THE DEVELOPMENT

Plantation Cottage consists of three 3 bedroom townhouses, located on the Westmoreland Road, below Sugar Hill. Each home has a contemporary styling with an essence of the Caribbean. Nestled amongst tropical landscape each home incorporates split level construction, designed to lead you through the careful balance of exterior and interior space, you may find a bedroom opening up to it’s own verandah or even plunge pool. Exploring the bedrooms on the first floor will reveal ceilings open to the rafters while the ground floor exploits the tasteful caribbean pickled pine tongue and groove ceilings. All bedrooms are air-conditioned and have a Phillipe Starck inspired bathroom with white vessel basins and chrome faucets sitting on hardwood vanity tables, glass screens in the showers serve to open up the bathrooms with white tiling to complete this contemporary feel. The kitchen is comprehensively fitted with marble tiled worktops, oven, hob & hood, plus integrated dishwasher, fridge/freezer and washer & dryer. Hot water will be supplied by solar heating. Externally each home has a troweltex finish and Wallaba shingle roof’s, with the whole development set within a mature tropical landscaped environment.

Prices
Unit #1 – 1886 sq.ft. – US$599K
Unit #2 –  1461 sq.ft. – US$499K

THE POTENTIAL

Obviously with Barbados being one of the premier resorts for beach holidays the first thought is to rent property directly on the beach. Due to the prohibitively high cost of beachfront properties by far the largest letting market is for the more affordable properties which although not beachfront offers easy access to the beach and in the case of Plantation Cottage you are only two minutes away. The quest for income is further enhanced by a climate that provides year-round letting potential. With Barbados being the premier Caribbean destination, you will find a plethora of restaurants and shops, not to mention a premium shopping and dining centre at the Old Sugar Factory, literally a minutes drive from your door due for completion 2008.