trip "report"
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:15 pm
I am not organized enough and I don't have the attention span to do a real trip report. So I am going to first do a villa report and then post a few pics another day.
First, it was GREAT meeting so many forumites! Wish there had been more time to chat, but it was fun meeting all of you at the Beach Bar!
We were in Moonswept Villa, up on Calabash Boom. I haven't heard of anyone else renting this villa but I highly recommend it. It is lovely. It is a 2 BR villa with 2 kings. AC in both bedrooms and bathrooms in both bedrooms. There is a sofa bed but we didn't use it.
PROS-
incredible views and breezes
very quiet area-there is construction below but we couldn't hear or see any of it.
beautifully furnished, clean and new
very user friendly layout
nice pool area
great tvs, stereo, etc...
CONS-
some may not like that there is a caretaker underneath the house in an apartment. he is a really cool guy, though. he was not there the whole time, stayed with a friend. he was helpful and pretty much left us alone as we didn't really need an orientation to the island or anything. unless you are planning on being exceptionally bad, it should not deter you. he more or less said there was no one around and it was fine to play the music loudly, etc...
the other con was not as bad as I thought it might be. the road is rocky, uphill and unpaved most of the way. but it wasn't overly scary. I was nervous the first few times, but basically, it was just a very bumpy ride. Even after a hard rain, it didn't get muddy. Would I recommend the road to a St. John first timer? Not quite sure, but it really was not that bad.
Here are some photos:
As you can see the place a views are gorgeous. More trip photos later!
First, it was GREAT meeting so many forumites! Wish there had been more time to chat, but it was fun meeting all of you at the Beach Bar!
We were in Moonswept Villa, up on Calabash Boom. I haven't heard of anyone else renting this villa but I highly recommend it. It is lovely. It is a 2 BR villa with 2 kings. AC in both bedrooms and bathrooms in both bedrooms. There is a sofa bed but we didn't use it.
PROS-
incredible views and breezes
very quiet area-there is construction below but we couldn't hear or see any of it.
beautifully furnished, clean and new
very user friendly layout
nice pool area
great tvs, stereo, etc...
CONS-
some may not like that there is a caretaker underneath the house in an apartment. he is a really cool guy, though. he was not there the whole time, stayed with a friend. he was helpful and pretty much left us alone as we didn't really need an orientation to the island or anything. unless you are planning on being exceptionally bad, it should not deter you. he more or less said there was no one around and it was fine to play the music loudly, etc...
the other con was not as bad as I thought it might be. the road is rocky, uphill and unpaved most of the way. but it wasn't overly scary. I was nervous the first few times, but basically, it was just a very bumpy ride. Even after a hard rain, it didn't get muddy. Would I recommend the road to a St. John first timer? Not quite sure, but it really was not that bad.
Here are some photos:
As you can see the place a views are gorgeous. More trip photos later!
