

Modern villa at popular Happy Bay offering great hillside
views of Friar's Bay, Happy Bay and the Caribbean Sea.
Attractive Introductory Rates for 1 to 3 couples! |
INTRODUCTORY RATES FOR FIRST SEASON!

Great spot to unwind! On the southern hillside of Mt. Choisy,
Villa Lucie offers fine living and breathtaking views of the sea!
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Sleeps 2 - 6 guests
3 bedrooms, 2 baths |
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Villa Lucie on Happy Bay |
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is a new 3 bedroom, 2 bath villa on Happy Bay on the French side of St. Martin. The property is a wonderful quiet, contemporary Caribbean getaway for one or two couples or a small family. The exquisite villa is located in the purely residential area of Mont Choisy, better known as Happy Bay, an upscale villa community that has developed into a trendy vacationing area in the last 2, 3 years. People who stay in this area come for the quiet and secluded location of Mt. Choisy offering both, tranquil privacy and fantastic views of the Caribbean Sea. The proximity to two pristine tropical dream beaches - Friar's Bay and Happy Bay - is another great pro of the area. The short distance to the gourmet village of Grand Case for fine dining and shopping is yet another advantage of Happy Bay that is appreciated by guests and villa owners alike. |

The pool overlooks the sea and invites for private sunbathing
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Villa Lucie is situated on the southern side of Mt. Choisy offering spectacular views of the Caribbean Sea from the pool, deck and terrace and from every room of the house. The enticing sea views on 180° include Friar's Bay and the hills of Terres Basses (Baie Rouge) to the South, Happy Bay to the north, the long stretch of Anguilla island straight ahead and the surrounding Caribbean Sea with its unbelievable colors.
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| Come and enjoy the well appointed villa and its lovely outdoor areas! Tranquility, magnificent views and fine Caribbean outdoor living will be yours! On the terrace is a large private swimming pool overlooking the sea, a sun-drenched deck with lounge chairs, a gas BBQ, and a lounge & dining area with fine quality patio furniture on the covered part of the terrace. |
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Villa Lucie offers spectacular direct views of the Caribbean Sea, from Friar's Bay to the south, to Happy Bay to the north, including yachts, sail boats and
jet skis passing by occasionally. |
Pool view
to the South with Friar's Bay in the front, and the hills of
Terres
Basses, the French Lowlands, in the background.
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is a pleasant, peaceful, luxury,
yet affordable place for a quiet Caribbean vacation. The pool and deck are designed for utmost privacy, and allow swimming and sunbathing "au natural".
The villa is surrounded by a lush mature Caribbean garden, not only beautiful for the eye, but it serves also to ensure your privacy!
The living area of Villa Lucie is generously sized and adds to the comfort of the villa: 160 m² or 1,725 ft² including the living room, kitchen and the three bedrooms, plus the terrace and sun deck. Room enough to entertain yourself and your friends or family! |

View of Anguilla island
at Villa Lucie's dining area

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was the home of the French island governor for a few years, until he recently received a new call of duty and had to move away. On Happy Bay, there is only a handful of villas for rent at all, and Villa Lucie is now one of them, only since May of 2010!
The property is completely fenced in, providing also an electric gate and a paved driveway. Your Caribbean vacation will start once you enter the driveway, and when you see the beautiful, lush tropical garden that encircles the well maintained property. Inside, Villa Lucie features a blend of modern interior design, combined with all modern amenities that you can expect from a recently built home, completed in 2005.
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At the gate and driveway of Villa Lucie on Happy Bay |
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View into the living area and kitchen entrance
The elegant living area of Villa Lucie is bright and airy with high vaulted ceiling, air-conditioning and ceiling fans. Special features of this exquisite vacation home are the fine blue leather furniture and refined furnishing. What makes this property unique is the decoration: the entire house is decorated with original paintings from French artist Francis Eck, who lives and works on St. Martin - not far from Villa Lucie!

"Soul of the desert"
by F.
EcK
(hangs in the Master bedroom)
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Francis Eck describes his work as "Color is pushed to its most vibrant limits with a rhythm and energy guided by the spatula". Each room features unique pieces of his recent work. If you like contemporary art, you will certainly appreciate Villa Lucie for experiencing a vacation in a living showcase of modern art! |

The new and neat kitchen is perfectly made for a vacation home. It is very functional, thoughtfully designed and very well equipped. It offers a full size American refrigerator, an electric oven, a gas stove with 4 burner cooktops, a kitchen range, microwave, as well as various smaller household devices such as coffee maker, a toaster, and a blender.
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Villa Lucie's living room is luxuriously furnished with blue leather sofas and chairs, and is entirely decorated with unique original paintings from Francis Eck. |
| The living room is air-conditioned and has large sliding doors leading to the terrace and the pool. For your entertainment, there is an LCD wide screen TV with Satellite service (French and a few US channels), a CD player and stereo amenities. In addition, free Internet access is available at Villa Lucie via WiFi. |

