New 5* resort on a secluded tropical cove

	REAL ESTATE OVERVIEW

Location Merricks, Saint Philip Parish
Offering Development (with a variety of units to choosen from)
Name The Merricks Resort Spa and Residence™
Property Type House [ Villa ]
Transaction For Sale
Title Type Freehold
Asking Price £ 235,000 ~ £ 1,095,000
Lot Area 282,000 m² ~ 283,000 m²
Floor Space 460 ft² ~ 4,000 ft²
Terms Fixed and non-negotiable

	PRICING INFORMATION

£ 235,000 ~ £ 1,095,000

SHOW CURRENCIES US$ 447,886 ~ US$ 2,086,962 € 300,979 ~ € 1,402,434 A$ 510,528 ~ A$ 2,378,847 BS$ 447,886 ~ BS$ 2,086,962 BD$ 447,886 ~ BD$ 2,086,962 C$ 479,597 ~ C$ 2,234,719 CI$ 358,309 ~ CI$ 1,669,569 EC$ 1,209,294 ~ EC$ 5,634,798 FJ$ 731,847 ~ FJ$ 3,410,096 HK$ 3,497,907 ~ HK$ 16,298,759 S 1,873,063 ~ S 8,727,677 JA$ 30,283,874 ~ JA$ 141,109,968 ¥ 49,316,829 ~ ¥ 229,795,439 MR 1,489,671 ~ MR 6,941,237 S$ 631,251 ~ S$ 2,941,364 R 3,493,518 ~ R 16,278,307 TT$ 2,799,517 ~ TT$ 13,044,559

	PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

Situated in the south east of Barbados on the Atlantic coast in the parish of St Philip, the 5 star Merricks Beach Resort comprises seventy acres of beach front and cliff top land. This truly unique property will combine elegance, old-world charm and incredible natural beauty with a romantic sense of seclusion, creating a feeling among owners/guests of having retreated to a spot on earth where life is truly…simpler.

The resort will be managed and maintained to the highest standard by a world class resort management company.

The ruggedly beautiful Atlantic east coast is less developed than the west and offers some spectacular panoramas forged over millions of years by the powerful Atlantic Ocean's wind and waves. The Merricks Beach Resort is situated in the south east of the island and enjoys a 6 acre stretch of the most stunning ocean coastline.

You have the choice of either purchasing a luxury Apartment, Cabana or villa in this exclusive residence or investing in the most exciting new resort to open in Barbados in the last 20 years!

The benefit of buying one of these prestigious residence homes is that they have the full use of facilities of the 5 star Merricks Beach Resort which includes a spa, gym, swimming pools and tennis courts also bars and restaurants, a conference centre and local shops.

The Hotel itself will comprise of 14 four-storey buildings each containing 10 luxury studio hotel rooms all with balconies and views of the ocean. The rooms are from approximately 688 sq ft for a studio apartment up to 1,336 sq ft for a 2 bedroom apartment with a fantastic wrap around balcony.

All the studios/apartments will include full luxurious bathroom facilities, including a shower, complimentary toiletries and a hairdryer. Every room will have a plasma screen with satellite television, a safe, luxury bedding and all soft furnishings. There will be a table and chairs in each room, a fridge and tea making facilities. There will also be a table and chairs on the balcony. The Merricks also offer penthouse suites and luxury cliff top villas.

Located within the lush tropical gardens of The Merricks Beach Resort, Palmetto Bay is constructed to the highest specification with colonial-style architecture. The spacious one bedroom suites provide 460 square feet of stylish and elegant living accommodation with air conditioning and a private balcony that has views along the stunning east coast and across the Atlantic Ocean.

The Island Sanctuary provides an escape into paradise, whilst at the same time being a sound investment. As the world becomes ever more hurried and pressured, the appeal of such an idyllic destination can only increase.

The Island Sanctuaries are being created in some of the Caribbean’s most coverted and peaceful location and are designed to take advantage of the natural beauty of their surroundings.

