Reviews of Property: Beautiful ocean view villa Mar de Amores, St John Virgin Islands
Description
Villa, 2500 sq. ft.,
3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6, 2 Bathrooms
3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6, 2 Bathrooms
Facilities
mountain, near the sea,
private pool,
garden,
terrace,
balcony
Rates
per property
Set rates in US Dollars
Set rates in US Dollars
$1,750 -
$3,650/week
GBP Conversion - Estimated
£1,048 -
£2,186/week Claudia Cividini
+1 786-346-9097
+1 305-365- 7877
+1 305-365- 7877
Speaks: English, Spanish, Italian
7 Reviews of Property 156066 in Chocolate Hole, Virgin Islands (US)
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Guestbook Comment
Review Submitted: January 5, 2009
Date of Stay: January 2009
Spending significant time in MX over the last 15 years, Kath and I decided to spend her birthday somewhere else, choosing St. John Island to be our next adventure. Resourcing VRBO, we found Claudia's home on the North end of Chocolate Hole perched as far up the mountain face, providing the MOST SPECUTACULAR VIEW you could ever imagine. To the South you view St. Croix. To the Southwest you overlook 3 beautiful bays, each having distinct qualities. Past the bays you see 6 scattered islands and then as the sun sets directly over them, picture's of my wife were never better. The deck area easily accommodates 2 to 3 couples. Outdoor Pergola dining area next to 4 very nice lounge chairs for all day sunning and then a cool pool for refreshing during the day's sun bath. The entire south face of the main house is accessible through large sliders. We had the sliders open the whole time we were there, enjoying the constant breezes. The kitchen, dining and living areas were suitable for 6. Master bedroom was great. 2nd and 3rd bedrooms are smaller as normal. Master bedroom has a nice flat screen and private bath.
The main theme of this house is absolutely the view, deck and pool. We toured the many beaches, enjoying them all but nothing compared to the privacy, peace and pleasure of the deck. VRBO has come through every time for us and this is no exception. Excellent choice for the price.
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The main theme of this house is absolutely the view, deck and pool. We toured the many beaches, enjoying them all but nothing compared to the privacy, peace and pleasure of the deck. VRBO has come through every time for us and this is no exception. Excellent choice for the price.
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Mar de Amores
Review Submitted: August 25, 2008
Date of Stay: August 2008
St. John is absolutely beautiful. This house is atop of a mountain with great views. It is close to Cruz Bay so shopping is not a hassle. The drive up the mountain is interesting but you get used to it. We liked eating out on the deck and using the gas grill. The house is very comfortable and we would recommend it to anyone.
Recommended for:
Adventure Seekers,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
Romantic Getaway
A perfect vacation in St. John
Review Submitted: May 6, 2008
Date of Stay: April 2008
We just returned from a wonderful 7 days on St. John at Mar De Amores. Perched 600 feet high you have a wonderful view and catch all the breezes. We were met at our car rental and brought to the house which was exactly as decribed. The house was a delight. It provided everything you could want. We really enjoyed just spending time on the deck or in the pool. Of course the island has wonderful beaches and resturants. We did spend one day touring around St. John on "Bread on the Water" a 46 foot Sailboat. We also rented a power boat from Nauti Nymph and went to Tortola, Norman Island and Peter Island. I can't wait to go back.
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Adventure Seekers,
Girls Getaway,
Tourists without a Car,
Sightseeing,
Families with Young Children,
Romantic Getaway
We will be back!!!
Review Submitted: April 29, 2008
Date of Stay: March 2008
We found that Mar de Amores was a fabulous place to stay! It was spacious, with a well layed-out floorplan and it had all of the comforts of home. The water supply was plentiful, but we were still in our conservation mode, which you should be whenever you visit an island! The breezes were plentiful so we never even needed to turn on the air conditioning. The pool is small, but we found it to be perfect for our family of four after a long day at the beach. We loved the private location at the very end of a mountainside road. Yet, it was suprisingly close to Cruz Bay, the grocery store and all of the best beaches. It had the most incredible view of the ocean and lots of lush vegetation. The owners, managers, housekeepers, etc were all a pleasure to communicate with... everything went smoothly. We loved it and are planning on going back next year. Thank you!!
Recommended for:
Adventure Seekers,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
Romantic Getaway
True Bliss
Review Submitted: January 18, 2008
Date of Stay: November 2007
Thank you very much for a wonderful time. We loved the peace and quite. The view from the deck is spectacular and watching the sunset from the deck in the evenings and having our coffee on the deck with a warm breeze in the morning was a dream come true. It's close enough to town to feel the privacy of the island and very comfortable, everything at the villa was wonderful and in perfect order. The biggest problem we had is not wanting to leave.
We did plenty of shopping in town on our way to the beach and sight seeing along the way. We went every where on the Island, from Cinnamon Bay to Coral Bay and back again. We had the best time of our life and can not wait to go back again. It was great dealing directly with the owners, so we knew exactly what we were getting. They provided everything that we asked for and were all too happy to do so. We hope that they feel as we do in that we have made new friends and that's a very special thing. We hope you will enjoy your vacation as much as we did. Thanks again.
