Carribean Private Island Villa

Fly to Tortola by way of San Juan or St. Thomas. One of the staff will meet you at the airport. Then it is just a matter of minutes by private launch till you see the iguana-shaped rock formation that gives the Island its name.

Guana Island does not have bus tours, public restaurants, or glitz of any kind. It does have excellent accommodations, fine service, wonderful food, acres of privacy for every guest, year-round temperatures in the seventies and eighties and a choice of oceans. This special island is for those who really want to escape the fast paced world and relax into an ocean paradise.

With the splendor of nature taking peoples breath away at every turn, they use restraint indoors. The interiors are comfortably but not overwhelmingly furnished in a style that comes out of the history of the Island, which was once a sugar cane plantation owned by American Quakers, Quakers who knew how to live! They favored native stone architecture and managed very nicely without media rooms and discos. That mood still prevails.

Guests stay in secluded cottages, each with a private terrace overlooking the sea. You can read a good book. Or write one. Some of the guests have been known to do both.

White Bay Beach is the powder-white stretch of glimmering coral sand that most guests use every day. And since they never number more than thirty, it's hard to imagine anyone thinking it crowded. We do, however, understand that there are times when people want to be alone. Really alone. Fortunately, there are six more beaches on the Island, some so secluded they're accessible only by boat, on any of which we can arrange a very private picnic.

With an official designation as a wildlife sanctuary and more flora and fauna than any island its size in the Caribbean, maybe even the world. In fact, they've published a special guide for the many naturalists who come from as far away as China to explore our mountain trails. Most guests, however, prefer to observe it all from a distance on a chaise, with a pina colada as a study aid. Like everything else on the Island, how you make use of the natural wonders is entirely up to you.

After cocktails, guests may opt to dine privately or to join others at the friendly social dining table. Dining on this special island includes, the freshest seafood, Island-grown fruits and vegetables, breads and muffins from our own oven -- all served on china and crystal by a staff as cheerful as candlelight. And then comes the rest of the star-filled night.

Rent the entire island, bring up to 29 friends or family with something to celebrate, and have all 850 acres to yourselves. Guana Island is the ideal setting for family and friends' reunions, weddings, birthdays and corporate gatherings.

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