About us and the Villa1/1/2025
0 Comments Anne-Marie and I met in the north of France in 1989 and were married in 1993. In 1995 hurricane Louis, a real monster, hit St Barts. We flew there as soon as possible. We were asked to bring a chainsaw as the island had sold out of them! It was then that her parents suggested we build a house there. I remember Anne-Marie and her mother, Denise, sitting on a rock on the corner of what is now the swimming pool. Denise said this is where you must build it. And that's just what we did. Building started in June 1999. We moved in with her parents and sent our daughter Manon to the school in Colombier. We spent New Year's eve 1999/2000 drinking champagne on the terrace. No water in the pool, No terrace railings and the bedrooms and living area half built! What great times they were. We finished at the beginning of January 2001 and our first clients arrived shortly after that. Coming up for the 20th Anniversary of opening the villa, we can only be grateful for the loyalty of many of our clients who return year after year. We are there, normally in either the summer or now more in October for a month to get everything ship-shape for the following season. Thank you all so much.
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About UsI'm British, originally from London, and Anne-Marie is, as they say, une petite St Barths. Her family, the Magras, have been traced back to the end of the 17th Century but more about that later. ArchivesCategories |