USVI-On-Line

Hi all. Our daughter's family travels with 2 other couples and their children every year, and after hearing about the wonderful trip we had to STJ in April, are looking into going there next spring. They have asked us to recommend some villas for them to look at, but all of our research on villas was just for the 2 of us. Can you help? They are looking for:

3 master suites and a room or two for the kids (ages 10-14) 3 girls & 1 boy.

A pool with a great view (of course)

Up to $600/day

Thanks, Linward

If they are traveling in the off season, their budget should be OK. High season might be tough.

I've never seen any of these but checked in to them for a trip I took with a group:

Casa Luna looks nice (5 bedrooms); there are floor plans on this site: http://www.vivacations.com/viewproperty ... rtyID=2583

In the Stars (4 bedrooms + loft, wrap around pool): http://www.vivacations.com/viewproperty ... tyID=19739

Ixora (5 bedrooms, recent thread about this one):
http://www.caribbeanvilla.com/ixora/ixora.html

Ambiance would fit the bill if they are cool with all 4 kids sharing the loft. We stayed here in 2005 and it was a very nice house. Big, cool pool. There is a little bridge over it. Three pretty equal masters. Very nice house and in that price range.

Others I've found with room to tuck kids but that I have NOT stayed at:

Mystic Ridge
Vistero
La Papaya (recommended to us by Destination St John as a good layout for a group with kids)
Sol Inclination
Rendezvous

I stayed at Vistaero, and it definitely has the room you need, but all the bedrooms have exterior entrances. We were traveling with smaller kids, so ended up putting them in with their parents (3 of the bedrooms have sleep sofas along with queen/king size beds), but with your older ones, I don't know if that would work for you. Otherwise, the house is great, see my review for more info.

Others I looked at with groups of connecting bedrooms (but I have not stayed in) are:

Ristaba
Crystal Seaview
Casa Luna
Avalon
Villekula
Rendezview
Rendezvous

Just realized that with your kids all being older, that opens up some other possibilities that don't take kids younger than 8:

Sanctuary
Promises Kept
Eden's Whim