Elegant, Beautiful, Child-Friendly, Oceanfront Paradise

Fabulous view of the ocean from the pool. Super close to Cruz Bay and the grocery store.

The view was great, the pool was great, the property manager was wonderful! This is the only reason I give a 3 star review. There are some issues with the home. We were in St. John with my family, 8 people which included two infants. We found when we arrived that the two bedrooms on the lower level did not connect (this is where my daughter's family were supposed to stay). Not only did they not connect but on both sides, you had to go down a spiral staircase that sounded like the boards were all going to break. On one side water from rain leaked through on stairs which could have been very dangerous if my daughter-in-law had not noticed it.The pool was beautiful, but they had this wonderful sliding glass door, in the great room, that completely opened yet the screens did not close plus they were pretty ripped up. The kitchen floor was pretty dirty, so I tried to clean as best I could, (which really wasn't my job). The is for sale (which I did not know) and they wanted to show it while we were there. After discussion with my family, we did let them come. This unit was not worth the money I paid for it, especially the cleaning fee since I did a lot of cleaning.

We enjoyed our stay at Villa Rendezvous. The layout of the house was comfortable. The pool and pool deck were a very good size. Linens, towels and beach towels were plentiful and good quality. Kitchen was well stocked, but could use a new set of pots and pans. Bathrooms are updated and clean, Beds very comfortable. Our only complaint was the noise created when using the spiral stairs. It was impossible to use the stairs when a child was sleeping in the house. Family had to use the outside stairs to get to the lower level rooms once the toddler had gone to bed upstairs. So, we were able to adapt, but it was a bit bothersome. Both stairs have a lockable gate at the top. The owner and property manager were wonderful to work with. Both went out of their was to help make our visit easy and comfortable. We liked the house location. The area was quiet with a lovely ocean view. It was close to Cruz Bay and the bypass road, so you could avoid Cruz Bay traffic when heading to Coral Bay.

We had three groups flying in on Sunday. None of our flights arrived before 2 pm. We had to pull teeth to coordinate our arrival and even get good directions to house. Once we settled in we noticed that the oven would not work. We texted the property mngt. to no avail. The house itself was great (esp the pool)!

We had an amazing time. The house has been updated and it actually looked better than the VRBO pictures. It was a great set up for two families. The house was well stocked with everything we needed. The beds were comfortable. The kitchen was stocked with all pans and utensils that we needed. You can’t access the beach immediately in front of the house, but you can reach the rock beach that is to the East. It’s a short 5 minute walk or you can also drive over there. I’ve stayed in many houses on St. John and this house actually has a functioning driveway that is fairly easy to get in and out of (by St. John standards) and can easily hold 3-4 cars. The pool was a great way to finish off the day after coming in off the beach. The only real minus was the kids brought a soccer ball to kick around on the grass yard…either the picture was taken with a wide angle lense or the jungle growth has encroached on the yard - either way…the yard is now tiny and unusable. A wonderful house and we will be back!

Overall great experience

Loved the space and the layout. We all enjoyed it.

We had a group of 8 - 4 brothers and their wives. It was fantastic! What a view from the pool deck, common spaces and all of the large en suite bedrooms. Lisa Paoletti, the property manager was very helpful before and during our stay. She gave some great recommendations in terms of a provisioning company to stock our fridge before we arrived and great restaurant suggestions. We thoroughly enjoyed our time and will definitely be back!

This house worked well for our family of 5 adults. Lisa, the property manager, was terrific and met us when we arrived on St. John. We followed her to the property in our rental car. Lisa oriented us to the house and provided local recommendations for food and activities. There are 4 large king sized bedrooms with bathrooms. The kitchen was well stocked with utensils. Stove is gas. Internet connection was very good on top floor but nonexistent on bottom floor where 2 of the bedrooms were located. Mobile phone and texting were mostly good but there were short periods of time when there was no service. Amenities-washer, dryer, and folding beach chairs. Rendezvous Bay, rocky, not sand beach, is just a short walk or drive. We had the beach to ourselves and snorkeled there on 2 occasions and then over to adjoining sandy beach where visibility was good. Beware of sea urchins whose spines penetrated thru the bottoms of water shoes. The view overlooking the bay and sunset were incredible. But, unable to enjoy the morning and evening natural breezes because the sliding screen doors were busted which prevented us from keeping open the 24 foot sliding glass door/ windows. Unable to keep open due to potential for biting insects and so had to use the much appreciated air conditioning units. Favorite snorkeling beaches were Trunk Bay and Salt Marsh Pond and Maho. The BEST and cheapest place BY FAR to buy food and alcohol is on St Thomas and is a warehouse type place called Cost U Less. They have the cheapest prices for the Tortuga Rum Cakes.

Wonderful stay with a beautiful view. Visited with another family and shared the 4 master suites with out 3 kiddos. The kids stayed in the lower floor bedrooms - which worked out perfectly. The spiral stairs going downstairs were crazy creaky but not an annoyance. The kitchen was well equipped with everything we could have needed. The property came with beach chairs some pool floats and plenty of paper products. Loved the space this home provided for both families. The gathering area was perfect inside and out. Lisa, the property manager was very responsive when we reached out about the hot water (takes a while to reach one of the rooms) and the AC unit that was on the fritz. Great experience and again….a beautiful view!