Comfortable Convenient Unique Condo, Cruz Bay St John, Ocean View, Free Parking

Convivare at Conch Villas is a spacious and well appointed condominium. Beautiful view of the ocean from the sun room and screen porch. Unique legacy Brazilian hardwood construction. Parking included. 10 minute walk to vibrant bars, restaurants and ferry dock yet Conch Villas is quiet. You will love the convenient access to downtown and taxis as well as the quiet neighborhood. We pick you up at the Ferry landing and return you to the ferry dock at the end of your stay, or make other arrangements you desire. One bedroom with queen bed plus living room queen sleep sofa. Each bed has private access to bath with shower and vanity, complete kitchen and dining area, large living room with four large doors opening onto a sun room with remarkable ocean views. Screen porch with dining set and sofa for enjoying the Caribbean air and light. Master bedroom has a picture window facing over the bougainvillea and the hills above Cruz Bay. Professionally landsccaped grounds. At night enjoy the sound of waves splashing on Turner Bay shore below you. Arrange the shutters to enjoy the Caribbean trade winds. Washer and dryer available.

beach chairs, snorkel gear and beach towels provided. We do not have Internet or TV but usually use our phones as hot spots, which works well.

Rent a car if you like, or walk to the safari taxis in town to access the North Shore beaches. Although there are some hills the easiest route is to turn right as you come out of the complex and down the gentle slope to Sea Shore Alllure where you and turn left to walk along the car ferry pond into downtown. Two grocery stores are a short walk away and we supply a grocery cart to make shopping easier. There is reserved on site parking for your rental car during your visit either in the lot or in the leased space next door.

More about the unit. Fully air conditioned with separate AC units for living room and bedroom, or open the shutters arrange the screens in the windows to enjoy the breeze. Sleeps up to 4. The master bedroom has a queen bed, closet, clothes chest and private access to the full bath with tiled shower and vanity. Use the sleep sofa for a second couple or the kids: this room also has separate private access to the bathroom through the sunroom. Both bedroom and sleep sofa area can have privacy. Conch Villas was constructed in 1986 using rare Brazilian hardwoods, which are maintained inside Convivare. The siding and interior walls are made of IPE (green heart) from the Para province, just south of the Amazon Delta, from a Brazilian exporter in Belem using wood from enviromentally friendly cutters. The shutters are made of JATOBA a wood even stronger than IPE and is mainly used as floor boards in Brazil. The shutters were prefabricated at a factory in BELEM. The hardware of unique Brazilian design, hinges etc. was also fitted in Belem. Some shutters were repaired with mahogany after Irma. The Conch Villas grounds are designed into a garden by Property King, a highly regarded local landscaping firm. The stonework includes numerous conch shells cemented into the walls: it is after all Conch Villas! Impromptu visits by peacocks and goats can be expected. The outdoor Conch Villas security camera is above the porch and monitors the common walkway up into the grounds. The name “Convivare” comes from the original owner of Conch Villas. They installed a plaque on the front door that carries the legend “Si non convivare noli tintinnare,” which is an Italian / Latin folk phrase meaning roughly “If you do not want to come in and feast with us, don’t ring the bell." Tall ceilings and southern exposure allow abundant light into the unit, or close the four folding doors and window shutters for extra privacy. High speed Internet dedicated to this unit, with cable television. A small bar with stools faces into the kitchen. Beach chairs and cooler are provided for your days on St. John’s incomparable beaches. Please look at the rental agreement for hurricane policies. Convivare is not a hurricane shelter and must be vacated by guests when a hurricane approaches (refund for lost days of course): we recommend travel insurance during hurricane season, which is highest in August and September. We generally close the month of September.

As garbage collects please secure it in a tightly tied garbage bag and leave just inside the front door. Text Kelly 940-453-0421 that you have garbage and one of our team will come by and collect it. It is important to keep food secure as it is the tropics.

Note that power company was rotating 2 hour outages around the island as they work on the system. They have improved but if they do one, food will stay good in the fridge that long. Do not run the water while power is out it unprimes the water pump. we will leave a bucket out for flushing. We have flashlights out and the breeze through the bath and sunroom is reliable with the shutters an doors open. Power