KOMENDA · GHANA

Do Everything.
Or Do Nothing.

YVES & SAINTS

A different pace
of the coast.

On a quiet stretch of beachfront in Dutch Komenda, Yves & Saints is a two-villa retreat set between the palms and the Atlantic.

Each villa opens toward its own private pool and the ocean beyond, with rooftop terraces above the coast for slow mornings, sunsets and evenings around the fire.

Two villas. One stretch of coast. Stay in one, or make the entire estate yours.

THE VILLAS

Two villas.
One coast.

Wake with the Atlantic beyond the doors. Move from coffee in the kitchen to the pool without leaving your own space. Take the afternoon upstairs, down to the beach, or nowhere at all.

Yves and Saints mirror one another: two king bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a full kitchen, private pool and rooftop terrace. Choose either for up to four guests, or take both when the group gets bigger.

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VILLA YVES

One villa.
All yours.

Open the doors toward the Atlantic, take breakfast slowly, move between your private pool and the beach, then take the evening upstairs as the light changes over the coast.

THE STAY

2 Bedrooms · 2.5 Bathrooms · Up to 4 Guests

2 King Beds · Private Pool · Rooftop Terrace

Full Kitchen · Atlantic-Facing

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VILLA SAINTS

The sister villa.
The same stay.

The same Atlantic-facing stay in the sister villa: mornings with nowhere to rush to, your own pool outside, the beach beyond and a rooftop terrace waiting for later.

THE STAY

2 Bedrooms · 2.5 Bathrooms · Up to 4 Guests

2 King Beds · Private Pool · Rooftop Terrace

Full Kitchen · Atlantic-Facing

THE ESTATE

Both villas.
Entirely yours.

For families, friends, retreats and weekends that need more room, reserve both villas and keep the estate to yourselves.

Four king bedrooms. Five bathrooms. Two pools. Two rooftop terraces. Up to eight guests — together when you want to be, with enough room to disappear when you don’t.

THE STAY

4 Bedrooms · 5 Bathrooms · Up to 8 Guests

4 King Beds · 2 Private Pools · 2 Rooftop Terraces

Both Villas · Full Kitchens · Atlantic-Facing

THE COAST

Not just
a day trip.

Cape Coast and Elmina are often places people come to see. We think they’re places worth staying for.

Walk through centuries of history at Elmina and Cape Coast. Stand at Assin Manso and encounter one of the most solemn chapters in the journey of the African diaspora. At Kakum National Park, step onto seven suspended bridges stretching 333 metres through the rainforest canopy, rising as high as 27 metres — nearly 90 feet — above the forest floor. Then return to Yves & Saints. Slip into the pool, settle in for dinner, gather around the fire and wake to another morning beside the Atlantic.

Explore the Coast →

EXPLORE THE COAST

Go out.
Come back.

To understand this part of Ghana, give it more than an afternoon. The Central Region holds stories of trade, enslavement and diaspora alongside living coastal communities and protected rainforest. Yves & Saints gives you somewhere to return to between them.

Elmina

A living fishing town shaped by centuries of global history. St. George’s d’Elmina Castle was built by the Portuguese in 1482, first serving the gold trade and later becoming deeply connected to the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Today it forms part of Ghana’s UNESCO-listed forts and castles. Step beyond its walls and Elmina is very much alive — fishing boats entering the harbour, the market in motion and a community whose story did not end with the history preserved inside the castle.

Cape Coast

One of the places where the history of Ghana and the African diaspora meet. Cape Coast Castle was a major European trading post that became a central site in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Its dungeons and passage toward the Atlantic confront visitors with the human reality behind that history. The wider city also became an important centre of British colonial administration and education in the Gold Coast. Cape Coast deserves time not simply as a monument, but as a city whose history reaches far beyond Ghana.

Kakum National Park

The Central Region changes completely when the coast gives way to rainforest. Kakum protects part of Ghana’s moist evergreen forest and a rich ecosystem of mammals, birds, butterflies, reptiles and plant life. Its celebrated canopy walkway carries visitors through the treetops, offering a perspective on the forest that cannot be experienced from the ground. It is the natural counterpoint to the region’s historic towns — proof that exploring the Central Region is as much about landscape as history.

Assin Manso

A place of remembrance on the forced journey to the coast. Assin Manso was a major gathering and transit point for captive Africans being marched toward the forts and castles at Cape Coast and Elmina. At the Ancestral Slave River, remembered as the site of the “Last Bath,” captives bathed before continuing the final stage toward the coast and forced departure across the Atlantic. The site’s Ancestral Graveyard and Memorial Wall of Return give it another meaning today: a place where descendants of the diaspora can remember, mourn and reconnect.

Return to Yves & Saints

The day does not have to end with a drive back to Accra. Return to the villas in Komenda. Get in the pool. Eat by the coast. Open something cold. Sit beside the fire and let what you have seen settle. Wake up beside the Atlantic and decide what tomorrow becomes. That is the idea behind Yves & Saints — Cape Coast and Elmina are not just a day trip. The coast can be the stay.

GETTING HERE

Closer than
it feels.

Yves & Saints sits along the coast in Dutch Komenda, within easy reach of Elmina and Cape Coast.

~15 minElmina

~25 minCape Coast

~3–4 hrsKotoka International Airport · Accra

Travel times are approximate and may vary with traffic and road conditions.

ARRIVAL

You made it.
Settle in.

A cold towel. Something chilled. Your villa ready. The Atlantic just beyond the doors. Arrival is kept simple: settle in first, decide what comes next later.

Yves & Saints guest with branded eye patches and fresh coconut

EXPERIENCES AT YVES & SAINTS

Make it yours.

Some stays need an itinerary. Others need one good idea. Arrange a massage, set a picnic by the water, have dinner prepared at the villa — or leave the day open. The point is choice, not a schedule.

Massage

A private massage arranged at the estate, so the only journey afterward is back to the pool.

Beach Picnic

Low seating, cushions and a private setup by the water for an afternoon that can stretch into sunset.

Rooftop Terrace Picnic

A private picnic on your rooftop terrace, set above the coast as the light changes.

Private Dining

A private chef can be arranged for dinner or a table built around the occasion — without leaving your villa.

MORE WAYS TO SPEND THE DAY

Experiences are available by request and subject to availability. We’ll confirm arrangements and pricing before anything is charged.

AT THE TABLE

Some moments are
meant to linger.

Breakfast can run late. Something cold can find its way to the pool. Dinner can take over the evening.

At Yves & Saints, the table is less about the hour — and more about who is around it.

COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST

Included with every stay.

A complimentary breakfast is served each morning for registered guests.

THE 90-MINUTE BREAKFAST

Make more of the morning.

Choose from our extended breakfast menu in advance and build your own spread. For 90 minutes, your selected dishes are prepared fresh to order, with additional servings available throughout the service.

Your confirmed selections become your menu for the morning. Dishes outside of those selections are not included during the 90-minute service.

Complimentary breakfast is included with every stay. The 90-minute breakfast is an optional upgrade, available by advance arrangement; we’ll confirm selections, availability and pricing before anything is charged.

Fire table glowing beneath the palms at Yves & Saints

AFTER DARK

Stay a little
longer.

When the light goes, the fire tables come on. Bring something to pour, stay on the terrace and listen to the Atlantic after dark.

COME TO THE COAST

Stay longer
than the day.

Villa Yves. Villa Saints. Or both. Find your dates and make the coast the stay.

Do Everything.
Or Do Nothing.

A different pace
of the coast.