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by papabou
Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:09 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Favorite place to stay where you can walk to town
Replies: 22
Views: 18268

Re: Favorite place to stay where you can walk to town

here's link on company that handles several grande bay condos http://www.crandallonstjohn.com/us-virg ... -crandall/

looks like their april rate for 2 bdrm also $500 night.

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by papabou
Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:05 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Favorite place to stay where you can walk to town
Replies: 22
Views: 18268

Re: Favorite place to stay where you can walk to town

heidi, try vrbo for better grande bay rates. rick mentioned tracy's which is $500 nite in april see https://www.vrbo.com/328461# there's a company (st john villas?) that has several units at grande bay. we enjoyed our family stay at gb last fall off season (about $500 nite for a nice 3 bdrm) but the...
by papabou
Thu Apr 07, 2016 7:16 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: power boat excursion from Coral Bay
Replies: 6
Views: 4986

Re: power boat excursion from Coral Bay

try busy bee http://www.busybeevi.com/ enjoyed brian's lap of st john in summer 2014. web site says he does private charters both usvi & bvi.

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by papabou
Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:20 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Villa rental fo less than a week?
Replies: 2
Views: 2213

Re: Villa rental fo less than a week?

chrisn, according to their web sites, windspree, carefree and private homes do 5 day rentals during off season and we rented for 4 days last minute 3 times from private homes. we also rented for 6 nites offseason thru destiantion st john on 2 occasions about 9 to 10 yrs ago so policy may hvae change...
by papabou
Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:30 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Looking for two 4-bedroom villas adjacent to one another?
Replies: 14
Views: 11632

Re: Looking for two 4-bedroom villas adjacent to one another

k, not rick, but allesandra is next villa on left past ambiance on upper rockridge. road makes hard right as you pass allesandra and treasure ridge is just past curve on right (overlooking la paya) and next on right is magic view, formerly temptress. there are some great views to south and west in t...
by papabou
Wed Jan 06, 2016 5:14 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Looking for two 4-bedroom villas adjacent to one another?
Replies: 14
Views: 11632

Re: Looking for two 4-bedroom villas adjacent to one another

t, summerwind and casa bueno are close together on mt bordeaux and easy 1 min access to cline road. cb has 3 equal inside access bdrooms and 1 on lower level. summerwind bdrms are all outside access with huge master, fairsized under master and 4th that's under greatroom. all 8 bdrooms have private b...
by papabou
Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:48 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Group turned to 4 couples! VILLA HELP PLEASE!
Replies: 21
Views: 12988

Re: Group turned to 4 couples! VILLA HELP PLEASE!

ng, coral cove seems to have all bells and whistles and location should permit good breezes for a close to water location. http://cateredto.com/#!/coral-cove good luck with such a large crowd. to us a couple is nice, 2 couples is fine, never been with 3 couples total but expect would be plenty and 4...
by papabou
Mon Nov 09, 2015 11:57 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Viewtiful?
Replies: 11
Views: 9192

Re: Viewtiful?

mg, i rented from private homes 4 times w/o a problem; 3 times at natilus on maria bluff no longer rented and viewtiful once. all last minute and i just called and always had prompt call back. so last minute, we paid at arrival. it's a mother daughter team and as i recall the mother goes home to ita...
by papabou
Tue Nov 03, 2015 3:58 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Memory daze
Replies: 8
Views: 6141

Re: Memory daze

ng, sorry i thought you were same person who posted an inquiry about viewtiful had i had recently reponded to. the master in md is larger with very large bath and an outdoor shower. the second bedroom bath and living area are smaller since has own kitchen. both are detached from the great room. cott...
by papabou
Tue Nov 03, 2015 8:05 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Memory daze
Replies: 8
Views: 6141

Re: Memory daze

mg, mem daze is a villa that definitely justifies a higher rent! though never stayed there, mack and i did a lenghty tour in april 13 while owner was in residence. the villa is very upscale, wonderful floor plan, minimum steps, views like viewtiful but from lower elevation, but high enough to get br...
by papabou
Sun Nov 01, 2015 10:16 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Viewtiful?
Replies: 11
Views: 9192

Re: Viewtiful?

mg, you won't be disappointed with view. the bottom pic on ph web site doesn't do her justice. i believe you'd see sunrise 365 days a year since there is nothing to obstruct. standing near rail on upper deck gave me a feeling of flight. road noise really wasn't an issue just different from every pla...
by papabou
Sun Nov 01, 2015 9:42 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Viewtiful?
Replies: 11
Views: 9192

Re: Viewtiful?

mg, snorkel buddy, mack, and i stayed at viewtiful july 2013. we got last minute deal and allowed to use both bdrms at 2 person rate. ladies at private homes easy and pleasant to deal with. likes: wonderful views all way to africa except for curvature of earth; clean and well equipped; decks for sun...
by papabou
Tue Oct 20, 2015 6:57 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: we made it
Replies: 12
Views: 9455

Re: we made it

tuesday was a grand day on stj. ann stayed at grande bay again when the girls and i headed out about 10. went east via centerline rd so i could show girls new views and some villas we’ve stayed in on prior trips on bordeaux and mamey peak. showed them the famous columbo smoothie stand that mack and ...
by papabou
Mon Oct 19, 2015 9:07 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: we made it
Replies: 12
Views: 9455

Re: we made it

thought i’d add to original string instead of starting a new topic. i have already done a nice long report of today’s activity but lost when tried to post. has happened before and i need to remember to create in doc file then copy over. anyway this will be briefer. it’s almost 9pm and i’m an old man...
by papabou
Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:47 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: we made it
Replies: 12
Views: 9455

we made it

beautiful monday on island. our group (wife & i plus a daughter and 2 teenage gdaughters that belong to other daughter) arrived sat afternoon and picked up immaculate 4 dr jeep from amalie. renting from amy is a breeze, competitive rates and free second driver. missed 3:30 barge by a couple of m...