It’s no surprise that A-listers like Paul McCartney, Will Smith, and Lionel Messi consider Jumby Bay Island one of their favorite vacation destinations. The privately owned 300-acre archipelago, located two miles off the coast of the Caribbean island of Antigua, is home to the 40-room Jumby Bay Island, an Oetker Collection hotel, along with 56 super-deluxe private residences.
The island has a low-key friends-and-family vibe with many guests and homeowners who have been coming to the island for over 30 years. Homes within Jumby Bay are typically traded in off-market deals to long-time visitors or owners of other homes. However, one of the island’s private estates was recently listed for $40 million, the highest listing price in Antigua’s history.
Situated on 1.13 acres of beachfront land, the spectacular 6,900-square-foot home has four bedrooms, three of which are housed in detached pavilions facing the water. The current owners purchased the property in 2016—the home was originally built in 2008—and embarked on a down-to-studs renovation to modernize the property and create more seamless indoor-outdoor living spaces.
One of the only west-facing homes on the island, meaning it faces the Caribbean Sea, the home has a front-row seat to spectacular tropical sunsets. “On a private island where it is very difficult to acquire property, buyers want the crown jewel,” says listing agent Eric Lavey of Sotheby’s International Realty. “This is that. You’re near the resort and directly facing west with a private beach, and the landscaping adds another level of privacy.”
The home offers laid-back island living with high-end furniture, art, and decor; it is being sold fully furnished for the ultimate turnkey island living experience. The sumptuous living room has high ceilings and sliding doors that open to reveal a covered veranda with an alfresco dining area and perfectly framed views of the infinity-edge pool that appears to melt into the ocean’s horizon. The house also has louvered windows in nearly every room that, when open, create a nice flowing breeze.
A well-stocked bar situated between arched columns separates the living room from the open-concept kitchen, which is outfitted with Viking appliances and programmed for staff and service.
While the home has spacious communal areas both inside and out, above all, the estate prioritizes privacy. A trio of guest bedrooms are found in detached pavilions, each with a large bathroom and an outdoor shower, while the light-filled primary bedroom has French doors that open directly onto a covered ocean-facing terrace. The primary bath sports an indoor/outdoor shower, and there’s plenty of room for a boutique’s worth of Bermuda shorts and bathing suits in the walk-in closet.
The substantial infinity-edge pool, which the sellers added as part of the renovation, appears to hover over the ocean and is one of the few pools on the island’s western side that directly faces the ocean. There’s a vast pool deck and, better yet, a private white-sand beach that is accessed via a teak staircase. The sellers also spent millions of dollars on the landscaping, which features 60,000 plants that provide ample seclusion from neighboring properties.
Unlike some private islands, Jumby Bay is relatively easy to access. After landing in Antigua, guests board Jumby Bay’s private boat that ferries them to the island.
The island is privately owned by the Jumby Bay Island Co., and homeowners own a share of the island. And, beyond the luxuries and idyllic settings offered within their private estates, island homeowners also have unique access to the Jumby Bay Resort, part of the esteemed Oetker Collection, whose properties include Le Bristol Paris, the Eden Rock in St. Barths, and Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in the South of France.
“It’s a private residential island with a resort component, not the other way around,” he explains. “The resort is almost there as a complement to the owners, similar to a country club, where homeowners and island regulars mingle.”
Some of the more glitzy Caribbean islands favored by the fashionable have a see-and-be-seen vibe, but Jumby Bay is known for its quiet, barefoot luxury and relaxed atmosphere in an upscale destination. It’s not uncommon for homeowners to casually drive their golf carts to dinner at the resort or to explore the island on foot.
“This is a place where these residents and guests feel really secure and come to let their hair down,” he says. “Here, they don’t have to worry about locking their doors and can dress however they’d like.”
Many of Jumby Bay’s owners use their homes as secondary or tertiary vacation homes, and the homes are often available for rent. This residence in particular is beloved by A-listers and has one of the most notable staff on the island who are employed full-time throughout the year. Lavey also says it’s one of the most requested rental homes that generates more than seven figures of rental income per year.
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LOL, LOL
At least it looks 100% better than Half Moon Bay… LOL
I am offering $10,000,000.00ec.
I guess we now can see what PLH will looking at when finished. Island for the Rich and Famous only.
I have made this statement before. It is better to eat the crumps from the rich men’s table than to sit at the poor man’s table waiting to be fed.
When a rich man tips it may be the entire salary of the poor man for a month. Many taxi drivers in the days of Half Moon Bay and Mill Reef made so much money that they were able to send their children to college and build concrete homes. The Rich Guest tipped them so much.
There goe @ From The Sideline spouting utter BILGE abs nonsense once more when he says:
“It is better to eat the crumbs from the rich men’s table than sit at the poor man’s table waiting to be fed.”
CRUMBS FROM THE RICH MAN’S TABLE???
AND WHEN BARBUDAN’S ARE PRICED OUT OF THEIR OWN ISLAND, IN YEARS TO COME, THEN WHAT?
YOU SUBSERVIENT NUT-CRACKER …
You just cannot or will not envisage what’s in store for the future of the indigenous Barbudan’s, once this beautiful island becomes the playground for the super, uber and nouveau riche.
Do yourself a favour, and read Franz Fannon’s book ‘Black Skin, White Masks’, and you might learn something about how colonialism works. Damn fooley man!
Your UNMITIGATED ignorance holds no bounds …
Ordinary Antiguans can’t visit Jumby Bay. They may allow you on the beach because the laws say Antigua and Barbuda beaches are public. Show up by boat and security guards will meet you on the beach to ban you from entering.
