Lion's Gate Getaway, St. Thomas, USVI

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THE APARTMENT AND THE COTTAGE AT LION’S GATE GETAWAY

My husband Chris and I have lived on St. Thomas for over 30 years. He came to dive, I came to sail. We met by chance and discovered we both have a love of the water and the Caribbean life style. Chris is very talented and knew he wanted to live here permanently, so he built a house on the top of the hill. We got married in 1995, and often talked about making the home we love accessible to guests. In 2008 we expanded it to accommodate guests in our downstairs studio apartment. We are thrilled with the way it turned out as it captures the Caribbean life style that we love.The apartment has a complete kitchen, queen bed, and a porch that really serves as an additional living room. The full bath has a wonderful large stonework shower that lets you know you are in paradise. The setting is ideal for your vacation and might tempt you to move here. The apartment is air conditioned to keep you comfortable when the breeze is not enough.We have Hummingbirds that have made their home in the foliage around the porch, they will join you for breakfast. The trees they call home provide privacy and keep the porch cool all day long. To complete the setting there are outside tables for dining and chairs for sitting with a cool drink and a book. And one more treat, an outside day bed for a nap after the days activities.The apartment has been so popular that we decided to build a one bedroom cottage. It took a year and I am so happy to say the we finally finished it on July 4th, 2013 giving Independence day a new meaning. It is a Caribbean dream cottage with spectacular views. We marvel at how many humming birds call the apartment home and now it seems that the green parrots are living in the tress near the cottage.I'm sure you will love it as much as we do. The spacious porch is a perfect way to enjoy your first cup of coffee or to sit back in the evening and watch the colors change over the islands with a cool beverage in your hand. The trade winds will keep you cool as you sit outside from breakfast to diner, and of course if needed there is air conditioning.The Cottage is our dream come true and it can be your own house in the Caribbean.We are situated on the hilltop just above Red Hook Harbor with a spectacular view of St. John, and Tortola, a part of the British Virgin Islands. The trade winds are strong when you are high on the hill to keep you cool. But of course there is air conditioning.The Cottage has a full kitchen. Beautiful granite counter tops and all the amenities you need. New Stove, microwave, all the appliances that you might need to make it home, blender, toaster, coffee maker. You can make your own Pina Coladas if you want.The porch has a table for outside living, lounge chairs with a spectacular view of the harbor and surrounding islands that are hard to leave to go explore our nearby beaches.The bathroom is very large with granite counter tops and large glass block shower with enough room to dance. Not recommended.And as the saying goes Location, Location.From Lion’s Gate you can stroll down to Red Hook for dinner or to go shopping, make a quick trip to the grocery store, or hop the ferries to St. John. It is all quite close but when you are up here it all seems a million miles away.There are three beaches nearby, one you can walk to another one is 5 minutes away by car. It’s at Secret Harbor with a restaurant for drinks and lunch. Plus palm trees for shade. We have chairs you can take to the beach. Another beach is Lindquist, beautiful, no restaurant but a bath house for changing and such. And life guards.As with the apartment just below all the ferries are at the bottom of the hill to take you to St. John, Tortola and Virgin Gorda. I always recommend renting car but if you don’t its only a five minute walk down the hill, twice that to come back up. It is a hill. If you choose to rent a car there is parking right outside your door. If you rent a car you can put it on the car ferry to explore St. John and St. Thomas’s many sites. My husband Chris and reside on the property. We are here to help you enjoy your vacation any way we can.