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Old Dec 17th, 2010, 03:27 PM
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beach villa rental

Our family (my husband and I and 4 children ages 18 - 24) are wanting to rent a villa for a 8 days in June in the Caribbean. We don't have a specific location in mind, but this is what we are wanting.: A 3 bedroom/2 bath villa that sleeps 6 (not condo) that is on the beach. A safe location. Prefer $500 or less a night. Our goals for the vacation are relaxing, swimming, snorkeling, some quality family time and more relaxing. We do enjoy water sports so a location near by where we could rent kayaks, parasail, rent jet skis etc. We aren't into clubs and the nightlife scene. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Old Dec 17th, 2010, 03:40 PM
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I'm almost afraid to post this here as I'm dying to stay here one day.... http://playablanca.biz/
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Old Dec 17th, 2010, 03:45 PM
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fishee, I checked out their website and it looks fabulous. Although we went to Belize 2 years ago and are looking for a new destination. We loved Belize, but want to visit somewhere different.
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I just love how the cost of all my activities, with exception of diving, is built in... Good luck! (and list the islands you haven't been to yet?)
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you should consider the maya riviera coast south of cancun. near akumal or playa del carman would ensure access to parasail & jet skies. locogringo is a good site for info on everything!
sample villas:
near akumal
http://www.locogringo.com/akumal/jag...dos%20jaguares
http://www.locogringo.com/akumal/cpc...%20caribe#cost
there is so much to do in this area - tour ruins, ziplines, jungle atv tours, horseback, golf/tennis, fishing, caves/cenotes, snorkel/scuba, duty free shopping in playa del carman and 2 great eco marine parks xel-ha & xcaret.
most villas come with a housekeeper. often a cook is available. really good shopping for groceries in playa del carman.
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White Bay on Jost Van Dyke is one of the most beautiful settings anywhere. Perfectly situated on White Bay is The Pink House http://www.pinkhousebvi.com/home.html

One of only three villas on the beach. 3BR, 3 Bath, $3500/wk summer rate, available June 11-18

Grab it quick...it IS what you're looking for.

Dave
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Old Dec 18th, 2010, 11:15 AM
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dtstahl thanks for the info on the pink house. It looks amazing! I showed there website to a couple of my kids and they loved it. It's a little more complicated to get to, but we are going to see if we can make that work.
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The best route is to fly into St Thomas, USVI (STT). From there you ferry over to Tortola (45 min) then another ferry to Jost Van Dyke (30 min).

Here's a link for ferry times between USVI and BVI. http://www.bestofbvi.com/info/bvifer...hn_tortola.htm
Notice the last ferry from CA (St Thomas) to Tortola (WE) is 4:30 - 5:00 and the last from West End, Tortola to JVD is 6:00.

We just did this route Spring '09 and it works very well. The ferry is a nice way to begin to settle in.

The earlier you can get to STT, the better. If you have to take a late flight, just overnight in Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas and take the direct ferry to Jost the next day (8:00 AM or 2:00PM). I can recommend some places for you if you need it.
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