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Great Expectations

Our Villa
Amenities
Availability Calendar
FAQs
Floor Plan
Rental Rates
Specials
Systems
Travel Insurance
Weather
Things To Do
Activities
Beaches
Boat Charters
Catering & Private Chefs
Food & Drink
Groceries & Provisions
Health & Wellness
Shopping
Transportation
Weddings
Photos & Videos
News
About
Contact
About Great Expectations
About Us
Testimonials
Other STJ Villa Rentals
Store
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Big sunset over the main pools

Big sunset over the main pools

Another great sunset (and reflection ) over the middle and big pool

Looking West

Looking West

Mid day over the big pool area and new (2023) sunset pergola.

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Sunrise over Hart Bay from Great Expectations

Sunrise over Hart Bay from Great Expectations

Sunset Pergola

Sunset Pergola

Our new sunset (and daytime) lounging area off the big pool looking west over Chocolate Hole. A great place to read a book in the shade of the day or hang out at night enjoying a cold drink. Yes, It’s lit with tiny LEDs at night!

Md-winter sunset over the Virgin Islands from the villa pool

Md-winter sunset over the Virgin Islands from the villa pool

Great Expectations Floor Plan

Great Expectations Floor Plan

Our 2023 top-down floor plan of the entire villa compound

Beautiful landscaping outside the villa Great Room

Beautiful landscaping outside the villa Great Room

The villa Great Room dining table and lounge area looking east

The villa Great Room dining table and lounge area looking east

our villa Maho Room looking East over Hart Bay

our villa Maho Room looking East over Hart Bay

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The Great Room bar and kitchen

The Great Room bar and kitchen

Great Room looking west over pool patio

Great Room looking west over pool patio

Great Room dining table

Great Room dining table

Main Villa room (Maho) configured with Twin XL beds

Main Villa room (Maho) configured with Twin XL beds

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Another St. John sunset over the big pool

Another St. John sunset over the big pool

Aerial looking West over Chocolate Hole

Aerial looking West over Chocolate Hole

Another drone shot looking over the compound from the east - toward the west.

Aerial down on Great Expectations

Aerial down on Great Expectations

A nice top down view from early 2023 of the entire villa compound

Hawksnest Room

Hawksnest Room

A view of Hawksnest with the suite door opened to Denis for a mom, dad, and 3 kids!

Jumbie Room with Twin Trundles

Jumbie Room with Twin Trundles

Maho Bay water

Maho Bay water

Guest House small pool

Guest House small pool

Honeymoon (Owner's Suite) Kitchen

Honeymoon (Owner's Suite) Kitchen

Honeymoon Apartment looking west

Honeymoon Apartment looking west

both sunrise and sunsets daily if you rent the villa with all 8 rooms including the owners’s suite Honeymoon apartment

Donkey on Maho Beach

Donkey on Maho Beach

Turtle in Maho Bay

Turtle in Maho Bay

Shade on Cinnamon Bay

Shade on Cinnamon Bay

Guest House small pool and hot tub

Guest House small pool and hot tub

Henry, the Iguana

Henry, the Iguana

Carrie & Steve Butcher, villa owners

Carrie & Steve Butcher, villa owners

Looking east from the big pool toward the Great Room

Looking east from the big pool toward the Great Room

Sunset from Hawksnest suite

Sunset from Hawksnest suite

Merry Christmas 2018

Merry Christmas 2018

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Calm sunset over the big pool

Calm sunset over the big pool

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Not-yet-ripe Seagrapes

Not-yet-ripe Seagrapes

Dwarf orange Bougainvillea flower

Dwarf orange Bougainvillea flower

Alamanda flower

Alamanda flower

Some perspective over Boatman point

Some perspective over Boatman point

A view from the sky showing how Great Expectations sits atop a saddle of land on Chocolate East / Bovacoap.

Purple Bougainvilla

Purple Bougainvilla

sunset from the big pool edge

sunset from the big pool edge

Handsome Peacock

Handsome Peacock

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Big sunset over the main pools
Looking West
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Sunrise over Hart Bay from Great Expectations
Sunset Pergola
Md-winter sunset over the Virgin Islands from the villa pool
Great Expectations Floor Plan
Beautiful landscaping outside the villa Great Room
The villa Great Room dining table and lounge area looking east
our villa Maho Room looking East over Hart Bay
kids-in-the-pool.jpg
The Great Room bar and kitchen
Great Room looking west over pool patio
Great Room dining table
Main Villa room (Maho) configured with Twin XL beds
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Another St. John sunset over the big pool
Aerial looking West over Chocolate Hole
Aerial down on Great Expectations
Hawksnest Room
Jumbie Room with Twin Trundles
Maho Bay water
Guest House small pool
Honeymoon (Owner's Suite) Kitchen
Honeymoon Apartment looking west
Hart Bay St John
Donkey on Maho Beach
Turtle in Maho Bay
Chocolate Hole St. John
Shade on Cinnamon Bay
Guest House small pool and hot tub
Frank Bay on St. John
Henry, the Iguana
Carrie & Steve Butcher, villa owners
Scott Beach, St John
Yellowhead Jawfish, St. John, VI
Looking east from the big pool toward the Great Room
Sunset from Hawksnest suite
Merry Christmas 2018
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Calm sunset over the big pool
Cruz Bay - St. John
Paradise Beach, St. John, VI
North Haulover
South Haulover St John
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Peace Hill and Denis Bay Beach
Peace Hill and Denis Bay Beach
Not-yet-ripe Seagrapes
Dwarf orange Bougainvillea flower
Alamanda flower
Some perspective over Boatman point
Purple Bougainvilla
sunset from the big pool edge
Handsome Peacock
Turtle at Eagle Shoal
Wildlife at Lovango and Steven Cay with Dudek (without #LowKeyBob)

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After 2 decades of villa rentals, we’ve rented to hundreds of groups of vacationers and find they typically fall into 1 or 2 of 4 categories. We’ve detailed some actual St. John vacations here:

Multi-generational Families
St. John Weddings
Couples Beach Vacations
Corporate Retreats
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