Villa Sand Castle, Lorient

Exquisite in its simplicity, Villa Sand Castle (SND) is a welcome new addition to the St. Barth rental property landscape. This luxury vacation home exemplifies easy beach living, thanks both to its superb location on Lorient Beach (right next to Villa La Plage, which can be rented in tandem to it), and it’s extremely simple, unobtrusive design, which allows you as a guest to feel at home and create your own distinctive Caribbean island experience.Morning swims in the bay and afternoon strolls on the beach are virtually assured when you make Villa Sand Castle your home for a week, a few days, or even longer. There might even be some sand-castle-making in the offer, as the villa encourages a spirit of relaxation and play, and of course, the sand of Lorient is right there.And so are the waves. Lorient is one of the island’s best surf beaches, but in a private spot with white sand and a calm sea protected by a coral reef. The villa is a short walk from a newly rebuilt surf shack where children and adults can take surf lessons. Or if you’d rather simply relax, Villa Sand Castle has its own chaise lounges right in the sand and a Swedish hot tub nearby. Even without a castle, you can be sand kings and queens, princes and princesses.The property has three double bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, plus a fourth bedroom and with a single bed and easy access to a shared bathroom, making it well suited to a nanny or personal chef. (Of course, if you don’t bring your own, the Sibarth concierge can supply either one.) Everything is on the same level, under one roof, although one of the bedrooms has a private entrance. Two of the bedrooms overlook the ocean, and two see the garden. All bedrooms share an air-conditioned living room.The location means it’s a very short distance to restaurants, bakeries, supermarkets, Jojo Burger, and other conveniences.