Renting a Holiday Home for the first time may be somewhat daunting, and you and others in your group no doubt have lots of questions. You can of course contact us directly with any questions you have regarding the process but we have also compiled the following list that hopefully tackles your most pressing ones and will let you get on with the fun part of looking at the best in class Holiday Homes in our portfolio.
Here in St. Lucia we use the term villa to describe a large single family home, normally with landscaped gardens and quality amenities and some level of domestic staffing. Very different from the definition in Australia where a Villa is something much more modest! The term Villa actually originated in Roman times to indicate an upscale country house, in modern times however Villa has come to mean several different things from St. Lucia villa vacations to luxury villa real estate.
The term Villa is also used as an umbrella to group together different types of vacation homes available for rental. These vacation homes include apartments and condos, town houses and standalone properties that share the common theme of providing an aspect of luxury above that of normal accommodation. This may be reflected in the location of the villa, the quality of fixtures and fittings or the presence of staff dedicated to helping you get the most from your villa rental. Blue Sky Luxury appreciate the needs of each individual and are committed to providing the perfect St. Lucia villa vacation to suit you.
Choosing a vacation villa rental can be quite a daunting proposition and so at Blue Sky Luxury we have chosen to segment our vacation rental villas to help you find the right style of accommodation. You can find some more information about how we categorize our St. Lucia villa rental properties below.
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Our classification of properties into four ‘Styles’ is intended to quickly and easily provide a sense of the type of quality of the accommodation to help you choose the right type of holiday home – a bit like the star system used by hotels. Whatever your preference, our wide ranging assessment of each of our homes will help to ensure you find the perfect holiday villa or apartment to match ‘Your Style’.
As a part of the whole Villa Holiday experience, staff are provided at all of our holiday homes – from a weekly maid service at some of our Essential apartments and smaller homes to a fully staffed household of butler, chef, housekeeper and maid at our Flagship villas. In addition, there are also staff providing pool maintenance and gardening services who may be on property during your stay from time to time.
We know you’re excited about your trip to St. Lucia, but make sure you have all of the items on the checklist below and you familiarize yourself with a few key things before a couple weeks before you come. After all, you don’t want any surprises after you arrive!
Fruits and Vegetables. All fruits, vegetables, plants, cuttings, seeds or unprocessed plant products must be declared to customs and presented for inspection by a Plant Quarantine Officer. Fresh fruits from certain countries are prohibited in order to prevent the spreading of pest and plant diseases.
So you have decided that you want to enjoy all the benefits of renting a holiday home in St. Lucia. Here is a step by step walk through on how to proceed.
There are many reasons to rent a Holiday Home in St. Lucia but we think it boils down to three key things, Value, Service, and Customization.
Value – While this may surprise you, when you examine what you get when you rent a Villa or Apartment you will see that the value on offer often exceeds similar hotel accommodation. Looking at the per person per night rate for a property can really illuminate this and you will find this measure included in the rates sections on our property pages. Do compare to other accommodation options in St. Lucia, we think you will be in for a surprise.
Service – In St. Lucia, and with Blue Sky Luxury holiday homes in particular, staffing is included to varying degrees with most of the properties. The staffing ranges from someone who will help make sure your holiday has the minimum of boring household tasks like laundry and washing up, to larger properties where you enjoy being pampered by a full staff. If you ever wondered what it would be like to have a Butler now you can!
Customization – Even before you arrive at your holiday home in St. Lucia the breadth of choice available in the type of home you choose to rent from Blue Sky Luxury means that you can already choose just what kind of holiday you are seeking. Be it a tranquil villa getaway swathed in luxury and privacy or an elegant modern apartment on a hillside or close to nightlife. When you rent a holiday home from Blue Sky Luxury what you do is up to you. There are no restaurant closing times, no competing with other guests for the prime poolside spots, and if you want to stay up late and have a dip in the pool before bed, there is no one to scold you, well, baring irate spouses of course.
Blue Sky Luxury offers a wide range of rental options for your Holiday Homes, these range in style and type from beach front apartments with the essentials for a relaxed getaway to private estates where you can pamper yourself with luxury in a private tranquil setting. This is reflected in the price of the holiday homes we offer which range from a low of $295 in the summer to $4,300 in winter.
Blue Sky Luxury staff conducts a comprehensive evaluation of every property we accept into our portfolio. These inspections are used to complete a checklist which covers all aspects of the property in fine detail and we use this document to ensure the property matches our standards. In addition this document serves to determine how we classify the property with a Style. Many of our properties are also managed by our sister/parent company, so we have the utmost confidence these standards are maintained.
Yes. A member of the concierge team will be in contact with you well before you arrive on island to ensure that everything is ready for your trip. In addition once on the island they will be just a phone call away to arrange any additional needs you have, be it as simple as recommendations and bookings for excursions or as off the wall as live peacocks for a wedding. Yes, you read that last one right, needless to say we do our best to help however out there the request might seem.
What each property offers is particular to each property but we do have certain minimum standards which you can view in the "Your Style – What does it mean?" section above. As you are renting a holiday home, everyday expenses like food and drinks are not included in most villas but our concierge can arrange for a villa to pre-stocked if you would prefer.
As a rule of thumb, for each bedroom in a property two adults can stay. This is not a hard and fast rule however, as in some case bedrooms may not be suitable for double occupancy. This is why on every property page you can see the max number of guests for the property under normal circumstances. There can be special cases where an owner will allow the use of temporary bedding to extend this max occupancy so check with one of our holiday home experts if you think you require this.
The minimum length of stay varies depending on the property and the season. You can see what these are in the rate section of each property but as a rule you will not find any properties that rent for less than five nights.
Yes. The holiday homes you are renting are someone’s home away from home and the fit and furnish reflect this, these are not your average sterile hotel rooms. As such a refundable security deposit will be charged to a valid credit card on arrival and released 7 days after departure.
Should an issue arise at the property that the staff cannot assist with; your first point of contact will be the property manager. The property manager will do their best to address the issue as quickly as possible. In addition to this the property manager will then advise our dedicated guest relations team so they can follow-up and ensure that the issue has been resolved in the best possible manner.
