2 bedroom · sleeps 5
Ocean Aria
Ocean Aria at The Somerset Resort, Grace Bay. A split-level two-bedroom residence in the gardens of The Somerset, with full resort access and Grace Bay through the palmettos.
About
A small portfolio managed
directly by the owners
Grace Bay Direct is a small portfolio of residences across two prime locations on Providenciales:
- The Somerset on Grace Bay
- The Plaza at Ocean Club West
We host directly. There is no agency in the middle taking a commission for forwarding your email. You write to us, we write back, and the people who answer are the people who keep the keys.
Turks and Caicos has been our home since moving here in 2012. Although we hail from different parts of Europe, we are now citizens of the Turks and Caicos, resident here full-time, raising our family on Providenciales. The knowledge we share with guests (which beach, which restaurant, which hour of the day) is the knowledge of people who live here, not investors who visit.
The practice
The people behind it
A practice has named people, with named roles. Three layers, each doing its part. Knowing who does what is part of how a stay feels different from booking through a listing.
Curators and voice
Mark and Kiki
Mark and Kiki are the people behind the practice. Both live on Providenciales most of the year. They chose each residence, they shaped how it feels to stay in it, and they write the things you read here. When a guest writes in with a real question, it lands with one of them. They are not a front desk. They are the people whose judgement curated the practice, and they are quietly present in everything that goes out under its name.
Concierge and meet-and-greet
Ruby
Ruby handles the moment of arrival and the small things during a stay. She meets guests at the unit, settles them in, and stays reachable while they are on the island. Naming her here is deliberate. It tells you who you will see at the door and who to call when you need something. It also means Mark and Kiki can be visible as the practice's editorial layer without the brittle promise that one of them is always at the airport.
Property and building teams
On the ground at each building
Each building carries its own service layer: housekeeping and maintenance, the resort staff at The Somerset, the strata-level facilities at The Plaza. We pick the buildings carefully and we set the standard inside each unit; the day-to-day service sits within each building's own operating shape. It is part of why the two buildings feel different from one another, and part of why we can host across both to one standard.
Two buildings
Two operating shapes, one practice
A managed resort, a residential block at a larger resort, and a small gated compound. Each chosen for what it does well.
Somerset on Grace Bay · Grace Bay
The Plaza at Ocean Club West · Grace Bay
What we hold to
Grounded excellence
Quality you can feel in the things that matter (the bed, the kitchen, the welcome), without the performative gloss of luxury marketing.
Substantive stewardship
Reef-safe products, local sourcing where possible, and a quiet regard for the islands. Said plainly, done consistently.
Intentional privacy
Four residences, hosted directly. No agency layer. No upselling. Your stay, your pace.
Authentic context
We have been on these islands long enough to know which beach is right at which hour. Ask, and we will tell you.