Midsummer House is a fantastic Caribbean property situated on the main island of the British Virgin Islands - Tortola, on a gently sloping piece of land with fantastic sea views. The property, sold freehold, is built as three pavilions with a large outdoor terrace for the (unusually large) swimming pool. The house itself was built with a distinctly Caribbean flavour with a lively colour scheme of bright yellows for the main house and blues for the bedroom pavilions.
The two-storey main pavilion includes kitchen, covered dining area, living room and porch on the main level with library, hobby room, full bathroom and laundry on the lower level.
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The airy kitchen has tropical wood countertops and open out onto the spacious dining porch. The dining area inside flows into the elegant living room with French doors opening up to the veranda.
Stone steps lead down to the lower level which houses the air conditioned library; project room/study and a delightful front veranda.
The house offers over 2,500sq ft of interior space in 1,584 acres of gentle sloping land overlooking Long Bay, Jost Van Dyke and the surrounding islands.
Tortola can be reached by plane from Antigua or Puerto Rico in just over an hour.
The guide price is $1,750,000. For further information please contact Knight Frank on 020 7629 8171 or visit www.knightfrank.co.uk.
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