Truly Beautiful!!!!
Review Submitted: June 9, 2009
Date of Stay: May 2009
Just returned form my stay at this fantastic Villa.
It is bright, clean, well-maintained, spacious & value for money. The kids (& the adults) loved the pool. House-keeping was excellent and there was a wasing machine & dryer available for us to use anytime. The beach is a short walk away and there are souvenirs, hair braiding etc available. Ocho Rios town is about 15-20 mins drive away.
Denton (the caretaker) & Catherine (housekeeper) were a "godsend" They were both so helpful. We chose this villa for it's location as we were planning a beach wedding. After viewing, just the outside in Feb'09, we decided to get married in the villa's beautiful garden in stead. The day after we arrived Mr Applton called to make sure everything was O.K for us. I mentioned that the water & ice dispenser on the US fridge freezer wasn't working, which was NOT a huge problem but it would have been nice to have ice for the wedding. By the following day, Denton announced that he had purchased a brand new fridge freezer for us & that it was being delivered the next day. Thank you Mr Appleton!! We actually kept both of them in the kitchen to store all the food and drink we had for the wedding.
On the day of the wedding it poured but this did not stop Denton from getting soaked, decorating the Gazebo for us, in the hope that the rain would stop, for us to get married under it. We ended up having the ceramony inside the villa. We opened up all the doors between the veranda and the living/dining area and the wedding co-ordinator transformed the room. We had seating for 30 guests and an asile for me to walk up! It was truly beautiful! The rain stopped enough of us to have some lovely photos taken in the garden.
Denton ran errands for me on the morning of the wedding and also doulbled up as 'barman' for the evening at the reception. Catherine helped with the serving the food.
The villa comfortably slept 6 people and we also had the studio apartment next door for 4 guest of the wedding.
We had a fantastic time there and we would definatley stay there again. A real home from home and NOT a rat in sight, as mentioned in a previous review! It's not a 5 star mansion as reflected in the price, but in my veiw, it is perfect for a relaxing self-catering holiday or large family get together. Thank you again Mr A, Denton & Catherine for making our stay so memorable. Maybe we will go back for our anniversary!
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Adventure Seekers,
Girls Getaway,
Tourists without a Car,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
People with Disabilities,
Romantic Getaway
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