There is so much to say about this place.
I would like to start with the negative points to finish on a positive line;
- The price of this place. It's definitely TOO EXPENSIVE! I should have read the other reviews before booking, this one is definitely on me. It is really a big big step to call it a "Superior Luxury" house. This is rather a really normal house with a bunch of mildly annoying issues with a Luxurious pool and garden. We had already another Airbnb booked right after which was in a much better location, for cheaper, much more spacious and with a view on St Thomas bay... Really way too expensive compared to the other places in the region
- The pics are definitely NOT what we got. Sure there are some fish eye lens pics to make the place look bigger than it is, and that is okay, gotta show the place at its best side, but honestly, everything was rather cramped, not to mention that you can dream for the pretty bed sheets shown in the pics. Instead we got the flowery, rather ugly, grandma patterns
- The water temperature: This is what we all disliked the most; how inconsistent the warm water access was. You could wait 10 min and have only cold water, or boiling water for 5 min then it switches to ice cold. It's just... Inconsistent is the right word. You'd never know which temperature you'll get. A gamble
- The location: The place is in a really really deserted and poor area, not so great for the amount of dogs barking all the time around
- The internet is really unstable. When it works, the speed isn't too bad, which is nice, but it has very often complete cuts for 10-15 min.
- The lack of supplies. We had 5 toilet paper rolls, for 4 days for... 10 people?! Hell, I know we can spare it a bit but that's definitely not enough. This should really have some extras somewhere easy to find. Also, same thing for the trash bags, only ONE for the whole stay is reaaaaaally not enough to sustain for 10 people. No dishwasher tabs, no kitchen hand towels either
- Paying for heating or AC is... As it seems, it's the norm, but honestly at this point, as it is only a personal recommendation and not a complain, I would definitely advise upping the price per night and include the heating/AC system in that price. The whole "Micro transaction" aspect is really off putting. I know we had credits to sustain during the stay but it was definitely not enough, and we felt cold from time to time.
- The gardener came by while we were in the pool, we felt like our intimacy was rather compromised as he didn't announce himself at all and just... entered.
Now the positive sides:
- Really beautiful garden. The grass feels nice to walk in barefoot, it's really fresh, and almost always in the shadow which is a big plus during summer
- The pool is absolutely gorgeous and awesome! Love the stony appearance of it. The Jacuzzi side is also a good point.
- The terrasse is very comfortable and it was refreshing eating outside during the day, even in February.
- Chickens and eggs? HELL YEAH! That's pretty awesome.
- The fact every bedroom has a bathroom associated. even tho the last two bedrooms are sharing one bathroom without real doors, just those really awkward sliding ones, but overall it's still very great to never have to wait for each other's bathroom times.
I think that's it! Overall, the place isn't THAT bad but there are so many small inconveniences, I would definitely not go back there. It's really big calling anything "luxury" other than the pool. A pool doesn't make the whole place a luxurious place, that's for sure.
Hope it was useful and objective enough!
- Aurore