Port Ferdinand Marina & Luxury Residences The award-winning Port Ferdinand Marina and Luxury Residences can provide an extraordinary vacation experience for all types of guest, from one person to three generations of the same family. Unique as the only residential marina in Barbados where each of the luxurious two, three and fourbedroom waterfront residences has its own berth, which can be leased out if not required, Port Ferdinand also distinguishes itself with an unsurpassed range of top class leisure facilities. While life at Port Ferdinand revolves around its world-class marina, with the numerous opportunities it offers for boating and non-motorised watersports, the resort’s jewel in the crown is the 13°/59° Restaurant & Bar Lounge. Recently relaunched under new management, 13°/59° opens for lunch and dinner, serving eclectic, brasserie style food with a signature gueridon service, whereby specialty dishes are flambéed and served at the table. An air-conditioned room, The Wine Cave, is available for private dining. Lunch can be enjoyed indoors in air-conditioned comfort or outside on the cool and shaded dockside deck. The Quarterdeck Bar & Pizzeria serves more casual fare on the Pool Island in the lagoon. In keeping with its mandate to provide individualised service
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of the highest order, Port Ferdinand has opened the Sandbox Tree Spa, a haven of peace and tranquillity in a quiet corner of the property next to a wooded gully. Exclusively offering the prestigious Bamford line of products and treatments, the Sandbox Tree Spa is committed to providing the best in holistic and ayurvedic methods with genuine care. Clients can enjoy an even more memorable and rejuvenating experience by opting to have a massage outdoors in the candlelit privacy of a hidden area of the gully. Other facilities include a Kids Club, an Adult Games Room, Business Centre, Concierge Service and a Beach Club. The purchase price of a home at Port Ferdinand includes an attractive suite of benefits, including Duty-Free Furniture Packages and Duty-Free Yacht Importation. Residents also enjoy shared amenities at Saint Peter’s Bay, accessible via the group’s water-taxi service. A number of immaculately furnished homes can be rented for short-term vacations, thus affording potential purchasers an opportunity to experience Port Ferdinand first hand. The resort’s healthy rental programme affords an opportunity for homeowners to recover some of their costs.