COCOONING ON THE SEA AT VILLA INDIANA

Our host was a delight, very helpful, cheerful and welcoming. The view is amazing.

The home is just as it appears in the pictures; an ideal Caribbean vacation getaway. Comfortable indoor-outdoor living with a great view of Les Anses-d'Arlet below. Solid neighborhood. Good privacy. Two very good restaurants close by, L'Oasis and L'escale. Communications with owners/manager were not especially good (we had to find the home ourselves w/Googlemaps and vrbo photos), partly we suppose due to language and partly due to 'island time'. :) But all in all it was great and we do recommend it.

From the moment we arrived we were enthralled with the view of Anses de Arle’ below us and the mountains around us. The open living areas of the veranda around the pool, eating area, living room and kitchen area are so inviting we spent most of our time in these areas when home. The Kitchen is amply supplied with glasses, dishes, posts, pans, silverware, cooking utensils, spices. Our only lack was measuring spoons and cups. While there was only one wine glass, the host was bringing some in as we left after we inquired about that. The entire villa and veranda are professionally decorated. It looks like a house in a magazine. The furniture is comfortable. The person sleeping on the main floor found the bed too hard. The villa is located near beaches and restaurants within a short drive. Our only real problem was an invasion of cockroaches. Spray should be provided. Giselle introduced us to the villa and made our first dinner. She was friendly, helpful and cooperative with any requests. Our French speaking-friends communicated with her; it could have difficult without them. Perhaps Google Translate would have smoothed the way. A set of printed instructions in English would be helpful. The main level bedroom could benefit from mosquito netting since the sliders open to shrubs and a partial view. Bottom Line: Our friends loved it to the extent they inquired about an extended rental the future!!

We absolutely loved the indoor/outdoor living during our stay. Very comfortable living and bedrooms spaces, and stunning views from the comfy pool chairs. The pics are accurate, the space is very inviting, and the main problem is it's very hard to motivate to leave and explore the area! It is on a rather steep hill but it is possible to walk down to town/beach and back up - just definitely easier to drive.