Great place and location

The ocean was visible from the main suite upstairs and the second upstairs suite had a view of the pond and mountain. The patio also provided a view of the bay. It was exceptionally clean and well equipped. We had sufficient paper products for our stay. There were many spices provided for cooking as well. The beach access was a minute away, a bit pebbly ( water shoes) but a couple sandy points to access barefoot. Walking anywhere off the property in St John is NOT recommended- get a rental car or plan to call a taxi for exploring the beaches or going out to dinner. There are no shoulders on the roads and a lot of curves and hills. So many hills. That being said, my husband drove on the left side like he was British ( he’s not) - no problems. It was 7 minutes into Cruz Bay and we dined out most nights- the food everywhere was a cut above exceptional! Property managers were very responsive with any request and with providing information ( temporary power ) outage. Everything in St John is very expensive; so we cooked most breakfasts and a couple dinners. The grocery stores were very well stocked.

Beautiful accommodations and close proximity to your own semiprivate beach.

Inside of Neptunes Retreat villa was beautiful. AC was great, tons of room, puzzles, a speaker, dishwasher, all were very nice. The ocean view is only from the master porch, and a bit from the master, if you stand in the right spot. Yes there is a sandy beach, and it is steps away, but it's not exactly swimmable, it's fairly rocky a few steps into the water. The kayaks were nice, the paddleboards needed help. They state life preservers are required, but we couldn't find any. It's a nice area, and close to Cruz Bay. Currently, there are rolling blackouts, which aren't any fault of the villa, or the property managers. A heads up before we got there about the blackouts would have been nice, since we were losing power for 8 hours a day, in 2 hour blocks. You'll get many emails stating that checkin is at 4, but nothing about the jeep being available earlier, unless you ask. We did get a nail in the tire, and the property managers weren't sure what to do, since we were on the other side of the island, so it was a good thing I know how to change a tire. A couple mornings we did hear others in the villa adjoining Neptunes retreat, some swirling water, and furniture moving, which made the walls seem a bit thin/uninsulated. The provided snorkel gear,chairs, cooler were great extras. The property managers were also able to get us some numbers for a taxi to the villa, which was very helpful, Hanah was awesome, and gave us great suggestions about where to go while we were on the island.