E11. St. Georges- 4 bedroom house, with swimming pool, on an island with boats for commuting! House can accommodate up to 8 adults and up to 2 children in comfort!

Extensive services including chauffeur, boat pilot, cooking, wedding planner etc provided. See details at bottom of page. The house is a 10-15 minute commute over to Tuckers Point and Mid-Ocean Club.

Run-about boat holds 6 - 8 persons. Larger Shamrock boat (captained) can hold more.

On an island surrounded by the green and turquoise waters  for which Bermuda is justly famous, is our large modern home-built in 2003. Beautifully decorated and with every convenience, the house lends itself to entertaining your family and friends for a reunion, a wedding or a celebration of any kind….
With its covered porch in the traditional style, and pretty garden areas surrounding the pool, the principal rooms are large and gracious. The dining room will sit 12 in comfort, and the living room is elegantly furnished with buttery soft leather sofas. The kitchen offers every convenience. The views over the water are magical in every season, and the snorkeling and swimming will keep you absorbed and fascinated for hours. For those preferring a little leisurely relaxation in the sun, the pool side deck amenities await you. The sandy beach can be walked to through the woods in 5 minutes, or accessed by the little skiff that is included in the house rental. All you have to do is pay for the gas.
The house features cable television and Internet. Long distance telephone calls will be deducted from the damage-security deposit.
The master bedroom has a King bed, a fireplace, and a luxurious en suite bathroom including shower and Jacuzzi bath. Two additional bedrooms, each with en suite baths with showers, have King beds. The fourth bedroom has 2 queen beds, French doors leading to the swimming pool and the use of the spectacular spa bathroom which offers an oversized Jacuzzi tub, shower and steam room, overlooking the pool. There is a studio apartment attached to the house, with its own private bath also available for up to 2 additional guests, with a Queen bed and shower facility.A golf cart available to assist disabled guests to and from the house: please note: guests have to be able to step up and down from the boat dock: no more than 2 steps at high tide: 5 at low tide. The little sandy beach is accessible along a path from the house a 3-5 minute walk away. There are several steps to reach the beach level. Groceries can be delivered to the house for you at no charge if you purchase them on your credit card for delivery to the island. Our homeowner will supervise them getting into the house and put away. Liquor and flowers can also be pre-arranged. We also provide a cook at an additional charge if one is required. Piloted Boat service available 24 hours a day, with one complimentary round trip to St. George’s included daily.The former capital of Bermuda, the Town of St. Georges is just a 5 minute boat ride away, but will take you back nearly 400 years to 1612. The town is the oldest continuously occupied settlement in the English New World. The extraordinary atmosphere of the town is captured not in its gentrification but in the fact the folks live in these ancient buildings and that the ongoing matter of everyday business has somehow been managed within the confines of a pretty town with winding roads and oddly shaped  buildings perched curbside. Its history embraces many roles: a thriving frontier town, military and naval outpost and colonial capital to name but a few. Crammed now with pretty shops and attractive cafes, it is centered on a beautiful waterfront square, with museums and galleries just steps away, including a replica of the Deliverance. This tiny ship bore the early settlers on to Jamestown, Virginia after a year of collecting food and ship building to escape the island they were shipwrecked upon. There is a fine golf course behind the town, gardens and churches to explore and dazzling beaches in the area. Buses run into Hamilton and beyond, and there is a ferry service into Hamilton as well: please check the schedules on the homepage of www.bermudarentals.com for times of departure and return. As the island is only 22 miles long, even at the sedate pace of 14 to 20 miles an hour, you can explore the entire island comfortably from your taxi, on the mopeds or by public transportation. The Mid-Ocean Golf Course is about 15 minutes away by taxi or by motor launch/cabin cruiser.

RATE INCLUDES $200.00 per week of electricity and water, plus local telephone calls, gardening, pool maintenance, once a day round trip boat service and twice a week maid service (except on weekends and public holidays). It is customary to leave a gratuity for the maid.
The included skiff holds 6-8 persons and has a 40HP Evinrude motor. It can be tied up at the main square in St. Georges where your mopeds can be left as well. Range depends on how much you use it, but runs into St. Georges and around the island should net you 2-3 days of activity per tank-full of gas.
The  skippered cabin cruiser is a 27 foot Shamrock which can ferry 8-10 people max to and from the island. One complimentary round trip is included per day: Additional trips such as bringing your guests over to the island for dinner and seeing them back would be at the water-taxi rate of 45.00 an hour.

Our homeowner is pleased to offer: $45.00 an hour for private automobile chauffeur. $90.00 for chartered boat excursions. The small skiff with a 40HP Evinrude engine is made available for guests to use independently- no charge but guests pay for gas to power the boat. Babysitter can be arranged. Cook//maid can be arranged.Wedding arrangements, water sports, spa days, private parties with catering etc. can be arranged for you. Tell us how we may be of service!

SeaExpress:
There is a fast ferry catamaran which runs from St. Georges to Hamilton. It's an intereating alternative to the bus as it will stop in Dockyard (which is the western most point of the island) on the way to Hamilton. The ferry is $4 per person each way and the trip takes 1 +/- hours. Currently ferries leave as follows BUT YOU MUST VERIFY THIS WITH THE WEB SCHEDULE. See Bermuda Government website on ferry service

Leaves St. George: 10 am, 11 am, 12 noon, 1:30, 3 pm, 4 pm

The last Ferry leaves Hamilton to St. Georges at 2:30 pm so you will probably bus it or cab it back to St. George after your day's outing.

