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PAPAYE, charming Creole villa with swimming pool and panoramic sea view

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3 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 61614.6 sq ft

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Parking available
Washer
Pool
Barbecue grill
Kitchen
Air conditioning

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Saint-François, Guadeloupe

Anse de la Gourde
‪4 min walk‬
Pointe Tarare Nude/Naturiste Beach
‪19 min walk‬
Point des Chateaux
‪13 min drive‬
Pointe-a-Pitre (PTP-Pointe-a-Pitre Intl.)
‪50 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 3

1 King Bed

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only

Salle de bains 3

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Separate dining area

Garden

Dining area

About this property

PAPAYE, charming Creole villa with swimming pool and panoramic sea view

Ideally located within the iguana bay residence, the villa overlooks the beach of l'anse à la Gourde. It offers a panoramic view of the ocean and the island of Désirade. Its private salt pool & its large shaded and well ventilated terrace make it an idyllic setting for your Caribbean vacation.

The magnificent beaches of Pointe des châteaux are located in the immediate vicinity (Les Salines, Anse Tarare ...) and hiking trails by the sea leave from Anse à la Gourde. And, just 6 km away, the seaside resort of Saint-François awaits for you to enjoy its marina, nautical activities, restaurants and markets.

Property manager

Veronika

Languages

Czech, English, French, Slovak

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Air conditioning

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House Rules

Check in after 5:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 24

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Important information

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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

This property accepts cash

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products

Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

Property Registration Number 97125000178LJ

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Saint-François

Located in Saint-François, this villa is near the beach. Boulevard Cicéron Lighthouse and Canon Battery are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Point des Chateaux and Anse de la Gourde. Scuba diving and snorkelling offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with horse riding and hiking/biking trails nearby.

Saint-François, Guadeloupe

What's nearby

Anse de la Gourde - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
Pointe Tarare Nude/Naturiste Beach - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
Golf International de Saint Francois - 9 min drive - 7.4 km
Port of St. Francois - 11 min drive - 8.9 km
Point des Chateaux - 13 min drive - 5.3 km

Getting around

Pointe-a-Pitre (PTP-Pointe-a-Pitre Intl.) - 69 min drive

Restaurants

‪Resto Des Artistes - ‬10 min drive
‪Le Carré - ‬12 min drive
‪Quai 17 - ‬10 min drive
‪La Porte des Indes - ‬11 min drive
‪Au Widdy's - ‬10 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does PAPAYE, charming Creole villa with swimming pool and panoramic sea view have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is PAPAYE, charming Creole villa with swimming pool and panoramic sea view pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at PAPAYE, charming Creole villa with swimming pool and panoramic sea view ?

Check-in begins at 5:00 PM.

What time is check-out at PAPAYE, charming Creole villa with swimming pool and panoramic sea view ?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is PAPAYE, charming Creole villa with swimming pool and panoramic sea view located?

Situated by the ocean, this villa is within 1 mile (2 km) of Anse de la Gourde and Pointe Tarare Nude/Naturiste Beach. Plage de la Douche and Les Salines are also within 2 miles (3 km).

9.6

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9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.0/10

Listing accuracy

8/10 Good

Joan C.

9 Feb, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Beautiful View

Lovely location. Renters should be aware that there are over 20 stairs to climb to the villa. The property manager Veronika was terrific. Very responsive to all questions and issues.

Stayed 22 nights in Jan 2025

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

richard w.

29 Aug, 2016

Caribbean Charm

We had a very enjoyable stay at villa PAPAYA. The Villa is located in a gated community, which provided security and privacy. Although within walking distance to a nearby beach, the villa is set up the hill, providing excellent ocean views, sounds and breeze. The spacious private backyard and pool area made for great relaxing afternoons and morning coffee. Anyone looking for a quiet villa with privacy and great views, we would recommend staying at villa PAPAYA.

Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2016

10/10 Excellent

Luc C.

19 Mar, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Très bel emplacement

Véronika est une hôte parfaite, vous ne manquez pas d’information, sympathique, pas besoin d’en rajouter……merci Si vous aimez le son des vagues et les bienfaits de la piscine c’est fait pour vous, la situation géographique semble éloignée mais tout est proche pour passer des Belles vacances.ps: les lits sont confortables

Stayed 28 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

alexandre l.

2 Jan, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Superbe Séjour

Accueil impeccable. Notre hôte a été extraordinaire. Communication hors pair. Maison superbe avec tout pour un superbe séjour.

Stayed 11 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Louise L., Montréal

16 Mar, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Séjour inoubliable

Accueil chaleureux et suivi impeccable de la gestionnaire Véronika. Villa merveilleusement située,vue imprenable sur la mer et oasis de paix. Maison confortable, bien équipée et Internet fiable. Avons eu un séjour de plusieurs semaines inoubliable.

