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Sapphire Village
Up the hill, blue roofs, the long views. Roughly half the rate of the buildings on the sand.
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Here is what nobody tells you about Sapphire Village. It is not a budget version of the beachfront buildings. It is its own little world with its own restaurant, its own pools and its own crowd, and it runs about HALF the price.
It is perfect for two people. It is even better for a friends trip, where four of you split a place and put the savings toward a boat day. Two kids works beautifully as well if you grab one of the dedicated one bedrooms so nobody is sleeping in the living room.
Seven buildings, all named after islands, all with blue roofs. Every unit is individually owned so condition varies, which is what the rest of this page is for. Nobody pays to be on it.
THE BUILDINGS
Your unit number tells
you where you are.
Listings say "Sapphire Village 214" and leave you to guess. Here is the key, and the walk that comes with each one.
Saba
101–136 · MARINA SIDE
Tobago
137–154 · BY THE POOL & RESTAURANT
Barbados
221–256 · EAST SIDE
Dominica
155–190 · MARINA SIDE
St. Vincent
257–280 · LOWER WEST
St. Maarten
191–220 · CENTRAL, BY THE OFFICE
St. Kitts
281–325 · NEAREST THE GATE
THE COOLEST THING UP HERE
Sudi's Caribbean Bar & Grille.
Family run, on property, and open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Which means you can wake up, walk about ninety seconds and be eating before anybody has to make a single decision.
It is also the HOME OF THE ORIGINAL BUSHWACKER, which is a fact worth knowing and a drink worth ordering. Bands play some nights. The food is good and the people are better.
And here is my favourite part. Catch something on a charter that day and bring it up. They will cook it for you. There is no better dinner on this island than a fish you caught that morning, and almost nowhere else will do it.
THE SHORT LIST
Sapphire Village rentals worth booking.
Studios for two, one bedrooms when you want a door between you and the kids.
STUDIOS SLEEPS 2
TOBAGO · UPPER LEVEL
Cherie's Cozy
Tobago puts you right beside the main pool and Sudi's, so breakfast is about ninety seconds from your door and so is your afternoon swim. Sea view off the balcony and a living area set up for sitting in rather than walking through.
STUDIO · 1 BATH · FROM $215/NT
BARBADOS · UPPER LEVEL
Sand & Sea Views
Barbados is the quiet side, by the second pool, and this one is top floor so you climb a flight and get the whole bay for it. Queen bed with a sofa bed for a second person, and the kitchen is set up for actual cooking rather than reheating.
STUDIO · 1 BATH · FROM $302/NT
ST. MAARTEN · TOP FLOOR
Sapphire Beach Escape
Dead center of the property, so Sudi's and the main pool are a short walk and so is everything else. The owner has done this one properly, Crate and Barrel throughout and a real kitchen with a four burner stove and an oven, which is rarer up here than it should be.
STUDIO · 1 BATH · FROM $264/NT
ONE BEDROOMS SLEEPS 2 - 4
DOMINICA · UPPER LEVEL
Sapphire Dominica
Marina view with a real bedroom with a door, a queen pull-out in the living room and a washer and dryer in the unit, which is not a given up here. One minute to the marina if you have a boat day booked.
1 BED · 1 BATH · FROM $231/NT
TOBAGO · UPPER LEVEL
Sea n Islands
Beautifully done and outfitted like someone actually lives there. Westin king, Murphy bed, original art, snorkel gear by the door and four coffee makers because why not. Best for an active pair who will be out all day anyway.
1 BED · 1 BATH · FROM $422/NT
ST. VINCENT · UPPER LEVEL
The Lost Crab
781 square feet and an end unit, so light on two sides and neighbours on one. Newly renovated with a smart oven, mini splits in both rooms and a proper Lazboy pull-out. St. Vincent has the shortcut path down, which is the real reason to book it.
1 BED · CORNER · FROM $261/NT
SEARCH EVERYTHING
Or look at the whole property.
The short list are our top favorites and rotates throughout the season. There are hundreds of Sapphire Village rentals and the good ones go early, especially December through April.​
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This opens every listing on the property, already filtered. Reach out to us if you want a second opinion on one you choose, that's what we're here for.
ON PROPERTY
What you get at Sapphire Village.
TWO POOLS
Both beautiful and both well kept. The one by Sudi’s is the social pool and the east side one is where you go to actually read your book.
MASSAGE & SALON
Spa to Go VI for a massage and a hairdresser on site. Nobody expects that up here and everybody is delighted by it.
SUDI'S CARIBBEAN GRILLE
Breakfast, lunch and dinner without leaving the property. Bands some nights and the original bushwacker any night.
LAUNDRY & SECURITY
Laundry facilities on property and a gated entrance with security, which matters more than people admit when they are travelling
THE GROUNDS
They keep this place looking gorgeous. Real gardening, real foliage, and it makes a bigger difference to a week than you would guess.
THE VIEW
The best long views at Sapphire. St. John, the BVI and the marina, and the beachfront buildings do not get any of it.
NEXT
Once you have picked a door.
The other two properties
Sapphire Village up the hill and Crystal Cove on the east side. Different walks, different rates, different power situation.
Snorkeling & the reef
Three places to get in the water and everything you will see down there. All shot on this reef.
Plan your week
Tell us when you are coming and get the week sorted before you land.