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St. John "Love Nest" house at Coral Bay

Specials

House under construction

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

  • Good Monday Morning John and Susan. (march 2007 stay)



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



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  • (stayed at St. John, USVI 4 BR house Nov. 2007)



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    By: Holly H.
  • Hello John and Susan,



    Just a quick note to tell you we had a wonderful time at your place last week.


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  • John

    Our family stayed at your house in St Maarten
    What a wonderful home.

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  • just wanted to let you know what a great time we had in St. Maarten at your ocean-front house.

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  • (stayed at Sunday River house/Berner Haus) Jan.



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  • (stayed at Stowe house 911 Notchbrook Oct 2007)



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



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

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  • (stayed at Bretton Woods 34 Forest July 2008)



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  • (stayed at St. John house U.S. Virgin Islands, Wild Jasmine)



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  • Hello there....just returned from our wonderful stay at #5 Presidential. The view alone of Mt. Washington made the trip! What a fantastic view! We p .... Read All

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  • My friends and I stayed NYE weekend and although the skiing weather was so-so, the Notchbrook house made the weekend worth while!

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  • just spent 6 wonderful days in stowe at your incredible chalet (robinson). luxury knows no bounds at any of our rental paradise locations. this is my .... Read All

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



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  • (stayed at St. John 5 br house)

    I had a great time in St. John !

    The house is beautiful (great job Susan)

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    By: Caroline
  • (stayed at 5 br St. John house winter 2008)



    Another wonderful year here! a few rainy shower days than normal but we made .... Read All

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  • (stayed at St. Maarten ocean-front villa)



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  • (stayed at 34 Forest March 2007)



    Fabulous weekend! Perfect Spot!



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  • (stayed at Bretton Woods after having to cancel a Caribbean stay....see below)



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  • (stayed at St. John, usvi house Wild Jasmine Jan 2010)



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  • (stayed at Bretton Woods March 2008)



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  • LOVELY HOMES!!!!

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  • Susan and John,

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  • Looks lovely - will keep your homes in mind for future vacations!

    By: Tamra Frederick






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