"Reflections"
by Francis Eck
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French born Francis Eck chose St. Martin as the place to live and work more than a decade ago. In the recent years the artist gained international reputation mainly for his vibrant landscapes painted in a new expressionist style. |
Aside from beautiful pieces of art from Eck that you can admire at Villa Lucie, the spacious living area of 160 m² also provides essential amenities for a relaxing vacation:
• Air-Conditioning in the living room + in the bedrooms
• A wide flat screen TV featuring several US channels
• Free WiFi Internet access (bring your laptop)
• Two spacious Master bedrooms with King beds
• A facility room including a washing machine
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A Kitchen with a view!
Two windows in the contemporarily designed kitchen open to the terrace and allow a beautiful view of the Caribbean Sea. |
| All necessary cooking utensils, kitchenware and tableware, pots & pans, china, crockery etc. are provided to host 4-6 guests. |
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| For the convenience of guests, there is also a separate facility room with a washing machine. To round up your comfort at Villa Lucie, maid service is offered once per week on a 7 nights rental (more often, if you require, for a fee). |
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The first Master bedroom is tastefully furnished and decorated with a few handpicked pieces, of which the vibrant red orange painting of Eck is the centerpiece matching colors with the four poster King bed.
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Master Bedroom #1: A/C, King bed, closet, en-suite bath, patio with sea view
Villa Lucie offers two fairly equally sized Master bedrooms, both with a King size bed, air-conditioning, ample closet space and an en-suite private bathroom. The third bedroom, also bedded with a King bed, was recently renovated and is now also available for guests.
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Vibrant colors are added to the bedroom by one of the recent works of Eck titled "Soul of the desert". |
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View from the shower into the bathroom |
Sea view from the patio of Master bedroom #1:
Both Master bedrooms at Villa Lucie front the sea and open onto a private patio offering a wonderful view of the Caribbean.

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View at the patio of the bedroom |
The first bathroom is a nice large en-suite bath, is tiled in turquoise and
equipped
with double sinks, a mirror, hair-dryer and a walk-in shower. |
Master Bedroom #2: A/C, King bed, closet, en-suite bath, patio with sea view
The 2nd Master bedroom has an elegant King bed, Air-conditioning and an en-suite full bathroom with a sink and large walk-in shower.

In the 2nd Master bedroom, decorated with paintings from Eck

View over the terrace to the left onto the beach of Friar's Bay
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The 2nd Master bedroom at Villa Lucie is exquisitely furnished and also decorated with original paintings from Francis Eck. The tranquil and elegant ambience in this 2nd bedroom is very pleasant! Both Master bedrooms at Villa Lucie have sliding doors leading out to the patio, fronting the Caribbean Sea.
Bedroom #2
You will feel comfortable here and love the sea view from your patio!

View on the patio of the 2nd bedroom overlooking
Friar's Bay and the hills of Terres Basses (Baie Rouge) |
The second bathroom is a private, full bath with bright yellow & white tiles, a sink, large mirror, vanity, hair-dryer, and walk-in shower.

In the 2nd bathroom of Villa Lucie
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In the shower of bath #2
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Vanities, sink and mirror in bath #2 |
Bedroom #3: A/C, King bed, closet, en-suite bath, patio with sea view
The 3rd bedroom at Villa Lucie was completely renovated and newly furnished in summer of 2010. It is now bedded with a new King bed, has Air-conditioning, and just like all other rooms in the villa, this bedroom also features its own orginal paintings from Francis Eck!

Bedroom 3 is also bedded with a King bed, has A/C and an original painting of Francis Eck!
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The 3rd bedroom comes with a private little patio that offers a spectactular sea view
over the Caribbean including the beach of Friar's Bay and the hills of Terres Basses. Watching sunsets from this spot is also gorgeous and a memorable experience!
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OUR INTRODUCTORY OFFER! |
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Low Season
01 May - 31 October: |
$2,500 per week |
for 2-6 guests |
High Season
01 Nov. - 30 April: |
$3,750 per week |
for 2-6 guests |
Christmas & New
Year's weeks: |
$5,600 per week |
for 2-6 guests |
- Above rates are in US Dollars per week
- Rates are based upon 2 people per bedroom, or 6 people max. occupancy.
- Weekly rates include tax and service charge.
- Maid service is provided once per week on a weekly rental.
- A 30% deposit is required to secure a booking. Final payment is due in cash on arrival.
- To protect the property against damage or loss, a refundable security cash deposit is required on arrival day.
- The owners hired an English speaking on-island property manager to welcome you on site and to assist you with anything you may need during your stay.
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SUNSETS

