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I believe Great Expectations is between Chocolate Hole and Rendevous Bay. (according to this pic)
I believe Tesori is at Rendevous Bay.
Either villa is pretty close to Cruz Bay. (Not walkable, but an easy drive)

How about Beach Estate and Beach Villa? http://donaldschnell.com/
We will have 10 and possibly 12. I see that there are 5 kings but where could the other couple sleep? It's right on the beach but is it swimmable? Any help is appreciated!

i believe beach villa is next to the westin. you could swim there. beach area in front might be a bit rocky.
brian

We've had a couple of groups of friends stay at Ristaba and enjoy it.

Ten people is a lot of people. Mix in newbies and its even more challenging. I did a Gang of 24 once. Here's a link to some hard learned travel rules for groups. Good luck!

http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/v ... 7rvdY1dVGM

Cheers, RickG

Great Expectations is only a 5 minute drive from Cruz Bay overlooking Hart Bay to the east and Chocolate Hole harbor to the west. It is perfect for 5 or 6 couples with 4 equal Master Bedrooms and 2 spacious Guest Suites. Best of all is their new infinity swimming pool which my wife and I have enjoyed and plan to be back in next winter!

We've rented Reefside and wouldn't recommend it. There were a lot of maintenance issues and they couldn't get the A/C to work in two of the bedrooms for our week stay. I would recommend Serenata de la Playa, it was a very nice villa and a pretty easy drive to town. Tennis Villa + the cottage is also a consideration and it is even closer to Cruz Bay.

I came across this one
http://www.stjohnhouserentals.com/ChateauMargot.htm

The villa that we've looked at and friends have enjoyed is Vida de Mare. I'm a Devers Bay fan.

Cheers, RickG

We just returned from a stay at Chateau Margot June 21-28th. I would not recommend it for 5 couples...2 of the bedrooms (one with queen bed and the other with 2 twin beds) in the main house have a shared bath.

Sorry I have not done a Villa Review on it yet...we went on another mini vacation to the lake after returning from the islands. I should be able to get it posted this week.

jaybfloyd...any luck deciding yet?

No luck yet. Unfortunately, we lost 2 couples. Trying to look for a place that sleeps 6 now. Any suggestions? Preferences are a pool, closer to sea level, and closer to Cruz Bay. Thanks!

Not sure of your dates or if its available for you......But I've been watching this thread as we are probably gonna have about 4 couples next yr...so far I'm looking at Ebb Tide as our first pick....then maybe Rainbow Beach House...I'm curious to see which one you pick as well..

Oceana would be great for 3 couples!

Villa Bijou is a 3 BR I would like to stay at sometime..

Does it need to be a stand alone villa or is your group open to a condo? If so, look at Destination St. John - Palm Terrace Condos http://palmterracevillas.com/, or in the same complex - Tropical Blessings (3 bedroom). We stayed in this condo in March and really loved it! The owner also has a facebook page and it is listed on VRBO.