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Crystal SpringsThe Garden, St James

Minimum stay (nights): 5

  • 10 beds
  • 10.5 baths
  • Sleeps 10 to 20

An enchanting beachfront villa with breath taking views, perfect for large groups or families looking for an intimate holiday retreat.

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Crystal Springs is an enchanting beachfront villa set on 1.7 acres on Barbados’ West "Platinum" Coast. The 12,000 sq ft residence, with a staff of 14, comprises six beautiful buildings connected by coral stone terraces, pathways and a bridge. There are a multitude of living spaces, three al fresco dining areas and 10 guest rooms, each featuring an en-suite bathroom, luxurious amenities and accommodating layouts, making Crystal Springs an ideal villa for large groups or families looking for an intimate holiday retreat.

After a long day or night’s travel to reach this idyllic destination, the last thing you need to think about is what’s in the fridge. The staff at Crystal Springs will conduct a consultation prior to your arrival and stock your requested necessities for the first few meals and will also stock the bedrooms with teas, bottled water and other items on request. This will give you a bit of time to settle in and soak up the surroundings, as well as meet with the chefs to discuss the menus they’ll prepare during your stay. Please share with them any allergies, preferences or dislikes, so they can be sure to meet any dietary needs. If there are specific items you require, do let the chefs know and they can make arrangements to stock them for you.

We know you will enjoy the wonderful dishes the Crystal Springs kitchen creates using fresh local and imported ingredients with the aim to highlight local flavours with an international flair.Created by legendary designer Oliver Messel in the 1960s and completely restored in 2014, Crystal Springs’ elegant façade, stylish décor and breathtaking views provide a magical, theatrical ambiance, yet the impressive villa innately feels like a welcoming home where ultimate relaxation awaits.

The villa's amenities are exquisitely designed to provide an unforgettable experience, including a stunning 50x20ft infinity swimming pool looking onto the Caribbean Sea, a secluded cove beach ideal for sunbathing, swimming and snorkeling, an 18' speedboat with a professional boat master, a state-of-the-art cinema and a high-tech fitness centre. In addition, a Sunfish sailboat, paddle boards plus an array of watersport equipment are readily on hand:

Cove Beach: a delightful spot to sunbathe and enjoy water sports. Crystal Springs is one of the few private homes in Barbados with a cordoned-off swimming area, making it safe to enjoy the beautiful azure waters. Boating & Watersports: includes an 18’ speedboat equipped for waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing and other aquatic excursions; the boat master can also arrange diving lessons and equipment rentals. Two stand up paddleboards, a Sunfish sailboat and snorkel equipment are also available.

Swimming Pool: a heated (84°F / 29°C) 50x20 ft infinity swimming pool, finished in a stunning blue Bisazza mosaic tile imported from Italy. Lined with inviting chaise lounges, it’s an ideal spot to relax in the shade with a cool drink in hand, or accept the water’s invitation to take a dip beneath the midday sun. Fouta towels are located in baskets throughout the property for your use at both the pool and beach.

Crystal Springs features 10 en-suite bedrooms situated in five buildings across the property, providing a unique accommodation offering ideally suited for families and friends and may be rented from 7 bedrooms accommodating 14 guests to 10 bedrooms catering for 20 guests. Each bedroom is luxuriously appointed with beautiful linens, quality furnishings and artwork; each with an enchanting view of the sea, gully or gardens through large windows framed by billowing floor to ceiling curtains. Most bedrooms feature king-sized mattresses that can be unzipped into two separate twin mattresses should the guest prefer.

The Main House features the master suite and two guest bedrooms.

The Annex, adjacent to the main house, offers two bedrooms with an elegant oceanfront terrace overlooking the Cove Beach. The bedrooms are each finished with hand-painted murals, elegant linens and charming en-suite bathrooms and unobstructed views of both the Caribbean Sea and private gully.

The Pool Cottage, overlooking the infinity edge swimming pool to the Caribbean Sea, offers two connecting guest bedrooms furnished in an elegant Caribbean style.

