Rosewood Little Dix Bay's new 23,500-square-foot Villa Katsura in the BVI is carved into a cliffside and rich with Japanese design.
It’s been 60 years since Laurance Rockefeller established a new style of island retreat with Little Dix Bay on Virgin Gorda in the BVI. The 650 acres of land—of which only about 30 percent is developed—is a paradisal playground for prosperous sun-seekers that’s endured changes in ownership, destruction by hurricane Irma in 2017, and a majority rebuild.
The three-tiered, 23,500-square-foot Villa Katsura was carved into three acres of cliffside 20 years ago, as an exact replica of a home in Okinawa. “The patriarch of the original family that owned it was posted there post-WWII, met his Japanese wife there, and he built the home that they lived in in Okinawa out here,” Pade says.
“It’s not a cookie cutter design—every home is an eclectic design experience of its own,” says Pade, likening their villas to the style of Mustique Island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. “You can keep coming back and every year you can stay in a different experience, or the same, whatever your heart desires.” At $35,000 per night, the stay is completely customizable.
“For us, it makes sense from a business model standpoint instead of adding more hotel rooms,” Pade explains. “The magic of the resort is that you have all this beach, all this space, so it never feels crowded nor busy—you don’t want to change that.” Brussels and Berlin Are Two of This Summer’s Travel Hot Spots—Here’s WhyVariety
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