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Re: what part of St. John for a villa
[Re: periwinkle]
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06/17/2014 05:59 PM
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We've stayed on St. John once at the Westin. Almost every day, we took the rental car we had and headed out to a different beach. This worked out great and we had a great week!
So I don't think it matters too much. If you want to be close to restaurants..etc keep that in mind but otherwise its likely you'll take a trip somewhere each day anyway.
Matt
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Re: what part of St. John for a villa
[Re: ClearBlueH2O]
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06/18/2014 06:50 AM
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we have stayed all over the island and each area can feel completely different. As others have said we could use more info about what you like. Do you mind driving 20+minutes to the beach, restaurants or grocery stores? do you mind driving at night? would you prefer sunrise or sunset views? is there a price range for the villa? Our favorite villa with equal masters is Villa Carolina, it's perched high up in Upper Carolina with amazing views of the BVI's and Coral Bay. I'm more of a sunrise person so I like it here! It's probably 5 minutes to Coral Bay, less than 10 minutes to the beach at Maho Bay and 20 minutes to Cruz Bay. I enjoy driving the island, especially the North Shore road, however driving Centerline Road at night from Cruz Bay is dark, curvy and boring! Check out the photo's in their website the big arched doorways open up the great room/kitchen to the infinity pool area, beautiful! www.villacarolina-stjohn.com and they are on VRBO.
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Re: what part of St. John for a villa
[Re: BaardJ]
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06/18/2014 01:33 PM
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First visit I would recommend Cruz Bay side. And I agree with the post above – Maria’s Bluff is a beautiful location. I would throw out Villa Maria for your consideration. Great Views, Nice Amenities, and Sun or Shade is easy to find poolside. We stayed their multiple times and look forward to returning. Not new and shiny, but it has been cared for well. And definitely a great sunset location
“Every time I open a bottle of wine, it is an amazing trip somewhere!” José Andrés
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Re: what part of St. John for a villa
[Re: periwinkle]
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06/28/2014 04:19 PM
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In MHO the best deal on St John is Dolphin Run on HArt Bay, two hills from Cruz bay as I say...far enough away though. I am staying there next month again. $1995 off season for 2-4 it is a 4 bedroom walk down to hart bay, two sliders in both master masters with views to die for. No air which is why I think it stays so reasonable. In 2005 we stayed in August and only one night were we hot, and only while we had to close the sliders due to rain. Just high enough for fab breezes. it is through caribbean villas.
Toast.......to Life; White Bay...heaven on earth. Diane
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Re: what part of St. John for a villa
[Re: toast]
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06/28/2014 04:39 PM
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I have to agree on toast's Dolphin Run comment. We've been there and had family there a number of times over the years. It is well maintained and has a very rare sunrise/sunset location on the ridge of Bovacoap Point.
My family, on average, prefers the West End of STJ for convenience to Cruz Bay - Great Cruz Bay to Hart Bay. I love East End and Salt Pond, but my lady does not like the drive to meet friends in Cruz Bay.
If you call the agencies they can answer your questions. Narrow it down to your top 3-5 and ask all of your questions. Do not be afraid to ask for discount or a free night. Many of the management companies get 25% of the booking and Caribbean Villas charges an additional 5% service charge.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: what part of St. John for a villa
[Re: ORDtoanywhere2]
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07/22/2014 04:23 PM
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We have been to St John and stayed in Villa Colorado. Was very nice and the owner is nice, friendly and very helpful. It is a 4 BR and all BR's have a King bed and their own bathroom/showers. You can take 1 BR or up to all 4. First time 3 were 3 couples and second time 2 couples.
We have been looking into Island Time, Limin Time and Terrahawk. They look interesting for 2 couples.
Rick and Grace
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Re: what part of St. John for a villa
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07/29/2014 01:50 PM
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We have stayed on the south end-Villa Claudia as well as Coral Bay-Estate Fortsberg. I LOVE Coral Bay.Views are to die for! This year we are staying on Bordeaux Mt-Drakes View Villa. I have used VRBO with great results as well as Windspree Vacation Homes, great group of ladies and fantastic service! Have a great time!
Denise
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Re: what part of St. John for a villa
[Re: Twells]
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10/13/2014 12:59 PM
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We stay at Caribbean Jewels - Ajax Peak a few years ago. We've traveled many times to STJ, and thought this had an ideal location. The house is beautiful and pretty much right in the middle of the island. Both bedrooms are gorgeous and there is a third powder room. It is very private, a dirt road off of centerline takes you to the house. Don't let the dirt road scare you, there are some beautiful views and the driveway is paved. There is another house below, but that was not an issue. http://www.destinationstjohn.com/home.php/8/Caribbean+Jewels
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Re: what part of St. John for a villa
[Re: periwinkle]
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11/06/2014 12:28 PM
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Periwinkle, if you can see a photo of the pool, look at and count the tiles along the outside edge bordering the pool proper...they are approx. 1 ft. long and thus you can almost exactly know how long and wide they are. Can't help with the depth, though! Enjoy St John. We started out renting in Cruz Bay but moved to Coral Bay for the peace and quiet once they started building that monolith that now overlooks the entire town. The most incredible villa we ever rented was Island Horizons in Coral Bay, esp. if you want to cook in. The view down island at night to all the other islands was lovely. The only thing I would have liked was a sunset view.
The 3 eateries I'd recommend in Coral Bay are Aqua Bistro, Shipwreck Landing and Miss Lucy's (esp. the jazz brunch on Sunday).
But wherever you rent, get out there and visit all the beaches.
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