Built to the highest specifications, The Island Sanctuary offers state-of-the-art facilities that are managed and maintained to the highest standard by a world class management company. The resort will be marketed to deliver the highest possible occupancy, ensuring investors an excellent investment opportunity.

This luxurious and graceful Spa is situated on the cliff top and enjoys stunning views across the Atlantic ocean.

The Island Sanctuary Spa offers a range of luxurious and restorative treatments and therapies designed to stimulate, purify, soothe and de-toxify. All products work in harmony with nature and include hot stone therapies, hydrotherapy, Shiatsu, Aromatherapy, holistic body and Thai massages as well as a wide range of traditional beauty treatments.

Yoga, Pilates, Reiki and meditation are also offered reflecting the Spa’s holistic focus.

In this luxurious and graceful Spa you will discover a range of pools, steam, sauna and aroma rooms, sumptuous treatment suites and relaxation rooms designed for individuals or couples. Outdoor treatment suites are bordered by herb gardens and shaded by tropical vegetation and each contains a Yin-Yang bath for purification and restoration.

Each of the luxurious villas has its own private grounds and is surrounded by channels of fresh water and tropical planting. Designed and built to the highest specification the villa offers elegant and spacious accommodation.

The interior combines oriental-style simplicity and contemporary luxury with air conditioning, a bar, a state-of-the-art media centre with a flatscreen television plus an interactive entertainment system with internet access. Bathrooms are elegantly appointed with a multi-spray shower and an outdoor rain-shower; beds are large and sumptuous with crisp white bed linen.

The glass walls of the villa slide back to provide an extended living area opening onto a terrace with a sunken double bath and an infinity-edge swimming pool. The sala offers shade for a siesta, a massage or an intimate after dark dinner and has parabolic speakers linked to the villa’s entertainment system.

All the villas and apartments are furnished with stylish, modern simplicity, featuring stone tile floors and hand crafted Caribbean mahogany furniture.
Using the best quality local materials and oriental-style architecture will provide simple, elegant, yet spacious living accommodation.

From fine restaurant dining to informal dinner parties on your terrace, catering on the Island is as inspired, adaptable and innovative as you could wish.
A private restaurant will be ideally positioned with diverse menus from our world-class team of chefs.
Here at the restaurant, or in the privacy of your own villa, our chefs will take careful note of your personal tastes and preferences to provide exactly the kind of food you enjoy.

Merricks is the first 5* resort to be developed on the island for the last 20 years. It will also be the biggest.

The developer guarantees(Subject to status. Terms and conditions apply):

70% guaranteed mortgage

100% finance* available – developer will pay your monthly interest payment on the 30% deposit

30 days FREE use per year

Two year 10% RENTAL GUARANTEE followed by 50% net room rate share

30% deposit required (less £1000 ($2000) reservation fee) within 45 days of reservation. Should you choose to borrow the 30% deposit, the developer will pay the loan repayments, including interest, for the 30% deposit until completion of the specific unit you have reserved. These payments will then be added to the purchase price upon completion.

NB: Please note that this document is WITHOUT PREJUDICE and SUBJECT TO CONTRACT

	AREA DESCRIPTION

As it is on the south east coast of the island a comparitive luxury property would be a hotel called the Crane, a 4* hotel 4 km down the coast from Merricks.

The Crane which dates back to 1887, is the oldest hotel on the island similarly located on a cliff top with a stretch of beach which has been voted "one of the 10 best beaches in the world" by Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. It could be argued if this is the first hotel on the island, those visionaries must have chosen the South East location for a reason! The beach at The Merricks Resort Spa and Residence does present very similar characteristics to the Crane and is considered one of Barbados' best kept secrets!

The Crane also sells residential property. A studio on the crane starts at $722,000 (around £361,000) Merricks prices start at £225,000 which is 38% less.

