Journey's End - Quiet Comfortable Elegance with Pool

My wife and I are just back from another trip to Vieques. This trip, we chose Journey's End for our rental. Let me tell you, it was absolutely perfect. The house has everything one could need for a wonderful vacation. We particularly enjoyed the pool area and the upstairs balcony. The house has DirectTV, but who needs or wants TV when you have the Atlantic ocean as your daily view. The kitchen is well-equipped to fix meals at the house and has everything the gourmet cook could need. Centrally located, easy drive to Isabel or Esperanza and the beaches. I have to tell you about the beaches...they are superb! We hit our favorites again (Blue, Red, Secret and Silver) and found a new beach that is opened on the west side--Playa Grande. Our choice for best beach, hands down, is Secret Beach, also known as Playa Prieta. Can't go wrong with any of the beaches!

So, if you are looking for a great vacation, I highly suggest that you check out Journey's End. The owners are great people and have a great house they have so graciously decided to share with the rest of us! Thank you Bob and Pebby.

Sincerely,

Tom & Sue

Florida, USA

We have been to Vieques before and stayed in what was described as a quiet retreat on a hillside and it truly was...high up on a hill and tranquil, with just the sound of the trees blowing in the breeze, frogs and geckos, and the occasional dogs barking in the night. That is what we were expecting from this "quiet" location as well. Don't get us wrong; the house was thoroughly enjoyable; beautifully landscaped, spacious, clean and thoughtfully decorated. We had nothing but positive experiences with the house itself. and we love Vieques and plan to keep coming back. We were just completely taken aback by the noise level. We wanted to stay in this house because of the outdoor space, which is beautiful, but the noise level made it unpleasant. The house does indeed sit atop a hill and with a beautifully landscaped yard, but it is far from quiet. We had to change our noise expectations from "Quiet Tropical Retreat" to "Noisy, Suburban Metro". The noise level was louder than our suburban DC location, and I am not even referring to the roosters, barking dogs and frogs, because we found those noises unobtrusive. The house sits very close to a major road and in back of a busy car rental business. The noise from the street is very noticeable including loud trucks, cars, and motorcycles...all playing deafening music that one night shook the house, and awoke us both, at 3:00 a.m. The car rental staff plays loud music from 7 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. although they were nice enough to lower it for a couple of days. The nearest neighbor is a few feet away and his conversations on the cell phone were clearly audible. The last straw was the neighbors leaf blower starting early on a Saturday morning. Not even my neighbors in DC start their leaf blowers that early. Despite all that, we still had a great time and would love to stay at a house like this again...if it were just a few hundred yards further from the street.

The website does not convey how incredible this house is in so many ways - each bedroom nicely designed and unique, outdoor bathroom made it possible to shower under the stars, nice seating areas that encourage relaxed conversation, a great deck for morning coffee. We had 11 family members and friends staying with us (young adults to seniors) and each one enjoyed the house. There are two bedrooms on the first floor for those who might have difficulty climbing stairs.

Celebrated our daughter's wedding with a dinner party one evening and the kitchen easily accomodated preparations for 25 people. Had the reception for 50+ on the deck with room for dancing, a Merangue band, and round tables.

The pool is small but could not be in a more beautiful spot. House was well equipped with beach chairs, coolers, umbrellas, washer and dryer, games, etc. Guests leave items for the next group so we did not have to rush around the first day as there was coffee, etc. for us to use.

The owner and house manager answered our pre-stay questions. We paid for an extra cleaning before the wedding reception and the cleaners were very quick and did a great job. The house manager worked well with the wedding planner.

This house is lovely and the views are amazing, including seeing the many horses grazing in the field next door. Wish I could have coffee on the deck tomorrow.

I was fortunate enough to visit this property with the owner two years ago and knew as soon as I saw it that I would be back and bring my friends! We had a group of 12(no children)at Journey's End to celebrate my husband's 40th birthday. I never thought that the home could get any better than when I first visited, but PeggyAnn and Bob managed to make Journey's End even more incredbile. The pool was a wonderful addition and appreciated by all after beautiful days at the beach. My friends continue to ask me when we can go back and we constantly laugh as we envision our days on private beaches, happy hours in local bars and delcious dinners both out at fun restaurants and poolside at the house. If you are looking for a rental on Vieques - your search stops here! A perfect blend of comfortable home with the feel of a resort. Enjoy your stay when you book it - I'm jealous that you're going!! Thanks PeggyAnn and Bob!

We spent an unbelievable 9 days at Journey's End. The house was absolutely spaceous. We could not have found a better place to stay.