St John's popular Villa Great Expectations has it all! Sunrise & sunset views, private hot tub and pool, private basketball & tennis court, walk to beaches. This popular St John villa is a hit with both groups of couples and families with kids. The Main Villa of Great Expectations has 4 spacious air-conditioned bedrooms each with a King bed (convertible to 2 twins) located in 2 pavilions separated by a Great Room with a large living room, gourmet kitchen, and indoor and outdoor dining areas. A nearby 2 bedroom air-conditioned Guest House with its own living room and kitchen is also available for rent for larger groups. Each of the 6 air-conditioned bedrooms has a private bathroom with double sink lavatories and enchanting indoor/outdoor showers. Best of all, each of the Villa bedrooms have patios on both the east and west sides with spectacular water views. In addition, there is an air-conditioned exercise room, The Club Room, which also can serve as a small bedroom bringing the total number of bedrooms to 7 with 7 1/2 bathrooms. Great Expectations is located on the south shore of St. John, about a 5 minute drive on paved roads to town (Cruz Bay) and to the Northshore Road where the famous, white sand beaches of the US Virgin Islands National Park are located. The closest beach for swimming and fabulous snorkeling is just a short 5 minute walk to Chocolate Hole -- a sandy beach with calm, protected water on the west side of the Villa. On the east side of the Villa is Hart Bay which is the closest beach for great beachcombing and breaking waves. All the openings are fully-screened. Italian tile adorns the floors and kitchen and bathroom counters. Native stone work laced with local coral and shells frames the Villa entrance and is used around the site to highlight the lush landscaping which include palm trees as well as banana trees. The Villa itself is furnished with custom-made teak furniture and carvings from Bali and very tastefully decorated with original paintings, sculptures, sconces and even a native mural. Great Expectations does not pretend to be fancy, just very, very special! Great Expectations was designed by the award-winning, Boston architect John Sloan whose vacation rental villas can be found elsewhere in the Caribbean and Hawaii. The Villa is framed by the extraordinary "double" sunrise and sunset views afforded this remarkable site. Great Expectations is known as one of the most 'family and kid friendly' St John villas. Groups of couples traveling together have also found Great Expectations a perfect setting because of equal sized bedrooms which are separated to afford privacy as well as having ample common areas to gather Amenities: Cable TV, DVD, VCR, CD player with built-in speakers in LR + outdoor speakers, radio, movie + music collections, books, games, childen's toys, internet access, printer, fax + answering machines; A/C, safes for valuables + skylights in all bedrooms; stainless steel appliances + beverage center + a built-in gas grill, lots of hammocks, colored fiber-optic pool lighting, redwood hot tub, tennis/basketball court (60' x 120' with U.S. Open acrylic surface), tennis rackets, basketball, beach toys, UV water purification system, dishwasher, laundry; exercise room (Club Room) with A/C, TV , VCR, reclining exercise bike, stepper, free weights + mat; Graco baby porta-cribs + highchairs, baby + toddler beach cabanas. Wading and swimming pools: 2 pools: Main House pool, with shallow wading section 20 x 20 x 2' - 5' deep, + hot tub. Guest House also has its own jacuzzi pool (10' x 20' x 5' deep). Our guests have especially commented about how 'kid friendly' Great Expectations is -- plenty of grassy and level areas for kids to play, the fenced in tennis court, a wading pool just the right size for little ones (and their parents!), hammocks to play in and on, and lots of baby equipment on site. Other notes: Beds: 4 kings in Main Villa (OR 2 twins in each BR, your choice), queen + 2 futons in lower BR of Guest House, 1 trundle (2 twins) in Club (exercise) Room, queen in upper Guest House Pent house Apt. Bathrooms: 7-1/2, + outdoor showers. 5 minute walk to to beaches: Hart Bay and Chocolate Hole harbor. Villa size: Main Villa interior: 3,400 + exterior: 3,600. Guest House interior: 1,400 + exterior: 1,100 sq. ft. Children of all ages welcomed! NO SMOKING INSIDE GREAT EXPECTATIONS, PLEASE!
* Guests may rent all 4 bedrooms in the Main Villa, the 'owners apt. plus the 5th bedroom on the lst floor of the Guest House and also the Club Room (with exercise equipment, half the size of the 5 main bedrooms, so only suitable for 1 adult, or 2 teenagers - great for kids), for a total of 7 bedrooms.
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