new vrbo villa in virgin grande estates

[papabou]

know many of the board members are looking for that special villa. ran across one that may warrant a look/see during my recent search for early aug trip. didn't work out for our trip but for those looking for a new upscale in vge with 2 bedrooms, great room and pool on same level (plus 3rd bedroom on second level) take a look at vista cielo at http://www.vrbo.com/309373 and http://www.usvihomerentals.com/

don't normally mention villas w/o personal knowledge but this one looks really nice and has some great intro rates. i had several pleasant and informative contacts with owner who is an experienced builder of several luxury villas on stj i know of. don't know guy's last name nor have any financial interest for mentioning other than the villa "looks like something a lot of folks maybe looking for".

papabou

[mbw1024]

not to be confused with Cielo Vista. Wow that is confusing! And they are not far from each other.

http://www.carefreegetaways.com/cielo_vista.htm

[papabou]

mary beth, on google earth measurer, i'd say 200 yds as the crow flies though by rd probably a mile apart.

papabou

[SOonthebeach]

Thanks papabou! We saw this one when it was under construction and I was curious about how it turned out. Looks nice! Glad ya'll had a good time for #13!

[Lindy]

Is anyone familiar with other villas in Virgin Grande Estates? I have Blue Papaya booked for a week in November and I can't find any reviews anywhere. Has anyone seen even the outside of this one? Is the whole area as nice as it looks on the websites? It certainly seems like a convenient location. This is our fourth trip and I'm hoping to find the kind of villa that we'll want to return to every time.

[SOonthebeach]

Hi Lindy! The only house we have rented so far (we usually stay at the Westin) was in VGE this past February- Kalorama. We really like the neighborhood. Yes, it is nice- lots of great houses in there and the sunset views over GCB and out to STT are spectacular. Very quiet in there, and I think most of the new construction that was near Blue Papaya is done (they were building two new houses just below it, if I am thinking of the right house). I think I know this house and the outside is beautiful! In fact we have talked about looking into that one for a future rental. Here's a link to a site with a few outside pics:

http://www.destinationstjohn.com/home.p ... e%20Papaya

VGE is pretty convenient to get to- although Gift Hill Road can be torturous. Most of the time we took a left out of VGE, passed the fork in the road and headed towards Centerline to avoid the major switchbacks- no matter where we were going. All in I think ya'll will love it there- we did! Enjoy.