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Guest: Jim D. (Newfoundland, NJ)
Date of Stay: 07/24/10 Review Submitted: 08/01/10

Hello Vince and Deb. Just got home from your beautiful villa yesterday. What a wonderful vacation we had at your island retreat! Everything you said about the villa was true. The villa had everything we needed(except for small beach chairs to take away from the house). The dock and gazebo were the best! We spent so much time out there reading, talkin and just chilling out.I have not been to any other place where one can view both a sunrise and sunset over the water as you can from the gazebo. As you said, the snorkeling was fantastic. We went to other places on the island but straight out in front of the gazebo turned out to be the best on the island for me.So many differnt kinds of fish and an array of live coral near the reef was amazing. I saw several barricuda, a sting ray, many lobsters, starfish, many conch, several tarpon right under the dock and two things I have never seen before-a 3-foot yellow snake eel and a lion fish who is living under the dock! Awesome!The central air was great and the house was so spacious and clean for us six adults. If quiet and relaxation are what one needs-your well maintained home will truly provide that! All of us said we would come back again and it was the best villa we have rented out of the last 5 islands we have been to.Over The Edge restaurant was excellent for fresh local food as you recommended. Thanks again for a memerable vacation! Oh yeah, your friends at The Driftwood all said "Hello". They were very nice local people and we spent a great afternoon taliking with them. Jim D.

Recommended for:Families with young children, families with teenagers.

Fabulous Vacation

Guest: Travel Bug (Jackson WY)
Date of Stay: 06/19/10 Review Submitted: 06/30/10

Our whole family loved Far Tortuga. Our ages range from 15-72. All of us are active and we all love to read so we were happy whatever the weather. It is a very pretty well laid-out house. Very quiet and private. The owner is very helpful and all of his suggestions were good. We also had a cook for dinner which added to our relaxation. Lovely people and lots of great things to do.

Recommended for:Girls getaway, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers.

Guest: Dorthy (-)
Date of Stay: 05/01/10 Review Submitted: 06/27/10

05/10/2010 Back to the real world! I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our stay at Far Tortuga! You have a wonderful home and thank you very much for sharing it with us. The whole place far exceeded our expectations. I get a bit leery about internet rentals you never know what you are going to get and your place did not disappoint. It is a perfect place to have a group. We really found no reason to even leave Far Tortuga. We had breakfast and lunch there everyday and only made 2 trips off the property for any length of time. We went to stingray city and then one day we hired someone from Kaibo to take us over to 7 mile beach, glad we did that as that just solidified to us that we made the right choice by staying on the Northside. I would not hesitate to tell friends and co-workers if they are looking for a spot this is the place. We hope to be back to the Grand Cayman's and back to far Tortuga. Thanks again.... Dorothy and gang

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Guest: John (-)
Date of Stay: 04/17/10 Review Submitted: 06/27/10

05/18/2010 We have travelled the Caribbean the last four years and have found some great vacation homes for our annual family reunion. We range in age from three to 75. Far Tortuga had enough attractions to cover all of us. We especially enjoyed the gazebo. We watched the sun rise, fed the fish, read a book, took a nap and enjoyed a drink at that wonderful place. We followed Vince's suggestions for car rental, resturants, shopping and attractions. one great example was our visit to Stingray City with Blair on his boat. We had the place to ourselves. Thirty minutes later there were 12 vessels of various sizes and dozens of tourists from the several cruise ships that were spending the day at Grand Cayman. Take my advise and reserve a week at Far Tortuga. You will love it!

