment capability with seprate concrete storage tanks

Solar water heaters

Laundry
Extensive storage rooms, chilled room etc.

Commercial Style Kitchen

Purchases should note that water supply system on Bequia is usually rainfall captured from roofs and stored in cool concrete water tanks. This system works wonderfully and provides ample water for the residents requirements.

The estate benefits from having ownership of a fresh water well.

Fantastic central island location

The Islands capitol, Port Elizabeth, is 5 minutes’ drive away.

5 miles to Bequia Airport.

9 miles to Mustique direct by boat

22 miles to Canouan directy by boat

The quiet roads of Bequia add to the charm and a quick drive brings you over the main ridge of Bequia to the The Harbour Town of Port Elizabeth. (the drive to Bequia's airport takes a further 15 minutes.) Port Elizabeth offers dive and sailing experiences with easy access to some of the worlds best sailing and culture with a plethora of bars, restaurants, and helpful shopping, supermarkets and facilities.

International Connections
Bequia Airport offers direct access to international hub airports of Barbados and Saint Lucia just 50 min flight away.

The Ferry to Main Land Saint Vincent is a wonderful regular service just under 1hr trip with Direct flights from the UK and us. The island of Bequia is a well connected gem.

Viewing and support for your purchase
Please contact The Grenadines Collection Team for viewings of this property and to answer any questions you have on developing and purchasing in the islands.

The 'Guide' tab above gives some more detailed information on the purchase procedure and we also have the google outline of the Survey plan in the 'Plans' tab for you to view.

Highly recommended as a commercial or private property purchase

The sense of history here is just fantastic, and this is an amazing opportunity to purchase a large established hotel in a key island location.

The 'Photos' Tab above provides a full set of (A large number of 40+ images) for you to view in full.