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Location: Lyford Cay, Bahamas

Price: BSD$12.5 million (Bahamas dollars are equal to U.S. dollars)

Casuarina Beach is the last house tucked away at the foot of a secluded lane on New Providences Lyford Cay. Peace and serenity are ensured by the fact that there is never any passing traffic, and there arent really any neighbors visible from the one-acre site, according to the homes agent Philip Hillier.

"Coming to this house," he said, "you feel like youre not on a major island with big hotels. It has an atmosphere that feels more like the smaller family islands that surround New Providence."

Designed and built by Mid-Century Modern architect Robertson "Happy" Ward in 1969, and later refurbished by Bahamian architect Henry Melich in 2009, four generations of one family have called Casuarina Beach home, according to Mr. Hillier.

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Henry Melich, a Brit based in New Providence and known for his classical style, designed a number of houses on Lyford Cay between the 1970s and 1990s. While extending the home and modernizing its amenities, he maintained the original classic beach-house feel, a style that Mr. Hillier describes as "old Lyford Cay."

The house has 180 feet of private, powdery beach frontage and is in easy walking distance of the esteemed Lyford Cay Club.

It is a testament to the homes security and privacy that Princess Diana and her sons William and Harry stayed at Casuarina Beach in 1993, according to CNN. The royals were guests of Kate Menzies of the Menzies family, whose daughter is the homes current owner.

Stats

The 4,492-square-foot home has five bedrooms and six and a half bathrooms, and sits on an acre of land.

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Amenities

Renovations included new wiring, plumbing, kitchen, bathrooms, flooring in the entertaining spaces and the addition of pickled tongue and groove tray ceilings in the living and dining areas.

All bedrooms are en-suite, and all of the principal rooms open onto a central courtyard featuring a heated swimming pool and terraces for entertaining. The majority of the rooms also benefit from having views out to sea as well, and the property boasts 180 feet of sparkling private beach frontage.

Neighborhood Notes

The gated community of Lyford Cay is situated at the western end of the island of New Providence, with about 450 homes on the cay, according to Mr. Hillier. Lyford Cay is one of the Bahamas most exclusive communities, with neighbors including Sean Connery and the Bacardi family.

Mr. Hillier describes Lyford Cay as being like a suburb on the island, though as the whole island of New Providence is just 7-by-21 miles, the capital city of Nassau is less than a half-hour drive away.

The area is known for being home to the exclusive Lyford Cay Club, which features a white sand beach, a golf course, a marina, 12 tennis courts, a spa and fitness center, and an international school.

Lyford Cay is home to a combination of seasonal and year-round homes. "Youve got both the permanent residents and the snow birds who migrate to the Bahamas for the winter," Mr. Hillier said.

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Lynden Pindling International Airport on New Providence is the primary international gateway to the Bahamas for flights all over the U.S. and Canada in particular.

For year-round residents, according to Mr. Hillier, there are three excellent schools near Lyford Cay: Lyford Cay International, Windsor and Tambearly schools.

"If youre here for two or three months, you can always be busy doing fun things," Mr. Hillier said. "You can hop over to Nassau with its casinos and go for a gamble and a bit of a shop. Youre not stuck with a couple of restaurants and a club eitherthere is a wide range to choose from."

Agent: Philip Hillier, HG Christie, an affiliate of Christies International Real Estate

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