Great Expectations offers views both to the east over the romantic turquoise Caribbean Sea and gentle waves rolling over the rocks of Hart Bay, as well as to the west where sailboats moor in the calm waters of Chocolate Hole. Morning made a considerable difference in my general prospect of Life, and brightened it so much that it scarcely seemed the same. Sunrise over Rendezvous Bay and the National Park Great Expectations was designed by the award-winning, Boston architect John Sloan whose vacation villas can be found elsewhere in the Caribbean and Hawaii. It was built in 1998 by Bill Osborn, one of the finest builders on St. John. The excellence of their work is reflected by the fact that both John Sloan and Bill Osborn studied earlier in their careers at the Harvard University School of Design.
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 of beautiful, colored bougainvillea, hibiscus, croton, wild orchids and, and our favorite, frangipani. A number of significant palm trees as well as banana trees complement the beauty of the site. A variety of birds frequent the immediate area which, depending upon the season, may include magnificent pelicans, frigate birds, soaring osprey, nesting hawks, great blue herons, the largest hummingbirds, you have ever seen and our popular native bird, the little, but gorgeous, banaquit.