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Posted: **Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:48 pm**

Does anyone know where in Peter Bay this is or anyone been there??botanicalvillas.com - a campground with baresites,tents and treehouses??

Posted: **Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:55 pm**

wow--never heard of them, but it looks pretty cool--i would love to knwo if anyone knows about this place

Posted: **Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:10 pm**

I have never come across this site in all of my 7 billion searches for places to stay! How cute is this place? I would try it in a heartbeat!

Posted: **Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:34 pm**

They are located next to Amarosa Villa and the driveway is right next to Amarosa's -directly above North Shore Road.

They are in a word, urr, humm, err, interesting to look at but the view is spectacular

it's a shame they (I assume "they" as it happened on their property) cut down alot of tree's

- I am assuming to "improve" their view

Pia

Posted: **Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:35 pm**

This is on the upward side of the road, nearly opposite the eastern (original) entrance to Peter Bay. It is owned by Elsa Hall. The Halls were the the 1/5 owners of Peter Bay who did not sell to the developers. Elsa's older sister, Phyllis, runs Hillcrest Guest House on the family's Cruz Bay property. I haven't seen the Botanical Villas area up close since its recent upgrading and expansion. It's still a pretty small complex, but the location is super!!!

Posted: **Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:44 pm**

I have never heard of this place either. Thanks for posting about it! I emailed the owner and got a near instant reponse. I'm going to check out the place for future trips when I'm on island in May. For those used to staying at the other STJ campgrounds, I will say that this place has HOT water.

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:41 am**

Weird, I had never heard of it either. I had to laugh at this line on the website though:

We are an eco friendly business. We love the natural plants, and animals. We especially like the quietness and seclusion of the area, Peters Bay.

Peters Bay? Is that on St. Johns?

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:59 am**

Teresa-
Place names are constantly evolving things. Peter's Bay or Peters Bay were considered more correct in the past, just as Hawknest, without an "s," is still how many St. Johnians refer to that bay. A hundred years ago, St. John was still spelled St. Jan, but was very often said as St. Johns....it was probably only when the post office started routinely sending our mail to the capital of Antigua that St. John got officially un-"essed". Sometime in the 70's another bay began to be pronounced "LIne-ster", when everyone here had always pronounced it " Lynn-ster".

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:12 am**

Is this the Hall family that Victor belongs to? I can't picture it exactly, but this is probably quite close to where The Kite was.

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:18 am**

I always wondered how Phyllis offered beach access to Peter Bay for her guests. Now I know.

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:01 pm**

Yes, Victor is one of the siblings.

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:10 pm**

I have been told the old charts refer to Hawksnest as Hogsnest - is there any basis for that rumor??

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:15 pm**

pia,
can you elaborate on what you mean by 'interesting'?

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:23 pm**

Funny this is being asked! I came across it a couple weeks ago somehow when I was googeling possible hostels in the islands. I couldn't find anything else on it other than it's website.

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:31 pm**

loria, I have not been inside but I'll try to remember to take a picture and post for you

Pia

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