20 years going to St. Maarten and we found this to be our favorite condo ever. Super well equipped Very clean Comfortable bed Great Location I can go on and on, but be assured this is a top notch unit and Tim is a great host!
Nice neighborhood, good location, very nice condo & pool!
Here is the good....
We felt safe and thought it was a very nice location.
The use of LaVista's 2 pools, decks, and chairs was wonderful-great ocean views from both. We never used the bar/restaurant but can't imagine it would be anything but good!
1-2 min easy walk from condo to the beach.(or pool)
Condo was well equipped with everything one needs for a beachside vacation. The furniture was comfortable, the bed was great! Plenty of room to cook and live in. (2 bdrms/bath...plenty of room for 4, but there was just 2 of us) Washer/dryer came in handy. Dishwasher too but we never used it. Nice but small deck with a bit of an ocean view and morning sun. There was an umbrella, 2 chairs, a matt, & toys for the beach. There was even a few spices, coffee, filters and tea to get you started. We never found out if the water was safe to drink, so we bought bottled water.
We had a couple small problems which Tim had fixed as soon as possible.
Bad.......(we never expect perfect.....so the bads really aren't very bad!)
The beach out front is mostly rock/coral and basically unswimmable. It is also fairly short.(thinking beach walks) Within an hour or less you can drive to nice sandy, swimmable beaches. You could even walk to Kim Shaw Beach/Simpson Bay right by Buccaneer Bar.(about half mile)
The clean towels are stacked willy nilly on a shelf in the master bedroom which kind of bugged us and only 2 beach towels.
The screen door to the patio fell off when we went to open it and the repair was to mount it solid on the other side, so we couldn't use it. IF it were buggy this could be a big problem, but it wasn't buggy at all.
The rail on the master shower door really needs cleaned and the rollers need fixed.
Washer fills with HOT water when it is set on cold or warm so don't ruin your clothes!!!(we got lucky)
Many lights do not work, not sure if it is a wiring issue or burned out bulbs.
Only 1 roll toilet paper in each bathroom.
Recommendations.....
***We highly recommend a car as most things are a bit far to walk to! Taxi's never seemed plentiful near the condo either.
The other thing we recommend is the grocery store on Welfare Rd right where it turns to Billy Folly Road. I believe it's called Market Square. (Next to Burger King) It is close, clean, reasonably priced and a great selection.
Have patience.....traffic is utterly slow and always backed up! A lot of the island is not recovered from hurricane Irma.
Tim was a GREAT host and we hope to return!
Not luxurious but very very nice. Just a few steps from the pool and beach. AC worked great. Turned it off while gone and it cooled quickly
Upon return. Quiet area. Good tv reception and internet.
Very centrally located. We had a rental car and highly recommend it.
Pat and Lou H from Texas
My name is Tim and I'm from Toronto. This is my families vacation house and I absolutely love coming down to St Maarten to relax and get away from the big city.