The private estates on Jumby Bay are all about living in the perfect climate, open, airy, light, comfortable and casually elegant. They have a distinctive Jumby Bay architecture that has evolved into a style that creates spaces that are both indoors and outdoors at the same time.

In 1998, homeowners formed Jumby Bay Island Company, Ltd. (JBIC), a not-for-profit corporation that bought the entire island and resort from the then developers. Each property owner, new and old, shares equally in the ownership of the island.

The island is directed by the Jumby Bay Island Company Board of Directors and is subject to the JBIC Master Plan, By-laws and Rules and Regulations. The Directors are fellow home owners who are elected by the property owners. Dues and charges are reviewed annually with no profit motive and are based on actual costs.

Jumby Bay has a lot to offer. But what makes this island truly unique is what it doesn’t have: crowds, beach vendors, jet skis, horns, sirens, trucks, cars, shopping centers, supermarkets, clubs, casinos, and office buildings. With no urban intrusions for miles around, Jumby Bay is a tranquil refuge. In addition, the island has no indigenous population, which adds to its mystique as a secluded island getaway.

The ultimate privacy gate, the ocean, surrounds Jumby Bay. By day, the island is staffed with more than 150 Antigua commuters, who arrive by way of our private staff ferry and return to the mainland when the day is done. By night, only homeowners, hotel guests, and a small emergency staff, including several security guards, remain on the island. Jumby Bay is considered so safe that the resort has never even issued room keys.

Also located in the island services area near the nursery is the utility plant – part of a utility infrastructure that is one of the most advanced systems in the Caribbean. It is owned by the homeowners and is highly profitable, funding its own replacements and expansion.

Pasture Bay Beach is a protected nesting area for the critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtle. Though high on the endangered list, the Hawksbill is still illegally hunted because of its beautiful “tortoise shell.” Under the direction of the University of Georgia, island residents have sponsored a research project on these rare creatures since 1985. The Jumby Bay study is the longest-running privately funded project of its kind in the world and is regarded as the definitive scientific study of the Hawksbill turtle.

Jumby Bay is a Rosewood Resort.

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