St. Thomas Vacation Rental villa: St. Thomas

SPECIAL: Stay 7/Pay 6 or Stay 10/Pay 8 when you book after 2/12/09 and travel before 12/18/09

Blue Serenity has it all - a five-star main villa and guest cottage, both surrounded by expansive grounds and lovely gardens, all set within electronic gates. Located next to Secret Harbour's postcard-perfect beach and Blue Moon Restaurant, Blue Serenity has a gated stone staircase which curves thorough gardens from the pool deck down to the beach.

The Main Villa is built all on one level and fully air-conditioned, with a high-ceilinged and very spacious Great Room serving as the central gathering spot. The Great Room offers a plush sitting area, with the gourmet kitchen and formal dining area adjoining within one generous, convivial space. On the east side of the Great Room are two king bedrooms. The king master suite is furnished with antiques and customs blinds for sleeping late on fine linens. French doors open out to a private, covered, alfresco sitting area close by the pool and expansive sun deck. The adjoining master bath has a bathtub and large glassed-in shower. Another king bedroom is off the east hallway with its bathroom just across the hall. The west wing comprises a compact queen bedroom, and a small bedroom with bunkbeds for one or two children under 10 years; these two bedrooms share a bath in the hallway but for guests' convenience, each bedroom has a vanity with a sink and mirror tucked into a corner.

Back in the Great Room, a spiral staircase winds up to a home office, a spacious area well equipped with DSL service and Wi-Fi for your laptop, a printer/scanner and fax machine with a dedicated line. The sitting area of the Great Room is furnished with sofas accented with antique pieces, a big armoire full of games and children's toys, a large flat-screen television on the wall with an adjustable arm so you can watch from several angles, handsome native stone trim, and banks of windows fitted with electronic roll-down shutters, which easily open and close with a switch for shade and privacy as you desire. The entire Main Villa is air-conditioned for your comfort, but cooling island tradewinds are plentiful most times of the year. Outside, via French doors opening from the Great Room and kitchen area, and from the two end bedrooms, is the huge sun deck and swimming pool, with a view of the ocean beyond. A portion of this large deck is roofed for outdoor dining options and for shady relaxation on bright sunny days. Right outside the kitchen is a handy gas grill, protected from weather by a deep overhang. On the sun deck is a dining table and chairs for alfresco meals, and poolside chaise lounges await.

Nearby under a majestic shade tree, is the Garden Cottage, a perfect one-bedroom getaway for the couple or small family who wants privacy. Also fully air-conditioned, the Cottage features a sitting area shared with a small kitchen, and an adjoining king bedroom and bath. Both the living room and bedroom have a deck just outside, one shaded by a tree and set for alfresco dining, and the other with lounge chairs.

Blue Serenity is spread over 2-1/2 acres with lush landscaping and lawns dotted with shady trees and flowers, and surrounded by fencing and walls built with native bluebit stone for privacy. An expansive showplace with elegant and comfortable furnishings, antiques, excellent and plentiful amenities, artful lighting inside and out and privacy.

This listed 4 bedroom price on this villa is for 8 people. There is an additional bunk bed in the main villa and a trundle/sofa bed in the cottage, which sleep 2-4 children.

Please note: Thanksgiving rentals require a 7-night minimum.

Security Deposit $1,000.

Photos compliments of Don Hebert.