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A furnished one-bedroom condo in Frigate Bay rents for about US$1,150 to US$1,500 a month (EC$3,105 to EC$4,050), and a three-bedroom for about US$2,300 to US$2,600 (EC$6,210 to EC$7,020). These are long-term rents, before electricity, as of October 2026.
What do Frigate Bay condos rent for?
Frigate Bay has many condo developments. The rents below are from a selection of them, unit by unit.
| Development | Unit | Rent a month |
|---|---|---|
| St. Christopher Club Gardens | 1 bed, ground floor | US$1,250 (EC$3,375) |
| St. Christopher Club Gardens | 1 bed, 4th floor | US$1,400 (EC$3,780) |
| St. Christopher Club Gardens | 1 bed, 5th floor | US$1,500 (EC$4,050) |
| St. Christopher Club Gardens | 3 bed | US$2,600 (EC$7,020) |
| St. Christopher Club | 1 bed | US$1,200 (EC$3,240) |
| St. Christopher Club | 2 bed, 1 bath | US$1,450 (EC$3,915) |
| St. Christopher Club | 2 bed, 2 bath | US$1,750 (EC$4,725) |
| Vista Villas | 1 bed, small | US$1,150 (EC$3,105) |
| Vista Villas | 1 bed, medium | US$1,250 (EC$3,375) |
| Vista Villas | 1 bed, large | US$1,350 (EC$3,645) |
| Manor by the Sea | 3 bed, lower level | US$2,300 (EC$6,210) |
| Manor by the Sea | 3 bed | US$2,400 (EC$6,480) |
| Manor by the Sea | 3 bed, upper level | US$2,500 (EC$6,750) |
| Bella Vista | Studio | US$750 (EC$2,025) |
Rents in other Frigate Bay developments fall in much the same range for the same number of bedrooms, with location, view, floor and finish moving a unit up or down.
Why does the same condo rent for more on a higher floor?
At St. Christopher Club Gardens the one-bedroom layout rents for more the higher it sits. A ground-floor unit there rents for US$1,250, a fourth-floor unit for US$1,400 and a fifth-floor unit for US$1,500: a difference of US$250 (EC$675) a month for the same floor plan.
Manor by the Sea follows the same pattern, with an upper-level three-bedroom at US$2,500 (EC$6,750) and a lower-level one at US$2,300 (EC$6,210).
What is included in the rent?
Most Frigate Bay rentals include water in the rent, though some do not. Supply on the island is covered in does St. Kitts have reliable water. Cable and internet are sometimes included. Electricity is the one that varies most.
Some developments run a prepaid electricity arrangement, where the tenant pays a set amount each month on top of the rent. Where that applies, it is often around US$100 (EC$270) a month for a one-bedroom, US$200 (EC$540) for a two-bedroom and US$250 (EC$675) for a three-bedroom. In other developments the tenant sets up their own account with the St. Kitts Electricity Company, and some landlords help arrange it. Electricity rates and the move to solar are covered in St. Kitts launches green energy transition.
What is included is agreed unit by unit, so two rents in the same building can cover different things. The lease sets it out, as explained in understanding your lease agreement in St. Kitts. The rent difference between furnished and unfurnished places is in unfurnished vs furnished apartments for rent in St Kitts.
How long do Frigate Bay leases run?
Many Frigate Bay condo leases run eight months. Others run three, four, nine, ten or twelve months.
A short lease changes the year’s income. An eight-month lease leaves four months to fill, and if the unit sits empty for them, a US$1,400 condo brings in US$11,200 (EC$30,240) that year instead of US$16,800 (EC$45,360).
Lease length also sets the agent’s fee when an agent finds the tenant. On a lease shorter than 12 months the usual finder’s fee is 10% of the total rent, so US$1,120 (EC$3,024) on an eight-month lease at US$1,400. On a 12-month lease it is one month’s rent.
What would a Frigate Bay condo earn on its price?
A Vista Villas one-bedroom listed at US$235,000 (EC$634,500) would bring in about US$15,000 (EC$40,500) a year at US$1,250 a month. That is about 6.4% of the price before costs.
A three-bedroom at Manor by the Sea, listed at US$425,000 (EC$1,147,500), would bring in about US$28,800 to US$30,000 (EC$77,760 to EC$81,000) a year at US$2,400 to US$2,500 a month, about 6.8% to 7.1% of the price.
Buyers from overseas do not need an Alien Landholding Licence to buy in Frigate Bay, as set out in buying property in Frigate Bay. For condos on the market across the island, see condos for sale in St. Kitts.
Both figures count a full year of rent with nothing taken off. The rental yield check works out the figures for a specific unit after a finder’s fee, empty months, yearly costs and a bank loan. Returns on other homes for sale are in what return rent gives on a St. Kitts property.
Questions buyers ask
Are these rents for long-term or holiday letting?
Long-term. Every figure is a monthly rent on a lease of three months or more. A condo let by the night earns and costs differently and is not covered here.
Who pays for electricity in a Frigate Bay condo?
The tenant, in one of two ways. Some developments have a prepaid arrangement paid monthly on top of the rent. In others the tenant opens an account with the St. Kitts Electricity Company, sometimes with the landlord’s help.
Where can I see rents for the rest of St. Kitts?
The St. Kitts and Nevis rent guide has typical rents by area and number of bedrooms, furnished and unfurnished, in US$ and EC$.
