You wake up to your own private pool on the edge of Rodney Bay Marina, just you and the bobbing boats and a perfect Saint Lucia breeze. 

This just might be the best-kept secret in Saint Lucia: a boutique villa resort that comes with one major amenity: all the services of the island’s Bay Gardens Resorts collection. 

These are the Water’s Edge Villas, a pair of direct-waterfront, four-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot stunners, the kinds of luxury accommodations that mean you’re not just staying in Saint Lucia for your trip — you’re living in Saint Lucia. 

Each of the luxury villas comes with large living rooms, private waterfront terraces, ocean-view pools and luxe furnishings. 

They also come with their own “Alexa Villa Concierge,” meaning you can customize every aspect of your trip and curate an adventure and relaxation-filled Saint Lucia vacation, in the most central location on the island but also one that puts a premium on serenity.

But the best amenity just might be Bay Gardens itself: all guests have access to the Bay Gardens Beach Club, just a five-minute walk away (also accessed by an hourly shuttle service). 

That means sun loungers on the beach, unlimited use of Bay Gardens’ floating water park, Slash Island, free Wi-Fi and free non-motorized watersports and gym access. In another touch, you can charge everything at the resort back to the villa. 

But there’s one other option that’s even more compelling: you can choose Bay Gardens’ all-inclusive plan for the villa, which, if you do so for a week, means you can tap into the property’s now-famous Dine Around Plan. 

That gives you included meals at nine additional eateries in the Rodney Bay area, perfect for the kind of local exploration a villa guests is typically seeking. (All-inclusive villas also come with one free spa treatment per person for every three nights booked), among other inclusions. 

It’s a rare opportunity to stay right on the water on an island where direct-waterfront villas are decidedly rare — with all of the comfort and convenience of a full-service resort. 

For more, visit Water’s Edge.