John2022年4月

This house is amazing and great for families

Raina2021年1月

The views are unparalleled - even prettier than the pictures. This house is beautiful. The pool was sparkling clean and overlooks this gorgeous view. There are numerous outdoor lounging areas, from the large dining room outdoors to a cute little pagoda with a seating area. This place could easily fit a larger family and it was perfect for my small family. All the bedrooms have airconditioning, which was a huge plus as it gets very hot on the island and in the home. There are two bathrooms with great water pressure in both and enough linens to change the sheets every few days if you feel like it and enough towels for a small army. The home is very spacious, and the kitchen was well appointed with all the essentials you need to cook a full meal. The grounds are also lovely and my children had fun looking for caterpillars and searching out the iguanas. All in all, it was a wonderful home base and I'm so glad we chose to stay here. It is in the little high-end neighborhood of Craigston. There is a beach you can walk to, but it's not worth it as there are so many more beautiful beaches on the island. You'll definitely need a car staying at the house and the property manager can arrange that for you. With regards to the property manager, just make sure they quote you the price of the car before renting as it differed from what is noted in the welcome book. They can also go grocery shopping for you and I would recommend having the house stocked with essentials if you're arriving on a Sunday as most stores are closed. Tip - there's a coffee maker, but also a Nespresso (or some brand like a Nespresso - find out from Corine). If you want Nespresso, you have to bring the pods as they don't sell them anywhere on the island. Regarding the host, Corine is a very nice person. She lived on the island for several years and can recommend some really great spots to eat and hang out. She's very responsive and will check in to make sure everything at the house is to your suiting. To be completely transparent, there was a weird pricing issue when booking her place. When I booked the place through Airbnb, I received a 34% discount for a weekly stay and a lower nighly rate. I contacted Corine to make sure that my booking was correct and she said that it wasn't and asked for additional payment, doubling the amount I originally paid on AirBnB. I asked her for the weekly discount but she did not respond to my request. In the end, I ended up paying $350/night for her place without a weekly discount. I'm not sure what happened or what that was about. In addition, the place states that the on-site gym is included, however, when I told her that the property manager told us we could not use the gym, she said that she will not allow us to use the gym because I have two young children. It's a stand-alone locked gym so I'm not sure what my kids have to do with that, but anyway, make of that what you will. I would just say make sure you have access to the gym if that's important to you and the right price before booking. All in all, it was a lovely stay.