HELP! Having to change villa for arrival next Wednesday

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CHM
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HELP! Having to change villa for arrival next Wednesday

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Due to issues with Sea Forever, Catered To is allowing us to change villas. Catered To and the new owners of Sea Forever are awesome! (more on that in another post...)
Please help me choose. Any information is appreaciated - good, bad, or ugly. Thank you!

We have 6 adults and 1 toddler.

1) La Bella Vita
2) Crystal-Seaview
3) Mango-Bay
4) Seagrass Cottage
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Post by Xislandgirl »

I am having trouble with Catered To's site so...

Mango bay is beautiful but the drive can be a pain
I am not a huge fan of the view from Crystal Seaview.

I can not access the pages for the other 2
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Post by MIke »

Hands down: Mango Bay.While I have never stayed there but have stayed all around it, the view is fantastic compared to all the others.
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Post by liamsaunt »

I have not stayed in any of these, but of the ones listed, based on the views and amenities, I would choose La Bella Vita or Mango Bay. Mango Bay is on an unpaved road if that bothers you. I've stayed in that neighborhood three times and the road is not great but it's certainly doable. The views from Catherineberg are stunning and worth the pain of the bumpy drive to me. La Bella Vita is in Virgin Grand Estates and so a bit of an easier drive.

I agree with xislandgirl that of the choices you have, the view from Crystal Seaview is my least favorite. It's kind of low down and close to a salt pond.

I am sure you will be pleased with whatever house you choose. Catered To is a great company to work with.
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I second or third Mango Bay! You can't beat the North Shore views! :D
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La Bella Vita! My friend just stayed there last week and LOVED it! The views are great and the pool/bar area looks amazing. So does the kitchen.
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Mango Bay looks amazing too...love the view.
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We were fortunate enough to stay at La Bella Vita in May 2010. We loved loved loved the Villa. The views were great. The beds were fantastic and the villa is in great condition. The kitchen was as well equiped as I have seen.

The only two things that I didn't like about the villa are -- There are lots of stairs between the kitchen and the pool deck and besides the shade provided by two strategically placed palm trees, there is no other spot on any of the outside decks to hide from the afternoon sun. It cranks right under the deck roofs all afternoon.

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Thank you so much, everyone!
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We stayed at La Bella Vita for our trip in 2009 and loved it!!
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We stayed at La Bella Vita for our trip in 2009 and loved it!!
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