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St. John "Love Nest" house at Coral Bay

Specials

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A view from the upper floor of our St.John 6 BR House Sunset from our newly renovated 6 BR house at Coral Bay Great views of Coral Bay Home Owner susan relaxes at a Coral Bay restaurant after renovations at the new St. John 6 BR "Love Nest" house 6 br st john house at coral bay: Meet Your new neighbors! Wild donkeys and goats These deck rails are being replaced with new vertical rails and new mahagoney flooring. Big ocean views! This photo taken before renovations and before the pool and big outdoor gazebo are installed this winter

Now taking bookings for this magnificent ocean-view estate at Coral Bay, on the east side of St. John

Welcome from the Owners

This is a rendering of our 5.5 BR Love Nest at Coral Bay following renovations. Not shown is the outdoor Glass block showers and Aqua blue steel tile roofs, represented by the blue roofs.

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  • All newly renovated and this incredible property is valued at close to $ 3 million
  • Awesome Renovated 5.5 BR Villa
  • Sleeps up to 16 guests
  • 2 queen beds in most bedrooms
  • Each bedroom is air conditioned
  • Gorgeous Ocean Views of Coral Bay
  • The “Love Nest”…..very romantic
  • Large Pool & Patio (huge outdoor patios and balconies around the pool.)
  • Painted in bright tropical colors
  • Beautiful water blues 180 degrees
  • Walk to the nearby Shipwreck restaurant a 5 minute walk
  • Other casual restaurants only 1-2 miles away: Island Blues, Ms. Lucey's, Skinny Legs and Aqua Blue
  • View The Ferry Schedule»

2 Pods connected with Big Open Kitchen covered with a Roof Gazebo Style for Cooking and Dining “Outdoors” though you’re covered from rain and sun. Additional pod with 3 br’s on the far side of the Gazebo

Every room has breath-taking ocean views of the ocean and boating activity At Coral (the real Caribbean As Jimmy Buffet might call it). Call or email us now

  • Outdoor cooking area with built in stainless steel grill
  • New in ground pool
  • All new kitchen appliances
  • Coral Bay is on the east side of St. john where wild donkeys and goats outnumber people! The “Real Caribbean”

St. John 5.5 BR Amenities

Avg. temp in winter is 77 degrees F, and in summer is 83 degrees. There’s normally a nice tropical breeze year round.

  • In-ground pool (pool may not be functional until March 1, 2008)
  • New outdoor patios
  • Spectacular panoramic ocean views
  • Outdoor cooking area with built in gas grill
  • Gazebo with outdoor dining
  • Ceiling fans
  • Painted in bright tropical colors (photos not yet available)
  • Newly renovated
  • Fine linens 600 threat count Egyptian cotton sheets with luxury bedspread ensembles
  • High speed internet access
  • Cable TV with high def
  • New plasma LCD TV, with surround sound
  • Full bar provided (please replace as necessary)
  • Washer and dryer (so pack light)

Outstanding views of the East end of the island and Coral Bay

Beautiful sunsets from the St.John 5.5 BR house!

Beautiful sunsets from the St.John 5.5 BR house!

St. Johns House

Island Blues restaurant, a short hop from our 5.5 BR St. John house (the Love Nest)

St. Johns House

Before landscaping and renovation, this was the 5.5 BR Love Nest at St John's Coral Bay

St. Johns House

St.John house 5.5 br at coral bay. The gorgeous North Shore beaches are just a short ride away


St. John Local Attractions

Getting Here

Car Rentals

Groceries

  • Starfish Market

Beaches

  • Cinnamon Bay
  • Trunk Bay
  • Caneel Bay
  • Vie's Beach
  • Coral Bay
  • Cruz Bay

Restaurants and Bars

St. Thomas Restaurants

Catering

Fitness

  • Gym in Paradise
A Family Vacation Blog (MSNBC)

Read about a family's experience in St. Johns

St. John's East End/Coral Bay (NY Times)

An article from the NY Times describing all that there is to do at St. John

St. John Nature Magazine Article [8.9 mb]

@Work: Skinny Legs Bar and Restaurant

Kenny Chesney - Trinidad Charlie

La Tapas Restaurant New York Times Reviews

City Car Ferries

Cafe Concordia
Casual dining, not far from Coral Bay (area known as Concordia, dead ends)

St. Johns House

There are nice beaches along the north shore road such as Friars Bay, Cinnamon Bay, Trunk Bay, Caneel Bay, etc. Many are often deserted and you can just park your car on the side of the road. At Trunk Bay, you can rent snorkel gear and there’s an underwater snorkel tour which is quite cool (self guided).

Vi’s Beach and food stand (shack) is near our house, 5 minutes away and is quite a nice little beach. She charges $ 3 per person for beach access and she makes outstanding garlic chicken in her little food stand. Real friendly local lady.

The local people are very friendly you’ll find and a pleasant good morning before ordering breakfast is a good idea or they’ll look at you funny. There is very little violent crime on St. John. However St. Thomas has its share of crime so if you go over there for dinner, avoid the dark alleys or out of the way streets downtown at night. The excellent restaurant Herve on St. Thomas is on the hill behind downtown and they have parking right there.

Shopping in St. Thomas is excellent as it’s duty free and a great place to buy fine Swiss watches, electronics, clothes at Tommy Hilfiger and other designers, etc. the town is known as Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas.

St. John has a number of shops in Cruz Bay and a few art and funky local shops scattered around the island.

