The house looks beautiful in the pictures on the site, but the pictures do not begin to do it justice. NEVER have we been as comfortable and as well accommodated as at Villa Flamboyan. The destination and the house were my idea and responsibility and I felt like a superstar the entire week.

Each bedroom has a bathroom, plus two half baths – one out, one inside. We had no problem with the hot water. There is a booster for that, though. Some of the fixtures are plumbed backwards-maybe check that if it seems like the water isn’t getting hot. Beds are comfortable and each room seemed to have some sort of additional sitting.

Wifi was a little sketchy at times, but we had bad weather a few days-power went out twice. A generator kicks on within 15 minutes of outage and switches back when the power comes back on. (This is so very handy!)

Jose met us just like he said he would and responded to every text. Great communication from start to finish from everyone!

Yolanda came every day and took great care of us – made the beds, emptied the trash and sorted out any dishes. She also brought ice and toilet paper every day, it seemed.

Sandy of Cruzine Catering did our big grocery shop for us. She got every single thing on a pretty extensive grocery list and then loaded up the fridge and pantry in the most organized, tidy, lovely manner imaginable. We also ordered stuff off her catering menu to have around to snack on – pico, guacamole, marinated skewers of mozzarella, tomato and basil, chicken salad. I especially recommend the egg salad. She and her dad cooked dinner for us our first night. Delicious!

There was olive oil, balsamic, several basic useful spices, coffee filters and plastic wrap already at the house. You may want to add foil and paper towels to your grocery list.

We ate out at Desecheo, Ocean Front, Cinco, Tamboo and had drinks at Villa Cofresi, We did a paddle board tour with Verde Azul, which we loved. We had bad weather a few days, so we were especially grateful for the great kitchen and the comfy living area so we could read and play cards. On sunny days we were hard-pressed to leave the beautiful pool and view.

We could not figure out how to easily walk to Crash Boat - we did make it there but were afraid we would not be able to make it back up the rocks to the path. I have no doubt that our navigational skills could be suspect, but it just did not seem “easy walk” to us. But we could not have cared less.

Five stars are simply not enough!