Amazing stay at the Joy of Life Villa Sunrise Sweet.Everything was perfect..We stayed for six nights and had an amazing time.Karen and Jeff are lovely hosts.We joined them the first day at Hansen Beach with the other locals. We kayaked there and snorkeled which was pretty incredible.At the house, we never heard the people staying on the top floor. It is super private. I loved that everything was so clean and even the bedding, pillows, towels, etc. were so luxurious. All of the furniture is super nice. I loved the option of having an outdoor or indoor shower.The wind was always blowing therefore there were no bugs when sitting outside and and the breeze kept it super cool inside.There is AC that works super quickly and quietly if needed.Everything was provided for us- we just showed up. We did take the recommendation to get the Starfish Market coupon(save 15%) from the airport and shop before getting to the house. We saved a lot of money that way. I also brought coffee, bags, nut butter, snack foods, etc with us which helped cut cost. There were plenty of spices, olive oil, jelly, peanut butter, etc at the house which also made things easier.
Ill be 100% honest and say that we picked the house for the view I wanted to stay in Coral Bay vs.Cruz Bay. Its a great location. There are great restaurants and small supermarkets close by. ( Pickles in Paradise, Miss Lucys and Calabash Market are all close) I feel like Jeff and Karen go out of their way to be hospitable. From the emails before we left to answering any questions while we were there. The driveway can be a little intimidating at first but by the second day we had so much fun going up and down the hills. Its an adventure but worth it for the view! Biggest tip that my friend gave me was that if it is buggy, windy or even raining on one side of the island- it may be fine on the other side. So one day at Trunk Bay it was windy and cloudy- and we packed up and went to Salt Pond which was PERFECT, no wind, and sunny. People are all so kind. Listen to their stories and their recommendations. Making coffee and breakfast at home made it easy to get out the door by 8 every morning. We were often the first ones at any of the beaches.Top things we did while there- sunrise every morning, Swam with turtles-Maho, Francis and Salt Pond, loved Trunk Bay and Lameshure, fancy sunset dinner at ZoZo's in Cruz Bay,offshore fishing with Double Header sports fishing w. Tyler - caught fish to have dinner/share!