St. Lucia Villa Rental - Spa Treatments during your St Lucia Vacation

Akasha in St Lucia has teamed up with FACE to face – Day Spa to offer its guests the very best of Spa treatments in the villa.  The treatments and consultation will be delivered by St Lucia’s most renowned Spa Treatment specialist.  In fact the owner of FACE is a consultant to many of the leading resorts in St Lucia and the UK.

F.A.C.E. to face Day Spa is situated in the heart of Rodney Bay Marina, Saint Lucia.
Tracey Farrin, the owner, is a independent consultant with over 26 years experience in the spa and well being industry.  Tracey has the expertise and vast knowledge to enable you to trust that the treatment will be first class.

The variety of what treatments you can enjoy goes from a Full Body Scrub to The Reef Wrap to Waxing to a Foot Massage – so you name it, Tracy, and her team can handle it.  You just need to chill.

Akasha lets you book any treatment before arrival, you can enjoy the treatment in the privacy of the villa, any of its terraces or by the pool side.  You can get a flavor of what it might be like if you watch the video on our home page.  Now that’s what you call chilling Caribbean style.  So when you Rent a Villa in St Lucia your in safe hands at Akasha.  Feel free to include these Spa treatments as part of your inclusive holiday in St Lucia – Akasha style.

St Lucia vacations recently got better – if that was possible.  Not only can you enjoy all that this paradise offers but you now can get to another super island – Mustique.

The Mustique Company launched a nonstop 25-minute flight between St. Lucia’s Hewanorra Airport and Mustique in July. The new flights are expected to improve access to Mustique from key U.S. gateways. The 18-passenger flights depart daily on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and complement existing flights between Barbados and Mustique, which operate twice daily, seven days a week.

If you want to take advantage of this opening up of the Caribbean area then we can book the flights for you when you decide to make Akasha part of your St Lucia vacation.

The Caribbean tourist market needs more initiatives like this to expand the total tourist market and this will help each island grow, create new jobs for the local communities and show the world what it has to offer.

Many of us who live in St Lucia know this is like paradise on earth and want to preserve it. So we need to make sure that we educate tourist to take nothing but happy memories and leave nothing but footprints in the sand.  That way, future generations can enjoy and see what we have seen.

The St. Lucia Tourist Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has announced changes which will greatly improve and support yachting for private and charter yachts wishing to cruise St. Lucian waters as well as those wishing to conduct yachting business in the country. Some of the changes include the following:

- Yachtsmen will now be permitted to stay in St. Lucia waters for 6 months
- Yachts with owners temporarily on island will be allowed to remain in the state free of duties and taxes for up to 3 years, after which they will become payable on current value
- 100% waiver of import duty and tax on yachts imported into Saint Lucia
- 100% waiver on income tax from operations for the first 5 years for local charter companies with a minimum of 1 captain and 3 crew members, and has a fleet of 3 or more power or sailing vessels
- Approval has been given for the formation of a Yachting Committee, that falls under the purview of the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation and will incorporate all relevant institutions that function to regulate the yachting sector in St. Lucia
- 100% waiver of import duty and consumption tax on boat safety equipment and watercraft activity equipment, which includes sport fishing, SCUBA diving, kite surfing and other water sports, subject to verification of the Bill of Quantities by the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation for 5 years from date of cabinet conclusion
- 100% waiver of import duty and consumption tax on all equipment and materials imported or purchased locally for use in the establishment of infrastructure to service yachts over period of 5 years, subject to verification and approval of the Bill of Quantities by the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation
- The Government of Saint Lucia has waived the visa requirements for Russian and Australian nationals so that Russian and Australian nationals no longer require visas to enter Saint Lucia

Sailing in the Caribbean is one of life’s pleasures and enjoyed by many – young and old.  Here the pirates may have long gone but their stories live on.  Visit Pigeon Island and you will see what we mean.  This national park is only seven minutes away from your villa when you stay at St Lucia’s best villa rental.

Akasha is a great supporter of the yachting industry and the sailors who visit these shores.  Every year you can watch all of the competitors in the ARC race sail around the north of the island and into Rodney Bay.  Its a great site.

Its interesting to note the architect of the villa sailed in the ARC race to view the plot so he could visualize the setting for himself – we think he didn’t believe us when we told him what a great location it was.  It didn’t take long for him to realize what a gem it was.   It inspired him to create the most exclusive villa rental in St Lucia.

Akasha has again hit the headlines in another designer magazine, this time in the San Diego Home and Living Magazine as part of their Interior Design Section.

