My Blue Heaven
Review Submitted: April 11, 2011
Date of Stay: April 2011
Our family of five just returned from eight days in paradise! Waterlemon Villa is truly the location for a dream come true vacation. Beginning with the reservation process through multiple emails and telephone conversations with Ellen, the owner of the property, our experience was nothing short of perfect. Ellen answered all our questions and suggested places to visit and things to do to make our vacation memorable.
Arriving on St. John and following the property manager across the island and up the hill to the villa was only the beginning of our adventure! The driveway is quite steep, but my husband managed quite nicely in our rented 4 wheel drive Jeep - extra thrills, but what a view! So worth it! The villa is exactly as it is depicted on the website - beautiful, clean, well-appointed and luxurious. We slept soundly on comfortable mattresses with ceiling fans keeping us cool. The screened in porch affords plenty of space to read, relax, dine, or sit and enjoy the view. We ate outdoors on the porch for every meal except those when we dined out. The pool is a fun option. The kitchen has everything you need to cook any type of meal, in fact the villa lacks nothing in the way of amenities - when I wanted to light the candles, there was a lighter. When I wanted to open a bottle of wine there was a corkscrew. And of course there is a blender! Ellen had pointed us in the direction of all the things we would need - the grocery stores, restaurants, snorkel rental outfitter, etc. Coral Bay is so laid back and peaceful - we were so happy we were not in busy Cruz Bay which bustled like NYC in comparison! The villa is visible from everywhere in Coral Bay high on its hillside and it is fun to look for it when down in town. It is a short drive to the best beaches in the world and the snorkeling is fabulous everywhere. This is the most relaxed we have been EVER on vacation. Our two boys are 15 and 14 and our daughter is 12. They all enjoyed themselves and rated it the most relaxing vacation ever, too. Our son turned 14 while on this trip and he declared it his best birthday ever - high praise from someone who celebrated his 12th birthday at the Grand Canyon! But after snorkeling at Trunk Bay, lunch in Cruz Bay, more snorkeling at Francis Bay topped off with a "cheeseburger in paradise" at Skinny Legs, he speaks truth! We certainly hope to return to St. John and when we do would absolutely return to Waterlemon Villa! Loved it, loved it!
Recommended for:
Adventure Seekers,
Families with Teenagers,
Romantic Getaway
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