Due to the fact that this property lacks privacy curtains while under construction, I did not feel comfortable anytime during my stay. As a female traveling alone, this was very upsetting, it was like staying in a glass house. The only place of privacy is in the bathroom and the bedroom. I woke up to strange men milling around the unit, on more than one occasion. Not to mention the scaffolding that was placed on my second day there completely marring the view that the property's main attraction. There is construction material all around the unit, ( scaffolding, piles of wood, construction trash bin, etc) There was even a beer can on the ground by a pile of wood near the entrance that no one bothered to pick up during, my entire 5-day stay. The host should not advertise this as a vacation rental while the property is in this condition.
The directions the host gave me to the property started mid-way to the property, not from the airport, ferry, or Seaplane. Simpler directions could have been given to avoid to the guest upon arrival. I have lived on St Croix and got turned around using those directions. It is really only four turns to the property from the airport. The hill up to the property is steep and has tight curves, be careful. The road to the property is extremely rough. you cannot rent a car to get to this property, you will tear the undercarriage apart. I could even allow local friends to visit me due to the condition of this road.
The host requires quiet time between 10 pm and 7 am. However the I did not get much quiet time to study with the small child running around all day above me. This was not a place to relax, it was like staying in a rented inner-city apartment, which is NOT what I came to St Croix for.
When all the construction is completed I have no doubt this will be a wonderful place to stay, until then the host would do well to realize that guests need privacy curtains and quiet time for themselves too.
Final note, there is NO A/C in this unit. The only ceiling fan is in the bedroom. There are two floor fans in the unit, If you need A/C this is not the property for. As a past resident of St Croix, I know how to use the winds to my advantage to cool off the unit. The winds are finicky and the unit doesn't always cool to the low 70's in the fall, and never in the summer. The host has no control over this, just FYI. More transparency in the listing of this property should have been given in the listing.
