Villa Alta Vista

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With Alta Vista, heaven just got a lot closer! This awesome, brand new luxury villa is located high atop Bordeaux Mountain. At close to 1200 ft. above sea, St. John's highest peak affords incredible views of the Caribbean, east to Virgin Gorda and beyond, and north to Jost Van Dyke and Sandy Spit - away from it all, yet with easy access to the islands most beautiful north shore beaches.

This 3 bedroom, 3 bath stunner provides everything you need for an incredible getaway. As you enter the compound you will be taken by the quality of care and craftsmanship in this lovely home. Natural stone and marble accents set off beautiful architectu...re in this unique home.

A courtyard leads onto the large patio and pool space, which includes an inviting hot tub surrounded by tropical foliage and a large pool that spans a large part of the deck.

A welcoming sitting area and large covered dining pavilion are just steps from the kitchen, and flanked by a beautiful fireplace adding to the elegant ambiance of this area.

Three large and luxurious bedrooms open onto this glorious space. Two of the bedrooms offer the flexibility of king/twin bedding choices with custom baths ensuite. The master offers a king bed and sitting space and a wonderful outdoor shower, conveniently a step out from the master bath. While the master has an exterior entrance it can also be accessed from inside the home.

The kitchen is sleek and efficient, with top of the line appliances and imported Italian cabinetry. It offers guests every gadget needed to prepare the perfect island feast. This beautiful and well-organized space also opens onto the covered deck and pool area and beautiful down island views.

Conveniently placed and covered steps lead up to the "icing on the cake" â?? an elegant and inviting living space high above the house, with two conversation areas surrounding a second fireplace, for warmth and glow on cool island nights. This lovely room is decorated in neutral tones with blue accents, setting off the rich mahogany details including an elegant indoor dining table and wet bar.

Step outside through French doors to a wonderful sky deck, perfect for sunbathing or stargazing.

Alta Vista offers the discerning guest a true getaway, high in our subtropical rainforest surrounded by large and lush mahogany and bay rum trees, wild ferns and orchids and other fruits of the forest.

Private and luxurious, with all the creature comforts, including flat screen TV, WIFI, air conditioning and more, this home is a perfect retreat for couples and families alike. A quick five minute drive brings you to Chateau Bordeaux Restaurant, only ten minutes to the glorious north shore beaches, yet a world away from the everyday... Alta Vista will bring heaven a little bit closer!

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What Past Guests Are Saying

• FloridaLee
  Gainesville, Florida

  An intriguing villa with a wow view!

  Left on 12/10/2012 for a stay in November 2012
  
  

  Alta Vista has an delightful view spanning sunsets over St Thomas from one balcony, and across the Bvis and Carolina Ridge, around to Virgin Gorda and sunrises from the back... deck and balcony. This villa has a huge great room upstairs with two balconies just perfect for taking in these views or star gazing at night. These are distant views but cover many miles and islands. We often enjoyed watching the weather change over the water and other islands from the mountain top.
  
  Driving to the villa from Centerline Road only takes 5 to 8 minutes on a paved road that is edged with plants that reminded me a bit of a rainforest... very green and lush. We like this area of St John for the quick trips to the north shore beaches and Coral Bay plus it is central to the rest of the island. The villa is right off the road with a gravel parking area. The very infrequent road noise was not a bother and privacy was not impacted by the closeness to the road. There was one house close by that we could not see, but we could hear voices during the day.
  
  This villa has three bedrooms, three and one half baths, with a good sized pool and a spa. The deck area is expansive, and it is very attractive with built-in planters and gorgeous cobalt pots. There is an outdoor dining table that seats 6 or can be expanded to 4 to 6 more and there are at least a dozen dining chairs total, some stacked out of the way. Six chaise loungers offer all guests a place to lay in the sun; plus there are chairs for each of the three pods in separate shade areas. The gas grill was older looking but worked fine.
  This villa has enough beach towels, coolers, and beach chairs for six persons, and personal towels and bed linens are plentiful. All the bedrooms are color coordinated with the same towels, etc. so everything works everywhere. I remember that two of the bedrooms have safes and I think the third did.
  
