Pleasant Top" on Bequia is FOR SALE
ASKING PRICE: US$830,000 (NEW)
An exceptional Bequia property situated at the top of Belmont Hill on Bequia Island, overlooking all of Admiralty Bay, Lower Bay, Port Elizabeth and significant parts of Spring, Industry and Park Estates, with views to the north beyond Bequia of most of St. Vincent down to the waterfront at Kingstown (9 miles away), a view to the west south west to Pigeon (Ramier) Island and a bit of Isle a Quatre. There is no other Bequia location to compare.
The house was designed to take best advantage of the exceptional site.
The building is a modern concrete block and plaster gabled open
concept construction, providing a 70 foot long 12 foot wide
verandah overlooking the yacht harbour from the brow of the hill.
On the main floor, there are two large bedrooms, both with ceiling
fans (air conditioning really not needed). We have the advantage
of being 630 feet above sea level which means temperatures at
Pleasant Top are normally 2ºF/1ºC lower than at shore level and
being on top of the hill we usually have better moderation from
the breezes available. The master bedroom has a firm queen sized
bed and includes a full ensuite bath with shower, double sinks and
heavy duty automatic washing machine. Between the second bedroom
which has a firm queen size bed and the main entry, there is a
second bathroom which also includes a shower and sink. The third
bedroom with queen size bed and bathroom including shower are in
the lower level 'apartment'. All windows have screens. All rooms
have ceiling fans and there are a few floor fans too. We findthere
is no real need for air conditioning that would isolate you from
the natural beauty surrounding the house. We do not hesitate to
leave all doors open during the day to allow that feeling of
living in the open air. Just close them and use the screened ones
during the evening and night to keep out the flying insect
populace attracted by lights. When dining on the verandah in the
evening (which we always do), we turn on the furthest away outdoor
strong lights to keep flying pests away from the verandah dining
area. It works well. The main level kitchen-dining area is 9' by
23' with generous counter top area and cupboards, ceramic stovetop
and dishwasher as well as a generous complement of small
appliances. There is also a small basic galley kitchen 8' x 8' in
the lower level 'apartment'.
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Outdoor living is the norm and we find we usually dine on the verandah with the delightful
ambience of the shimmering harbour or
stunning sunsets.
The property really is one of the most comfortable and romantic spots on the island.
Floor Plans Main (15K gif) ... Lower Level (12K gif)
---------------------------------------------------------------Lower Level Apartment photos ... (18K gif) apt floor plan.
The
main level interior is about 1,380 sq. ft., with 950 sq. ft. of
finished and tiled verandah, patio and deck space and a
garage/workshop of 200 sq.ft.. On the lower level reached by full
exterior stairways at each end of the main building are, the pump
room of 80 sq. ft. at one end, then 3 water cisterns and at the
other end, a 440 sq. ft. one
bedroom apartment including kitchenette, bathroom
with shower and living area looking out over a private 200 sq. ft.
raised patio, to Port Elizabeth, Spring and St. Vincent. Beside
the upper patio, there is a 14'x 9' pool
with about 100 sq. ft. of stone surround for that lazy lounging in
the sun or shade, your choice, with or without a nice cool drink,
to take in the tropic gardens, mahogany grove or captivating
Admiralty Bay view. There is even an outdoor shower by the pool to
rinse off the sand after those return trips from the beach or just
to get a quick rinse down.
The main level central living room area has two adjacent sets of French glass paned doors opening to the covered verandah area offering a magnificent view over the harbour. The gable vault covers the whole living area offering a stunning sight on entry to the building through the main door from the driveway. It is designed to optimize air circulation throughout the building. The main floor of the building is handicapped accessible with a small manageable lip at each door entry. The roof beams, exposed from within, are varnished Trinidad teak showing dramatically and tastefully against white painted roof decking underlay.
The floors throughout the main level are tiled with reddish earthtone fine-finished Spanish tiles which also extend to cover all verandah, entry and patio surfaces except the stone lower level patio. The lower apartment has a lovely pinkish ceramic tile floor. The roof edge around the entire building is trimmed with white painted gingerbread which was patterned after trim found on a home more than one hundred years old demolished at Princess Margaret beach during the 1980's.