The author is a lady by the name of Lori Smith, she writes about high end villa across the globe. Included in her article are the spectacular pictures featured on our website.

Come to Akasha and check out the luxurious living style that could be yours while you are on vacation – you won’t be disappointed with what you get. A recent guest said – its exactly what’s on the website, no photo shopping here.

As a guest you can have the all inclusive option – breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you like we can also quote you for including the wine and beer for your meals. All this plus the personal touch provided by our local team.

Our aim is to provide luxury, quality and service.

Akasha is pleased to hear that a new ferry service is set to start during October this year. L’Express Des Iles this week announced that the Jeans Ferry Service will begin on October 20, and will also offer weekend charters to Montserrat, Antigua, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Martin and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It already goes to Martinique.

This is great news for those who want to explore more of the islands – all of these islands are now in reach without the need to get on another airplane. So if you want to sample French culture in the Caribbean it just got more accessible from St Lucia. So now when you at St Lucia’s most exclusive villa rental offering inclusive options you too can explore more of the Caribbean.

Once the service is up and running if you stay at Akasha we can book your ferry as part of our concierge service – another first among all the villas on St Lucia. So this means even if you book, say 5 nights, at Akasha you can explore the other islands and have a greater Caribbean experience.

The service also means that you can fly into these other islands and combine it with a stay at Akasha – we will pick you up and drop you off at the ferry terminal as part of the service.

Akasha is St Lucia’s only Smart villa offering automated lighting, audio and video plus a dedicated home cinema for 9 people. All the luxury you could want.

The islands in the Caribbean are well known for their rum punches and St Lucia is no different. Here, in St Lucia, you will find Chairmen’s Reserve a super rum of which there is only a limited quantity produced every year. Now you can find this in the Spicy variety – a great addition to their family.

When you stay at Akasha, St Lucia’s Premier Villa Rental you can use the cocktail mixer to create a great rum punch. Here is the recipe;
Serves 10 to 12
3 cups orange juice – preferably freshly squeezed
3 cups pineapple juice – can variety is best
1 cup lime juice – available from our garden
a healthy pinch of cinnamon
a healthy pinch of nutmeg
6 generous shakes of angostura bitters
2 1/2 cups dark or light rum – Chairmen’s or the Spicy variety
grenadine syrup
1 1/4 cups simple syrup

In a large bowl or pitcher, mix together juices, spices, bitters and rum. Add grenadine syrup until the punch reaches the color of a flaming sunset, if in doubt about the colour take a look out of the kitchen window and match the colour of the sunset. Grenadine syrups differ in sweetness, so add the syrup after this point and taste along the way to make sure it’s to your taste.

Now if you are really adventurous you could serve this over crushed ice. Alternatively just leave in the fridge for a few hours and then serve over ice.

If you are not the Barman of the year why not ask Juliette to make this for you – she always adds her secret ingredients which she wont tells us but it gives the punch one hell of a kick!

The punch is best enjoyed by the pool at sunset time – heaven or paradise, chilling at its best.

When you are out and about in the bars around Rodney Bay Marina, just a few minutes drive away from St Lucia Best Villa Rental, feel free to ask for their version – they have their own personality, just like the barmen.

So when you stay at St Lucia’s Premier Villa Rental Akasha, you can either do it yourself or get our team to help out. All part of the all inclusive options that are available when you book direct with the owners.

For those who want the best experience in diving come to St Lucia and explore Superman’s Flight – a dramatic drift dive along the steep walls beneath St. Lucia’s Piton Mountains. This is like a cliff which falls away into unknown depths just off the shore where the world heritage Pitons are. If you are really adventurous you could try this as part of a night dive – scary or what.

For mere mortals there is always the opportunity to dive just along the beach from Akasha, St Lucia’s most luxurious villa rental. Every day you see the Sandals boat anchor just off the shore and holiday makers snorkeling below Akasha. On some nights Le Sport guests can be seen doing a night dive and it can be strange seeing lights in the dark water while you sip your glass of wine on the terraces. On other nights you will see local fishermen spear fishing at night. Usually jumping off a large rock which juts out of the water – all this free entertainment!

Whichever type of diving (or snorkeling) you prefer we can arrange it with a qualified diving school – make sure your bring your PADI certificate along. Our service includes pick up and drop off at the villa. Most of the diving schools set off from Rodney Bay Marina, a 5 minute drive from Akasha.

