This is our second stay at Villa Eluna.

This time round we stayed for two weeks with close friends of ours.

The property continues to be our favorite vacation destination. It's unbelievable. The views, the post and beam architecture, fantastic pool area and friendly house staff have kept us raving about our stays to anyone who will listen.

The house has been updated , making the pool area even more impressive with an infiniti edge, and shallow bubbler area, which we thought were great additions. AC in the bedrooms was really appreciated and things in general have been kept running well and in good condition. The furniture and art are lovely and it's hard to take a bad photo of the place.

We made several meals on the property and the kitchen is well equipped if you like to cook. Our last trip five years ago had us battling mosquitoes each night, but the new gardener Cornelius has cleaned up so much of the surrounding brush that we found it much less of a problem than last time. All of the staff were lovely to us, and we felt comfortable with them quickly.

For those that haven't been to St lucia, this particular area is in real sweet spot. Views of the pitons, Anse Mamin, Soufriere, Ladera for Drinks, Appetizers at Sugar Beach, Chocolate tours at Boucan, En Bas sault waterfalls - its all within very short reach and is a low key, uncrowded part of the island.

If you are looking for a property with a real wow factor, with everything you would need to enjoy a stay on the island - this is it.

A couple rough edges (safe with no key, no hot water in one of the showers, fair amount of mosquitoes in the guest bathroom) are all really minor components of our stay and were thoroughly outshone by the strengths of the property.

Our friends are eager to return with us to Villa Eluna on our next trip!