UPDATE: January 2, 2019:
On September 6 and 19, 2017 Category 5 Hurricanes, Irma & Maria, tore through the Virgin Islands. Well over a year has passed ... things are getting back to "normal" - power has been restored, businesses have reopened and the people of St John are once again welcoming visitors to their shores!
For more information, please click: ST JOHN ISLAND NEWS
...that some mega rental sites are charging! You read that right, VRBO/HomeAway charges 5% - 12% of your booking total, capped at $399.00! Tripadvisor charges 5%-15%! AirBnB charges 0%-20%! Avoid the fee. Deal directly with St John villa owners or management companies. Enjoy a variety of payment options. And since we are exclusively St John vacation properties ... we are able to create a feature-rich search engine that produces "accurate search results".
St John Villa Search Made Easy
Click on #Bedrooms or $/NT and our Google Map will update with only those properties that match your search. You'll see where they are located. And with one click ... see a featured image of the property!
Compare Multiple St John Vacation Homes
Click the "plus sign" at the bottom of the property thumbnail to compare 2 or more villas! Wow, that makes choosing a lot easier, right!
Kid-Friendly Villas? Absolutely!
On the Villa Search Page, click More Options. Check the box for Children. Then hit search. It's that easy to find the perfect rental villa for your St John family vacation with kids!
We are committed to supporting the St John vacation rental community with a low-cost, easy to use platform that connects guests with rentals. Although we've spent considerable energy, creativity and thought building a site that is an improvement over the mega-rental-sites; we're also open to evolving. That means we're here to truly support the "mission" by adding and improving features of the site so that it will be, now and in the future, THE site for St John Villa Rentals!
Check out our Owner Resources pages. You'll find information on the amazing features we've built into our site, how to get started, and you can even check out how easy it is to create your St John Vacation Rental Listing!
Our St John villa listings are created and managed by St John vacation rental owners and on-island management companies. They handle pricing, availability and bookings.
Unlike other rental sites - we DO NOT stand between guests and owners/management. Contact information is clearly displayed on each property. We believe an open channel for communication is the best way to book your next vacation accommodations with confidence.
Unlike our friends at VRBO, HomeAway, Tripadvisor, AirBnB - we don't charge you a fee to use or book on our platform! Never have ... never will ...
"TripAdvisor Vacation Rentals will charge the traveler a booking fee, which varies based on the rate of the rental. The booking fee ranges from 5% to 15% of the total booking value. The fee is automatically added to the guest's invoice upon booking. "
VRBO / HomeAway - "The Guest Service Fee will never exceed 9% and also has a cap so that a traveler will never pay more than $399."
AirBnB - "Guest service fees are typically 0-20%"
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