The villa has 2 bedrooms and 2 large bathrooms (showers only, no tubs).
The bedrooms/bathrooms, of equal size, are located on the opposite sides
of the living room so 2 couples who are friends could rent the villa
and have privacy. Air conditioning is only in the bedrooms. There's a
safe and a hairdryer in each bathroom. There's a television in the
living room. Our little guy watched some kids programming in French. I
think the only 2 channels in English were CNN International and ESPN,
everything else seemed to be in French (we didn't really watch much TV).
There's also free WiFi. A very nice young lady came to clean the house daily.
There's a space upstairs with some type of sitting cushions and a table. Patrick would sometimes hang out up there to play his games.
The kitchen has all the basics: plates, glasses, pans, cutlery, etc... We ate out a lot so I can't really say more about it.
Some minor (very minor) negatives: The furniture was a bit too modern
for our taste. There were quite a few mosquitoes. We used a whole can of
Raid that week. Driving out of the villa took a bit of maneuvering. The
road right outside the automated gate is narrow with a wall right on
the other side. We eventually got the hang of it.
Overall, we really liked the villa (that amazing view!). We could stay
there again, although I'd probably want to try a different villa on the
next trip. We rented the villa through St. Barth Properties and the
Suzuki Jimny through Turbe Car Rental. We don't have one complaint about
our rental experience, it all went really well.
RESTAURANTS: We thought we'd have a lot of great meals in St. Barth but unfortunately
we didn't. The majority of the places were fine, but nothing
spectacular. St. Barth is definitely one of the priciest, if not the
priciest, Caribbean island when it comes to food. Our favorite meal was at L'Isola. The pasta and the dessert were truly delicious. Brian had the best seafood at Le Santa Fe, while my meal there was just okay. I have to say this... the French make the best french fries and creme brulee!
L'Isola
Le Santa Fe
Do Brazil
La Plage
Les Bananiers
Le Repaire
The Wall House
K'fe Masai
We LOVED St. Barthelemy! We know we'll return soon!