Take a snorkel trip half day boat to the coral reefs. Easy even for beginners. Some include lunch and free drinks. Snorkel gear provided. Try Captain Dan who has snorkel trips and sunset yacht cruise rides at (340) 776-4037 or email him at dristuc@aol.com

Go SNUBA Diving
Scuba Diving or Snuba (if you’re not certified) - (340) 693-8063. Virgin Islands SNUBA Excursions meets you at Trunk bay. After a 20 minute tutorial, you go down the end of the beach and he has long hoses from the tanks that float on the water so you can go 20-25 feet deep. Very cool and a super time.

A really cool thing is to take a rented power boat or sailboat over to Jost Van Dyke for the Soggy Dollar Bar which is quite a party bar. Or the famous Foxy’s bar(s) (there are now 2 of them on the island). You can even rent a small power boat and do it yourself but don’t attempt this if you’ve never driven (piloted?) a boat before (or plan on partying heavily at Soggy Dollar Bar). Technically a passport is needed but I’m sure no one checks any id’s or anything else at Soggy Dollar or foxy’s. If you take the scheduled ferry over, a passport is definitely required but pretty simple to clear bvi customs (as they know people are coming over to party). It’s only a 20 minute boat ride.

Kayak 3 hour trip: call (340) 693-8312

Coral Bay Whales It’s not unusual to see whales swimming around Coral Bay, visible from both Our houses !

Custom St. John Clothing

  • SloopJones(his studio is “a stone’s throw” from our house and you’re welcome to stop in) tie-dyed t shirts, skirts, pillows, etc)

Really Cool Things

Golf

Massage

Horseback Riding

Motorscooter

Getting Married

Activities

  • Scuba Diving or Snuba (if you’re not certified) - (340) 693-8063 highly recommended . He meets you at Trunk bay. After a 20 minute tutorial, you go down the end of the beach and he has long hoses from the tanks that float on the water so you can go 20-25 feet deep. Very cool and a super time.
  • Para-sailing (safer than it sounds) - (340) 775-9360 - they’ll come and pick you up in their cool 22 ft. boat and you’ll soar 600 feet above the ocean in the waters between st. john and st. thomas. Highly Recommended
  • Visit 4 British Virgin Islands in one day by boat

Sailboats




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testimonials

  • just stayed at the fabulous presidential home in Bretton Woods, NH. The house is absolutely beautiful with top of the line furnishings. Our group of .... Read All

    By: Bill and friends
  • Hello John~

    Thank you so very much! Outstanding! Wow! I just returned from an extended girls weekend at the Berner Haus in Sunday Rive .... Read All

    By: Debra
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    Hi. Just wanted to send you a note to let you know that we had a great time during our 2 weeks stay at 7 .... Read All

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  • The St Maarten properties are beautiful!!

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  • Hello Susan & John,



    I want to thank you very much for renting us your home. It was absolutely beautiful.

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  • I found your web site to be very informative not only about the rental properties but also about the island

    By: Kim Belmont
  • I just wanted to say thank you for the most amazing honeymoon you could ever have. We went to ST Maarten for are honeymoon we stayed at 78 Dawns Bea .... Read All

    By: Kyle and Kristan Olsen
  • (stayed at La Perla, St. Maarten house)



    What we liked best on our recent vacation at your house:


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    John, We just returned from our trip to St. John and it was wonderful !Read All

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  • We were part of the group that rented the 4 bedroom luxury house on St. John.Feb 16th to 23rd.

    Loved it loved it loved it!Spectacular v .... Read All

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  • (stayed at Sunday River, Maine house aka Berner Haus)

    Your house is amazing.

    The movie room was the most fun and I won t .... Read All

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  • (stayed at St. John 5 br house March 2008)



    Wild Jasmine: the best place to be for the sunset!



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  • (stayed at 4 BR St. John house March 2008)



    This is a magical captivating place. We all fell into a wonderful routine.
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    By: Peter
  • (stayed at Sunday River/Berner Haus Oct. 2007)



    What an amazing place to spend our one year anniversary !
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    By: Leah & Jason C. Southhampton NY
  • (stayed at La Perla in St. Maarten Jan 2009)



    John, What an incredible spot you have there.

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  • Dear John and Susan,



    Thank you so much for your wonderful hospitality at La Perla. The house is just fabulous; my husban .... Read All

    By: Kristine
  • (staying at Bretton Woods NH house)



    Hi there. Well things are great here. The views are breath-taking!!! The gentleman f .... Read All

    By: Andrea
  • We stayed in the Villa at Dawn's Beach (# 78) and had a fantastic time. Everything you need is already here! The beds are VERY comfortable and the she .... Read All

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  • We just returned from a 3 night stay at Pres. View #5. I just wanted to thank you and the rest of the crew at Our Rental Paradise for an unforgettab .... Read All

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  • Joe/John



    Wanted to let you know we had a great last week at 1936 Notchbrook Rd. house in Stowe.



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    Our group had an awesome stay at the house. Thanks for the great experien .... Read All

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    By: Cyndi and John B.
  • We were in Wild Jasmine last week. It was absolutely the most beautiful spot imaginable. The house was incrdible. We did miss the computer but that .... Read All

    By: Al Morier
  • very nice

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  • (stayed at 5 br st. john house April 2008)



    I stayed at your house over spring break and I loved the house!< .... Read All

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  • Let us know if you have any openings for Feb vaca, week after valentines day or long weekend in Jan

    thank you,

    DEB B

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  • John,



    We had a fabulous time and the villa (# 78 Dawns Beach estates) was beautiful. I will be sending you some pics f .... Read All

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  • (stayed at Stowe house 911 Notchbrook Oct 2007)



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  • (stayed at St. John 4 BR house March 2008)



    this is a piece of paradise we'll always remember.

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