Sunset at Villa Lucie on Happy Bay
Villa Lucie is facing southwest, so you can expect long sunny days, as well as gorgeous sunsets! Enjoy watching while sharing a sundowner with your spouse or friends on the comfortable lounge area on Lucie's covered terrace!
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View over Friar's Bay from Villa Lucie's terrace at sunset
You will enjoy the wonderful sea views at Villa Lucie! At night, the straight view of the neighboring island of Anguilla is particularly lovely with the twinkling lights all along Anguilla's eastern coastline. |
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2 large Master bedrooms and 1 guest bedroom, all 3 bedrooms have A/C, a King bed, open to a patio/balcony and offer views of the Caribbean Sea. |
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2 bathrooms with large walk-in showers, and hair-dryers. 1 Bathroom is en-suite, the 2nd bathroom is separate and shared by bedroom #2 and #3. |
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Air-conditioned living room with LCD panel TV, Satellite service (includes a few US channels), CD player, stereo. Ceiling fan. |
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Free Wi-Fi Internet access (bring own laptop) |
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A personal safe (to be installed soon) |
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Fully equipped new kitchen that opens to the Caribbean Sea, including full size refrigerator, electric oven, gas stove (4 burner cooktops) with kitchen range, microwave, coffee maker, toaster, blender. All pots & pans, china, glassware, crockery, kitchen utensils. |
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Facility room with washing machine, cloth line etc. |
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Covered terrace with a dining and lounging area |
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Gas BBQ on the terrace |
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Very private swimming pool and sun deck with lounge chairs |
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Electric gate |
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Private, gated Parking next to the villa |
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Water cistern. Transformers 220V / 110V available. |
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Linen, bath towels and beach towels provided. |
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Maid service once per week is included on a 7 nights rental. |
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A modern, almost new, secluded property. |
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A 5 min drive to Friar's Bay, 5 min to Grand Case, the "gourmet capital", 10 min to Marigot or Orient Beach. A 5 min. walk to Happy Bay Beach. |
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Villa Lucie sits on the southern side of the hill of Mont Choisy, better known as Happy Bay, half way between Marigot and Grand Case on the West coast of Saint Martin. The hilltop property overlooks Friar's Bay, situated just a few yards away, down the hill. The other side of Mt. Choisy faces Anguilla, the sea and Happy Bay Beach to the north.
Although there is an unofficial footpath leading down the hill to the beach of Friar's Bay, we do not recommend to use it's it a rather steep and uncomfortable walk. |
Better take the car to get to Friar's Bay! You'll be there in less than 5 minutes. The road on Mt. Choisy is paved, only the last 300 yards to Friar's Bay is a bumpy dirt road. |

View of Mont Choisy and Villa Lucie from Friar's Bay Beach |
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TWO OF ST. MARTIN'S FINEST BEACHES ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO VILLA LUCIE! |
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Friar's Bay is serviced and offers
beach
bars that also lend chairs & umbrellas

Casual ambience at Friar's Bay Beach Cafe

View at Mont Choisy to Happy Bay Beach
On Happy Bay looking towards Anguilla |

View at Mont Choisy down to Friar's Bay Beach
enjoys the great advantage of being in close proximity of two
beautiful tropical dream beaches - Friar's Bay
and Happy Bay. Both are absolutely worth a visit.
In opposite to Happy Bay, Friar's Bay can be
reached by car and offers two casual beach bar
restaurants and some services such as beach
chairs & umbrellas, and of course chilled drinks!!

Happy Bay - best dream beach of St. Martin!

Happy Bay, the last unspoiled beach on St. Martin!
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Friar's Bay is a very relaxed and laid-back picturesque beach with a fair amount of powdery white sand, fringed by sea grapes and palm trees. The bay is well protected from the swells and attracts also a few boats and yachts, especially on weekends. For its calm waters, Friar´s Bay is ideal for relaxing in French ambience. At its best at Friar's Bay Beach Cafe! This beach bar is in the middle of the beach, offers fine French Caribbean cuisine and a wide range of special menus, plus a friendly and efficient service. A great place to hang out and enjoy life!
More Info on Friar's Bay
The breathtaking beach of Happy Bay is the last unspoiled and secluded beach of St. Martin! It is also one of the best snorkel spots of the island. Happy Bay can only be reached by foot or by boat. You can either walk along the coast at Friar's Bay, or take the shortcut at Mt Choisy.
A few yards away from Villa Lucie, there is a gate to access the footpath down to Happy Bay Beach. Keys for the gate are only available to tenants of Mont Choisy. You will need a good 5 minutes to walk down to Happy Bay Beach. Back up the hill it's about a 10 minutes walk. Although not easy to reach, do not miss out on a visit of Happy Bay at least once during your stay; definitely worth it!
More Info on Happy Bay
View also Photo Album of Happy Bay

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