First, the good. The home is beautiful and is in a wonderful location. It's well appointed, and the caretaker (Mr. Penn) is terrific.
Now the bad.
The home has no backup generator. St. John has been going through power issues over the past couple of months. Daily power outages are typical. When the power is out, you have no power, no air conditioning and no water (pumps stop working). During our trip, we were without power for more than 40 hours total, including 24 hours straight at one point. I was filling up the toilets with pool water so we could flush the toilets. After the 2nd straight day of this, we decided to leave STJ early and head to a hotel in St. Thomas where we knew we'd have air conditioning. My pregnant daughter in law was with us, and I just could not chance another night of sleeping in an 85 degree house.
In addition to the power issues, the home has significant leak issues. There was heavy rain while we were there, and we had to clean up multiple areas of the house from the leaks, including a huge leak at the bottom of the stairs. Huge safety issue on the slippery floors.
I spoke to the caretaker multiple times. He said that he's been asking the management company to put a generator on site for months, but that they had refused to do so. He said that they were also aware of the leaks but had not fixed them.
The management company knows about these issues, but did not inform in advance or take proper steps to prevent the issues. Rent at your own risk.