As The Mustique Company celebrates it's 50th Anniversary we look at a handful of Oliver Messel's original and ground breaking island gems which have come to epitomise Caribbean architecture at it's very best…

Zinnia https://www.mustique-island.com/villa/zinnia/ - Timeless and spacious colonial elegance and an abundance of art and artefacts will appeal to all, as well two swimming pools and a separate guest cottage, giving plenty of space for all to enjoy this island classic. From £154 per person per night based on 14 sharing on a room only basis, incl 6 staff and 2 private vehicles.

Ilanga https://www.mustique-island.com/villa/ilanga/ - A stunning, colonial style villa with high limed wood barrel ceilings and a breezy, sophisticated style. Set in lush private gardens surrounding a magical free form swimming pool, at the slightly wilder feeling Southern tip of the island, this extremely special villa offers a calm oasis for guests…don't miss the hand carved wooden Indian four poster beds imported when the house was first built. From £173 per person per night based on 10 sharing on a room only basis, incl 5 staff and 1 large kawasaki mule.

Clonsilla https://www.mustique-island.com/villa/clonsilla/ - Boasting a beachfront position with its own private cove, this villa is one of the island's original gems and is nestled in lavish, manicured gardens. From £168 per person per night based on 12 sharing on a room only basis, incl 6 staff and 1 private vehicle.

Gingerbread: http://www.mustique-island.com/villa/gingerbread- Incredibly pretty and with a garden leading directly onto the white sands of Plantain Bay this beachside bolthole is the perfect Caribbean hideaway. From £202 per person per night based on 12 sharing on a room only basis incl 5 staff and 1 Kawasaki mule.

International flights from London to St Lucia are available from £520 per person return and the domestic flight transfers from St Lucia to Mustique cost £350 per adult and £270 per child for the round trip. For further information and reservations please call The Mustique Company UK Office on +44 207 201 6831 or visit www.mustique-island.com.