Private Luxury Caribbean Villa Rental: Make Sure You Choose the Right One

Booking a Caribbean vacation home based on some photos of the accommodation on the website can be a risky affair. Since this is the age of internet when you can find and reserve a villa abroad just sitting in the comfort of your home and evaluate it though your network there is no need to be tricked by the rental agencies only to find your apparently “wonderful villa rental” a shocking nightmare with most of the amenities out of order!

There is no dearth of luxury villa rentals in scenic locations like St Martin, St Thomas, Barbados, Jamaica and many other islands in the tropical beach paradise of the Caribbean.  So how do you pick your luxury Caribbean beachfront rental? 

Know the difference between Hotels and Caribbean vacation rentals

Most Caribbean vacation rentals are privately owned villas and owners place the vacation home to some rental programs when they are not using it. That is why reserving a villa rental is a more complicated matter than booking a hotel. In a hotel there are staffs and managers to take care of the guests and most hotels offer room service 24x7. So you can call them up and seek their help in an emergency or to fix any problem regarding accommodation and amenities. 

On the contrary, Caribbean vacation rentals are built with the concept of offering a “home away from home”. They do not offer room service round the clock. There are staffs to take care of the property. But they may not be available for the guests. If you book the villa by directly contacting the owner (because it can get you a cheaper deal) make sure it is situated in a convenient location from where you can easily access the super market, grocery shops, medicine stores and rental car and other importance services. However, booking via a reputed rental agency can be a little more expensive but you can get service staffs, rental cars with chauffeur and even private cook at an all-inclusive price.   

Reasons to choose Caribbean luxury villa over hotel

The privacy, space and facilities a luxury Caribbean villa offers are the prime reasons of its increasingly becoming popular among more and more vacationers. Especially vacationers with big families like the concept as it helps them save money even if they are traveling in large group. The villas have spacious well furnished rooms with well equipped attached baths. There are private gardens all around and decorated patios to spend time sitting idle. 

There is private beach area adjacent to the villa. Guest can enjoy movies and games with home theater and private game rooms. There are private swimming pools for both adults and kids. You can have private tennis court, pool tables, golf course at your disposal. All these are available at an all-inclusive price that you pay once. And there is no one else to share the place, no one to disturb you – only complete privacy and freedom to enjoy your Caribbean Vacation to the fullest. 

Go through Reviews and ratings before booking

Relying on real people’s experience is the wise decision rather than going by the manipulative suggestions of the travel agent. Make sure the vacation home you are choosing meets all your requirements. Say, if you are traveling in large group it is able to accommodate all the members comfortably. Or you may be a newly married couple looking for privacy or an adventurous type want to enjoy sea surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling and various other activities on and off the beach. On your arrival you may find the rooms too small with baths having cold shower only; hard beds with dirty linens, stuffy rooms with bad odor and the staffs are not at all cooperative. So, it is better look for real reviews and ratings that speak the truth about the luxury Caribbean beachfront rental of your choice.