Villa BDM — 7 Bedrooms in St-Jean, Sleeps 14

Seven bedrooms, fourteen guests

Seven bedrooms and fourteen places work out at two guests per room on average, which is the ratio several couples travelling together usually look for rather than one large suite and a set of smaller rooms. Air conditioning is fitted, and there is television, wifi and an internet connection. A pool and a room with fitness equipment belong to the house itself, not to a shared complex. Bed configurations room by room are not published here, so confirm them before booking if the split matters to your group.

In St-Jean, with airport transfers included

The villa is in St-Jean. An airport shuttle is included, so arrival and departure are covered without needing a car on either of those two days. The house is listed as wheelchair accessible; if someone in the party uses a wheelchair, it is still worth confirming which specific rooms and outdoor areas are step-free before you commit to dates. Air conditioning runs in the house, which is the difference between using the bedrooms during the day and not.

Who it works for

Two kinds of booking suit this house. Groups of ten to fourteen — several couples, or an extended family — who want everyone at one address instead of splitting across two smaller villas, since seven bedrooms take the whole party. And groups that include a wheelchair user, since accessibility is stated explicitly here rather than left unmentioned. The pool and the fitness equipment cover the day-to-day on site, and the included airport shuttle covers the two days that tend to cause the most friction.

What St-Jean is really like

St-Jean sits in the middle of the north coast, and it works like a small town. The bay curves around a wide beach. Shops, groceries and everyday services line the road behind it, so you can leave the car and walk to most of what you need. That is not true of many places here.

The airstrip runs up to the western end of the bay. Planes come in low over the hill, cross the road and land just beyond it. Some guests enjoy watching it. Others find it loud. It is worth knowing before you book. Flights stop in the late afternoon and the evening is calm.

The water is shallow and sheltered close to shore, which suits children. The beach is also busy, and a rocky point splits it in two. If you picture an empty stretch of sand, this is not that.

Gustavia is a short drive over the hill. Most other beaches are only a few minutes further.

St-Jean suits people who want to be near things. It does not suit anyone looking to disappear.

What the villa has

• Air conditioning
• Airport transfer
• Fitness room
• High-speed internet
• Private pool
• Heated pool
• TV
• Step-free access
• Wi-Fi

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