As remarkable as it is opulent, Villa Rose is a string of four eye-catching pavilions ringed by water features and tropical greenery. On hillside amid the southerly quartier of Gouverneur, it’s part of a discreet gated community also containing the similarly-stunning Villa Olive and Villa Jasmine – with room for 24 in total. English interior designer Catherine Pawson styled all three.

Villa Rose’s lofty perch ensures stupendous panoramas of mountains, more lush slopes and the bright blue ocean. Especially picturesque is the largest communal pavilion, where a stainless-steel gourmet kitchen and sequestered lounge lead to indoor and outdoor dining areas, a deck and an 18-metre infinity pool (heated in winter) ruffled by gentle breezes.

Featuring the same, airy white-on-white looks, bespoke furniture, pitched ceilings and collonaded columns, two adjacent pavilions each contain a master bedroom and lavish, spa-inspired bathroom – not to mention their own private plunge pools, gazebo terraces and an array of electronic amenities. A few steps downhill, beyond koi-carp ponds, is the secluded fourth pavilion, housing two more bedrooms sharing a larger pool and yet another patio.

Though everything is connected, the bedrooms offer distinct privacy – rendering this an ideal home for multi-generation families or large social groups of friends. With so much comfort you might struggle to leave, but do try: Gouverneur’s wondrous white-sand cove is close by, as is Gustavia, the island’s pretty capital.