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Spacious villa with plunge pool in surrounding garden. Palm trees and plants.

Spacious villa with plunge pool in surrounding garden. Palm trees and plants.

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Emcee. Car parking at front is off street.
Downstairs bathroom.
Blue, glass tiles  in master bathroom shower.
Side garden.
Plunge pool in private garden. Two sunloungers and seating around square table.

Overview of Spacious villa with plunge pool in surrounding garden. Palm trees and plants.

Reviews
9.0 out of 10 Wonderful
3 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • PoolPoolPool
  • Hot tubHot tubHot tub
  • WasherWasherWasher
  • DryerDryerDryer
  • Free WiFiFree WiFiFree WiFi
  • KitchenKitchenKitchen

Check out the area

Map
Speightstown, St. Peter's
  • Popular LocationHeywoods Beach11 min walk
  • Popular LocationPort St. Charles Marina16 min walk
  • Popular LocationMullins Beach7 min drive
  • AirportBridgetown (BGI-Grantley Adams Intl.)49 min drive

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 2

Bedroom 3

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1-master

Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining Area

About this property

Spacious villa with plunge pool in surrounding garden. Palm trees and plants.

Emcee has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. (master and en-suite, with walk in shower, being upstairs, private balcony being off the master bedroom), 1 double downstairs and 2 single bedded room downstairs. Both rooms share downstairs bathroom which has bath and over head shower with large rose (also has shower head which detaches to ease showering young children), kitchen with dining area, large lounge with flat screen, Smart TV, internet and Wifi, private veranda with shutters for outside sitting/living area, even when it rains! Lit up plunge pool and garden area, with seating and 2 sunbeds. The interior is large and spacious, with an open aspect, light and airy. The kitchen is well equipped with cooker, 19 cu. Ft. Fridge/freezer, microwave, washer/ dryer in utility and the dining area seats 6. The property is air conditioned and fanned throughout. Emcee villa is suited to couples and/or families. It is our home from home, fitted out with everything required to make your vacation comfortable and homely. Our manageress, Helen, is there to help you with any questions, or advise and we are only an e mail away. The Heywoods Estate is situated opposite the old, Almond Beach and Port St. Charles resorts, on the North West coast of the island. The beach and local town are both within easy walking distance from the villa. (Ask Helen about the short cut too!) Frequently running and very cheap, public transport is accessed between the villa and the beach.
On the subject of Air conditioning, these units are very powerful and consume alot of energy. We have imposed a surcharge fee for electrical consumption over and above 22 KwHrs (Units) per day. Avoiding this surcharge is very simple. Don't run the air conditioning units 24/7. Shut them down when you leave the house. Treat this issue the same as you would central heating in Northern Europe. If exceeded , this leve will be deducted from the security deposit of £200, retained by VRBO on your card. You can view your consumption from the electrical supply meter on the house.

Property manager

Mr. and Mrs. A. Scott
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Amenities

Pool
Hot tub
Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Free WiFi

House Rules

Flexible check-in available (contact host in advance of arrival)
Flexible check-out available (contact host to arrange)

Children

Children allowed: ages 0-17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Damage and incidentals

You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

A car is not required for transportation to and from this property

About the area

Speightstown

Located in Speightstown, this villa is near the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Sandy Lane Beach and Carlisle Bay. Folkestone Marine Park and Caribbean International Riding Centre are also worth visiting. Jet skiing and kayaking offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking and horse riding nearby.
Map
Speightstown, St. Peter's

What's nearby

  • Heywoods Beach - 11 min walk
  • Port St. Charles Marina - 16 min walk
  • Mullins Bay - 3 min drive
  • Mullins Beach - 7 min drive
  • Sandy Lane Beach - 23 min drive

Getting around

  • Grantley Adams Intl. Airport (BGI) - 48 min drive

Restaurants

  • Fishpot - 3 min drive
  • Chefette - 14 min walk
  • Fisherman's Pub - 14 min walk
  • Sea Shed - 4 min drive
  • Chefette Lancaster - 10 min drive