There's lots to do on this little rock Barbados, plenty food (fresh fish), nightlife & rich history...

Golf in Barbados--

Sandy Lane Golf Club, St. James—Championship 27 hole course.

Royal Westmoreland, St. James—International class scenic 18 hole course.

Rockley Beach Club, Christ Church—9 hole amateur course.

Barbados Golf Academy and driving range—18 hole miniature golf and putting course .

FOR THE HISTORY & BUILDING BUFFS

AROUND BRIDGETOWN

Jewish Synagogue--This is the site of the first Jewish Synagogue in the Western hemisphere. Built in 1654, the building was destroyed by the ‘great’ hurricane of 1831. The current building, constructed on the original foundation, was opened in 1833.
Montefiore Fountain—This drinking fountain was presented to the City of Bridgetown in 1864 by Swan Street businessman John Montefiore in memory of his father, who died in 1854. The father, also named John, was a prominent Bridgetown merchant described as a ‘free coloured’.

Lord Nelson Statue--Erected in 1813, some three decades before London’s own Lord Nelson column, this statue is sculpted from bronze by Sir Richard Westmacott--‘the first castor of bronze in the Kingdom’. The Trafalgar Square land was first purchased in 1807 and additional land was obtained in 1826 to expand the Square to its current size. The fountain, known as the Fountain Garden, was erected in 1865 to commemorate the advent of piped water in Bridgetown. The garden itself and the enclosure came slightly later, the earliest work beginning in 1882.

St. Michael’s Cathedral--The second Anglican Church built on this site. The first, consecrated in 1665, was destroyed by the ‘great’ 1780 hurricane. A new building was erected soon after the hurricane, and it has been a cathedral since 1825.

Parliament Buildings--Across from Trafalgar Square are the Public Buildings, now called the Parliament Buildings. Plans to erect a parliament and public records building began in 1692 after the island’s new Governor arrived to discover sessions were being held in public houses (taverns). The Public Buildings were finally erected in 1871, almost 240 years after parliament was established in Barbados.

The Garrison—There are 60 to 70 buildings located on the southern outskirts of Bridgetown. Though many buildings are in private or government use, efforts are underway to bring many back to their original appearance. This was the first Garrison in the West Indies and probably North America. Barbados had some 50 forts and batteries around the island and was well fortified from the 1600s, first by the Barbados militia, then the British Army. St. Ann’s Fort was built after war with France started in 1688. The Garrison functioned for 126 years, leaving in its wake a legacy of buildings, artillery and artifacts that live on today.

The National Cannon Collection—This unique collection represents the largest grouping of 17th century English iron guns in the world and is one of two collections containing a gun with Cromwell’s Republican Arms. After Cromwell died all of his possessions were ordered destroyed and the Barbados cannon with his crest is the only one known to ever be found on land. The collection totals some 150 guns, about 12 of which look onto the Savannah.

NORTH & WEST

Port Vale Sugar Factory and Museum—The Sir Frank Hutson Sugar Museum in the Portvale Sugar Factory yard contains the old boiling house where a collection of artifacts, equipment and mural-sized photos from the early sugar days. During the crop season, January to May, Portvale offers tours where you can watch sugar manufacturing in action.

St. James Parish Church—Site of the island’s first church. The first wooden building was replaced by a stone church in the late 1600s, but was destroyed in the 1780 hurricane. The church contains historic artifacts, including the baptismal font from 1684 and the original church bell, which pre-dates the United States Liberty Bell by more than 50 years.

St. Nicholas Abbey--Built between 1650 and 1660, this is one of three remaining Jacobean homes in the western hemisphere. The home is magnificently furnished much as it was 300 years ago and is open for viewing with its own Branded Rum Distillery tour.

Morgan Lewis Mill, St. Andrew--This National Trust property is the lone intact sugar windmill in the Caribbean, and is now among the World Monuments Fund list of 100 Most Endangered Sites in the World. The mill recently underwent major restoration work and is a fine example of the island’s two-century tradition of wind-powered cane grinding. This Dutch-influence mill is perhaps the only one where you can still see a fully intact wheelhouse and ‘sails’.

