Welcome to Sandy Lodge, 4 Porters Court, St. James.
In Summary:
Villa set in tropical gardens with shared pool (with 7 other villas) and 4 mins stroll to a beautiful sandy beach, bars and restaurants.
Wrap around veranda for al fresco dining with comfortable seating, BBQ.
Sleeps 4 adults (and 1 child using sofa bed) with separate powder room
Free WIFI throughout.
Two spacious en suite bedrooms with quality linen and plenty of storage.
Fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher and various gadgets.
Laundry area with washer and drier.
Comfortable lounge with multi channel TV.
Air Con and ceiling fans throughout.
Study area with free local telephone calls.
Ample linen, towels, beach towels.
Beach chairs, beach umbrella, cool box.
Sandy Lodge is one of eight chattel style houses, surrounded by tropical gardens, in an exclusive, gated development called Porters Court. Our home is designed in the traditional Bajan style, yet with a contemporary interior. You will have all that you need for a comfortable, relaxing, safe and carefree holiday.
The fitted kitchen is fully equipped with a dishwasher, oven, microwave, coffee machine, wide range of cutlery, crockery and gadgets and a large fridge freezer.
The spacious open plan living area has very comfortable seating from which you can watch TV via an Android box. A DVD (US) is available. There is a study area with a selection of books and games. Free WIFI and a telephone with free local calls. There are both air con and ceiling fans in all rooms. Two sets of French doors lead onto the veranda, creating a lovely breeze throughout the villa.
Our home sleeps 4 people very comfortably in the two en suite bedrooms. There is a sofa bed in the lounge which will sleep 1 child. If the sofa bed is being used, there is a powder room (toilet and wash basin) off the lounge area.
The two large, comfortable double en suite bedrooms each have fully fitted wardrobes providing plenty of storage, air con, a ceiling fan and hair dryer.
The master bedroom has a Superking (UK size) bed which can also be split into two large single (i.e. US size) beds if preferred. You will also find a safe in the master bedroom.
The second bedroom has a King size bed (UK size).
Each bedroom has an en suite with a large walk in shower.
All the linen, bath towels and beach towels are provided.
In the Laundry room you will find a washer (with detergents), drier, beach chairs, beach umbrella, iron and ironing board, a picnic bag and a cool box.
Sandy Lodge has a covered veranda that wraps around two sides of the villa, facing the pool and garden area. This is comfortably furnished with a ceiling fan, dining table and chairs – perfect for al fresco meals, drinks on the terrace, reading, playing games and entertaining. A Weber gas BBQ and all the necessary BBQ equipment is provided.
The pool terrace, which is 5 steps away and set in a tropical garden, is comfortably furnished with sun loungers and umbrellas. The pool is shared with 7 other villas in Porters Court.
The villa is family friendly. You can watch your children play in the pool from the verandah. The beach, 4 minutes stroll away down a private path is sandy, safe and clean.
Porters Court, accessed via a security gate, is in a peaceful and tranquil setting, yet right in the heart of the west coast of Barbados. A fabulous safe, sandy beach, one of the best on the island, restaurants and bars are all a 4 minute stroll away (door to beach). The fabulous and famous Lone Star is a 5 minute walk away and they serve cocktails, breakfast, lunch and dinner. JuJus and Santi, both beach bars, serve lunches, early suppers and sundowners and both are 5 minute walk away. Porters Court is opposite the Royal Fairmount Hotel – with its good restaurant and bar – again perfect for sundowners.
Holetown has a large, newly refurbished supermarket (selling some Waitrose items), an excellent local butcher, fruit and veg stalls, restaurants, bars, beach cinema and shopping – from international designer shops to shops selling local handicrafts and clothing. A 25 min walk or 5 min drive / bus journey away.
Speightstown to the north is about 10 minute drive/bus journey away and has a more traditional feel with a range of shops, bars, restaurants and of course – a beach.
The Sandy Lane golf course is about 4 miles away and other local courses include Westmoreland and Apes Hill.
There is no need to hire a car because you can catch the local bus from a bus stop on the main road 2 minutes walk away (via private path) from Porters Court. Buses are frequent during the day and early evening and run from Speightstown in the north to Bridgetown and beyond in the south. Local buses are great fun and cheap ($2 Bbd for any distance) and will take you to most places on the island. If you decide to hire a car, the villa has its own free parking space, right outside the front door. A car can be delivered to the villa or be collected from the airport.
A team of people work hard to keep Sandy Lodge looking lovely and to welcome you to your holiday home. We can arrange to get shopping before your arrival . Our housekeeper will make sure that the villa is clean and well equipped during your stay. We provide cleaning and fresh linen and towels before your stay and weekly during visits of 10 days or longer. If you require more frequent cleaning this too can be arranged for you, at a small extra cost.
We sincerely hope that you will enjoy all that this lovely part of the world has to offer.