  The pool was not catching a lot of sun by mid November and was really too cold for us to enjoy. Earlier in the year, it probably was very comfortable. The spa was set to 104 degrees and did heat up slowly but got nice and warm. Wind can sometimes be too refreshing on the mountain, but it never sent us inside at any time. One day the rain did blow into the dining pavilion causing us to go inside. There is a gas fed fireplace for this outdoor dining area and one inside the great room upstairs... we used neither.
  
  Each of two of the bedrooms is in a separate pod and the beds can be used as twins or pushed together making a king bed. Each has a large shower, single basin sinks with hands free faucets, a walk in closet, doors that open onto the deck and covered access to the main house. This house is full of windows and light which is great, plus the windows have dark curtains to pull if you really want to sleep in after sunrise. The faucets were hard to get used to, especially for brushing teeth or shaving, but they make sense in an area where conserving water is so important.
  
  The main house contains the kitchen and master bedroom downstairs and the delightful great room upstairs. The master shower is enclosed yet outside with a roof and a door opening to the pool deck. The bed in the master suite was very comfortable so I would think the others would be also.
  The kitchen can be entered from the parking area or from the pool deck. There is a love seat in one end of the kitchen and two directors stools at the bar. The kitchen was very well equipped with dish wares, glasses and flatware for 12 plus all sorts of pots and pans. Small appliances we used were the toaster and coffee maker; there was also a blender and a food processor. The gas cook top, oven and micro wave were by Thermidor and the single sink was deep and big! We didn't use the dishwasher which along with the washer and dryer was by Bosch. The kitchen seemed efficient and was very pleasant. I am not sure how well several people could work together there, and other than the two seats at the bar there would be no eating inside it. We used the iPod player here often. There were nice speakers outside over the dining area, but we could not find anything to use with them, finally deciding installation had not been completed for them.
  Water for the house was filtered; I drank it all the ten days there and suffered no ill effects.
  
  The great room was accessed via a staircase outside. This seemed a little strange, and we never took food upstairs; I would think toting a meal up would be quite inconvenient but the room was delightful with two seating areas for a total of 8 or 10 people plus a lovely dining table that seated 6. The wet bar had both an ice machine and a wine cooler. Some glasses were in the cabinets. There was a small iPod player in this room, but the TV was a very large flat screen with direct TV which also provided great music selections. The wifi modem was located here also; we had good connections and speed with it. Att is our cell carrier, and there was a tower very nearby providing us with a strong signal.
  
  All the bedrooms and the great room were air conditioned. The master bedroom door could be left open cooling the kitchen, I should think. The mountain breezes were such that with the windows open we had little need for the air conditioning.
  
  We truly enjoyed this house and its unique floor plan, and we would love to return for another stay. I am happy to answer any questions.

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• cat7104
  Garden City, NY

  As good as it looks

  Left on 08/29/2012 for a stay in August 2012
  
  

  We've rented several villas on St John over the years and my husband declared this one his favorite. It's very private, has spectacular views (pix don't do it justice, and I say that even though we had a hazy view all week because of Sahara dust and tropical waves/depressions/storm), great breezes to keep it cool and keep bugs away, good size pool, and the introductory rates make it a super value. It has its quirks - it's an unusual layout with the living room on the second floor. It's also a bit off the beaten path, way at the top of Bordeaux Mountain. We love that neighborhood, but if you like being close to Cruz Bay it might be an issue. Overall very comfortable, attractive, and well equipped. One quibble: the master bedroom, which is just off the kitchen, is not set up to take advantage of the view. If that's important to you, you might prefer to set up shop in one of the guest bedrooms, which are both very attractive.

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