Villa Azurite

Villa Azurite opens its living room completely to the view. Slide back the wide glass walls and the shallow lagoon below, with a rocky islet out in the water, becomes part of the room. For a group choosing a villa in Grand Cul-de-Sac, St Barts, it pairs that lagoon outlook with generous space for living indoors and out.

The house is contemporary, with dark hip roofs and a covered terrace along the front. Indoors it feels light and warm. White ceilings carry timber beams over wood floors, and gray linen sofas face carved wood art panels. Gold teardrop pendants and rattan lanterns add a soft glow after dark. The white kitchen has an island and a glass fronted wine wall that is hard to miss. Under a slatted wood ceiling, the dining table has room for about 12.

Outside, a large covered lounge works as a second living room, with sofas and pendant lights of its own. Loungers line the terrace for time in the sun. A private pool sits beside the terrace, though the photos show little of it. In front, a path of stepping stones crosses a grassy garden toward the water, with hills rising behind the house.

There are four bedrooms for up to 8 guests, each with a double bed, and four bathrooms. Mural wallpaper covers the walls in the bedrooms that appear in the photos, which gives them a playful, artistic touch.

Grand Cul-de-Sac sits on the north east coast, where a reef protects a lagoon of shallow, calm water. Kitesurfing and paddle sports are part of daily life on the lagoon. Evenings bring a sunset over the hills inland. When you want a change of style without leaving Grand Cul-de-Sac, try Villa Turquoise and a long infinity pool facing the turquoise lagoon.

Villa Azurite is a good match for groups of up to 8 who like a stylish home and plan to spend as much time on the covered terrace as inside. From almost every seat in this villa in Grand Cul-de-Sac, St Barts, the lagoon stays in view.