Location: Boatman Point, USVI - St. John, Caribbean (5 Minutes on Paved Roads to Cruz Bay; 10 to the North Shore) View Map
Accommodations: Private Family Home, 4 Bedrooms, 4.5+ Baths (Sleeps 9-10)
Acqua Blu is more than a rental home. Our friend Sis Frank called it a mansion. It's 4800 square feet, and has 7 porches and balconies, a 38' x 12' pool (10 feet deep at one end), a library in case you need work space, separate media room (so the kids can blast their music and not bother you), separate laundry and breakfast area.
Let's not forget a 22 x 38 foot Great Room, with 24 foot ceilings and my 1923 Steinway. The dining table is hand carved and easily seats 12. The kitchen is my dream kitchen: both a gas and electric oven, farmhouse sink, salad sink, a Fisher Paykell dishwasher just for glasses, and a Miele dishwasher for all the rest. We have a Jennair icemaker (that's in addition to the icemaker in the 42" Monogram fridge) and a built in wine cooler.
You'll need the wine cooler because we have just opened up the Acqua Blu Cellar where you can find the boutique wines from Italy and France that we import. (My family is from Tuscany, so you'll find that area highlighted, since I can get wines the Italians don't like to let leave the country).
Acqua Blu has 4 bedrooms, all featuring king beds(with plush pillow top mattresses) and en suite baths with unique hand cast concrete counters. Except the Garden Room which has a hand made mahogany counter. There are two half bathes, one up and one down so you don't have to travel far if you're in the wet swim suit by the pool.
Incredible 270 degree views and the sound of the gently lapping Caribbean Sea in each and every space. We have 7 split unit air conditioners for all the sleeping areas and library, and fabulous breezes.
Acqua Blu is a rare, elegant find, because it was a home built for a family, and you'll get that feel the minute you enter.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Washer
- Dryer
- Linens Provided
- Off Street Parking
- Beds
- King Bed
- Twin/Single Bed
- Convertible Bed
- Crib
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV
- DVD
- VCR
- Video Library
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Private Pool
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Catering Available
- Outdoor Features
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio
- Balcony
- Lanai
- View/Location
- Oceanfront
- Communications
- Telephone
- Computer
- Broadband Internet
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- Stocked Wine Cellar, Media Room, Library, Laundry Room/Breakfast nook, Japanese Soak Tub
- Suitability
- Pet Friendly
- Handicapped Accessible (may have limitations)
- Wheelchair Accessible (may have limitations)
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Boating
- Parasailing
- Jet Skiing
- Shelling
- Swimming
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Surfing
- Windsurfing
- Mountain Biking
- Wildlife Viewing
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Basketball Court
- Museums
- Miniature golf
- Horseback Riding
Rate Details (In US Dollar)
Rates depend on how many of the suites you choose to rent.
High Season .. Dec 13-Apr 09 .. $7700/week (2 guests) .. $8900/week (10 guests)
Off Season .................... $4500/week (2 guests) .. $5700/week (10 guests)
1 week minimum stay
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Credit Cards Accepted:
Map & Owner's Profile
Year Purchased: 2005
Why the Owner Chose Boatman Point
Originally we built in the Rain Forest, thinking that such an exotic adventure. Except that it was a little uncomfortable to LIVE with all that green overgrowth, and hard to manage all the mold and mildew. We ended up going through gallons of bleach weekly! So we picked the South Shore of St. John, which is drier and sunnier. We found Boatman Point because we were looking for constant breezes, and this is the best place to find the glorious Tradewinds. It turns out it is actually easier to garden here, even though there is less rain. We just keep a separate cistern just for the plants!
The Unique Benefits at this Private Family Home
Acqua Blu is part of the Boatman Point Association with its own rubble beach reserved for owners and their guests (that would be you). Hart Bay is a 5 minute walking trail away. As part of a private association, it is accessible only via one well maintained concrete road.
Owner's Map of Boatman Point
Dale has been coming to the Virgin Islands since the days of the first Pan Am service in the 1960's. Back then you needed a machete to cut your way through to the North Shore Beaches. It was quite an adventure. Janet has been coming to St. John since the early eighties, and though the North Shore Road was not overgrown, getting there was still a jeep adventure--if you could manage to rent one of the eight available jeeps on island. Now St. John has grown up, but it is still pristine since 3/4 of the island is US National Park. We built our first house on Gifft Hill in 1989. It was 3 bedrooms, fine for our island getaways, but when we came down here to live permanently in 1996, 3 bedrooms proved to be a little small for our family. So we started our quest and after 3 years of searching, settled on Boatman Point, where we have a view to St. Thomas, St. Croix and all the way to the southernmost tip of St. John. We are both entrepreneurs coming from technical plastics backgrounds, and are now retired and bent on traveling--so we decided to open up our home to the rental market. We have a cottage down the road, which we can lock up when Tuscany or somewhere exotic calls. I'll never forget the first time I saw the Caribbean, or the first time I went snorkeling down here: Jacque Cousteau wasn't lying! If anything, it is more beautiful than any documentary on Coral Reefs. I envy all of you your first time experiencing the magic of St. John. You'll remember the moment all your life.
Property Photos
- - Boatman Point Vacation Home with Wi-Fi & Private Pool; Ocean View
- The house, the pool and Hart Bay - Boatman Point Vacation Home with Wi-Fi & Private Pool; Ocean View
- The Great Room and the Steinway - Boatman Point Vacation Home with Wi-Fi & Private Pool; Ocean View
- The Kitchen is a chef's delight with 2 dishwashers, 2 ovens, 2 sinks and 5 burne
- The Plantation Room with leather inlaid furnture, takes you back in time to the
- Rams Head Bedroom looks to the Rams Head and the Sea
- The private Porch off the Rams Head Bedroom. Quite the view
- The St. Thomas room looks out to the Caribbean sea and the twinkling lights of S
- The Garden room has its own walkway to the landscaped gardens and has wonderful
- Sunrise from the Garden Room comes up over Ditliff and the Caribbean Sea
Vacation Rentals by Owner Listing #266776
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