Mangoes-Barbados.
Stroll out of the back garden gate of Mangoes and across the road to the beautiful Platinum Coast sands and the Caribbean Sea. Grab a towel and take the tiny "swimming key" and off you go!
Our property could not be better placed; we have the sea and beaches less than two minutes walk and a variety of shops, restaurants, bars, banks and a well stocked modern supermarket on the doorstep! Furthermore, the Beach Club and swimming pool, belonging to local residents and their guests, is also just across the road, with excellent facilities and sun decks and a restaurant at the water's edge!
Mangoes is a large, detached, single storey house - (Built size = 2,000 sq Feet / Plot = 10,000 sq Feet). I have an ambition to put a sun deck on the roof where my husband and I (and our guests, of course) can relax whilst watching the setting sun wink green as it dips behind the Caribbean horizon .... dream .... dream.
Back to the reality of now .... our house is very private, being set in large,lush tropical gardens with big gates (safe for children) opening out onto the local roadside at the front and onto the greenbelt and car park at the back. The back gate is the quickest route to the sea - literally 2 minutes saunter.
Outdoor living in Barbados is a joy - the weather is so wonderful.
To access the full enjoyment of the outdoors, Mangoes offers pure relaxation on the spacious veranda, furnished with up to date rattan-style set comprising a love-seat sofa, two arm chairs, coffee table and mamasan chair, a large dining table and six dining chairs. (The dining chairs also have arms, providing truly comfortable and relaxing seating for 11/12 persons!
This is a superb situation to enjoy warm, velvety Caribbean nights, being well lit for reading and overlooking the front garden, pleasingly illuminated by well placed spotlights and an arch of fairy lights and flowers.
By lunch time, the veranda is pleasantly shady so makes a good place to have a midday snack.
A favourite dining area for breakfast is the gazebo, furnished with a stone table and benches, set in the rear gardens. Be prepared to share breakfast with tiny yellow banana birds!
Right next to the gazebo is a sturdy, built in barbecue, with lighting to help keep your culinary efforts on track, and for more formal dining, there is a smart, well furnished "Al-fresco" dining room leading from the spacious lounge.
The lounge is furnished with an attractive cane three, two, one suite, coffee table, occasional tables with lamps, telephone, TV cabinet with video, DVD player + multi choice TV, new flat-screen TV (installed Nov 2012) and book shelves. There are ceiling fans though this is a breezy room with three sets of French windows, one (double doors) lead into the "Al-fresco" dining room whilst the other two sets lead out onto the veranda. To maximise the breeze, rather than closing the glass doors, there are attractive, safe, lockable, wrought iron gates as an alternative.
Mangoes has its own Wifi.
Mangoes offers seven bed spaces in three spacious bedrooms: one twin/king - en suite, one twin/queen - en suite and one with three single beds - private bathroom a few steps away. The three bedded room can be made up as a double plus single and there is a fold-away cot.
Each bedroom is equipped with wardrobes, full length mirrors, washing basket, bedside tables with lamps, hairdryer, ceiling fans and split system air conditioning included (no extra charge for this).
The kitchen has smart white cupboards, beautiful, green/black, pearly granite counter tops, twin stainless steel sinks, track lighting and a brand new cooking stove with hood.
It is well equipped, with pots, pans, cutlery, crockery, fridge/freezer, microwave, toaster, coffee maker etc. It opens out through a half glazed door to the rear gardens and gazebo.
There is also a wash room for guests use, under cover washing lines and tumble dryer (to keep the towels nice and soft).
Mangoes comes with maid service twice per week (no extra charge for this). The maid will change and wash bed linen and towels, sweep and wash floors, clean bathrooms etc.
Back outside, there is a car port with space for two cars and a further two could easily park on the drive.
NB. The telephone makes free calls around the island. It is not possible to make off-island phone calls but it is possible to receive calls from abroad.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Cathryn Mills