Stayed 42 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

RODOLPHE H., Bailleau le pin france

31 Jul, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Vacances ressourçantes

Excellent sejour avec de nombreuses visites a faire, de jolies plages une eau limpide et chaude. Le temps a ete tres agreable la vue depuis la villa sur le lagon tous les matins en preparant le petit dejeuner est le debut de journee paradisiaque. Nous avons ete réorienté vers cette villa car notre premiere reservation a ete annulee, nous ne regrettons pas,merci a Abritel pour la mobilisation pour nous avoir trouve cette solution de repli.

Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

yoland l., Amos

23 Feb, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Vue magnifique

Mieux que les photo

Stayed 12 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jean-Francois T., Shefford, Quebec, Canada

15 Jan, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Superbe villa, propre, superbe vue, très bien accueillis par notre hôte!

Tout c’est bien déroulé.

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Claude L.

2 Dec, 2022

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Nous avons beaucoup apprécié la localisation et l'aspect privé de cette propriété. La piscine !

Aucun problème ! Tout s'est bien déroulé.

Stayed 20 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

LAURENT C.

14 Feb, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Situation idéale

Très belle propriété située dans un environnement calme et reposant. Proche de la mer. La description de la location correspond parfaitement aux lieux. Petit bémol quant à la réserve d'eau en cas de coupure (régulière en guadeloupe). La capacité de la citerne de réserve (1200 litres) est courte pour 5 personnes. Il serait tout à fait possible de mettre une citerne plus grande avec filtrage pour traiter l'eau stagnante. Hormis ce petit soucis, tout était parfait

Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

JACKY B.

30 Jan, 2020

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Séjour St Francois

Bel emplacement villa sécurisée très bien exposée l’ensemble est serviable même si les salles de bain sont à rénover.

10/10 Excellent

Min D.

7 Mar, 2019

Veronika was very welcoming and helpful. The house was all we imagined and more. Location was great.

We were a party of 5 and the house was a perfect size. The bedrooms were comfortable and spacious. The outside space was great for breakfast and evening dinners. We never got bored of the beautiful view!

Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alain K., Lévis, Canada

7 Jan, 2019

Excellent séjour

Deuxième visite en Guadeloupe dans le complexe Iguana Bay, villa Papaye à l’Anse à la Gourde. Encore une fois endroit magnifique et la villa est des plus fonctionnelle. À proximité des plages et du village de St-François où on trouve toutes les commodités. Merci à Veronika encore une fois pour son excellente prestation!

Stayed 14 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Aurélien M.

11 May, 2018

Très agréable sejour

Nous avons passé un séjour très agréable en Guadeloupe dans cette maison confortable. Les enfants ont adoré. Un grand merci!

Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nathalie v.

14 Mar, 2018

Maison agréable et fonctionnelle

Nous avons passé un bon séjour à la villa Papaye; bien équipée et très belle vue

Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Noëmie L.

4 Mar, 2018

Des vacances dans un cadre paradisiaque

La villa Papaye est très agréable, conforme à la description. La vue est tout simplement exceptionnelle, on entend le bruit de l'océan de la terrasse. La résidence est sécurisée, à proximité de plages magnifiques et à l'écart de l'agitation de St François. L’accueil par Véronika est parfait, nous avons profité de ses bons conseils pour visiter la région, déguster des produits locaux,... Une seule critique : la vétusté des salles de bain. Il faudrait vraiment les refaire !

Stayed 11 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Maureen D., New York, NY

22 Feb, 2018

Beautiful island home with perfect sea view!

Such a wonderful getaway! My family and I booked Papaya Villa for a one week vacation in February of 2018. The home is very true to the photos and description. Veronika was wonderful! We wished we could stay longer! We are from the US (New York) so my review is from an American perspective. A few notes: The beds are very comfortable, especially for the Caribbean. The air conditioning works well. We slept a few nights with only the windows open and a few nights with the AC. Veronika mentioned the breaker can trip if too many things are running on the electricity but we did not have any issues. The home is clean, neat and tidy. The appliances are all in good working condition; dish washer, coffee machine, microwave, stove/oven and wash machine. The house had everything we needed for cooking. We enjoyed most of our meals at the house, dining at the table on the outdoor patio. The pool is on the smaller side but great for cooling off and splashing around. I think it is a salt water pool which felt much nicer than a heavily chlorinated pool. The house is located in a little development called, "Iguana Bay". The entrance is located down a short dirt road with lots of pot holes. It's not a big deal and most the roads on the island are in great condition but just an fyi. The development entrance has an electric gate with a pass code. Once through the gate, the house is located up on a hill so the drive is a bit steep and narrow but not a problem as most cars are on the smaller side and plenty of parking. There is a set of steps to climb to reach the house from the parking. The neighboring houses are fairly close but the landscaping preserves privacy. The beach is a 5 - 10 minute walk from the house. You walk down the steps, down the entrance drive, out the gate and then on a path through the vegetation to reach the beach. I hope someday to return and definitely recommend the house! I have a few suggestions for improvement but they are small details: New pillows on the beds would be nice. Some were flat or lumpy. Beach towels would be nice. We brought our own but would be nice not to have to pack. The internet could be improved. There is internet but it is quite slow and can only support one user at a time. Just enough for checking some emails but not much more. Note: Americans- there is a charcoal grill. The charcoal is natural and takes a an hour or two to heat up hot enough to grill on. We did not see lighter fluid or instant light briquets.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Stephen M., United States

