Sea to Sea Private Estate
Property Description
This immaculately maintained, 10 bedroom, 12 bathroom, 9,756 sq. ft., luxurious turn key home, is situated on 3.75 acres on exclusive Paradise Island in The Bahamas.
The ground floor of the central main house has wrap around patios, a living room, and dining room, a fully equipped gourmet kitchen which features a butler’s service area, coffee bar, walk-in freezer, separate pantry for service ware, wine cooler, service hall, and executive chef full-service equipment. On the second floor is the master suite, that boasts his and her bathrooms and closets, a kitchenette and a balcony with spectacular views of the ocean and Atlantis Resort. This grand home offers more than 6,000 square feet of covered space.
The spacious guest cottage, finished with travertine tiles and elegant fixtures, provides two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room and outdoor patio areas. Breathtaking views can be enjoyed from both the north and south patios.
The west guest cottage features a beautiful deck/patio area, second-floor guest living area with full kitchen, estate offices and executive staff quarters. The executive staff quarters comprises three bedrooms and is adjacent to the executive offices with its private deck/patio area. The estate offices have their own separate walkway and entrance for privacy.
The service building/staff quarters are self-contained with its own private patio and service entrance/dock, the service buildings include laundry facilities, a staff dining room, butler’s quarters, a seaman’s house, night watchman’s quarters, numerous storage sheds, and plant houses.
This home also offers a 60 by 30 foot heated swimming pool, a pool pavilion with a bathroom, changing room, and kitchenette, three docks and a 45-foot-wide cement access ramp to enable heavy trucks and equipment to be barged in from the mainland when necessary. A large flat area of open ground near the west guest cottage can be used as a helipad. There is 1,750 feet of water frontage on both the north and south sides, and a white powdery sand beach on the north side. High tray ceilings, two standby generators, standby rainwater tanks that hold up to 360,000 gallons, stainless-steel electric shutters, a standby reverse osmosis plant, a new breakwater and a strong seawall make this a truly remarkable estate.
“The Gunpowder Room” is one of the estate’s most unique features, this structure was originally built by the British in 1826 on the harbour side to store supplies of gunpowder. Now fully restored and provided with a full-scale kitchen, it is used for guest entertainment, and it features its own dock with slips for 12 boats.
Featured in the October 2001 issue of Architectural Digest, this estate presents impeccable quality and breathtaking elements, making it a truly unique place to call home.
