Villas Caribe, An Industry leader In Vacation Villa Rentals, Launches SandCastles, To Offer Fractional Concept to Luxury Villas in Markets Throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii and Costa Rica.
Atlanta, July 30, 2008 – SandCastles Introduces Fractional Villa OwnershipConcept to Luxury Villa Markets Throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii and Costa Rica.
Imagine a luxury villa set in a sapphire paradise of sea and sky. A place of tropic breezes sweet-scented with bougainvillea and singing the music of gently lapping waves. Powder-white sand feels soft between your toes on a family trek down the beach to step aboard your pleasure boat for a day of leisurely fishing and exploring. And later, gathering with family or friends for drinks on the deck of your own private villa, overlooking a blue intensity of ocean and heaven that meet so seamlessly it's difficult to tell which is water and which is lofty air. This is what you have worked hard for all your life: a luxury hideaway where you and your family can while away lazy, fun-filled vacation days. You've dreamed and talked of these fantasy good times, times of laugher and memories that will last a lifetime. But purchasing a tropical villa costs many millions today, and owning one - with upkeep, taxes, insurance, rental worries - just seems too overwhelming a hassle to contemplate.
Now there's another way, a better way. With SandCastles fractional villa ownership plan, you can purchase a share of an opulent home in a gorgeous beachside locale for a literal fraction of the cost of owning. All the ownership expenses are split among the six to eight partners in the villa, and SandCastles, with over 25 years of experience in luxury vacation homes, takes all the worry out of your paradise. We manage the financial responsibilities, maintenance, and any rentals you wish to make, along with providing your own personal concierge who is at your beck and call to assure the vacation of your dreams.
“The idea for SandCastles really began on a beach on St. John many years ago,” recalls company president Bobby Gibson. “We were vacationing and had fallen in love with this beautiful island. I was very young and as we walked the incredible beach, my mom and dad were discussing how we could spend more time there -- buy a vacation villa, or at least stay somewhere more home-like than our hotel.” Nearly 20 years later, while the cost of buying a villa and its upkeep has become ever higher and less affordable, the Gibsons have never given up their dream of villa ownership. But they knew that for them, as for most, the expenses associated with the purchase and upkeep of a spectacular vacation home they’d only use about four weeks a year just didn’t make financial sense." Fractional villa ownership, however, provides a solution to these challenges.
“That’s when it hit us,” says Gibson. “With shared ownership, it would be affordable and practical. And Villas Caribe gives us the ability to rent the villa during unused weeks as well as create a 5-star, hassle-free vacation experience for each co-owner, complete with concierge services.”
SandCastles is an exciting outgrowth of our company’s nearly 20 years of experience as a leader in renting luxury properties in the most exclusive tropical vacation hotspots throughout Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Hawaii, and the Caribbean. Since 1991, Villas Caribe (www.villascaribe.com), our family-owned sister company, has managed a collection of about 2,000 luxury villas in over 35 superb vacation destinations. Our expertise in specialized tropical travel has won Villas Caribe high praise in such prestigious publications as The Robb Report, Conde Nast Traveler, USA Today, Travel and Leisure, Islands Magazine, Caribbean Travel & Life and more. Luxury Villas International (www.luxuryvillasintl.com) grew from our desire to offer our clients deluxe rental homes throughout Europe in such locales as Italy, France, and Greece; and North American vacation favorites like Malibu, Whistler, Aspen, Vail, and Palm Springs. Now our new venture, SandCastles, gives you a savvy way to own luxury property in the world’s most desirable destinations.
"Our company is committed to offering only the most luxurious residences throughout our network as fractional offerings, " says Gibson. The company plans to offer 5-12 co-ownership opportunities per year in select destinations throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii and Costa Rica. SandCastles invites small groups of well qualified buyers access to some of the regions' most luxurious residences at a fraction of the price of traditional ownership. SandCastles also offers its clients rental access to personally vetted and hand-picked villas from a collection of more than 100 villas throughout more than 50 destinations worldwide. "SandCastles is unique in that while we offer co-ownership opportunities in a particular residence, our clients gain a relationship with a travel provider that can serve as a single point of contact with a consistent service level for a collection of the most luxurious villas throughout the world" says Gibson. The company's first offering is a five bedroom villa called "Las Pergolas" located in the prestigious Conchas Chinas section of Puerto Vallarta. SandCastles is offering 5-week shares in this immaculate residence for 410k. The property was developed by SEMU which is a privately held boutique development firm that has redefined the concept of contemporary Mexican luxury with its distinctive homes and properties. The company expects to have offerings in the Rivera Maya, Cabo San Lucas, Virgin Gorda and St. Barts by the end of the year.
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