Manava

Villa Manava, Point Milou, St. Barts

Practically at the top of a mountain nestled in the palm jungle overlooking a deep-blue Caribbean ocean is this four-bedroom villa complete with sweeping views, a luxury infinity pool, and plenty of room for company, Villa Manava is an experience guests will want to wrap in pretty paper and take home with them.

The main living space at Villa Manava sets white walls, ceilings, and a large white sectional against rich wooden floors. A stately dining room table with seating for eight people is also an all-wood piece. Enjoy dinner cooked by a private chef in-villa or have a Sunday brunch catered alfresco at the outdoor dining table. Complimentary concierges can arrange these and other itinerary-related bookings and travel, so guests are allowed the most inner space to relax. For those who enjoy cooking, a fully functioning kitchen is available for use just off the main living area. A television here lets guests watch the news while making coffee or breakfast.

Villa Manava has four queen bedrooms that are sparsely decorated at first glance but attract the senses with a feature wood wall and decorative lamp, or two low side tables with soft lamps that one doesn’t even see until they actually try. It’s a soft, subtle opulence that pervades here. Every room is also endowed with air-conditioning, French-satellite television, and en-suite bathrooms with showers, vanities, and water closets. Each bedroom also has terrace or balcony access with lounge seating for comfortable moments of introversion. The balcony is a covered veranda that leads to a pool terrace made of driftwood-gray planks that sometimes reflect the wisps of tropical clouds.

On the terrace, there is a large lounge set under the veranda just off the main room that allows for a steady transition from morning brunch to a pool day. The pool is fairly large with eight blue sunbathing lounge chairs positioned on the deck around it and the beautiful view. Although it may feel as though one is about to swim off the pool’s edge into the jungle canopy below, the illusion offered by the infinity pool blending with the Caribbean blue on the horizon is mesmerizing and well-worth the ample seating.

Positioned high up in the hills overlooking the green jungle, the sea, and the charming terra cotta roofs of villas far below, Villa Manava takes guests to new levels of beauty and luxury. For a vacation with a little perspective, enjoy Villa Manava in beautiful Point Milou, St. Barts.