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Guest: Becky (-)
Date of Stay: 06/09/10 Review Submitted: 06/27/10

We just want you to know how much we love Far Tortuga and thank you for sharing your home We just recently returned staying at Far Tortuga from June 9-19. This was our third stay at the house. Needless to say, we love this home! We love the location, the house, the beach---well--just everything! Our one daughter especially likes to go to Over The Edge Restaurant down the road...so we had breafast there one morning. We do alot of snorkling, we ate at the Rum Point Restaurant to celebrate Father's Day and of course, just relaxed. We did fish off the dock and caught a couple fish (which we returned to the ocean). The house is equipped with everything anyone would need. We would recommend this home to anyone coming to Cayman. A hightlight was my husband and I renewed our wedding vows (married 39 years) on the Wharf beach and had our wedding dinner at the Wharf Restaurant. We can't say it enough--you will love staying at Far Tortuga. We will be back in one or two years to stay again

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Guest: John Harvey (Big Flats, New York )
Date of Stay: 05/18/10 Review Submitted: 05/18/10

We have travelled the Caribbean the last four years and have found some great vacation homes for our annualfamily reunion. We range in age from three to 75. Far Tortuga had enough attractions to cover all of us. We especially enjoyed the gazebo. We watched the sun rise, fed the fish, read a book, took a nap and enjoyed a drink at that wonderful place. We followed Vince's suggestions for car rental, resturants, shopping and attractions. one great example was our visit to Stingray City with Blair on his boat. We had the place to ourselves. Thirty minutes later there were 12 vessels of various sizes and dozens of tourists from the several cruise ships that were spending the day at Grand Cayman. Take my advise and reserve a week at Far Tortuga. You will love it!

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Guest: Dorothy10 (Salem, MA)
Date of Stay: 05/10/10 Review Submitted: 05/10/10

Back to the real world! I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our stay at Far Tortuga! You have a wonderful home and thank you very much for sharing it with us. The whole place far exceeded our expectations. I get a bit leery about internet rentals you never know what you are going to get and your place did not disappoint. It is a perfect place to have a group. We really found no reason to even leave Far Tortuga. We had breakfast and lunch there everyday and only made 2 trips off the property for any length of time. We went to stingray city and then one day we hired someone from Kaibo to take us over to 7 mile beach, glad we did that as that just solidified to us that we made the right choice by staying on the Northside. I would not hesitate to tell friends and co-workers if they are looking for a spot this is the place. We hope to be back to the Grand Cayman's and back to far Tortuga. Thanks again....Dorothy and gang

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Guest: Tom and Diana Eichler (Reston, Virginia)
Date of Stay: 04/20/10 Review Submitted: 04/20/10

"Far Tortuga" is aptly named, because you are indeed far from the usual tourist crowds that come with island vacations. Our family spent last week at Vince and DebAnne's home and were totally relaxed in Cayman style. His recommendations were appropriate and fulfilled our expectations. Not only did we make use of the very helpful BA and McCurley Greene car rental, but we hired Marie to cook Cayman specialties for us one night and were not disappointed. The best thing about the house was the way in which it was appointed. There was room for everyone to spread out comfortably. We were a family anniversary trip so we had a 20 month old along with us. The beach was so easily accessible that we used it a lot. Some ideas, though: 1. Bring rubber shoes for walking in the water. 2. Bring a hat, it was windy! 3. Think twice about a casual trip to Georgetown. It is a long drive. The Northside is so much more appealing. We snorkeled,swam, ate, painted, sketched, golfed, hiked and relaxed. It was a perfect family vacation in a perfect setting.

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Guest: Don, Lisa, Bob, Kari & kids (-)
Date of Stay: 03/13/10 Review Submitted: 04/11/10

Debanne & Vince, Thank you for sharing Far Tortuga with us. Our 2 families of 6 each fit into the house wonderfully. The home was everything we thought it would be and more...kitchen, pool, beach, dock, snorkeling, kayaks, hammocks...all were wonderful. When we did venture out, Rum Point, Kaibo, Over the Edge, etc. were all just down the street. We will cherish our memories for the moment, and look forward to a future return. -Don, Lisa, Bob, Kari & kids, Bloomington, Indiana

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Guest: Brett and Vickie (-)
Date of Stay: 04/03/10 Review Submitted: 04/11/10

We just returned from a week at Far Tortuga and it was one of the best vacations we've ever had. The house is beautiful and well equipped. The views are incredible and the snorkleing right off the gazebo was amazing....mature corals, amazing fish and lots of lobster. After staying on the Northside of the island, we'll never stay on 7 mile beach again. Thanks for a great vacation in your beautiful home! Brett and Vickie Mooresville, NC

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