Grenade Hall, St. Peter—Features Grenade Hall forest and signal station. The restored signal station gives excellent insight into how the military communicated on the island in the 19th century. Six stations were perched at vantage points around the island for semaphore communication by the British military. Behind the signal station is the start of the rambling pathway through a woodland forest.

SOUTH/SOUTHEAST

Sunbury Plantation House, St. Philip—This Great house dates back to the 1660s and is open for viewing. This is a true plantation house that offers a very real sense of what the lifestyle and living standard was like for the elite planter class in the early days.

Gun Hill Signal Station, St. George—Built in 1818, another of six British Military semaphore communications stations, but with a significant difference. The view of the landscape beneath this 700-foot elevation property is well worth the visit along with the landscaped grounds, the mini museum and the overall setting. Run by the Barbados Nation Trust, Gun Hill also boasts a seven foot tall coral stone lion, which was hand-carved in 1868. Great wedding venue!

St. John's Parish Church, St. John-- Although the church itself only dates back to 1836—previous churches were destroyed by hurricanes—its centuries old churchyard and surroundings are intriguing. Old tombstones with bizarre inscriptions populate this graveyard. The most notable of its residents is Ferdinando Paleologus, buried there in 1670. He was a descendent of the last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine the Great. The church is a solidly built Gothic style structure. Its magnificent interior includes a beautifully crafted spiral staircase and a pulpit carved from six different woods. The cliff's edge offers a sweeping panorama of the east.

CULTURAL EXPOSURE
Oistins fish market--Friday/Saturday night open air fish fry, great chance to taste local cuisine and Socialize. By day, an interesting stop to watch the fishermen and vendors and get fresh fish, of course!

Rum shops—Rum shops are the anchor of old island society. Still an integral part of village life, rum shops serve as not only a watering hole, but a community meeting and socializing point.

Holetown Festival—February 15 to 22, this annual event commemorates the anniversary of the first settlement of Barbados at Holetown in February 1627. Events include fashion shows, tattoos, exhibitions, concerts, and theatrical presentations

Crop Over—The island’s biggest national festival. Runs through May/June to the first Monday in August which is the day of the costume carnival.

Tourism in Barbados has a long and distinguished history. As early as the 18th century the island was noted for its health tourism. Nineteen-year-old George Washington spent his only days outside the continental USA at the side of his ailing brother, Lawrence, who was sent to recover his health in Barbados away from the harsh northern winter of 1751.
Ronald Tree, equerry to Sir Winston Churchhill, built a Palladian mansion on the west coast nearby heron swamp and soon invited Royalty from both sides of the Atlantic to visit. His impressive guest list included Her Majesty and Prince Philip, Princess Margaret and Alexandra and their consorts at several and different times, British Prime Ministers Sir Winston Churchhill and Sir Anthony Eden, as well as Canadian PM John Diefenbaker. President Clinton, Hubert Humphery and the Rockerfellers were able representatives of the USA to write their names in the Guest Book at 'Heron Beach'. Ronald Regan also lived on the west coast in 1982 when he visited long-time resident Claudette Colbert, the Acadmey Award-winning actress.
It is not difficult to see that with some specific marketing, those iconic figures would be followed by numbers of their compatriots, if only to see where their idols has visited.

All of the above should give you as an investor an idea why Barbados coupled with the fantastic value for money The Merricks Resort Spa and Residence is offering should be an easy decision to execute...

	AREA DETAILS

Security This property is in a gated community with 24 hour security.
Neighborhood Area Resort peripheral
Proximity to...

General Hospital		45 min
Downtown Area		45 min
Seaside		1 min
Shopping Mall		10 min
Police Station		5 min
Fire Station		10 min
International Airport		15 min