We own a popular villa and, like most of the other owners who have posted, we really don't break even and never expected to. (My husband is a finance type, so we pretty much knew what we were getting into: Oh! the Spreadsheets, before we bought. But as others have said, it is truly a labor of love. ...

Hi Gymnastika, I am a neighbor of Sugar Bird Nest and have been in the main house very often and seen the apartment downstairs which used to be in the long term market. Beautiful location on Contant Hill, next door to Argonauta. Fantastic view and private, but 5 minutes from Cruz Bay. The owner is r...

The fishing charter boat captains (my husband and his buddies went out with Gris) have a rule: each guest gets 10 lbs of what he/she catches, and the cap'n keeps the rest. Gris sells to Asolare, Fish Trap/ Stone Terrace and (would you believe) Starfish. So if you want to buy it uncooked, you can do ...

Wow! What great ideas! Sheltering a dog from Animal Rescue is a total win-win. And who knows, we might also fall in love with our island pet. Thanks for all the help.

Thanks to all for your help. I tried to follow the link that Chickadee sent, but it doesn't look like the "Pet Airline" is flying yet. As I noted in my email, we aren't moving to St John, but will be going for about 3 months. But it looks like we have no real alternatives to leaving a larg...

Thanks for all the advice. We own a villa and have been trying to use it for longer and longer periods, up to a month. We are now thinking of going down for 3 months. During our past trips, we have left our beloved golden retriever with a close friend during these trips because we heard all the horr...

Has anyone every done this? How does it go? I know what the airline rules are but I also know people say NEVER to let your pet travel in the hold, even though it is pressurized and heated. So I'm just wondering if anyone has actually gone through the process and would be willing to share their thoug...

What are your dates in June? (Full disclosure - we own a villa that might meet your needs and it has a week open in June because our daughter, who was going to use it, recently (grrrr) let us know she won't be able to, so it is open).
Jeri

In answer to Iowa guy, yes-- Aaron Willis is at Asolare now and we had some terrific Mahi Mahi that I thought had just his old touch. Also, re Joe's -- they guy who used to cook the ribs (I always thought he was Joe, but it turns out he was Candy) has now opened his own place which is a truck just p...

Sorry your experience was disappointing; I have had just the opposite experiences at ZoZo's through the last five years and what I love about it is the consistency. I can honestly say I have not had anything but great meals there, and we are pretty picky.. (Sometimes too much food....but THAT is ano...

There is no question that, if you 'do it right', you will operate at a loss. By 'do it right', I mean keep the villa properly maintained, upgrade regularly, in short, treat it like a beloved home. When we bought, our villa manager (from whom we had rented) was almost brutally honest about what we we...

can someone tell me where to find these on the new forum. It's probably obvious, but ....
Jeri