We loved staying at this lovely apartment in Upper Carolina perched above Coral Bay. We were looking for a nice place, away from the crowds, where we could really relax and enjoy St. John's nature and our precious, hard-earned vacation. We wanted to be close to the nature, but we also wanted amenities. WE GOT BOTH. The apartment is lovely, much as seen in the photos. Because it's in a house on a hill, you get the lovely feeling of being in a super private place surrounded by nature with the ease of a clean, nicely appointed 1 BR apartment. The veranda is lovely, the furniture is solid, the wi-fi was excellent, the cookware, towels, pillows and plates were all excellent, too. We had a couple of concerns to begin: will the bed be comfortable, will there be mosquitos, could there be must that we don't see in the photos, do we need AC? We found that the bed was excellent, there was not a hint of must save in one or two books (and we're very sensitive to must), the breezes were excellent, so we didn't even turn on the AC, and the screens were fantastic, never a mosquito was seen. The LOCATION is superb. We accessed SO MANY beautiful beaches within a 15 minute drive. Little Maho beach is 7 or 8 minutes down the hill one way -- so it was easy to roll out of bed one morning and within minutes we were on the beach for a 7:30 am snorkel with the turtles. Many, many beaches are within 15 minutes, so it's a wonderful spot from which to explore pretty much all of the North and South side beaches, which we did. Because of the excellent location and kitchen, we often went out for a morning excursion, returned for lunch, and then headed out for an afternoon excursion. The only thing that was "far" away (i.e. 30 minutes) was Cruz Bay. But we easily headed there for dinner when we wished. There is also an excellent grocery store and a few good restaurants nearby. In fact, we preferred the closest restaurant to the apartment to any others, including the two we went to in Cruz Bay. The owners were EXTREMELY attentive and helpful. They answered numerous questions we had about St. John, the weather in May, car rentals, grocery stores, etc. And their on-site care taker was fantastic, answering many additional questions we had, and never making his presence felt in any way that left us anything but happily enjoying a quiet apartment in the hills. This is an excellent place to stay for the St. John or Coral Bay novice or,