Escape from it all in this beautiful seaside home. Located in exclusive Lighthouse Estates, this stunning 4,500 square foot home has 5 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms over 3 stories. Built overlooking a fossilized coral reef called Iron Shore with vistas of Cayos Cochinos and the majestic mountains of Honduras over the Caribbean Sea, this house offers unparalleled views...and comfort.
With an infinity pool and 1000 square feet of patios, this is the ultimate vacation house.
The main house is two floors. The first floor, with an entire wall of floor to ceiling windows facing the Caribbean Sea, has a fully-equipped Chef's kitchen, living room with multiple seating areas, a wet bar, and a large dining table for those family dinners in. The guest suite has ocean views and an ensuite bathroom. The second bedroom has two sets of bunks with twin over full beds, as well as its own ensuite bathroom. If that isn't enough, there is a 1,000 square foot oceanfront patio with an infinity pool, lounge chairs, grill, and outdoor dining area. The top floor is home to the master suite. With stunning ocean views from the bed and bath tub to soak your troubles away, you might never leave!
The downstairs apartment is a standalone two bedroom / three bathroom apartment. It has a full kitchen, living room, and its own 300 square foot private patio. The master suite faces the ocean with views from the bed and an ensuite bathroom. The second bedroom is also a bunk room but with full-over-full beds and also has an ensuite bathroom.
The house can be rented as one large property or as two seperate units.
Guests have access to the entire house except for the gym. Access to the gym requires an additional deposit.
The rate does not include electricity. It does include an electricity allowance that covers normal use and living. We also have 44 solar panels that backup into the grid.
Electricity is quite expensive on Roatan. So Instead of charging fees for laundry, A/C , and so forth, it is easier and fairer to charge to for electricity instead. We read the meter at check-in and check-out, subtract the allowance, and use the previous month's bill to determine the charge per kilowatt hour. The guest is responsible for the difference.
We found that including electricity in the price made people want to get their money's worth by leaving the A/Cs constantly on at full blast and every light in the place on. Not only is it eco unfriendly, it meant we had to tack on an extra $1000/week to the rental rate.
As mentioned, we do have solar panels that back up into the grid. So you can bank electric during the day to use at night by doing things like turning the ACs off or turning them up to a few degrees colder than the outside temperature. We have a fantastic near year round breeze and wall-to-wall windows. Most guests don't even use the AC.
If you are energy aware (hang towels to dry instead of putting them in the dryer, turn the AC off or up when not in the house, and keep the temperature on something reasonable instead of Arctic blast, usage will probably be around $250/ week.
We are on an island off the coast of Honduras. We have frequent power, internet, and water outages that are outside of our control. It is the price of living in paradise. No refunds will be given in the event of any utility outages beyond our control.