The Tea House, located in the garden adjacent the Gully, is a two-room cottage ideally appointed for young families, featuring both a king-sized bed and two Murphy beds.

The Pavilion, located in the garden at the eastern edge the property, offers two connecting guest suites. Enhancing the magic of Crystal Springs' divine setting and amenities, its dedicated staff of 14 provides the consummate service, allowing you to enjoy gourmet dining, five-star concierge planning and personalised yet unobtrusive pampering that ensures your stay is nothing short of exceptional, and one you'll wish to return to again and again.

Staff: Property Manager,3 Housekeepers, 3 butlers, Chef, Sous Chef, 2 Laundresses, 3 Security Guards, Boat Master, 2 Groundsmen

Facilities

  • Air conditioning in bedrooms
  • BBQ
  • Beach Access
  • Cinema
  • Clifftop gazebo
  • Ceiling fans
  • Electronic gated entrance
  • Heated Infinity Pool
  • Pizza oven
  • Sonos speakers in all public living areas
  • Selection of board games and outdoor games
  • Small sharing library
  • WiFi available throughout the property
  • secluded private tropical gardens
  • Ocean views

Location

Reviews

From the moment we arrived you get the feeling of paradise, the welcome from all the fantastic staff, stunning villa, unbelievable views. Lazy days around the pool, ice cold drinks, wander down to the beach, swimming, water skiing this place is amazing. Everyone is so friendly and cannot do enough for you, Everything at Crystal Springs is 5*Wow, what can I say about Crystal Springs other than it is absolutely perfect. From the moment we pulled up to the front of the stunning property, to touring the Messel designed interiors, I was totally blown away. The exterior is incredible, with stunning views of the blue sea all along the front which you can enjoy in all three main dining areas. I love the gully full of flowers, perfect for sauntering down to the beach - where you can relax or enjoy water sports, paddle boarding and the speed boat. The infinity pool is the perfect temperature and ideal for a lazy few hours between snorkeling with turtles and exploring the island. Each room is gorgeous, with very comfortable beds and all the top amenities you could need. But perhaps the best thing about this incredible property is the amazing staff who go out of their way to make your stay such a special one. There's a very relaxed, happy atmosphere and you're made to feel at home from the second you arrive. Thank you all for such a special stay full of memories that I'll always treasure.

As soon as you enter Crystal Springs you realise it is a very special place. A beautiful and elegant house in a luscious well-tended tropical gardens. The villa is decorated at the highest standards of taste and elegance and the main room's large open window overlooking the private beach and the turquoise blue sea is the setting of dreams. At Crystal Springs the days go by nonchalantly. There are so many things to do: swim at the secluded beach, paddle boarding, water skiing or taking the boat to tour the lovely adjoining bays, for a bit of snorkeling. There are several dining areas so you can have lunch/dinner in a different setting every day. If you are looking for total relaxation just lounge by the infinity pool overlooking the magnificent tropical sea, maybe after having done some yoga with a private teacher. The staff are outstanding and looked after us incredibly well, discreet yet always present and friendly. Perfect is an often misused word but in the case of Crystal Springs I cannot thing of a better one, It's perfect!

We stayed at Crystal Springs as a group of 14 for my father in laws birthday, we had done much research prior to our booking but Crystal Springs captured our hearts at first glance just by the pictures and the fact that the grounds were spread out. I can not provide enough justice in words to the villa of how special it is. Upon the opening of the gates at arrival the beautiful scenes that greeted us as we descended down the driveway were breathtaking, and Amanda and all of the staff waiting out front to greet us I knew within them very few seconds this was the start of a very special week.

The villa has 10 bedrooms we hired rooms 1-7 of these which includes the pool house each room had its own beautiful character and were immaculate. The villa in itself is beautiful and I am still pinching myself that we were fortunate enough to stay in this place of paradise. Lots of places to sit and relax and communal areas for you all to dine and socialise. Considering there was 14 of us we did not feel like we were on top of each other during our stay. The private beach is beautiful and I thoroughly enjoyed sitting down there looking out at the picturesque scenery. The infinity pool is perfect with beds all round and great views out to sea.