This is what awaits Barbuda. The problem is Jumby bay is a privately owned island, while Barbuda is not.
There may be s tips for the people in the service sector, but what about all the people graduating from secondary schools and university.
From the Sideline, when you use the tips to educate your children, do they have any opportunities awaiting them in Antigua, or they will just stay abroad. Imagine Antiguans waiting on the rich man’s crumbs. You sound as condescending as Gaston. Keep Antiguans eating crumbs.
@Observation November 23, 2023 At 8:08 pm
What is an ordinary Antiguan. Do you mean a poor Antiguan. Becasue anyone that can pay can go and stay or go for lunch or diner to Jumby Bay. I did it many times.
Actually there was a time that going to Le Bistro was only for certain rich people. Nowadays you see guys wanting to impress their girlfriend or their wive take them to Le Bristro for that special diner. When I was growing up just when I started to work. I wanted to impress my girlfriend and it was New Years Eve. I bought a bottle of Dom Pérignon champagne and some caviar. We went to a park and settled on a bench to watch the nearby fire work. I must say it was my first time with such an expensive bottle of champagne. My girlfriend had one glass and fell a sleep and I had to finish the bottle and caviar all by myself. I felt rich but with a sleeping girlfriend wasn’t fun at all. I say all of this. Jumby Bay and Mill Reef are not forbidden places for locals, they are only out of price for most of us, whether you white are black. Once you have the money you can go. Before time only certain people would have money to fly to Peurto Rico to shop, these days, even the maid and the gardener go to Peurto Rico to shop. Antiguans has come a long way. That is why many of our neighbours and Santa Domingoes come here to work. Our wages are higher and they can earn a living and send money home for their families. You know how much you can earn being a property manager for these rich people. They want to make sure their property is left in good hands. So that when they come for their winter breaks with the family everything is perfect. A friend of mine is the property manager of Eric Clapton. And you know where his property is at Mamora Bay.
Where is Eric Clapton’s home in Antigua?
Standfast Point Antigua, Caribbean
Set on a spectacular headland, Eric Clapton’s Standfast Point sits on 45 acres of rugged hillside on the Southern part of the island with stunning views of Montserrat and Guadeloupe.
So you guys telling me Barbudans should not start earning high income from having these rich people among them. I will welcome them any time any day. We do not have oil to sell or gold. All we have Sun Sea and Sand.
From The Sideline
I would never go to Jumby Bay for a meal or anything else. Unless I had a business or government credit card. It has nothing to do with whether I can afford it or not. If I don’t have cash, I have my own credit cards. One time when we went over by boat, a white couple on the beach disappeared as fast as our boat landed.
You and Gaston can go because both of you like to Hob Nob with the rich and famous and Gaston will shake them down. He can’t wait for his 200 wealthy individuals to fly into Barbuda for the holidays so he can join them.
Rich and famous people like to hang around with their own. When you meet them and they don’t know you, the first question is, What do you do?
We decided back then to go for diner at that restaurant on the hill at Sugar Ridge. When the vehicle they provided to take us to the top started reversing, we should have changed our minds.
The food was A La Carte and the food was worst than a take out restaurant. Imagine they served boiled white potatoes and you had to pay extra for some vegetables and salad. Didn’t even bother with desert as the cheapest item was ice cream at over twenty dollars. The bill for the four of us and two bottles of wine was almost five hundred dollars.
I would rather give my money to someone in need than waste it at these fancy restaurants. And I do give money to people in need.
It is very hard to deal with stupid people. you all are dumbing me down to the ground with stupidity. We are selling a service. It is called tourism. Do you prefer to sell your service to the poor or to the rich. The rich will pay more for your service.
I gave an example of taxi men that used to be at Mill Reef and Half Moon Bay, having made so much money from just driving these rich people, that they were able to send their kids to university. and they were able to build themselves a concrete house. Those days and even now taxi driver was for school drop outs. Barbudans these day working for PLH and the Club are taken more home in income than anyone else. The Council will soon be getting more ABST than Antigua. And remember the lands in Barbuda are not for sale to foreigners. Only Barbudans and Antiguans will be able to purchase land. Mill reef Club and Half Moon Bay used to close for the summer months. You know the staff was paid for their entire closure, because they did not wanted to lose these workers. And Brix when I say it is better to eat the crumps from the rich man’s table you should look into the bible and see if they don’t say the same thing. A rich man’s tip is sometimes higher that a poor man’s monthly salary. Therefore I’d rather be serving the rich man. But you guys are to stupid to understand simple things. It must be a UPP thing. No brains. Just like Pringle the other day in parliament, couldn’t understand that LIAT 1974 and LIAT 2020 are two different companies.
You are as THICK and STUPID as they come, at From The Sideline, because people like you think that Antiguans and Barbudans are only fit for the sector only!
For instance, let’s look at how Barbados’ 🇧🇧VISIONARY leader the Most Honourable Mia Mottley is moving the country on since becoming a Republic just a few years ago:
Prime Minister Mottley is on the verge of producing and manufacturing their own PHARMACEUTICALS alongside oil rich Guyana 🇬🇾, and achieving all this whilst working alongside their vibrant tourism sector – something that our government should learn from.
A leader that recognises Barbadians are an ASSET and not a HINDRANCE, unlike our PrimeMinister.
Sidey, you say a lot about Gaston Browne and the ABLP, but your myopia has clouded your thought process and judgement. So sad to witness!
JUST BACK AN’ OBSERVE SOMETIMES NAH!!! …
*JUST STEP BACK …
* [first paragraph last line] Hospitality sector
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