Villa Mirino was the perfect place to stay for my first visit to the Caribbean. The house was lovely and well appointed and the view was spectacular! It was a wonderful location for everything we wanted to do and our hosts provided great recommendations and suggestions. Top notch!
I don't know where to start with all the wonderful things that make up Villa Mirino. I will use the word amazing many times in this review because it is.
The house was perfect for our family of 6, but there is room for more people if you want to use the space downstairs, we didn't need it so we didn't use it. The house has everything you could need for a great vacation and we really felt like we were at our own home here. The kitchen has every utensil and appliance you could want. We did buy groceries and cooked in a few times. The grill outside is amazing, the whole outside is amazing.
We sat outside every night watching a movie on the big screen TV and the very comfortable furniture. We ate outside as well, it was amazing.
The pool is heated and great, we used it a few times as well.
We had two younger children so the room with the bunkbeds was perfect.
You can sit on the deck in the morning and watch the sunrise and sit on the deck in the evening and watch the sun set, it doesn't get any better than that!!
I found the house so well stocked that there were many things I would not have had to worry about packing.
Beach towels, beach bags, umbrellas, beach chairs, sand toys, floaty toys, coolers if you can think of it, the house has it.
The owners were amazing to work with and very friendly and accommodating. The manager Sharon was very sweet and patient with is as we tried to find our way to the Villa.
The owners give every direction you need, but I found that I didn't read thoroughly enough so we had some trouble finding it. If I would have read all the directions we wouldn't have had a problem. Look for the arrows as you go, they point right to the house.
I will not be staying anywhere else if and when we return to St. Thomas.
How easy was it to book the property? | How helpful were the directions to the property? |
How easy was key pickup/access to the property? | Overall condition of the property |
Bedding & mattresses | Kitchen & utensils |
Bathroom cleanliness | Other facilities & amenities |
Service |
Friends getaway | People with disabilities |
Older travelers | Families with young children |
Large groups |
We spent 9 days with 4 other couples at Villa Mirino and the experience was beyond compare! The house is found on a private road and tucked among flowering bushes and plants. It is situated high on a cliff with magnificent views of the Caribbean as far as you can see. Watching cruise ships, sailboats, small boats, and yachts provide daytime entertainment while the stars are the evening program.The layout of the house made it easy to each have our own space and privacy but also have great times together. There are 3 bedrooms on the main floor including two large king bedrooms with en suite bathrooms. The main floor also includes a large great room, with beautiful soaring ceilings, as well as a very well equipped kitchen. The kitchen has everything needed for enjoying great food and drinks. If you want to cook, there is an outstanding collection of pots, pans, baking dishes, and utensils. There are two additional large bedrooms with en suite bathrooms in the lower level of the house. The beds were comfortable and the towels, linens, and toiletries were very nice. The bedrooms were all wired for wifi and had Sonos sound systems. But the pièce de resistance is the deck. It's really the only place you need to be! A recent addition to the deck makes it an enormous living and play space. It includes a wonderful swimming pool, an outdoor kitchen, a large screen TV, a fabulous sound system, two separate eating areas, chaise lounges, and multiple seating. There is no reason to leave! However, if you do, there is plenty to see in the area. Sailboats and power boats can be rented nearby, the beach at Secret Harbor right below is a great snorkeling area and Red Hook has some great restaurants and activities. The stay at Villa Mirino was truly 9 days of wonderful!
Value | Rooms |
Location | Cleanliness |
Service |
The ocean views from this home are amazing! The layout of the house provides private bedrooms and baths for 4 couples, but also has ample space (both inside the house and on the deck) for group meals and activities. Wonderful grill on the deck and a well-equiped kitchen.
How easy was it to book the property? | How helpful were the directions to the property? |
How easy was key pickup/access to the property? | Overall condition of the property |
Bedding & mattresses | Kitchen & utensils |
Bathroom cleanliness | Other facilities & amenities |
My family including two young girls spent an amazing week at Villa Mirino. Everything was absolutely incredible, from the lovely pool with an awesome ocean view, to the beautiful accommodations of the home itself. We fell in love with the local beaches and local hospitality.
We all loved it so much, we're already planning our next stay at Villa Mirino!
How easy was it to book the property? | How helpful were the directions to the property? |
How easy was key pickup/access to the property? | Overall condition of the property |
Bedding & mattresses | Kitchen & utensils |
Bathroom cleanliness | Other facilities & amenities |
Service |
Friends getaway |
We are SO SAD to be back from a week's stay at Villa Mirino on the east end of St. Thomas! We were enchanted from the beginning! Villa owner Lisa and Villa Mirino were fabulous at every turn. Lisa was at our disposal whenever we had a question or needed some St. Thomas advice. We LOVED the guide/concierge she arranged for us to get from the airport to Villa Mirino. We are new to St. Thomas and rented a car, but having the guide for that first trip was amazing! He even threw in a stop at the food store so that we could stock up on a few items instead of hiring a service to do this. Lisa was happy to share her insight on beaches, restaurants, car rentals, sailing adventures (we suggest Pat from Independence Sailing Charters out of Red Hook!), shopping, snorkeling, diving (Coki Dive Center at Coki Beach), and where to catch a drink and a sunset! However, after realizing how wonderfully equipped her kitchen was, how close we were to the food store, AND HOW GORGEOUS THE VIEW WAS, we actually decided to cook at home, dine poolside and watch the sunset at our villa as often as we went out to a restaurant. My teenage boys loved sharing the bunk room (generous full sized bunk beds), my daughter had her own king sized room with full bathroom and my husband and I had the same. We had the option to spread out to 2 other large en suite bedrooms on the second level but were happy to stay on the same floor. We loved having a house that was 'etched out.' Our boys were thrilled when we told them to bring along a couple of XBOX controllers and their favorite games. It was the perfect unwind activity for them when their sunburn got too intense! The Wifi allowed my husband to be up and running for the two important mornings of work he needed to do, and the Sonos sound system was to die for with the ability to play music in every room and on the terrace (while taking a dip in the pool!). We had a lot of fun connecting the dots between the songs that came along with the play lists we chose! Lisa's advice on restaurants for lunch and dinner was also spot on and we especially loved the XO Bistro in Red Hook! We didn't make it to every place she recommended so we will need to do that on a return trip! All in all, our family of 5, which included 3 teens ages 13, 15, 16, had a wonderful week! We loved our accommodations, we appreciated having a villa owner so anxious to share 'her island' and her advice with us in the hopes we have a really special time. My children declared this their best island visit ever (and we have gone somewhere different every year) and that they definitely felt like they had some of their best stand alone vacation days ever! Having this wonderful villa as our home base really was instrumental! Thank you Villa Mirino!
How easy was it to book the property? | How easy was key pickup/access to the property? |
Overall condition of the property | Bedding & mattresses |
Kitchen & utensils | Bathroom cleanliness |
Other facilities & amenities | Service |
Friends getaway | Large groups |
Value | Rooms |
Location | Cleanliness |
Check in / front desk |