Sweet Wind 7 Acres Hope Bay, Bequia, The Grenadines

Sweet Wind Estate at Hope - Approx 10.7 Acres  

Sweet Wind Estate comprises 2 self contained properties. Both discreetly set amongst prime tropical headland amidst beautiful landscaped gardens, infinity pool with astounding Caribbean sea views plus a secluded Gazebo with expensive views overlooking the Atlantic ocean...

• Sweet Wind - luxurious and vast 1 bedroom villa split over 2 buildings
  
• Blue Sapphire - impressive 2 bedroom villa

Sweet Wind Villa

The main building of Sweet Wind is open plan and incorporates a large kitchen, dining area and relaxing living space. This connects to the private master bedroom suite via stone garden steps.

• Paved with imported Spanish Terracotta tile
• Finished in local stone
• High wooden panelled ceiling
• Wide panoramic views from the windows
• WC & wash hand basin

This discreet master bedroom suite has a private open air bathroom and private courtyard.

• Antique hardwood four-poster bed
• Brazilian kiln dried ipe flooring
• Private seating area
• Outdoor bathroom with marble floor
• French porcelain bath with ball and claw feet

Blue Sapphire Villa

A beautifully private 2 bedroom villa with generous wrap around breezy verandah, surrounding land & impressive bay views. Each bedroom room features a private courtyard.

There are 2 staff bathrooms on the property.

Infinity Style Swimming Pool

A stroll through the gardens takes you to a wonderful infinity swimming pool and sun deck - one of the most dramatic, natural and stylish of infinity pools on the island.

The 20,000 gallon pool is finished in local stone cut from the headland and overlooks the beautiful Hope Bay beneath with uninterrupted views over to Mustique, Baliceaux and Battowia.

Recently refirbished in 2022 the pool has beautful new local stone decking and features a wonderful wooden gazebo offering astounding views over the ocean.  

Panoramic Views & Sweet Winds...

The views to Mustique over Hope Bay beneath and across to the southern Grenadine islands including the uninhabited islands of Baliceaux and Battowia. The gentle trade-winds generate a natural and refreshing ambiance throughout this tranquil woodland estate.

Secluded Location

The indigenous forest sweeping around the entire property provides a secluded aspect with the idyllic Hope Bay Beach, just a 10-15 minutes walk, beneath.

Vehicle access is via the private Hope Estate Road.

Beach Access

Sweet Wind Estate benefits from quick access to the quiet sands of Hope Beach just below, down a short scenic path nearby.

Local Stone

All the walls are made from stone cut from the Hope Estate and all the rafters, studs, louvres and windows are engineered and fabricated in Brazil from kiln dried ipe.

New York Architect Designed

The houses were designed by the renowned international architect Jack Beyer, of New York firm Beyer Blinder Belle. The properties stand out upon the island as a magnificent example that manages to combine both natural equatorial materials and building methods with sophisticated international design. Built using a combination of local stone cut from Hope Estate, Brazilian hardwoods and Brazilian kiln dried Ipe.

Tropical Gardens with Lush Aromatic Landscaping

The properties are surrounded by landscaped tropical plants, fruits and nuts that perfume the warm trade winds encouraging restful sleep and relaxation.

Mature palms offer shade whilst stretches of renewable hardwood cool decking surround the pool area.

The gardens around the properties manage to naturally combine a series of discrete stairways, mature tropical landscaping and stunning seascapes giving the impression of being amongst the canopy in a rainforest.

Prime Location

Sweet Wind is nestled on the tip of Hope headland, enjoying a stunning location and the privacy akin to that of a private island.

The architect designed space uses the elevated position, high ceilings, wrap around verandas and local tradewinds to naturally air-condition the living and sleeping spaces.

Unique Opportunity

The outdoor antique bath, the moonlit showers, endless uninterrupted views and a fusion of natural renewable materials make this estate a magical development situated upon one of the islands prime areas of headland.

Sweet Wind Location: Hope Bay

Situated on the Eastern side of the island, enjoy the Windward cooling breezes Sweet Wind is a popular rental propertyon the island due to its location, degree of comfort and well equipped interior.

The white crescent sandy beach, 200m in length, is only accessible from the water, along a single semi-paved hillside path through aromatic white cedar and indigenous coconut groves, or via the Hope Estate Pathway. Due to its secluded position the beach remains very quiet and peaceful. The warm turquoise waters feature long lines of breakers from the Atlantic, a natural point break, and offers the location ideal for body surfing and windsurfing. The average sea water temperatures vary from 77F-82F making this virtually private beach ideal for a variety of water sports.

Natural coral reef lies off much of the coastline with Bequias' shores offering monster shoals of fish for scuba divers to enjoy. With several wrecks and shallow caves accessible to advanced divers, the island of Bequia offers a stunning and unspoilt location for lovers of the sea.

Port Elizabeth Harbour

These properties are only a 10 minute drive away from the vibrant harbour of Port Elizabeth where local fishermen blow a conch shell to welcome the return of the catch. This scenic, commercial hub of the island offers a safe anchorage for the many sailing and fishing boats that visit the island. Port Elizabeth thrives on its fishing and boat building traditions.

Alongside the dive shops, restaurants, bars and boutiques Port Elizabeth provides a variety of water sport activities, opportunities to arrange a day sail or longer cruises to the Grenadines, Tobago Cays and Mustique. For keen sailors the excellent Bequia Bookshop in Port Elizabeth offers a wide selection of charts and maps for sale.

The Island of Bequia

Bequia, which means the Island of Clouds, is one of the most beautiful and unspoilt of the 60 islands that make up the 68 mile long archipelago of St.Vincent & the Grenadines. Due to the remote position of the islands and their dependence upon inter-island trade the locals who are proud of their boat building and fishing traditions are eager to share their knowledge and welcome visitors to the island.

Jimmy Buffet lists Bequia as one of his top 5 least spoilt of the Caribbean Islands.

This lush green island characterized by tropical rainforest is surrounded by miles of stunning white sandy beaches. The indigenous woodland offers a variety of flora and fauna including wild orchids, tropical fruit and nuts, hummingbirds and yellow birds making this environment free from commercial noise and alive with natural sounds of the sea, the warming trade winds and local wildlife.

Bequia Climate

Daytime temperatures average between 24C-30C(75F-86F) throughout the year. In the winter a cooler evening might see a low of around 21 C whereas the summer temperatures could reach 32C(90F. The tradewinds bring with them cooling breezes for most of the year whilst the famous christmas winds bring stiffer, steady breezes and lively seas which provide perfect sailing conditions.

The Islands

In 1992 Bequia acquired an airport that can accommodate small aircraft and offers charter flights to and from St.Vincent and Barbados. There are a variety of other stunning islands to visit either via day cruises or speedboat. Mustique and Young Island for example, private islands close to Bequia provide stunning and exclusive locations for dinner. Ferries regularly operate between the islands and speedboat taxis and sailing charters are easy to arrange from Port Elizabeth. The Grenadine archipelago offers a variety of island activities such as day cruises, diving trips and sightseeing trips to the Tobago Cays all easily arranged by the Grenadines Team.