We did plenty of shopping in town on our way to the beach and sight seeing along the way. We went every where on the Island, from Cinnamon Bay to Coral Bay and back again. We had the best time of our life and can not wait to go back again. It was great dealing directly with the owners, so we knew exactly what we were getting. They provided everything that we asked for and were all too happy to do so. We hope that they feel as we do in that we have made new friends and that's a very special thing. We hope you will enjoy your vacation as much as we did. Thanks again.
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Adventure Seekers,
Girls Getaway,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
Romantic Getaway
The Best Vacation Ever!!!
Review Submitted: January 16, 2008
Date of Stay: August 2007
My experience at Mar the Amores was simply GREAT it felt really good to go to a place for vacations and feel like if you were at home living a dream come true. Everything we needed was there because the house is equiped with everything and very importantly the house was impecably clean. The house is very breezee wich it was great for me because we didn't even found the need to turn on the AC
Mar de Amores has an amazing view to the ocean from the deck from where you can see the most amazing sunset besides that every single room has the same view to the ocean. I found the location of the house very convenient since is very close to town and most importantly in a very secure neighborhood.
My experience in St. John was very delightfull, I would defenitly come back again for vacations and I would defenitly would like to stay at Mar de Amores again since my experience at the house was one of the best I ever had while staying in a Villa.
Mar de Amores has an amazing view to the ocean from the deck from where you can see the most amazing sunset besides that every single room has the same view to the ocean. I found the location of the house very convenient since is very close to town and most importantly in a very secure neighborhood.
My experience in St. John was very delightfull, I would defenitly come back again for vacations and I would defenitly would like to stay at Mar de Amores again since my experience at the house was one of the best I ever had while staying in a Villa.
Recommended for:
Adventure Seekers,
Girls Getaway,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
Romantic Getaway
Fabulous, except.....
Review Submitted: January 7, 2008
Date of Stay: November 2007
Everything good that the agencies say about Mar de Amores is true. It is very private and secluded and yet conveniently located to town. If I'd known in advance that it was 15 minutes to the beach, I might have balked. But, you know, vacation time isn't like real life time, and to be honest, it just didn't matter. Fifteen minutes to the closest beach or 30 to the furthest just doesn't make any difference when you have a week to do nothing but snorkel and swim. The view, is truly amazing, I felt like I was in a dream as a sat at the kitchen table and watched the sun come up each morning. There are sliding glass doors across the entire south side of the house and one on the opposite side for a wonderful cross breeze. The property was equipped with everything we needed for cooking and grilling (it does need a pitcher for juice, though). All in all it was a very nice place to stay, except......
there is a real plumbing problem at the house. I realize that they do not advertise the Jacuzzi tub, but it is in the pictures. And if the only problem were that the tub didn't work, it might have been okay. However, the shower attached to the tub also doesn't really work, unless you count the sprinkle that you get out of it for 2-3 minutes at a time until the water pressure drops and you sit there freezing waiting to be able to turn it back on. The other shower isn't much better. It doesn't go off entirely when the water pressure drops but it goes down to a literal trickle. And, I hate to say it, but there is a definite sewer smell in the front hall bath as well.
And now I'm done being negative. We really had a fabulous time on St. John and look forward to doing it again some day. We might even want to stay at Mar de Amores if we can be assured a decent shower.
there is a real plumbing problem at the house. I realize that they do not advertise the Jacuzzi tub, but it is in the pictures. And if the only problem were that the tub didn't work, it might have been okay. However, the shower attached to the tub also doesn't really work, unless you count the sprinkle that you get out of it for 2-3 minutes at a time until the water pressure drops and you sit there freezing waiting to be able to turn it back on. The other shower isn't much better. It doesn't go off entirely when the water pressure drops but it goes down to a literal trickle. And, I hate to say it, but there is a definite sewer smell in the front hall bath as well.
And now I'm done being negative. We really had a fabulous time on St. John and look forward to doing it again some day. We might even want to stay at Mar de Amores if we can be assured a decent shower.
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Pet-friendly,
Adventure Seekers,
Girls Getaway,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
Romantic Getaway
Owner's Response: We are very sorry to hear about your experience at the villa and we wish we would had known at the time you were staying at the villa.
The villa does NOT have a plumbing problem. Let us explain what happened. Since there is no public water system on the island of St John, we storage water on cisterns under the houses and we use electric water pumps to run the water through the houses. When the level of water in the cisterns is low, the pump takes air and runs water and air through the pipes and this situation makes the water run really slow.
If this would have been brought to our attention at the time it happened we could have taken immediate action and solved it very easy in just 5 minutes. It is actually a very common situation and it happens from time to time to all the villas.
Please, make sure that we take much pride in how we run our houses and care a lot about our guests concerns. We really hope to have you and your party staying at our villa again in the near future.
The villa does NOT have a plumbing problem. Let us explain what happened. Since there is no public water system on the island of St John, we storage water on cisterns under the houses and we use electric water pumps to run the water through the houses. When the level of water in the cisterns is low, the pump takes air and runs water and air through the pipes and this situation makes the water run really slow.
If this would have been brought to our attention at the time it happened we could have taken immediate action and solved it very easy in just 5 minutes. It is actually a very common situation and it happens from time to time to all the villas.
Please, make sure that we take much pride in how we run our houses and care a lot about our guests concerns. We really hope to have you and your party staying at our villa again in the near future.
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