Yellow Bird Central Hillside, Mustique, St Vincent and The Grenadines

Aromatic, Tradewind Cooled & Elegant

Situated high in the Endeavour Hills Yellow Bird benefits from constant refreshing approach of the easterly trade winds. Scented with fragrant jasmine and bougainvillea the large second floor terrace of this beautiful villa overlooks the lower verandah and pool.

Beautifully Restored & Refurbished

The Villas current owner has spent considerable time restoring the property including an original mural in the main reception area which forms the heart of the house and offers 2 spacious sitting areas. The reception leads via french doors onto a balcony from where guests can enjoy glorious views over to Bequia and the other Grenadine islands. The Original features that make this property so special have all been carefully restored such as the gingerbread style finishes on the windows and woodwork, the shingle roofs and timber tray ceilings.

Elegant English Style Bedroom Suites

The 3 bedroom suites are all privately placed in different areas of the Villa. The master suite dominating the lower floor, overlooks the beautiful pool. The guest bedroom suite is located on the upper floor whilst the third suite is placed in a separate building near to the pool and sun deck. The large 4 poster beds are almost dwarfed by the size of the suites. Decorated in classic, ivory and wedgewood bluetones and draped in chintz and floral fabrics the rooms are romantic and sophisticated in mood. Beautiful views from every elegantly dressed window make these rooms difficult to leave each morning.

Oliver Messel Villa in the Endeavour Hills

Oliver Messel originally a theatre set designer in London, moved to Barbados in the 1950's where he became involved in the modification and design of the island properties. He visited Mustique in '69 where he was originally working on the islands hotel but became involved in designing and remodelling villas, such as Yellow Bird. This villa, one of only 13 designed by Messel has become one of the most sought after residences upon the island.

Messel Inspired Exterior

The beauty of a Messel designed villa is the interdependence between the Villa interior and exterior. The Mustique climate provides the ideal excuse to spend the majority of the day reclining on a sun lounger by the stylish pool or enjoying lunch or dinner in the gingerbread style gazebo. Planted with mature palms and architectural plants the pool area offers a combination of light and shade, tropical gloss greens,clear turquoise azure and clean white stone.

Welcoming China Blue Reception

The main reception, wide and cool with large overstuffed sofas covered in china white and blues fabrics harks back to this villas English pedigree. The large arched french windows lead onto the extensive balcony, a perfect viewing point for the famous Mustique sunsets. The Impressive proportions of this property and the large open plan kitchen at the rear of the dining room offer almost unparalleled entertaining opportunities.

Household Staff

• 1 Butler
• 1 Chef
• 1 Housekeeper

Household staff live on site in dedicated staff accommodation to provide daily service and hospitality.

Complimentary to the villa are an invitation to the Managing Directors cocktail party, airport pick-up and transfer to the villa, use of 4 floodlit tennis courts, a vehicle, access to fitness trail, household staff (cook, maid & gardener) and laundry service.

The Beaches

Macaroni Beach is perhaps the most famous of Mustique's nine beaches and is situated on the eastern Atlantic coast. Other popular beaches are Endeavour, Lagoon, L'Ansecoy, Pasture Bay and Simplicity, several have picnic hut facilities. Some beaches are connected along the coastline by rustic paths.

Mustique Island

The Isle of Mustique is privately owned and it's constant warm climate and unspoilt landscape makes it unique and extremely desirable. Discreetly maintained by The Mustique Company a maximum of 100 residential properties may exist although there are currently only around 90 in existence. Of the few roads on the island, little signage exists and all the telephone and power cables are underground. In essence Mustique has been developed in reverse, the properties are sophisticated whilst the landscape is unspoilt and serene.

Covering 1,400 acres Mustique has several coral reefs at it's waters edge and plays host to a variety of beautiful wildlife such as herons, tortoises, iguanas and a wide variety of tropical birds. The year round population of around 500 live mostly in the villages of Lovell, Britannia Bay and Dover. General history of the island dates back to the 15th century when Spanish sailors named the island 'Los Pajaros' or The Birds' as the islands resembled a flock of birds settling on the ocean. Originally the islands main export was Sugarcane but this was eventually abandoned in the 19th century when sugar was sourced from European-grown sugar beet. Remains of the Sugarcane industry such as the 'Cotton House' and sugar mill at Endeavour are the last physical traces of the islands historic past.

Horse Riding on Mustique

The Equestrian Centre on Mustique offers the unique opportunity to ride along this unspoilt coastline and lush island landscape. The centre is open from Monday to Friday and rides are scheduled at 9.30am and 3.30pm.

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