Villa Tryst Waterfront Luxury!

We had the good fortune of staying 5 nights in the fantastic Villa Tryst last month. Myself, 10 year old son and best friend spent our Spring Break here. The villa is the perfect spot for relaxing. We spent hours cooking up fabulous meals in the well-equipped gourmet kitchen, playing in the pool, and relaxing on the patio with THAT VIEW! We could not have asked for a better vacation. You can walk right down to Hull Bay Hideaway, a cool local beach bar with pool tables, Monday Night Taco Night, live music, volleyball, basically everything a beach bar can be! You can rent anything you want on the beach, including a private beach run with Captain Rick, ask at the bar! You will not be sorry. He can even then make you a special BBQ lobster dinner right on the beach after your jaunt. We have stayed in VRBO rentals in Paris, Amsterdam, Mexico, California, Orlando, Bruege, well, all over, and we actually enjoyed this rental the most. We did not have to ask for anything, its all there. Anyone will love this villa! Perfect for families, couples, friends vacationing together. Thank you Villa Tryst for our most lovely vacation. We cannot say enough good things. We will be back when we can, for sure!

For openers, the advertisements on YouTube are completely untrue. They are false and misleading:

“Find your Paradise at VILLA TRYST in Beautiful St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands...” Published on Aug 12, 2015.

What a joke!

The worst issue we encountered were rats living around and within this place and sharing our food with them.

Also, this place is anything but “…a newly renovated villa…” as this place is dirty, smells, and in need of a serious renovation. A lot of old worn-out items on the property. It has certainly seen better days.

The only adventure we encountered was leaving ASAP & finding a suitable replacement during Spring break on short notice and at considerable expense to us.

During the night of 3/12/17 or early morning of 3/13/17, a loaf of bread on "gourmet kitchen" counter eaten by rats. Surrounding area covered by crumbs and rat feces. Exterminator arrived that morning and put rat bait in a number of existing and newly placed rat bait boxes. He also provided 4 mechanical traps for smaller and larger rats. These were placed in and around the “gourmet kitchen” that night.

During the early morning of 3/14 @ 1 am, a rat was caught in a trap on the “gourmet kitchen” counter where the crumbs and rat feces was seen the prior day. It lived for a short time while hopping on floor with its head in the trap.

The place was very dirty. There were stains on pillow covers. Bedspreads and blankets also smelled from lack of washing. Some of the bathrooms doubled as janitor closets as well as chair and ladder storage areas. Very worn and dirty toilet seats with one having a broken hinge and the other broken pads. Dirty tile grout in shower stall and frayed floor mat.

Unusable & dirty umbrella on deck next to rusted base, weather-beaten wood frame for translucent plastic porch enclosure, dirty & worn chairs with peeling paint, and hole through wood deck.

As you descend the outdoor balcony stairs toward the shoreline, you pass more abandoned junk under the balcony. The stone stairs toward the water are unusable and unsafe. The rope hammock is unusable and worn-out.

As we were leaving the “villa”, a screen repairman arrived to fix many holes in the screens where rats had bitten through. Exterminator had already arrived at 7 a to retrieve the dead rat. Property manager Kim Poss also arrived to supervise the repairs.

I had e-mailed owner before we left & did not receive a response. Working with Visa to get our money back.

Caveat Emptor

A perfect gem in Hull bay!!! Villa Tryst is an absolutely breathtaking home, with terrific views. Tryst is the most romantic and lovely villa we have ever had the pleasure of vacationing at. Its huge!!!! Conveniently it's located just right across the way from Hull bay Hideaway, it was the coolest beach bar and grill where we had delicious fish tacos after a long day, but never mind eating out, Tryst has a large accommodating kitchen with everything and then some I needed to cook for and serve my family. My husband would hardly come indoors, terrific balcony with killer views. I slept like a babe and hearing the waves crash from my bedroom was the most soothing lullaby. This place is perfect and our first trip to the USVI was fantastic. Kim was great, we appreciate all her suggestions for places to shop, dine, eat, and

play. So glad we took her advice down from our car rental to our itinerary. Heaven is a place on Earth.

Upon my arrival to the unit from California, I found the place to be substandard in condition. Dirty couches, dead roaches and some were alive, 3 inched in length. Water from Kitchen sink stunk because it is from a tank. 3 Air condition was not working out of the 5. There is no windows to close and get a break from the heat and humidity, there is only shutters with very poor and deteriorated mechanisms, not fully functional. pool chemistry was off, my disabled daughter came out after the first jump with bloody red eyes and it lasted few hours. Worse of all, I talked to the owner and explained all of the above, my complaint was not considered. I left the next morning. I asked for a refund and never even got my security deposit back or even a phone call, now it has been close to 12 months since the booking. Bad place be.

My wife & I are longtime residents of St. Thomas and decided to enjoy a little staycation to celebrate our anniversary. Privacy and a pool were our main requirements and Villa Tryst delivered that and more! Enjoying the northwest view of Hull Bay and the Brasses while listening to the waves in complete seclusion was a highlight every day. The villa is more Island comfortable than contemporary elegant which suits the location perfectly. We rented it with just the master bedroom which was fantastic, plenty of room and natural light when you open the shutters. No TV in the bedroom but it's not the kind of place that you think about watching TV. The beach is a short walk away and while we didn't want to do any of the activities it was fun watching boats, snorkelers, kayaks and SUPs cruise by, all of which are available to rent at the beach. If you want the extra privacy make sure to ask if the caretaker's room below will be empty during your stay. All in all this a fantastic place to stay on St. Thomas!