So stay at the most luxurious villa rental in St Lucia and dive until your heart is content. Here you will have the opportunity to go all inclusive as we can include breakfast, lunch and dinner. Rates for diving can also be made available – just let us know what you want and we will do the leg work – another reason to stay at St Lucia’s Premier Villa rental.

St Lucia now has a track record of having a super Carnival during June and July. The preliminary events to find the superstars – e.g. Calypso Queen have already been launched.

The event will be officially launched with a grand event aimed at the entire family on Sunday June 5 at a venue to be announced shortly but some details have already been released.  For an early peep at the agenda take a look at St Lucia Carnival Events

St Lucia Carnival has a mixed bag of entertainment such as theatre, music and lots of dance parties with costume dancers and artists to show off their talent. There are various stage shows with small dramas and skits that keep the viewers glued to the venue. Games and music competitions of various Soca and calypso bands make the function more interesting to watch and attend.

You can catch all of the action from St Lucia’s most Luxury Villa Akasha. So when you have had all the fun you can take, come back to your piece of paradise and just chill out. Just listen to some of the typical music you will hear at the Carnival Steel Band.

Once at the villa you can soak in the infinity pool while the sunsets over the Caribbean and enjoy our inclusive breakfasts and lunches prepared by our Cook.

When you are ready to take in some more action then our friendly taxi driver is available to transport you back to where the action is still humming – at any time of the day or night.

Some of the major events will take place at the Beausejour sporting compound – only 15minutes away from Akasha St Lucia’s most exclusive luxury villa rental. The national carnival queen show will be on Saturday July 9 at the Cultural Centre, Junior Carnival Sunday July 10, Inter-commercial house July 14 at the NCC, Panorama Friday July 15 Beausejour, Calypso Finals Saturday July 16 also at Beausejour.

One major change this year is that of a shift of the Soca Monarch to carnival Sunday July 17 along with the King and Queen of the bands. Other events which will be within easy reach include the Piton Soca Starz with their semi-finals on June 3 and 10 and Finals on June 28th in Gros Islet.

St Lucia’s most luxurious and famous villa rental is offering a special Valentines Day in St Lucia.

Guests who book the villa over Valentine Day for at least 5 days will enjoy a romantic dinner cooked by our 5 star Chef which they can enjoy under the stars with views over the twinkling lights of Rodney Bay and Castries.  The dining balcony easily seats 4 couples in comfort.

In addition to the romantic dinner each guest will get two spa treatments in the privacy of the villa – choose your bedroom or any one of the terraces available.  The favorite place is the Lookout level which has views to the Pitons, over the Caribbean sea and Atlantic Ocean – wow!

It does not end there, St Lucia Luxury Villa Rental Akasha is including breakfast and lunch prepared by our in house Chef – Juliette, who is well known for her local cuisine.  She will prepare Hor’s D’oeuvres for the first evening when chilled Champagne will be waiting for you.

Oh, I should have mentioned that Helicopter transfers on arrival give you some of the best views of the island and it’s great way to begin your romance at St Lucia’s most famous villa where the Rich and Famous come to stay.

This promises to be the most romantic Valentines Day you will ever have – at St Lucia’s most romantic and luxurious Villa Rental. Where better to propose?

The film crew from UK have completed their shoot at Akasha St Lucia’s most Exclusive Villa Rental.

Day 4 consisted of the Jet Skiing at Reduit Beach before transferring to Choc Bay to grab some scenic shots of the beaches on the Caribbean side.  In the evening dinner and filming was at one of St Lucia’s top restaurant – Rainforest Hideaway in Marigot bay.  By all accounts they had a super dinner.

Day 5 was a little more relaxing on Pigeon Island.  Some filming on the local beach there and lunch at Jambe De Bois.  Relaxation at St Lucia Luxury Villa Rental was the order of the day in the afternoon.  Finally the Crew were able to take in some of the local night life on Rodney Bay’s version of the strip where all the bars and restaurants are – a mere 8 minutes car ride.

So on Day 6 we finally said goodbye to our guests from ITV and the Celebrity (hopefully we can let you know who it was once they give us the go ahead).  As always Earl our taxi driver delivered them safely to the airport.  Not sure if it was good news but Gatwick was open for business so they had no choice but to fly back home and leave the sun in St Lucia behind.

So the Crew have sampled some of the All Inclusive features of St Lucia’s Best Villa Rental and what the island has to offer to its visitors.

Akasha St Lucia Luxury Villa Rental is so excited to see the final results in January to get your and the audience’s reaction.

