Cedar Retreat Mount Pleasant, Bequia, The Grenadines

Land:10,071 square feet Main building: 1,460 square feet Studio / guest cottage: 512 square feet Office: 768 square feet

Ocean Views

Cedar Retreat is set on a sloping hillside 200 feet above the ocean with a view over the Atlantic to the east, the island of Mustique to the south, and the Caribbean Sea to the west.

A Real, Unique Sanctuary

Cedar Retreat is a retreat in the real sense of the word. Seek sanctuary from the world of traffic, discos, dogs, and roosters. Relax to the sound of birds during the day, tiny tree frogs at night.

Cedar Retreat is in the shape of a geodesic dome and has an open plan living area. The unique shape of the building with its web of interconnecting beams is just one of the dome's unusual features. A spiral staircase leads to a mezzanine bedroom suspended from the dome's ceiling with further steps lead to a viewing tower.Fall asleep while counting stars though the large skylight directly over the queen size bed.

The most important feature of the dome design is coolness. The building is shaded by huge cedar trees, and the sea breeze is funneled up the valley, in through the wide porch doors and out through the open viewing tower, keeping the interior pleasant at all times..

Plunge Pool & Tropical Gardens

A fresh water plunge pool is surrounded by two seating areas where you can always find shade during the day and enjoy a pina colada and a skinny dip at night.

A large fishpond lies between the dome house and the two wooden cottages. The fishpond not only adds to the ambience with it's trickling waterfall and fountain, but also functions as an extremely effective mosquito trap. Thousands of tiny guppy fish and larger koi keep the immediate surroundings free of mosquitoes. The fishpond serves also as a reserve water supply for gardening during the dry season.

The property has a landscaped garden with tropical plants and fruit trees: Banana, Coconut, Papaya, Passion Fruit, Oranges, Lime, Grapefruit, Custard Apple, Almonds, Cinnamon and Herbs.

separate Cottages

The two cottages are part of the property. One of them functions as a studio apartment and contain a queen size bed, kitchenette, and bathroom. The other functions as an office and contains a queen size bed. From the connecting deck there's a stunning view over the islands of Baliceaux and Battowia.

Furnishings & Equipment

Furniture, fittings and equipment are all included in the sale.

Location

There's a path leading down to Mount Pleasant Bay. A twenty minute walk will take you down to Hope Beach. A fifteen minutes walk in the other direction leads to Ravine Bay.

It's a fifteen minute drive to the leeward side of the island. Here you will find Princess Margaret Beach (also known as Tony Gibbon's Beach).

It's ten minutes by car downto the "capital" Port Elizabeth where you will find Government offices, a hospital, a bank (ATM), a petrol station, supermarkets, and a variety of cafes. rum-shops, and restaurants along the Bequia Walkway.

PortElizabethalsohoststhe ferry terminal with connections to Kingstown on mainland St. Vincent and Southward to the lower Grenadines.

It's a twenty minute drive from Cedar Retreat to the airport which has several shuttle connections a day to Barbados, Canouan, Mustique, and Union Island.