What Gouverneur is actually like
Gouverneur is on the south side of the island. The beach is one of the wild ones: no bar, no chair rental, no shop, nothing at all. You bring your own water and your own shade. The access road drops steeply, so a small car is easier than a big one, and I would not walk it with luggage. The area is quiet and residential. There is no village life here, nothing to walk to. Everything, groceries, dinner, the port, means driving.
The house and what is in it
Six bedrooms, twelve people. I won't guess at the bed layout for you, ask me and I'll check the exact configuration before you book, because it matters when you're a mixed group. There is a private pool, and it is heated. A fitness room. A full kitchen: oven and hob, microwave, and a barbecue outside. Air conditioning, wifi and broadband, television. A cot and an ironing board are there if you need them.
Getting there and getting around
An airport shuttle is among the villa's listed services. Beyond that, plan on renting cars: twelve people will not fit in one vehicle, and there is nothing walkable from here. The road serving this part of the coast drops steeply, which is easier in a small car than a large one. Tell me your dates and how many of you there are, and I'll tell you honestly whether this house fits your group. If it doesn't, I'll say so.
Who this side of the island is for
The emptiness here is the whole point, and it is worth being honest with yourself about before you book. It is what brings some people back and what sends others home disappointed. AURA is set up to be self-sufficient, a heated pool, a full kitchen, a fitness room, so a group happy to cook in, swim and settle in gets the most from the quiet.
It is not for everyone. If you want a lively beach with a bar and service, or somewhere to walk to for dinner in the evening, you'll feel how far this sits from all of that. And if you're picturing calm, shallow water for young swimmers, this is open ocean, swell reaches the coast and some days the shore break is strong, nothing like the flat lagoon at Grand-Cul-de-Sac. Tell me who's travelling and the kind of days you're after, and I'll say straight whether this is the right house.
What the villa has
- Fitness room
- Full kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Airport transfer
- Wi-Fi
- High-speed internet
- TV
- Private pool
- Heated pool
Common questions
Can we walk to the beach from the villa?
I won't invent an answer to that. Where exactly the house sits in Gouverneur, and what that means on foot, is something I'd rather tell you precisely, write to me and I'll check. What I can tell you now is what the beach itself is: open ocean, no bar, no chairs to rent, no shop, no shade you didn't bring. Some people love that. Some people find it a long way from a cold drink.
How are the six bedrooms arranged for twelve guests?
The villa is listed as six bedrooms sleeping twelve, and that is genuinely all the configuration tells you. It does not say which rooms are doubles, which are twins, or how they are grouped. If you're two families splitting rooms, or a group with children, ask me for the exact layout before you commit. I'd rather confirm it than have you arrive and rearrange.
Do we really need to rent a car in Gouverneur?
Yes. There is nothing walkable from this part of the island, no shop, no restaurant, nowhere to eat. Every meal you don't cook means a drive, and so does every grocery run. The road serving the area is steep, which is fine in a small car and tiring in a large one. For twelve people you will need more than one vehicle.
Rates and availability
Rates depend on the season and the length of stay, so I quote them case by case rather than publishing a figure that would be wrong half the year. Tell me your dates and who is travelling, and I come back with the real number and what is still open.