8 Feb, 2018

Great two weeks

We loved the house, pool and grounds. We knew that there would be only French TV, however the internet connection was very slow for the first week. The second week it worked much better. Veronika was absolutely the best! Our flight was delayed by 8 hours, when we arrived at the Villa at 03:00 she was there to welcome us. She checked on use 3 or 4 times and always exceeded our expectations. We went to several beaches close by and also spent some days relaxing at the pool. Dinner in Saint Francois most evenings, breakfast and lunch at the Villa. There is a new charcoal grill we used several times.

Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2018

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

SANDRA F.

19 Apr, 2017

Très bien

Nous avons passé un tres bon moment la maison est à 10 min de saint François. La vue est superbe un dépaysement total. Bien aménagée une salle de bains dans chaque chambre. Parfait. Le seul point négatif sont les salles de bains qui méritent d'être refaite. Veronica la gestionnaire est adorable. N'hésitez pas

Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Stepan O., Ostrava-Krasne Pole, Czech Republic

27 Mar, 2017

SUPER!

Nous venons de passer dix jours là. Une magnifique expérience, merci à Veronika qui s’est occupée de tout. Elle nous a aidé à trouver les plus belles plages et des endroits touristiques très intéressants, elle était toujours disponible et très professionnelle. Une vue sur la mer inoubliable, la plage très proche de la villa (notre plage était l’une des meilleures), une atmosphère vraiment exotique. En ce qui concerne les chambres, elles sont assez spacieuses, la cuisine est très bien équipée, la salle de séjour est confortable, tout ce que vous imaginez pour un excellent séjour avec votre famille. Seulement une petite recommandation, si possible, il serait bien de rénover les salles de bains un peu, mais en général, la villa est dans une très bonne condition. Merci à Veronika encore une fois de nous avoir montré l’un des paradis de GUADELOUPE.

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Stepan O., Ostrava-Krasne Pole, Czech Republic

26 Mar, 2017

SUPER!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

penelope g., Paris

4 May, 2016

Magnifique expérience!

Nous venons de passer un séjour absolument magique dans cette villa qui a une vue magnifique sur la mer! L'accès à la plage en contre bas est un pur bonheur : anse à la gourde est une plage sauvage et très peu fréquentée ! L'accueil par Veronika fut très professionnel et chaleureux ! La maison était propre et avec un bon confort ainsi qu' une bonne literie. Un petit rafraîchissement au niveau des peintures ferait de cet endroit un paradis! Nous avons très envie d'y revenir!!!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

claudine c., Yvelines, france

25 Feb, 2016

excellent séjour à la villa Papaye

Nous avons vraiment passé un excellent séjour à la villa Papaye. la vue sur la mer est magnifique, c'est un spectacle permanent et on se se lasse pas d'entendre le bruit de la mer. la villa est située sur la côte Atlantique, dans un environnement sauvage et préservée . Nous avons adoré. un grand merci à Véronika pour son accueil chaleureux, attentif, et ses conseils précieux.

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Elena I.

18 Sept, 2015

christmas in paradise

Beautifull view, peace and quiet, spacious and comfortable villa, perfectly furnished, kids loves to have breakfast in a kitchen bar and we liked to cook with such a view, cristmas tree from palm tree leaf, beautifull not crowded beaches near the house, after swimming in ocean jump to the pool, great idea - outside shower, but the real treasure was Veronika - very nice, helpfull, dealing all our problems, helping us to buy a tickets, gives us advice about interesting places on a island, excursions, food, markets, weather forcast, life in Guadeloupe; we dont speak french so she was our translator. Guadeloupe is perfect place for holiday for Eupeans - same currency, same legislation, easy access by plain, no dangerous animals or insects, baby friendly, easy living! Hope be back soon!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Sylvie L.

17 Mar, 2015

Superbe villa

Tout pour passer un merveilleux séjour...La vue est à couper le souffle que vous soyez sur la terrasse à déguster un ti 'punch ou à vous prélasser sur un transat autour de la piscine sous les cocotiers!!! La villa est très spacieuse,les 3 chambres possèdent chacune une salle de bain et toilettes, les lits sont de très grand confort(King size pour l'une,160 pour l'autre et lits jumeaux pour la 3ème) de plus décorées avec beaucoup de goût. La cuisine est très bien équipée ,quant à la propreté irréprochable. Bref vous l'avez compris nous avons partagé d'excellentes vacances dans ce lieu paradisiaque...allez y les yeux fermés!!!