Seven bedrooms, twenty-two sleeping places
The ratio is the number that should decide this one for you. Twenty-two places across seven rooms averages more than three people per room, so the house works for a large group that is comfortable sharing, and works badly for twenty-two adults who each expected a room of their own. I would rather say that up front than let you find it out on arrival. What the catalogue gives me is the total and the room count, not how the beds are distributed between them. Ask me before you commit and I will confirm the exact layout.
What is on the property
Inside there is a kitchen with oven and stove, air conditioning, a television, wifi and broadband internet. Outside there is a pool, a hot tub and a barbecue. There is a fitness room on site, and an airport shuttle is among the services attached to the villa. For a group this size the kitchen and the barbecue are the two that change the week most: twenty-two people eating at the house instead of moving everyone to a restaurant twice a day makes for a different stay and a different budget.
Who it works for
This suits several households travelling together, a family gathering across generations, or a group that is used to sharing rooms. For a couple or a party of six it is the wrong house, and most of the bedrooms would simply stay shut. Rates are on request and depend on your dates and the length of the stay. Send me your window and the real size of the group, and I will come back with the figure and tell you plainly whether Manoir Voltaire fits or whether another villa would serve you better.
What Marigot Is Like
Marigot sits on the north coast, a small residential bay set against the hills. Houses, a narrow coast road, and not much else. No shopping street, no cluster of terraces. You take the car for everything here, and that is the honest trade. Gustavia is around ten minutes, St-Jean slightly less, the airport just past it.
The beach is a small cove rather than a stretch of sand. It is sheltered, so the water is usually calm and fine for a swim or a snorkel. It is not somewhere you settle for the whole day. For a long walk on sand, I send people to Flamands, or down to Gouverneur.
The lanes in and out climb and turn. Nothing difficult, but they are narrow, and if you are new to driving here you will feel it for a day or two.
Marigot suits people who want quiet evenings and almost no passing traffic. If you want to step outside after dinner and find things happening, this is the wrong side of the island.
What the villa has
- Air conditioning
- Airport transfer
- Fitness room
- High-speed internet
- Full kitchen
- Private pool
- Heated pool
- TV
- Wi-Fi
Common questions
How many people does Manoir Voltaire sleep?
Twenty-two, across seven bedrooms. That averages more than three people per room, so it is a house for a group that is fine sharing rooms.
How are the beds split between the seven bedrooms?
The catalogue gives me the total, twenty-two, and the number of rooms, seven, but not the breakdown room by room. Ask me and I will confirm the exact layout before you book.
What are the rates?
Rates are on request. They depend on the dates and the length of stay — send me your window and I will come back with the figure.
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.