Island Dream

Island Dream was built in 2005 on a prime lot within the Virgin Grand Estates. It is the last house on a dead-end private street. Because you are at the end of a little-used drive, there is very little traffic and good privacy.

The living room is a great place for relaxing and enjoying a movie on the 36-inch cable TV with DVD, VHS and surround sound. The TV plays through a 4 speaker ceiling mounted home theater system that puts out good quality sounds. An AM/FM receiver, 5-disc CD, and an iPod dock also play through the surround sound system. Island Dream also has WiFi access.

The kitchen is very attractive with cherry cabinets accented by polished granite countertops, a tiled floor, and a beamed cathedral ceiling. It is also well equipped, with a 4-burner electric stove oven, refrigerator/freezer with water filtration and outside ice and water, microwave, dishwasher, and blender, coffeemaker, and plenty of cookware and dinnerware. A granite island with a bar that seats 6 separates the kitchen from the dining area. There is a gas barbeque grill, as well as a laundry room with a washer and dryer.

You have many choices for formal or informal dining. Inside, a mahogany table seats 8, while the granite kitchen bar seats 6. On the pool deck, a cast iron umbrella table seats 6 to 8 guests, and our favorite, the pool bar, serves 4 to 6 guests.

All four air-conditioned bedrooms are all the same size (17 x 12) and all have romantic water views through screened sliding glass doors. Three bedrooms have king beds and the lower right bedroom has 2 twin beds, as well as a cable TV/DVD. The bedrooms on both levels are on opposite ends of the house to insure very good privacy.

Island Dream has really spectacular views that stretch more than 180 degrees. You are about 500 feet above the Westin Resort and the Caribbean Sea, and your view extends from St Croix in the southeast, past the St. James islands and St. Thomas in the west, and on to the Hans Lollicks, Thatch, and Grass Cays in the northwest.

The sunset views are some of St. Johns’s best, and the twinkling lights of St. Thomas provide beautiful evening views that make nights on the decks a memorable experience. During the day, the sun marches across the Caribbean Sea and creates an ever-changing, all-day panorama of color.

This is definitely a sun lovers villa, with the sun on the pool and sundeck from 9 am to sunset. Not to worry, the pool, covered decks, trade winds, and a/c will keep you comfortably cool.

About a quarter-mile walk below you are the restaurants, beach, and fitness room of The Westin Resort, while the renowned restaurants and shops of Cruz Bay are a 10-15 minute drive, entirely on paved roads.