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

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9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.0/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lynne D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Speightstown vacation
We had a great time at Emcee! It was perfect for our family of 4 with 2 kids of 9 and 12 years old! The kids loved having their own room! The plunge pool was perfect! The kids wished it was bigger on the first time they saw it but we used it everyday and did not hear any more complaints from them! The neighborhood is very quiet and easy to navigate! We did not have a rental so we walked everywhere in Speightstown. It took us: 6 min to walk to Caboose and an extra min to get to Heywoods beach. 15 mins to Jordan’s Supermarket. It was a very relaxing vacation!!
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Doug M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Emcee - a lovely spot
We enjoyed our week at Emcee - a very nice small 3BR house in Heywoods just north of Speightstown. A short drive to the beautiful Heywoods beach and Port St Charles. Very quiet and well maintained. Spent a lot of time sitting on the verandah enjoying the surroundings. A car is necessary.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Ruth M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our best holiday in Barbados yet!
Thank you to Kate and Andrew for allowing us to stay at your lovely home in Speightstown. We were very grateful to be able to travel to the island during a pandemic. Neighbours are very friendly. Proximity to Heywoods beach is a bonus. No need to leave SpTown as there are great restaurants (The Local is one) in town with a terrific supermarket Jordan's. We managed to cook a couple of dinners at Emcee (local chicken and local fresh veg from Jordan's) and everything was really comfortable. Thanks again!!
Stayed 12 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Robert M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Excellent Time
Very relaxing time spent here. We enjoyed cooling off in the pool and relaxing in the veranda. Kate and Andrew had a lovely place for the family.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Brigitte S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
great stay
we loved our holiday at Emcee. Great beds, quiet neighborhood but except sometimes barking dogs.Loved our walk to Speightstown, had a good tasting cutter at caboose. For the shore fishers: only small ones to catch.For the animal lovers bring some catfood and put a bowl of water outside, lots of hungry cats.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

About the host

Hosted by Mr. and Mrs. A. Scott

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Kate is a Special needs teacher and I am an Engineering officer in the Merchant navy. My wife and I own Emcee, in Barbados and The Old Barn annex in Beckwithshaw, Harrogate. Both homes are very dear to us and guests have commented on how welcome they were made to feel in the home from home atmosphere in both properties. Indeed, we aim to offer our guests as much care as possible during their stays in warm and friendly environments. We have travelled quite a bit and stayed in many self-catering villas, both home and away and so have gleened from this what we all need during our breaks from reality. We hope you have an enjoyable and pleasant vacation wherever you decide to book. All the best. Andrew Scott.

Why they chose this property

As I have said above, I work as a merchant seaman and know quite a bit about foreign shores. For me, Barbados has that mix of having familiar establishments yet having a different character. Barbados is very safe and the weather is 95% fantastic. We started coming to the island in 1994 and have vacationed here most years since. The people are friendly, helpful, chatty and warming. We purchased Emcee in 2008 from an English couple and annually we have made adaptations to the villa, refurbishing the bathrooms and pool. Emcee sits in a quiet, friendly, safe neighbourhood, where you will become part of the local way of living, all witnessed from the veranda and upstairs balcony.

What makes this property unique

We firmly believe our property offers outstanding value for money. We can meet you at the airport, stopping off to get basic provisions on the way to Emcee if wished and take you to the villa where you are met by our manageress and made to feel most welcome. Our manager's aim is to help all guests during their stay and she is on hand to solve any issues where possible. We enjoy hearing back from our guests and appreciate and take on board any comments they make which will allow other guests to enjoy their stay even more. We do appreciate guests reporting to Helen, any damages incurred during their stay. This is in order that they may be rectified for the following guests. We supply each set of our guests with our "Rough Guide" to Emcee and the island, with handy tips we have picked up while holidaying on the island and some great places to eat, drink, visit. Wendy will clean, change the beds and linen and tidy up after a ten night stay. This time will be arranged on your arrival when you meet Helen. Guests staying 14 nights, will have a clean at the end of 7 nights. Emcee is our home from home in Barbados- relaxing, comfortable, breezy and spacious, open plan configuration downstairs, light and airy. Very high, beamed ceilings, mosquito nets and monkey bars on windows. Our plunge pool now has atmospheric lighting and a salt water, chlorination system, run from the utility/pump room.

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