House Hunters International STJ???

bdkane · Post by **bdkane** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:02 pm

As I sit here this evening ,watching the clock, like a child waiting for Santa at Christmas, awaiting the NEW - St John episode of House Hunters International, I think to myself.... Do I have a problem? DAMN YOU ST JOHN!

Maybe, it is time to seek professional help...

Caw954s · Post by **Caw954s** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:19 pm

I'm sitting here doing the same thing AND writing to the forum about it...haha bdkane, we have a problem!

Nancie-Pa · Post by **Nancie-Pa** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 5:48 am

I called some friends, who have never been to STJ, and told them about it! I thought that if they saw how beautiful the island is, they would understand my obsession a little better and not give me one of these

everytime I bring up the topic of St.John!

Bigcheeze · Post by **Bigcheeze** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:06 am

Nice show and Ruth got some camera time with St John Spice too...whoo hoo

EagleRayLover · Post by **EagleRayLover** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:42 am

Ok you don't need a twelve step unless you watched it two times in a row like someone I know!

iowaguy · Post by **iowaguy** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:43 am

I thought it was a great show, too. Nice couple. They did a great job with the pool addition to Chez Shell.

One thing that I thought was a little unrealistic was the idea that they could have a "caretakers suite" in the waterfront villa on Great Cruz Bay directly outside the pool. Who would rent the villa if the owners/caretakers were staying in the main part of the house? The villa they bought had a much better arrangement, with the caretaker's suite on a separate level.

SuefromMA · Post by **SuefromMA** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:26 pm

I was bad..... I kept wanting them to stop showing the couple and the houses and instead just focus on the beaches, the water and the fish!!!

Sue

jaybfloyd · Post by **jaybfloyd** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:47 pm

Yeah, I believe that the owners live on the property. Personally, I would never rent a place if the owners were there. Just doesn't feel private no matter the size of the property.

Teresa_Rae · Post by **Teresa_Rae** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:17 pm

I'm confused about the living situation there...they said it was a 2 bedroom, and it is advertised as a 2 bedroom rental...so where are the owners living?

Here's the rental listing...it's quite pricey for what it is...one bedroom in the off season is $2800...there are a lot of nicer villas out there that rent for quite a bit less than that:
http://www.caribbeanpalmproperties.com/ ... hez-shell/

The pool looks like a great addition to the property.

atomant · Post by **atomant** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:28 pm

A question. They were shown taking a conch shell from the water. I thought that removing anything from the park was illegal. Aren't many of the beaches considered part of the VI National Park?
Just wondering.

MN_Bhoy · Post by **MN_Bhoy** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:45 pm

A couple of good Woody's shots and one of St John Spice. Gettin' the itch...!!!

DonnaM · Post by **DonnaM** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:05 pm

It was a 3 bedroom house and they are living in the lower level bedroom. I looked up a couple of rental websites and 1 mentioned a 24/7 concierge on site but never mentioned owners living there. I hope they disclose that to renters. I wouldn't rent a place with anyone else living on site. Not that we have anything to hide or that we do anything wrong, I just want some privacy and to be able to walk around in my pajamas!
It does look nice and the pool is pretty. I remembered it from the earlier HHI.

Teresa_Rae · Post by **Teresa_Rae** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 2:25 am

Yes, if they had removed a conch shell from the water and took it with them, that would be illegal. Did they just pick it up and put it back though?

I could have sworn the real estate agent said that Chez Shell was only 2 bedrooms...did they renovate another area to make it suitable for the two of them to live?

cocosmom · Post by **cocosmom** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 6:09 am

On the show they said it was rented 33 weeks out of a year. The website does not say anything about owners on site ..I would not be happy finding that out when I got there even if they were unobtrusive . Also have to agree the price seems high but hey a lot of weeks rented so I can't blame them. Looks like a nice place.

shoosh · Post by **shoosh** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:44 am

I liked the show. Nice to see all the St John sights and get a look in the villas.
Where was the restaurant/bar they were sitting at towards the end?
Didn't recognize it.

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