PALM BREEZE VILLA

My family stayed at this vacation home for Christmas week and it was the perfect place for our visit to TCI. The owners met us at the airport (!), we followed them to the house, and they took the time to show us everything we needed to know at their villa. With our family, this 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath house was everything we needed. It was immaculately clean, and felt like a brand new house...it even included beach chairs and an umbrella for our visits to the beach. The house has a full, modern kitchen, living and dining room, washer/dryer, TV, WiFi (on and off due to satellite stuff I think...but we didn't go there to be online), screened 1st and 2nd level porches (where I hung out most of the time), BBQ grills, pool, kayaks...on and on. The house is away from all of the resorts, but everything is very close by...a car is a must. It is located on a canal, (with an ocean view on the front side) which was great for peaceful relaxation... The only complaint, albeit very small, is that it is in the flight path of the airport. For us, we didn't care, as there aren't that many planes, and we really liked being away from the center of the tourism areas. There is also a cottage for couples who don't need the larger house for families like ours. The owners could not have been better, as they showed us their favorite secluded beach, advised us about restaurants, and wanted to make sure we had everything we needed. This house is a real "find" because of all of the above, plus it's a really great value compared to the resorts. If you're going with friends, the pool area is made for entertaining with a huge grill and tables (which we never used). All in all, we picked the best place possible to stay at TCI, and our trip was everything we wanted to visit a beautiful, warm place to relax with our kids. Highest ratings from us! Thank you, Patty and Tommy!

We were greeted at the airport by a nice lady (who happens to be the neighbor) she took us to the house, showed us around, check on us several times to see if we needed anything. The place was obviously cleaned by a professional, it was well stocked with things like dishes, pots, towels, sheets, even some bottles of water and food. It was very clean, which made my wife happy. We had perfect weather so basically left the house every morning and came back in the evening. The pool was salt water, which was our first experience with this, very nice and warm. We snorkeled in the bay, kayaked and ate on the deck. Every room has an air conditioner that really made it cold. The house is modern and updated. The main road is about a mile away and easy to get to the other attractions on the island. The hotels in the area do not own the beaches (like here in the USA) so we were able to park ourselves right in front of a hotel. They welcomed us to use there tiki huts, chairs and in return we patron-ed them for food and drinks. The water was so clear that i was able to take some pictures of the fish from the beach . We did a snorkeling trip and tried a few places on the island, but we liked the Gracie Bay the best. We rented a dune buggy from Cacaos Wheels, but it was a piece of junk and i dont recommend that, however scooters would probably be fine. They drive on the other side of the road, and that took a little getting used too. We took a ton of pictures, the food at all the restaurants was really really good but a bit pricey but since the house was so reasonably priced and we ate breakfast every day in the house and packed some lunch stuff, i didn't mind it. Definitely would like to go back.

FROM THE TIME WE WERE MET AT THEAIRPORT TO THE TIME WE LEFT IT WAS THE BEST TRIP WE EVER HAD, MY WIFE AND I HAVE TRAVELED QUITE A BIT AND WE WERE SO IMPRESSED AT THE WAY THE PROPERTY IS MAINTAINED. THE SETTING IS SO TRANQUIL WITH THE POOL , WATERFALL AND PRIVACY . THE FLOWERS AND COCNUT TREES , PAPAYA TREES ARE SO PERFECT FOR THE SETTING. THE SUNSETS ARE MAGIFICENT AND THE COLOR BLUE OF THE WATER IS UNREAL!!!! TWO THUMS UP FOR US. WE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR FOR SURE.