The food was amazing, and was great to try some of the local dishes. 3 of our group had a personal cooking lesson from Elridge (the chef) who taught us how to make his signature curry which was fantastic and we look forward to following this and making in the UK although I'm not sure it will be the same! Thankyou to Sharnell, Elridge, Timmoty and Shirley for your beautiful meals throughout the stay

There is a boat for use within the villa which we used for water sports and Trevor took great care of us. The grounds are beautiful and well kept. There is Laundry service within the villa and I know for next time I certainly do not need to overpack. Cinema and gym also within the grounds you honestly could not ask for anymore.

I would like to say Thankyou to Marlon and Keith for the fun filled laughs and for providing us with the untold amounts of rum punch, you really could not have done no more for us and we thank you!

All of the staff were very friendly and attentive to our every need, it really was a joy seeing them each day. Crystal springs has spoilt us as we will never receive the personal service and beautiful settings staying in anywhere else. Thank you to all of the staff for such a memorable holiday your hard work and attention to detail certainly made our stay pleasurable and memories that will be with us for a life time.

A special thank you to Amanda for all your help during our stay especially with our surprises for the birthday man. Lastly to the owners Thankyou from the bottom of our hearts for allowing us to stay in your beautiful home, everything from the grounds, to the decor and the staff are pure perfection and we could not have asked for anything more.

We will definitely be returning in the near future and can not recommend enough!

Wow, what can I say about Crystal Springs other than it is absolutely perfect. From the moment we pulled up to the front of the stunning property, to touring the Messel designed interiors, I was totally blown away. The exterior is incredible, with stunning views of the blue sea all along the front which you can enjoy in all three main dining areas. I love the gully full of flowers, perfect for sauntering down to the beach - where you can relax or enjoy water sports, paddle boarding and the speed boat. The infinity pool is the perfect temperature and ideal for a lazy few hours between snorkelling with turtles and exploring the island. Each room is gorgeous, with very comfortable beds and all the top amenities you could need. But perhaps the best thing about this incredible property is the amazing staff who go out of their way to make your stay such a special one. There's a very relaxed, happy atmosphere and you're made to feel at home from the second you arrive. Thank you all for such a special stay full of memories that I'll always treasure.

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5 Bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Low season rates from:

Period Per night
10/01/24 to 15/04/24 $13000
16/04/24 to 14/12/24 $8000
15/12/24 to 18/12/24 $13000
19/12/24 to 09/01/25 $on request
10/01/25 to 15/04/25 $13000
16/04/25 to 14/12/25* $8000

Rates do not include Christmas period *subject to confirmation by owner

7 Bedrooms (sleeps 14)

Low season rates from:

Period Per night
10/01/24 to 15/04/24 $13000
16/04/24 to 14/12/24 $9000
15/12/24 to 18/12/24 $14000
19/12/24 to 09/01/25 $on request
10/01/25 to 15/04/25 $14000
16/04/25 to 14/12/25* $9000

Rates do not include Christmas period *subject to confirmation by owner

8 Bedrooms (sleeps 16)

Low season rates from:

Period Per night
10/01/24 to 15/04/24 $14000
16/04/24 to 14/12/24 $11000
15/12/24 to 18/12/24 $15000
19/12/24 to 09/01/25 $on request
10/01/25 to 15/04/25 $15000
16/04/25 to 14/12/25* $11000

Rates do not include Christmas period *subject to confirmation by owner

10 bedrooms (sleeps 20)

Low season rates from:

Period Per night
10/01/24 to 15/04/24 $16500
16/04/24 to 14/12/24 $13500
15/12/24 to 18/12/24 $18000
19/12/24 to 09/01/25 $on request
10/01/25 to 15/04/25 $18000
16/04/25 to 14/12/25* $13500

Rates do not include Christmas period *subject to confirmation by owner