What Anse des Cayes is really like
Anse des Cayes is a small bay on the north coast, between St-Jean and Flamands. It is residential first: houses, a road, very little passing traffic. The bay is modest and it surfs when the north swell arrives — which also means the water is not always flat there. If you want calm, wide sand, you drive; if you want shops or groceries, St-Jean is a few minutes away. Nothing here is walkable in the way a village is.
Seven bedrooms, fourteen guests, and what is inside
Seven bedrooms and fourteen sleeping places. I will not guess at the layout for you — ask me for the exact bed configuration before you book, and that matters when you are two families splitting the house. What I can list is what is there: air conditioning, wifi and high-speed internet, television, a full kitchen with oven, hob and microwave, an outside barbecue, an ironing board, and a private pool that is heated.
Travelling with children, and getting around
The house is set up for children: there is a cot, a full kitchen and a microwave, and the pool is heated — something children tend to notice before adults do. An airport shuttle is among the villa's services, and I would use it on arrival; the roads here are narrow and unfamiliar the first time. For the rest of the stay you will still want a rental car. Groceries, the beaches and Gustavia all require one, whatever the neighbourhood.
Anse des Cayes, quiet north coast
Anse des Cayes sits on the north coast, between St-Jean and Flamands. It is a small bay, and when a north swell comes in there is surf here — good if you want to paddle out, less good if you pictured flat water for young children. Some days it is calm, some days it is not. Better to know that before you book.
The area itself is residential: houses, quiet roads, no commercial strip. For groceries and everyday errands you drive to St-Jean, a few minutes away, and the airport is close by on the same side of the island. Gustavia, the port and the capital, is a further drive.
You need a car here, as you do almost everywhere on this island. If you want to step out of the door into shops and activity, St-Jean will suit you better. If what you want is somewhere quiet to sleep and a short drive to the rest of the island, this works well.
What the villa has
- Suitable for children
- Full kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Airport transfer
- Wi-Fi
- High-speed internet
- TV
- Private pool
- Heated pool
Common questions
Is there a beach at Anse des Cayes?
There is a small bay, yes. I cannot tell you how the villa sits in relation to it — ask me for that, and do not assume. What I can tell you about the bay: it is small, and it surfs when the north swell runs, so it is better for a morning swim than for a full day with toddlers. For flat, shallow water people drive to Grand-Cul-de-Sac; for a long open beach, Flamands, on the same coast.
How is the sleeping arranged for fourteen people?
Seven bedrooms, fourteen guests, and that is the official capacity — I would not push past it. The two numbers tell you nothing about how the beds are actually split: doubles, twins, who shares with whom. Ask for the bed list before you divide the house between families or couples, because it changes the answer more often than people expect. A cot is available if you are bringing a baby.
Is the villa suitable for young children?
It is set up for them: a cot, a full kitchen with oven, hob and microwave for feeding small children on their own schedule, air conditioning in the house and a heated pool. The honest caveat is the bay itself, which is not a flat-water nursery beach when the north swell runs — for that you drive to Grand-Cul-de-Sac, where the reef keeps the lagoon shallow and calm.
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.