Tavolara is a spectacular 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom waterside villa at Sandy Ground in Jost van Dyke.
Sandy Ground comprises a private 17 acre estate at the east end of Jost - 8 villas share a large sandy beach, a smaller sandy beach, moorings and a dock.
Tavolara sits on almost an acre of waterfront promontory with 220 degrees of sea view. There is a gazebo with steps down to the ocean, and a separate path down to the larger beach.
It is remote, and suits 2 or 4 fit and able people wanting privacy.
Tavolara has an open plan Great Room with a very well equipped kitchen, 2 en-suite air-conditioned bedrooms, and a very large coverered wrap around deck and porch overlooking a 220 degree view of the Caribbean Sea.
The kitchen is equipped with fridge/freezer, double oven, induction hob, dishwasher, microwave, coffee machine.
In addition to the kitchen, the Great Room (which has five sets of patio doors and a large window opening onto the wrap around porch) includes a good size dining table, and a sitting area with lots of chairs/couches. There are further comfortable sitting areas outside on the wrap around deck, three outside dining tables, a huge coverend porch with Adirondack chairs facing the sea, and a large sun terrace with sunbeds.
One of the ensuite air conditioned bedrooms is on the main floor - off the Great Room, and the other is beneath the sundeck.
There is also a laundry room with a washing machine and a dryer.
A short path leads down to a gazebo, and there are steps directly from the gazebo into the Caribbean sea. There is a separate private path down to the larger beach where Tavolara has its own chairs and a table. Guests will also have access to a couple of gazebos on the beach.
Arrival can be by car from the public ferry dock in JVD or by boat at the private Sandy Ground Estates dock (at the smaller of the two beaches). Tavolara is a short walk from the dock. Brian will meet you at the dock and drive your bags (and you if your wish) to the villa.
The house is surrounded by a covered porch which has over 220 degrees of
Guests will have exclusive use of the whole villa (including the gazebo and the steps into the sea), and will share use of the dock and the beaches with the other villas at Sandy Ground Estates.
Important
Tavolara is remote and only suitable for persons who are fit and able, and who have good mobility. Access is by boat, or from the public road down a relatively steep off road track. There is a short but steep set of steps from the parking area to the villa.
There are a number of taxis in JvD - unless you want to walk to the public road (10 mins) always check that a taxi will come down the track before you book it.
Car hire is available from hwww.paradisejeeprental.com and www.islandtimebvi.com/car-rentals-bvi - both companies permit their SUV/Jeeps to be driven down the off road track to Sandy Ground Estate.
Small rib/dinghy rentals are available from Dave's Dinghy Rentals (+12845409614 - whatsapp is the best way to contact Dave) - he will drop and collect the dinghy from the dock at Sandy Ground.
There is very little in the way of food or other shopping in JVD, and it is necessary to provision in advance of your arrival. Provisioning is relatively easy from one of the supermarkets on Tortola - your order will be delivered to JVD on the ferry, and Brian will bring it to Tavolara.
