I agree with your friends, 'a pool on St john?' I prefer Catherinberg and the pools are usually a bit too cold and the beach is so close why bother. Kids often walk to the beach and we pick them up later. I also got tired of treating swimmers ear... Lets hope the storm passes with a soaking and not ...

well, the reason you can not figure it out is because it is not a villa! It belongs to a family who use it as a vacation home but do not rent it out... (I believe their name is on the utillity box by the driveway). The home has been in the family since it was built in the 70's. They are quite nice, ...

the house was the birth place of the Boulon family. The family owned all of the trunk bay and they gave it to the park service. They have homes around the point. They are well known on the island and do a lot of work with artists and for the preservation of the island and park. not a bad back yard t...

Nice photos, makes me St John/La Jolla Caribe home sick. If I could figure out how to post photos.... I have a bunch.
Steve

As you may be aware I am a huge fan of Catherinberg. I have rented around there and upper carolina. I agree you do not need AC in most of the villas in Catherinberg. I have visited all the rental properties there. I have stayed several times at La Jolla Caribe including this summer. You can not go w...

I love North Shore Catherinberg. No construction, quiet, right over the best beaches, killer views. KY Girl just stayed at La Jolla Caribe and loved it. Someone else just stayed at Anole and liked it. there are others. i have stayed at several and am partial to La Jolla Caribe. Good luck, lots of gr...

Wow what a great pictoral essay of your fabulous trip!! I find myself looking several times a day for a new excerpt...I hope it is not over. As you know I am a huge fan of La Jolla Caribe and the Catherinberg area, I am glad you seem to have had a similar experience! :D I always enjoy the debates ab...

Great hike, beautiful water and fantastic dive...we do it every trip!! Kids love it too.

Depends, for the most part never in winter. On N Shore absolutely not...in the summer on the N shore you can have doldrums and it rarely gets sticky. fans are sually plentiful and very adequate. Cruz Bay and S shore can get really hot...

Isn't it great that so many people can find so many great villas to meet so many diverse needs and desires on one tiny incredible island!!!

Steve

so many villas...so little time

Anole
Casa Luna
Luminaria
La Jolla Caribe x 4

Loved em all, none are perfect but I can't get passed the views, island house feel, proximity to N Shore, and price of La Jolla Caribe

We stayed at Casa Luna years ago, fantastic large house with great views in Upper Carolina above Coral Bay. I am not sure it is still for rent, it sold and was remodeled and for rent again then I am not sure... La Jolla Caribe advertises 5 bedrooms but they have a media room with 2 Futons ... all bd...

the upper deck gets sun pretty much all day as you see it rise over American Hill in winter and Tortola in summer. It sets over Peter point. The other decks are below that one and get more shade. the outside dining area is covered with a roof extension so it stays dry and has more shade. I keep my M...

Hi Scott!!! you've chosen the premium side to stay on. I have stayed in Coral Bay and Catherinberg multiple times over the last 10 plus years. My first rental was Anole and we loved it. We had 2 couples so the matching masters upstairs was nice. We had kids down stairs, they were a bit spooked by th...

I have stayed at villas off this road many times. I am used to rough roads so I have no problem going up and down it. The beauty of staying in Catherinberg is being so close to the N Shore beaches and having the view from up the hill. They graded it last year but the rains roughed it up again. Best ...