Local Stores, etc. Somers Market  Across the bridge to Main Street and turn right, 50 yards to junction. Open 8a.m. to 10p.m. On Sundays you cannot buy alcohol in stores. Nearby is Robertson’s Drug Store, the Post Office and two Banks with 24 hour ATM’s. The Visitors’ Information Centre at Café Latte on Water Street is very useful with plenty of information.For unusual souvenirs or gifts try “Seaglass” or “Amos Art Studio”, both located at the western end of Water Street, the narrow bricked street leading west from the town square and opposite Dowling’s gas station.
Internet service is available at Cafe Latte, also on Water Street or, if you have a wireless laptop, try near “Tavern By The Sea” and, anyway, you should be able to pick up a wireless DSL signal in the apartment.
HOLIDAYS! – Alcohol may not be purchased from stores on Sundays so you need to shop on Saturday for necessities to last until Monday or beyond any holidays. On holidays stores, Banks and Post Office are closed. Public Transport operates on Sunday schedules on holidays. : Taxis are available (call 296 2121) but are expensive and you need to order well ahead, especially if it is raining.  Bus service to and from Hamilton is good and cheap. Bus # 10 or #11 from the bus stop outside the liquor store on York Street above Cafe Latte- about 300 yards away. The most economical way is:

1.        To buy a set of tickets from the Post Office (Water Street),

2.         Buy tokens from Liquor store next to bus stop (double ticket price) or Visitors’ Information Centre at Café Latte on Water Street.

3.         Pay exact cash fare on entering bus .

 Ferry service to Dockyard and Hamilton runs from outside this building. This is an excellent way to get around. Check schedule and fares at Visitors’ Information Centre.

 Rental bikes. Mopeds are available but not recommended due to our increased traffic, narrow roads and your insistence on driving on the right! Seriously, choose bus, ferry or taxi please.

Golf and Beaches: Bermuda has 9 golf courses, some public, some private. See the yellow pages or www.bermudagolf.org

The St. George’s Golf Club is within walking distance up Queen Street (or take mini bus from Town Square).

Mid Ocean Club, a renowned and challenging course (for member’s and their invited guests) is a 15 minute taxi ride away. This is the venue for the P.G.A. Grand Slam Tournament in October, 2007. Plan ahead and you may get to play a round. Sorry, I am not a member!

Adjacent is the Tucker’s Point Golf Club for members and their guests. Other golf courses are located towards the middle and west of the island.

Beaches: some of the finest in the world and nearby too! In St. George’s you can walk over the hill to Tobacco Bay, Fort St. Catherine beach or discover the tiny Achilles Bay at Blackbeard’s Hideout. Alternatively, a 10 minute taxi or mini bus ride will take you to Southside (former U.S. military base) and Clearwater beach as well as Turtle Beach. Make arrangements for return transport. Further afield, along the south shore in Warwick and Southampton Parishes there is a string of connected beaches including Horseshoe Bay where there are refreshment and changing facilities. At any of our beaches always obey any warning signs posted during stormy weather.

Water sports/ Fishing : For charter fishing check “Tenacious” docked next to the bridge or call Sloan on 735 9444 or www.atlanticspraycharters.bm  Alternatively, “Reel Hot” is operated by Nick New on 537 6040 or www.reelhotcharterfishing.com  Both captains are very experienced and knowledgeable.For water sports including scuba diving, boat and equipment rentals check Blue Hole Water Sports at Grotto Bay Beach Hotel on 293 2915 or www.bluewater.bm. Guided jet ski tours are also available from the White Horse Tavern or adjacent to Dowling’s gas station at the end of Water Street.

Dining :There is a wide variety of restaurants in or around Hamilton and St. George’s. The Yellow Pages and other brochures are good references but nearby are:“Tavern By The Sea”. Informal pub/ restaurant with indoor or outdoor seating. Take out pizza is good too. No reservations needed.

“White Horse Tavern”. Just across the bridge. Similar to T-by-Sea.

“Café Gio”. 50 yards up Water Street. Popular with locals and visitors. Semi casual, indoor/ outdoor, reservations essential.

“The Carriage House”. 50 more yards. More formal. Reservations.

“Griffins” at the St. George’s Club, timeshare resort up the hill opposite far end of Water Street. Semi casual; reservations.

“Blackbeard’s Hideout”. (April – October) across from Fort St. Catherine and beach.

 The “George and Dragon”, upper level, is a newly reopened restaurant on the town square.

“Mulligan’s” restaurant at the St. George’s Golf Club – very good and somewhat underrated for lunch or dinner.

 “Swizzle Inn”- Infamous casual pub/ restaurant on main road west of the Causeway on way to Hamilton just past Grotto Bay Hotel. No reservations. “Swizzle Inn, Swagger Out!”. These details provided by one of our hospitable homeowners!

Pontoon boat as above is rented by tenants as follows: 
$1,500.00 per week and  $200 per night thereafter
Daily rate for any booking under a week will be $300.00.
The boat is fully loaded with snorkeling and fishing gear plus life jackets and emergency equipment.
PLEASE NOTE: there is a small skiff included with the house rental at no charge.