Xhale

Xhale is a slick, contemporary home offering strikingly innovative interiors, edgy architecture and designer verve, set within St Lucia’s most exclusive gated developments. Set on the northern tip of the island, the Cap Estate, formerly a thriving sugar plantation, is today a well-heeled corner of seclusion, style and well-heeled living.

Executed with mind-body rejuvenation in mind, flawless attention detail marries with state-of-the-art fixtures and discreet staff presence (including night time security.) A prestigious home, offering a little extra at every turn.

This cutting-edge home is cradled in the dramatic cliff face looking out onto the meeting point where the Atlantic Ocean plays with the Caribbean Sea. Xhale, stands regally, yet discreetly, within a forest-dense spot whilst being a short distance to the pulsating hot-spots and glittering sights of Rodney Bay. This home offers “upside down” living, with four impeccable bedrooms on the lower floor, each of these with its own en-suite and private balcony. Rising like a design masterpiece from the thicket of surrounding forest, guests will immediately get that heart-quickening “wow factor.”

From the serenity of the lower bedroom level to the the sleek upper living level, Xhale is finished with an indulgent wrap-around terrace with communal spaces for gathering by the fire pit and Piston lager at night, or lounging next to the sparkling infinity pool by day. The living spaces offer a sublime blend of understated luxury and nods to local style with use of natural timbers, local stone, artefacts and tropical indoor plants. A striking full-length exposed stone internal wall enhances the natural feel to this decadent home. Offering a semi-mezzanine effect, this vertical stone expanse is offset by stunning white-on-white spaces.

Sedate lighting illuminates the airy, open-plan living spaces, finished with soft dove greys, accents of vivid red and informal group dining space for eight. At every turn, natural daylight floods this calm space; innovative window designs, sky lights, atrium roofs and floor-to-ceiling glass provide an impeccable blend between indoor and outdoor living. The open-plan kitchen is a sensuous affair of granite, marble and matte-finish, dark stained timber, whilst access to quiet corners, a charming writer’s desk or the ultra low-key lounge space offer sociable living alongside separate spaces.

Xhale offers guests a note of grown-up glamour; suitable for a party of eight over the age of sixteen, this home is full of surprising extras; private gym with sea-scape views, fragrant yoga deck within tropical seclusion - even the bathrooms deserve a mention for their stand-alone, rock-star tubs and full length glass with views across forest canopy to glistening oceans.

The bedrooms are serene, chic and airy spaces to retreat from the bustle and high-octane St Lucian life; in keeping with the rejuvenating tone of this home Xhale offers guests supreme privacy, security and on-hand services. The quality of finishes at Xhale are peerless, whilst luxury is played out in a subtle and playful way - hanging lights, Scandinavian style minimalism and accents of art, colour and plant-life create something rather magical.

Xhale offers effortless style, without being showy: an achingly cool party pad with experimental architecture, that is also home-like and honours the natural heritage surrounding it.