The UK ITV Film crew have wrapped up another two days of filming at St Lucia’s most Luxurious Villa Rental – Akasha.

The crew were treated to a selection of hor’s d’oeuvres and cocktails on their arrival at St Lucia Luxury Villa Akasha, supplied to us by our friends at Jambe de Bois from Pigeon Island.

On the first full day the Crew spent time taking shots in and around the villa. They also took in a sunset cruise and sipped champagne on the boat ending up at Spinnakers restaurant on the beach for dinner – apparently their full schedule meant they couldn’t fit the two for one hour in (this is usually stretched if you talk to the staff nicely).

The second day consisted of a helicopter flyover Akasha St Lucia Luxury Villa Rental, some super shots apparently according to Fred our Concierge Manager.  Akasha Luxury Villa Rental can’t wait to see them. This was followed by a walk around the Craft Market in Castries hunting for some bargains.   It was then over to Rodney Bay marina and down to Marigot Bay to get some beach shots.  Earl, our taxi driver made sure that they made their tight schedule.  The day was wrapped up with a scrumptious BBQ prepared on the super size Viking BBQ by our Chef Ossie at Akasha St Lucia Luxury Villa Rental.

Julietta, our cook, has been preparing breakfast and lunch for the crew.  She will do the same for you if you chose to stay at Akasha St Lucia Villa Rental and chose one of the All Inclusive packages

We will post another blog for the remaining days the crew are here – so do come back and take another look at Akasha’s St Lucia Luxury Villa Rental blog.

Akasha luxury villa rental is pleased to hear that the ARC race is about to start very soon.

The ARC 2010 fleet leave Las Palmas, Canaries (Spanish island) for Rodney Bay in Saint Lucia, crews from the 205 yachts, of all shapes and sizes are berthed in the marina and took part in the official ARC 2010 Opening Ceremony.  The final 34 yachts are expected to arrive in Las Palmas over the next few days, bringing the fleet total to 239 yachts, an all-time ARC record and that should make the race an all time success.  All of these will sail past Akasha luxury villa rental as they cross the finish line and into Rodney Bay.

At midday Sunday 14 November hundreds of ARC participants took part in the Official Opening Ceremony for ARC 2010.  Flag bearers from 28 different nations representing the countries of the yachts in this year’s event led the procession as it made its way around the marina. The grand parade had a real festival atmosphere as crews gathered at the northern end of the marina and were led by an enthusiastic brass band cheered on by local spectators.  This sounds great and Akasha villa rental in St Lucia hopes the start of things to come when they get to St Lucia, West Indies.

Andrew Bishop, Managing Director of World Cruising Club declared ARC 2010 officially “open” and the country flags were proudly hoisted on flagpoles around the marina as fireworks were launched in celebration.  High Commissioner of Saint Lucia, Eldridge Stephens, gave a rousing speech thanking ARC participants for visiting Saint Lucia after the devastation caused hurricane Tomas 10 days ago.

The fiesta atmosphere continued with ARC participants and local people taking part in Don Pedro’s famous International Dinghy Race.  Water bombs and flour missiles were commonplace! A prizegiving for the dinghy race and Don Pedro’s dockside BBQ went on late into the evening.  So St Lucia will, I know, create even a bigger party atmosphere once the race is under-way and when they finish in Rodney Marina. When you stay at Akasha Villa Rental you get to enjoy that atmosphere as the Marina is only a few minutes drive from your luxury retreat.

Akasha St Lucia luxury villa is pleased to inform you:

* ARC 2010 will depart from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Sunday 21 November.
* The finish destination is Rodney Bay Marina in St Lucia, a distance of 2,700 nautical miles from Las Palmas and it’s a passage that will take most of the yachts between 18 and 21 days.
* Whilst fundamentally a fun rally for cruising yachts, the ARC does have a more serious Racing Division, run under the auspices of the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC). Yachts in the Racing Division are not permitted to use their engines for propulsion (unlike the cruisers), although use of autopilots is allowed.
* ARC Official Entry list – ARC yachts
* ARC 2010 is sponsored by the Tourist Board of Gran Canaria, the Port Authority of Las Palmas, the Saint Lucia Tourist Board, Rolnautic, and is run in association with Yachting World magazine.

So our guests who will be in residence at Akasha – the luxury villa rental, get a great view of the boats as they sail around the north of the island, past the finishing line and into Rodney Bay – all visible from the terraces, and every one of the bedroom suites.