Villa La Case du Roy
On Sunday we moved into Villa La Case du Roy in Anse de Cayes. We rented this villa through St. Barth’s Properties; however we have found out that we could also have rented it directly from the owner. This is a 1 bedroom villa with a bit of a view of the ocean and it looks across to Point Milou. The villa is all very modern with lots of white tile, white roof, stylish furniture, stainless kitchen, large en suite, a separate bathroom for when guests visit and you can tell that the owner takes very good care of their investment property. There is a very private back garden area with two sitting areas, barbeque and large hot tub. The front has a view of the ocean, a large covered deck with eating area, a hammock and loungers. Pretty tough to take. The real story is how we met the owners. About 1/2 hr after getting to the villa we heard a beeping sound and couldn’t figure out where it was coming from. We finally traced it down to the refrigerator; an alarm was going. We could tell that the fridge was on it’s way out and things were warming up. So we called St. Barth’s property and left a message, expecting to hear back on Monday morning. About 1 hr later we received a call saying the owners were on there way over to take a look. Well between our limited French and her limited English we explained what had happened and she was more upset than us about not having it working that night. Anyway at 7:30 am the next morning she stopped by to see if it was better and overnight it quit altogether…… at least the annoying beeping stopped. About 1 hr later her husband (who speaks no English) arrived with a large cooler full of ice and we were able to understand that a repairman was on the way. In the end it all worked out, the fridge is repaired and for the inconvenience the owner left us a very nice bottle of Brut-Rose Wine. We’ll enjoy that later this evening.
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Hi Guys
The weather looks wonderful as do the digs.
We are really looking forward to the warm weather – but the 32ft sailboat is looking less and less appealing after seeing all of the wonderful places you have stayed on St. Barths!
Enjoy the rest of your week.
God Bless
Love
The Admiral and Gilligan
Donna & Bob
Everything here is going well……… accomodations have been great and weather has been wonderful. It’s so nice and warm, a little humid but the constant breeze helps keep it pretty nice.
The difference is you get to stay for 3 months while we are here only 3 weeks. We will be envious!
Take care
Hi Larry:
Wondering how you go about rentint this villa from the owner. Please advise if you have the contact information for the owner as I would liketo contact him/her asap for booking this time next year. Thanks in advance for your help!
okay…i just finished reading the entire story and i am now wondering….was the refrigerator the only issue with this villa? would you stay at this villa again?
Li:
Yes the only problem was the refrigerator. In fact the owners were so concerned that we not have any other problems they installed a replacement unit while we were out one day. Plus they restocked the fridge with a few basics. They wanted to make sure our vacation and experience at their villa was exceptional……. and it was!
We rented the Villa Case du Roy through St Barth Properties http://www.stbarth.com , however this Villa can be rented directly from the owner at VRBO (Vacation Rental by Owner).
Larry
Thank you for your prompt response, Larry! I have been communicating with Kathryn at St Barth Properties but thought maybe renting via the owner direclty would cut the cost a bit :-). Thanks again for your response, I totally look forward to my stay at Case du Roy next year
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