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Taking a Look at the Grounds of Hamilton Beach Villas and Spa

Luxury Living on the Beach

Nevis, West Indies

Billy and Akaisha Kaderli

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This was our second stay at Hamilton Beach Villas and Spa.  

Our first occasion here was just for 10 days, and we decided that we enjoyed it so much, we had to come back.

We had arranged for a 6-week stay, and were looking forward to it.

Ozzie, our taxi driver picked us up at the Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) in Nevis, and took us right to the door of our villa.

The entrance

There is one main artery that goes around this 36 square mile island.

The entrance to the Hamilton Beach Villas intersects with this road. Ozzie drove down this gracefully winding entrance and into the complex to drop us off.

There is a pond to the right, and looking straight ahead is the ocean.

Yachtsman Grill sign at entrance of Hamilton Beach

This shows another angle of the entrance to Hamilton Beach.

Yachtsman Grill is very conveniently located on the beach, a 3 minute walk from our villa.

The Yachtsman is perfect for those who stay at Hamilton, and it's also open to the public.

They serve a specialty Rum punch-and-lunch to those coming over from the cruise ships for the day, and sometimes there is live entertainment  in the evening which is advertised island-wide.

Walkway between rental villas

"Our" villa is the one in the center of this photo, first floor.

Mount Nevis is clearly seen in the background.

While the last eruption from this volcano occurred approximately 100,000 years ago, there are no recorded eruptions since human settlement here. However, in 1953 a hot spring formed and there are fumaroles and other hot springs all suggesting that Nevis Peak is a potentially active volcano that could erupt again in the future.

Wading pool

These gardens are truly tropical splendor.

Gardeners worked daily, cleaning this wading pool and trimming the greenery which grew like wildfire.

The gym and spa are to the left outside the photo, and the Yachtsman Grill and sea are to the right.

Another wading pool

If the sea with its unpredictability is not for you or your children, there are these sun bed loungers arranged right in the wading pool for you.

Read a book undisturbed, fall asleep, or spend some time with your young ones without sand getting into their bathing suits.

We'd walk past this pool daily on our way to the beach or to have a coffee, meal, or happy hour at Yachtsman.

Often young children - who were having the time of their lives - would call out to us waving: "Hello!! Have a blessed day!"

How refreshing.

Wading pool

A wading pool with a graceful shape.

This gives you a good view of the gardens and various villas.

Gym and spa are behind us, and the beach is straight out of the photo going left.

Stairs to gym and spa

On this patio here is a wrought iron table, chairs and a sun umbrella.

You can sit here with your morning coffee and read or later on, have a cold beer and enjoy the gardens.

Tennis courts are up the steps and to the left, gym is straight up these steps and the spa is to the right.

Tennis courts

There is only one tennis court on the grounds.

The best time to play would be mornings and late afternoons, as the midday heat is too oppressive.

Workout room

This is a small work out room, but it has a treadmill, stair stepper, weights of various sorts and a stationary bicycle.

Filled with natural light, it was also air-conditioned for your comfort.

We came here every morning to use the stationary bicycle, which had a super back support.

With it being literally a one-minute walk from our place it couldn't be more convenient.

Wading pool looking towards Yachtsman Grill

The villa in the center background is an example of those that have beach and ocean views. With several bedrooms, indoor and outdoor kitchen areas, dining rooms, living rooms and rooftop terraces, these units are made for families or groups of couples.

The Yachtsman Grill is the building with the brown awning.

To the right of the Grill, is the ocean and beach.

Akaisha with Warrior Princess

This is the view of the sea from Billy's "Office."

Daily we would swim here and visit with the help who served us cappuccinos or beer, depending on the time of day.

This young woman had an African name that translated to Warrior Princess.

As much as I tried, I couldn't remember the African name, the one picked out for her by her Father.

Warrior Princess spoke wistfully about her Father one afternoon, as he had recently passed. They shared a love of music and their senses of humor were similar.

Warrior Princess was ambitious and was nobody's fool. She was kind, smart, and funny.

Sunbeds and shaded area

This is the beautiful beach at Hamilton Villas called Pinney's Beach.

In the distance is the sister island of St. Kitts, which you can visit by water taxi. There is an airport on both St. Kitts (SKB) and of course, the one where we landed, NEV.

Since Nevis has no deep water port, cruise ships cannot land here - which keeps the island quaint and local.

However, tender boats take passengers here to this restaurant to have a day at the beach. Yachtsman Grill prepares them a rum punch and a special lunch menu, which they seem to thoroughly enjoy, and then the tender boats take them back to their cruise ship.

It's a win-win for everyone because Nevis stays fairly uncorrupted by the mass crowds from cruise ships invading the island. Think duty-free stores, diamond shops, large liquor stores and overrunning the sweet Caribbean culture of the island.

And the waitstaff and restaurant make some money with the cruise ships staying 4 hours or so on their beach.

Not too little, not too much.

Billy and two of the servers at Yachtsman

Billy is here with two of the servers at Yachsman, with Warrior Princess in the middle.

When we arrived on Nevis in 1991, we helped open the Four Seasons Resort and Restaurant. It was the first of its kind on the island. Thirty-four years later, there are more restaurants and hotels now offering employment to islanders both local and from other islands in the West Indies chain.

While Nevis has changed a lot in those 3 decades, it's at a slower pace and is managed fairly well.

Nevis is like a neighborhood, not a faceless, massive, high-rise monstrosity as seen on some of the other islands.

We are grateful for that.

Covered beach platform at night

Isn't this beautiful?

We watched sunsets almost nightly here at Pinney's Beach.

The colors were dramatic and sweeping.

As you can see, there are deep blues, and sometimes we would have golden peach or flaming orange mixed in.

Dramatic and mesmerizing.

Stunning sunset

Here's an example of a stunning sunset with the golden colors blazing the sky.

Every night it was different, and nightly, we watched Nature's show.

A front view of the Yachtsman Grill

Yachtsman Grill faces the sea, so every table has an ocean view.

The menu is interesting and it gets good marks around the island for the food served here.

There are happy hour specials and the restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

There are special holiday meals also, say for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

View of the Villas from the sea

Here you get the full view of the villas with a sea view, with Yachtsman Grill in the center.

The Caribbean water here is warm and welcoming, and the sea isn't too rough.

While swimming in the ocean at this location, St. Kitts is to the left.

Staying here was like a dream come true.

Would we recommend Hamilton Beach Villas and Spa?

Without a doubt.

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Hamilton Beach Villas and Spa

Website:  https://www.thehamiltonnevis.com/

email: ​Info@thehamiltonnevis.com

Tele:  1 (869) 469-5320

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