There are two double louvred door closets in each main level bedroom and a third in the guest room for linen storage. There is a large hall closet for cleaning materials and tool storage.
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Where is Pleasant Top on Bequia?
. . . and . . . a map to show how to get to "Pleasant Top" once on the Mount Pleasant Road when on Bequia. How about a Google Aerial View .
When we are not there, the gate is usually latched to keep out goats, so if you really want to see it when we are not in residence. Please call or email Russ or Lois direct at the numbers below for information on the property including in particular any questions on purchase of the property.
The snorkeling all round Bequia is fantastic, likely the best in the Caribbean on balance. There are excellent dive shops just a 10 minute walk down the hill at the Admiralty Bay shore and places to rent windsurfers, bicycles, scooters, cars, SUVs, kayaks, small sailing craft, fishing and yacht charter operations as well as tennis courts. One of the real treats available is a day trip with one of the local day sailors to snorkel Tobago Keys or Mustique 'isle of the rich and famous' or to the falls of Baleine with stopoffs to snorkel a bat cave and reefs on the leeward coast of St. Vincent. There is body surfing on windy days at deserted Hope Beach with nary a soul in sight. Or, just hang out at Ravine Bay, Lower Bay, Princess Margaret Beach, Friendship Bay or the castaway island idyl Crescent Beach where there are just enough creature comforts to make it close to perfect. You can try to swim with manta rays off Adams Beach out by the airport too as some of our guests have done. For the less athletic, wander along the Admiralty Bay Belmont shore walkway, shop or relax with a drink and meet the world with new yachts arriving daily from everywhere. Will you have enough time to do it all?
There is only one problem for Pleasant Top guests and that is pulling themselves off the veranda or out of the pool to go do the activity thing. Relaxation is the ultimate!
If you just have to have a game of golf or get to a casino, there is always a daytrip available to the formerRaffles Resort & Golf Club on Canouan a 10 minute flight away from the Bequia airport (private charter only and $$$$ expensive). But at US$300 a round on one of the most enticing Jim Fazio designed courses. The cost is worse if you have to rent clubs too.
There are 'jump-ups' or entertainment each night, in-season, at one small intimate hotel or the other on Bequia so evenings are well covered. (There are no 'big' hotels on Bequia.) Trying each of the delightful character restaurants on Bequia is great entertainment too so don't miss them. Nice way to meet people.
Now if you really are restless and have
to see it all, then a one hour ferry ride to mainland St. Vincent
and a taxi tour around the island should eat into that itch for
adventure. Have a look at what's just across the channel from
Bequia in this YouTube video of St.
Vincent.
And here's another more commercial
effort from YouTube depicting St.
Vincent and the Grenadines
The property is 30,818 sq. ft. with irregular boundaries specified on St. Vincent & the Grenadines Lands and Surveys Department Drawing # GR382 and is fully fenced and gated to preserve plant-life from foraging animals.
*Current*
Site Plan - beqhprop.gif(15K)
For International flights travellers can check Bequia Tourism's website travel
here page.
See Russ' SVG Places to stay for an overnight in Canouan or Russ' Barbados recommendations for an overnight in Barbados if the unforgivable of a late flight happens.
A
5 minute YouTube video of the Gardens at Pleasant Top.
5
minute YouTube video of Pleasant Top
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Russell & Lois
Filman
winter residence: (mid-September to April)
Port Elizabeth P.O. Box 226BQ, Bequia, St. Vincent and The
Grenadines, West Indies
summer residence: (May to mid-September
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602-10 Woodman Dr. S., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8K 4E1
---------------- E-mail -- filman@295.ca -- E-mail ------------------
--- (784)458-3988 (Bequia) - phone - (Hamilton) (905)560-7318 ---
"Being
a realist doesn't mean you can't follow your dreams"
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"May the winds be with you, throughout your journey." -
Our warmest
regards, Russ
and Lois Filman
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Now
here's just the place to let those knots of hurly-burly tension
melt away with a cool drink and a few sympathetic friends.
No problem, man!
Lower Bay, Bequia
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. . . just lounging away the day by the Pleasant Top pool
An article on Bequia by Nicholas J. Klenske, a freelance writer and lawyer, resident in Iowa USA.
A few comments from Pleasant Top Guests
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