Location: Coral Bay, USVI - St. John, Caribbean (The House is located in Fortsberg, Coral Bay.) View Map
Accommodations: Villa, 2 Bedrooms + No additional sleeping rooms avail, 2 Baths (Sleeps 4-5)
Keywords: House and Cottage
Come experience an amazing, beautifully appointed solar-powered vacation house on St. John! Here you will experience truly green living and will realize how well you can live while remaining in balance with the world around you.
The Villa features an expansive veranda with 180-degree views of the ocean, a garden, and a pool. It also has air conditioning in the bedroom, a full kitchen, a gas grill, and a small library of books, board games, and music. In the bedroom, you'll find a beautiful queen-sized pillow-top sleigh bed, where you can fall asleep to the sounds of the waves crashing on the beach below or to the Bose CD player next to your bed.
The Cottage is a charming studio suite, featuring a wonderfully comfortable pillow-top bed, air conditioning in the bedroom, a fantastic couch, and an in-laid tile breakfast table. Surrounding the Cottage is a wonderful covered balcony and uncovered wrap-around porch, with 180-degree ocean views. The Cottage also has a beautiful outdoor stone shower, an outdoor kitchen and gas grill, and an indoor food and dish storage area with a small refrigerator.
Both the Villa and the Cottage feature beautiful, luxurious furnishings to make guests as comfortable as possible.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning : Air conditioning in bedrooms of Villa and Cottage.
- Linens Provided : All linens provided, including beach towels. Also, soap, shampoo, and conditioner are provided.
- Off Street Parking
- Beds
- Queen Bed : Queen bed (pillow-top) in the Villa.
- Double Bed : Double bed (pillow-top) in the Cottage.
- Entertainment
- CD Player
- Music Library
- Private Pool : Pool is part of the Villa; not available to those who book the Cottage (unless no guests are the in the Villa).
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen : In Villa, full kitchen, including stove, range, refrigerator, double-well sink, gas BBQ. In Cottage, gas BBQ with side burner, small refrigerator, sink and prep counter.
- Cooking Utensils Provided : Separate utensils provided for both the Villa and the Cottage.
- Refrigerator : Full size in Villa, smaller unit in Cottage.
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill : Outdoor grill with side burner; one for the Villa, one for the Cottage.
- Deck/Patio : Veranda in front of the Villa (tiled, covered).
- Balcony : Balcony surrounding the Cottage (partly covered over rear porch, partly open, all wooden deck).
- View/Location
- Ocean View : Commanding 180-degree ocean view, with both arms of St John reaching out to frame the Atlantic Ocean. (No obstructions, no other homes around to block view.)
- Communications
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- Majority solar-powered electricity, with grid connectivity. Cool ocean breezes all day and all night. Secluded coral beach 5 minutes walking distance (just down the hill). Excellent hikes with historic views very close to property. No neighbors - extremely private setting.
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities
- Shopping
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Boating
- Swimming
- Wildlife Viewing
- Fishing
- Miniature golf
- Horseback Riding
- Shelling
- Hiking
- Restaurants
- Other Activities
- Watercolor painting lessons available only to House of Open Arms guests. Book collection and game collection.
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Villa High Season: Nov 20-Apr 15 .. $2300/wk .. $345/nt ..
Villa Low Season: Apr 16-Sept 3; Oct 2-Nov 19 .. $1675/wk .. $265/nt
Villa Sept Rates: Sept 4-Oct 1 .. $1475/wk .. $225/nt
Cottage High Season: Nov 20-Apr 15 .. $1650/wk .. $260/nt
Cottage Low Season: Apr 16-Sept 3; Oct 2-Nov 19 .. $1250/wk .. $200/nt
Cottage Sept Rates: Sept 4-Oct 1 .. $1050/wk .. $170/nt
Weekly rentals are 7 nts. Taxes and fees INCLUDED. Rates are for double occupancy.
5 night minimum. Visit our website for current availability.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
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Map & Owner's Profile
Year Purchased: 2005
The Unique Benefits at this Villa
A House of Open Arms is solar-powered and purified rainwater-fed. It sits amid lush tropical gardens, a 240 degree view of the sea. Cooling easterly breezes come up the hill making the need for a/c obsolete. Hawks, kestrels, bananaquits, Lesser Antilles bull finches, Puerto Rican bull finches, and magnificent frigates float above with the crashing sea below. This is truly a nature lover's paradise. It is made all the sweeter by the knowledge that the electricity and water used on the property are collected from the sun and sky, with minimal impact on the surrounding environment.
Property Photos
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- The view off the Cottage's porch. - Coral Bay, St. John Vacation Rental
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- The view from the Villa, with the private pool in the foreground. - Coral Bay, St. John Vacation Rental
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- The veranda, pool, and garden in front of the Villa. - Coral Bay, St. John Vacation Rental
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- The interior of the Cottage.
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- The Cottage, with its view stretching out beyond.
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- The queen-size pillow-top bed in the Villa.
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- The Villa's living room has a wonderful couch for relaxing and reading.
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- The Villa has a full kitchen, complete with refrigerator, gas oven and ranges.
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- Even the Cottage's shower has views!
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- The Cottage's wraparound porch and outdoor cooking area.
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- Another shot of the views off the Villa's veranda.
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- Beautiful sunrises greet you every day.
Traveler Reviews (1)
Guest: Shera G.
(Richmond VA)
Date of Stay: 07/10/07
Review Submitted: 07/10/07
We stayed at A House of Open Arms near Coral Bay on St John the first week of July. I did quite a bit of research to find our “perfect” St John rental and I’m convinced that I could not have been more fortunate to find this wonderful (and exceedingly affordable) gem.The location just outside Coral Bay is superb. Check out the website to see the incredible views from the villa. The entire complex was designed by a very talented architect who normally only works on much larger projects on the island. The interior of the one bedroom villa, while small, is well-designed to take full advantage of the hillside location. There is also a small honeymoon cottage just a few steps down from the villa which can be rented separately or together with the villa. Both are owned and run by a local artist, Catherine Perry, whose hospitality and attention to detail made for a very enjoyable experience. She was always available to help ensure we were getting the most from our stay on St John but was never intrusive. Catherine has thoughtfully provided many items that we didn’t expect but which we certainly appreciated such as beautiful wine glasses, china plates, a great mattress on the bed, Tupperware containers, vacuum wine bottle caps, high quality shampoo and shower gel and beach towels & coolers for beach use. She is also having a small pool installed just outside the villa so be sure to check to see if that has been completed. The pool will make it even more fantastic to stay there.
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