Villa Avanti, Terres Basses Ocean-View Estate with Heated Pool and Cinema Room

Villa Avanti sits inside the exclusive Terres Basses enclave of Saint Martin, a private five-bedroom villa made for long lunches, salt-air evenings, and the pleasant business of doing very little. Past the gated entrance, the house opens to broad Caribbean views, with the island of Saba on the horizon and a 180-degree panorama that gives the living spaces their quiet drama.

The villa is designed on a single level, which gives it an easy, graceful flow. Interiors are contemporary and polished, warmed by tactile woods, woven textures, primitive art, and earthy accents. Custom furnishings by Manutti and Roche Bobois add that particular European-Caribbean confidence: elegant, unfussy, and made to be used with bare feet after a swim.

Outdoors, the expansive L-shaped heated pool is the villa’s social center. It includes a playful built-in table and seating area, a central island daybed, and both slope and step access. Nearby, the poolside gazebo has plush seating, a wet-bar feel, and a leaf-patterned ceiling that throws dappled shade across the space. Sunset cocktails here are not exactly a hardship.

Villa Avanti sleeps up to 10 guests across five bedrooms, each with an en-suite bathroom. Four bedrooms are listed with king beds, and all are prepared with linens, bath towels, bathrobes, room-darkening shades or shutters, and thoughtful essentials. Air conditioning, hot water, Wi-Fi, satellite or cable TV, and a cinema room keep the indoors as comfortable as the terrace is tempting.

Service is part of the experience: housekeeping is included, a private chef is available, babysitting can be arranged, and guests receive complimentary airport arrival and departure transfers, a welcome box on arrival, and support from a personal guest experience specialist. Please note that a $4,000 mandatory food and beverage deposit applies.

Notable amenities include:

• Five bedrooms and five en-suite bathrooms for up to 10 guests
• Heated private pool, Jacuzzi, gazebo, terrace, garden, barbecue, and outdoor shower
• Ocean views from the villa’s privileged Terres Basses setting
• Cinema room, stereo system, TV, satellite or cable TV, and Wi-Fi Internet
• Full kitchen with refrigerator, stove, oven, microwave, dishwasher, coffee machine, kettle, toaster, ice maker, cookware, dishes, silverware, and wine fridge
• Air conditioning, safe, washer, dryer, iron, hair dryer, extra pillows and blankets, hangers, shampoo, and water filtration system
• Gated community, gated property, private entrance, parking, generator, and safety equipment
• Single-level layout and wheelchair accessible design
• Complimentary airport transfers, welcome box, housekeeping, and personal guest experience specialist
• Private chef available, babysitting available, luggage drop-off allowed, and events accepted by request
• Kids friendly, with pets allowed on request subject to an extra security deposit

For a group that wants privacy, space, strong design, and the rare pleasure of a villa that feels equally good at breakfast, pool hour, and movie night, Avanti is aptly named. Forward, indeed.