SULL OCEANO AT JOLLY HARBOUR, ANTIGUA

We really enjoyed our stay at Villa Sull Oceano. It was as beautiful as the pictures show…. right on a wonderful beach. We had rented a car, but only spent one day exploring the island. There just didn’t seem to be much point of driving around when it was so nice right there. It rained a fair amount the week we were there, actually, many times a day. So we did utilize the covered part of the outdoor patio quite a bit. The good thing was that the rain never lasted long and the sun would come right back out. Both the pool and the hot tub got a lot of use. And the rooftop patio was perfect for watching sunsets and stargazing.

The kitchen was amazing. We ended up cooking on the grill about half the time and eating out the other half. Our family of six rented 2 golf carts that we used for getting groceries and going to the Jolly Harbour restaurants.

The staff did a great job. Everything was really clean and well maintained. They were all friendly without being intrusive. The furnishings were quite comfortable and I can’t think of anything to complain about. We all thought it was a great place to vacation and would definitely consider a repeat visit.

The Villa Sull Oceano is beyond fabulous. It way more than fulfilled my expectations, even having seen all the pictures on its website! The living area was so very well designed; actually the entire house was beautifully designed. The master bedroom has its own area, a second bedroom is in an entirely different area and the third and fourth bedrooms, while adjacent, have their own ensuite bathrooms and great privacy. It was so easy for a bunch of cooks to all be in the kitchen at the same time; there was plenty of seating room around the television; there were enough lounges for sunning and the chairs around the firepit were really, really comfortable. But that’s all about the physical space. Another wonderful part of the home is that you can tell that it was built to live in and furnished for an owner and supplied in the kitchen with amenities that every owner would want and many extra items (like an espresso machine and a bread maker – not that we used them, but another person might want to).

But the best part was rolling out of bed right onto the pool area, grabbing a coffee, sitting one of the dining tables and enjoying the morning. Then swimming in the pool before taking just a few steps to the soft, sugar sand and the ocean. The waves were very gentle and you could spend a long time just chatting and riding the gentle swells.

Our group of eight adults rented two cars and a jeep…..that’s a lot of overkill! We thought we were going to eat dinners out, but once we arrived we realized that driving on the left on the narrow roads without great signage or lighting was too tough. We did eat lunch out some days and did enjoy seeing other parts of the island, but you could just as easily have hired a driver for those occasions. My husband and I do not believe in going back to someplace that you have been….but I truly could consider another vacation at Villa Sull Oceano. It was sheer heaven!

What a spectacular villa – one of the best we’ve ever visited! We just returned from a week in this paradise and just had to send a message to those out there thinking of going. We vacation often in villas on various Caribbean islands and we can say that this is an absolutely wonderful place to stay. We were greeted by the great staff managing the villa and a very nice welcome basket. The villa is stunning, with an open floor plan for the living areas, fantastic outdoor living spaces (with a terrific pool) and a perfect view of the bay. We really appreciated the rest of the layout of the villa, giving each member of our party a private area on their own. The design, based on a Tuscan theme I understand, was especially comfortable – open and inviting. The décor and furnishings were extremely up-scale and tasteful – we really liked the fans in the living room and the huge screen TV (where we watched a lot of the Olympics). We like to cook in several times while on vacation and the kitchen area and the terrific outdoor BBQ were just perfect. The location of this great villa is just exactly right -- in a wonderful gated community with lots of places to eat and activities (the guys went SCUBA diving with an outfit right at the marina) and also just a little away from any “crowds” -- though we really didn’t see those at all. Overall it is just a really great place to visit and we thoroughly enjoyed our time there. We so appreciate the owners sharing their very special place with us.