We had a wonderful experience at this villa! It really was everything we were looking for and we would return and recommend it to anyone. It’s in a quiet location on a dead-end street but yet is still easily accessible to everything St. Barths has to offer. The house and deck are very private so we felt very comfortable day and night. The deck and house have wonderful views and gets sun from early morning to about 6pm (in late March). Everything is nicely maintained and updated. In fact, the AC in our kid’s bedroom went out but Joe, the owner, had a brand new one replaced in just one day. And with the nice winds it wasn’t really missed.

Here are some further observations:

• Villa has AC only in the bedrooms. That was perfect for us as we wanted to feel the breeze and hear the waves in the main room but have AC for sleeping.

• There is no clothing dryer but there is drying rack on the deck that worked great and the washing machine worked well.

• The pool is approximately 6+ feet deep with no gradual drop off. So if you have very little kids it’s something to keep in mind as we couldn’t stand in the pool. Again this worked well for us as our kids are 6-8 and are good swimmers and they loved to jump in the pool repeatedly and this depth allowed them to do that. But if you were planning to hold your kids the whole time while swimming that could be a challenge. The pool was well maintained.

• We loved that there is a mini-mart and a couple of restaurants in walking distance as well as shell and swimming beach. (Not the best on the island but still fun to try).

• One of the best bakeries on the island is only a 5 minute drive away

• Parking was super easy at the villa. No vertical driveway to navigate.

• There was plenty of hot water for showers

• We appreciated that the house had screens to help keep out mosquitos and we also loved that it had blackout curtains in the bedrooms.

• The kitchen is outfitted with only the basic tools and a limited supply of glasses, knifes, etc. It was fine just basic.

• Owner Joe, was very nice to deal with in all matters.

• Lastly, Joe required us to wire the full amount of the rental to him before we arrived. We were a little nervous doing that but you shouldn’t be. He is totally legit.