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Re: Help With Finding French Side Villa
[Re: RickandJulie]
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03/17/2021 12:01 PM
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Hi. You might contact Annemarieke Jongsma at Go Beach and/or look at her website. She is perhaps about the only one who is a villa rental person left, it seems. I have recently been looking with her for villas on the French side and have come up empty in my search, because my parameters are somewhat similar to yours, but for only one bedroom in October, but a lot less money. Here are my thoughts-- You will not find anything in Orient Village with a view. And virtually all of the units in OV are townhouses, and others will be able to look down on your pool. There is ONE condo which Annemarieke could recommend to you that does have a private pool and has a view from UPSTAIRS in the condo. If that would suit you, she can point that one out to you. The bedrooms are on the 2nd floor and I wasn't interested in that. Further up the hill, but still within the Orient Complex, there are a lot of villas that would probably meet your parameters, not really walking distance to OV, but inside the gate. Zouzou (now at Sunset Cafe at GCBC) has several villas for rent, and I think she does most of them herself. She actually had one that I would have rented, but for the fact that it did not have US TV. Apparently that is an issue with a lot of the French villa owners, they put zero value on US TV. We are wanting to go during football season and that is important to us. If you need help finding her email, let me know. Not at Orient, but on the hill above Grand Case, is Villa Canoua. Here is a link to their CURRENT website, but it will not be active after a couple more days. Vern, who was managing reservations, is now retired and the family is taking it over themselves. Canoua is literally 5 minutes from the main drag of Grand Case, and thus less than 10 minutes drive to the beach at Orient. If you are interested in Canoua at all, we stayed there in June 2019 and I did a review of it here on TTOL. If you have any other questions about Canoua, would be happy to answer. EDIT--It looks like Canoua may be booked for February, but you can check. They have a huge repeat business. Good luck!!
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Re: Help With Finding French Side Villa
[Re: RickandJulie]
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03/17/2021 01:29 PM
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Yes, Canoua overlooks Happy Bay.
Will look to see if I can find the email for Zouzou and will send you a PM.
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Re: Help With Finding French Side Villa
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03/17/2021 02:15 PM
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Re: Help With Finding French Side Villa
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03/17/2021 10:32 PM
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I think the VRBO booking fees are outrageous. They don’t let you talk with the owner directly until you pay via VRBO.... totally false statement...you can contact the owner of any property before booking/committing to anything
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Re: Help With Finding French Side Villa
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03/18/2021 09:30 AM
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Never stayed at Acropole, but toured it a long time ago. The views were amazing, but otherwise, sorry, don't remember much about it. Zouzou is great to deal with, if you decide to book there. For Acropole, you could book directly with her, and she takes credit cards. I would not worry about dealing directly with her at all.
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Re: Help With Finding French Side Villa
[Re: RickandJulie]
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03/18/2021 03:28 PM
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Especially this year, it might be worth contacting them to see if they might have a cheaper rate for only two bedrooms..
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Re: Help With Finding French Side Villa
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03/18/2021 09:19 PM
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I have had mixed results with VRBO. Their cancellation policies are strict - I never did get my deposit back for a Covid cancelled March 15, 2020 trip. After we had to cancel, because our flights were cancelled, and the island was going into lockdown; the unit owner of the unit advised - for the first time - that he had a 30 day cancellation policy. ( I am still trying to get satisfaction through PayPal ).. If you can reserve with a credit card, the credit card company will always have your back Having said that, I did use VRBO to book a studio in Orient Village, for a trip this coming December. The reviews of the property did note limited American TV reception, but I am not a big sports fan , so it makes no difference to us. The unit is also pretty close to the southern end of the beach. I looked into staying at the Palm Court Hotel, but, with a weak dollar, their rates are almost $300/ night. La Playa is even more expensive. Also, the studio has a washing machine - a big plus. We really like the Orient Village location - close to shops and restaurants, as well as an easy walk to OB. If you are looking to save money, you might try to get adjoining units at the Mount Vernon. Good luck.
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Re: Help With Finding French Side Villa
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03/19/2021 06:02 AM
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Yes, we stayed at Acropole about 5 years ago. Very nice place, and I know she has remodeled since then. Great outdoor spaces too! It's big and the rooms are spread out, and the two ensuites are at either end of hte walkway. The third bedroom is not an ensuite. The bedrooms are not all equal, as there is definitely a master, and it is bigger and nicer than the others. There are a lot of steps if that is a problem for anyone in your party. Steep flight to get in, and then everything inside and out is in levels. Not a problem for us, we liked the way it broke things up, but just be prepared for steps. The view is nice, but it is more towards the hills as it direcly overlooks the Esmeralda. So you actually get pretty nice sunsets there - which is different for Orient Bay. I would not call the pool completely private, as again the outside decks are in levels and there is not a lot of planting around it. Zouzou was very easy to deal with. Dealt directly with her. Another person I would HIGHLY recommend is Veronique Fassel. She has 4 villas in Orient bay, we've stayed at three of them. You can check out her villas (and contact her) here: https://www.sxmseaviewvilla.com/We've stayed at Cases Del Sol, Villa Pinel, and Villa O Villa Pinel is very nice, within Kayak distance of Pinel, smaller, and actually righ next door to her house. It does only have one en-suite though, and it is smaller. Casa del Sol - is upon the hill in orient with a good view of St Barts - it does have two en-suites, at opposite ends of the villa, very nice, and it was pretty secluded before Irma - not sure about now. Villa O is SPECTACULAR! This is our goto place now for sure. Four full en-suites that are more or less identical. Two on either side of the central main room/kitchen. The place is ultra modern, with a view that you can not believe! I can not say enough good things about Veronique or her villas - she is great to deal with. ...and you will deal with her directly. She is just great!
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