Villa Life - Just Ask Nancy!

Truth.Travel! Condé Nast launches new site

Condé Nast Traveler has leapt beyond social media with its new site in the .travel domain, titled simply, "Truth" - News from the Crew of Condé Nast Traveler.  The site features links to the inner workings of the team that scours the planet in search of the best in leisure for all who love to travel!

Whether it's a road trip, a Caribbean island, or gastronomical delights, Condé Nast Traveler is there... along with regional and local experts who will share insights and respond to your feedback.  I am honored to have been invited to be among a select few villa rental specialists featured - feel free to visit the U.S. Virgin Islands Villa Specialist page dedicated to us and leave your comments!

Everything's better... in a villa.

There is an old proverb that states, "How beautiful is it to do nothing, and then rest afterward."  Rest is restorative, rejuvenating and can result in transformation!

Time and again our guests rave about the warmth, togetherness and tranquility they find when they visit the islands... to return home as changed beings.

When they stay at a fantastic luxury rental home in the Caribbean, I really think they feel healthier, boasting a good island tan and some salt on their warm skin after a swim in the ocean. 

Villas a vacation "stimulus package"!

Happy New Year!  What a roller-coaster ride we've all been on for the past year and some months! And I am happy to report that our team is still going strong, proud of what we have become through some very challenging times.

Why choose the villa life?

I recently had to overnight in Miami on my way home to St. Thomas.  I laid up in a small hotel, enduring the loud talkers and heavy walkers out in the hallway all night long, not to mention lumpy pillows and a pre-set radio alarm clock which outrageously went off at 4 a.m.  Being the owner of a luxury villa company in the Caribbean, I began thinking about families who stay at a hotel or resort for their tropical island vacations, and how renting a vacation villa would serve them so much better (who wants to watch TV together in a hotel room while sitting on a king bed?). (Pictured, right:  the cozy comfort of Estate Belvedere, St. Croix U.S. Virgin Islands)