​The Johnsons- Honeymoon
Oct. 4th – Oct. 10th

1st day- Janus arranged for one of his drivers to pick us up at the airport and take us to the local supermarket. We spent more money than expected but overall it was needed.

Later that night another one of his drivers came to pick us up late at night to take us to a local pizza place on the beach. (I totally forgot the name) but the beach was absolutely beautiful, the pizza was great and the beer (Piton ) was great too!! His driver was so  nice and helpful.

2nd Day- We woke up to Janus letting us know that one of his drivers will be dropping off some fresh local bread. The bread was delicious. We went for another swim in the gorgeous infinity pool. Later we went on an ATV tour with Island ATV.

One of the tour guides (Maxwell) picked and dropped us off/up. The tour was absolutely amazing. The tour lasted a little over three hours. Maxwell was beyond amazing and knowledgeable . I could go on and on about how great the tour was and having Maxwell show us around. A must do!!! US$200 for myself & my husband.

3rd day- we recovered from air jet lag and stayed in until the late afternoon. We walked down to the local beach in town (hummingbird beach) we enjoyed a veg pizza and enjoyed the local beer (piton). We talked  with locals, swam in the ocean. @ Hummingbird beach we grabbed one gift for Family @ the local shop.


4th day- Janus had his son drop off some local Mangoes in the morning. The gesture and Mangoes were amazing. My husband and I went back into town and spent a lot more time hanging out at hummingbird beach. It was thanks giving day for them.

5th day- we went into the town of Castries and hang around Rodney Bay, we enjoyed lunch at their café on the beach. The locals were very welcoming.


6th day- in the morning and afternoon we enjoyed hours at the Botanical Gardens. We paid us$4 per person which includes entrance fee and private bath.

After the gardens we went to  Marie’s (right next to the Botanical Gardens) and loved all their creole food from their buffet us$15pp, Later that night we had chef Ramsey come over and all I can say is he is worth every penny and moore. You must give him a try one or a few days that you’re here!!

7th day- check-out day, we relaxed by the pool and then headed to the airport.     

​Day 1: Arrived at Serrana Villa & Janus greeted us, giving us a tour of the beautiful villa. I will go ahead and say right now, he has been the best AirBnb host we have ever had, very attentive and responsive and super sweet! We knew instantly that he would have taken care of us. Chilled out and enjoyed the views, watched some Netflix and prepared for our week in St. Lucia!

​Day 2: went to Anse Chastanet $10 per chair rental. $10 to rent snorkel gear and had a great bar tender Dave, served us drinks all day long. We snorkeled, beautiful snorkeling in that area, layed out, swam and had the best time. Truly a beautiful beach and surrounded by gorgeous scenery. The restaurant had great food (order the burger with pineapple, avocado, cheese) it was delicious. The drive up was a bit rough, but the views are amazing. We met simon says on the beach who we booked 2 hours with. He was great but make sure you know what you’re paying for!

​Day 3 went exploring and driving through marigot bay. Had lunch at Doolittle & chilled at the beach. On the way we stopped at a bar for some rum punch & sherly’s ‘’Genesis’’ drink (infused with local ganja) pretty good! Marigot Bay was absolutely beautiful! (where Pirate of the Caribbean and the original Doolittles was filmed) we were pretty beat when we got home and called Janus asking if anyone delivers Pizza. He had someone deliver Pizza and some drinks. He will take care of you!!

Day 4: Simon Says tour of the Sulphur Springs (amazing ) The Botanica Gardens (where romance in the stone was filmed- absolutely beautiful) & to rinse off the mud bath (from your face) in the waterfall. We had a blast! The waterfall was amazing! (Torille). Dinner at Hummingbird resort restaurant. Delicious. It is a must!
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Day 5- Simon Says tour for snorkeling. He took us on a fisherman’s boat! LOL but hey we had a blast. Went to Anse Mamin, relaxed on the beach. Then took the boat to Sugar Beach where we snorkeled. It was beautiful! Simon then took us to eat local food at his Niece’s restaurant. Was delicious.

Day 6: Reef fishing with Mystic Man tours. Had a blast with David and Ansel. They made sure to help us catch something. Lol . 3 hours is $80.00 per person. They took us between the Pitons and to Anse Chastanet waters. We went to eat lunch at Boucan at Hotel Chocolat. Words cannot describe the views from tis restaurant which is absolutely stunning. This place is a must! Chocolate infused dips, food, drinks everything. I must come back to this slice of heaven! Pounty’s pizza for dinner- YUM!
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Day 7: Drove p to Castries to go the market. Definitely wait to buy your Souvenir here. You can haggle it all. Definitely happy we stayed on our side of the island. Couldn’t wait to go back as the city of Castries was kind of rough. Had Chef Ramsey cook at the villa. He I incredible. And we only wish we could have him cook for us more.

We are headed home on Friday and were just in heaven in our week @ Paradise. St. Lucia is just incredible. The most beautiful island I have ever visited. You can pick the local fruit rum punch. Everywhere you turn, luscious beautiful scenery. Anse delicious local cuisine. We hope to be back soon.

Thank you Janus for your beautiful villa, hospitality. We will never forget our time here! 
Love- Trey& Christina Bowman & Ronie & Beth Hunt

​Erin & Collin
Oct. 19- 28, 2019
Honeymoon!!
From: Michigan 

Day 1:

We were greeted at the airport by one of Janus’s drivers. He was so nice and knowledgeable  about thw island. He Stopped at the local supermarket and we packed up some food and beers. After we made our way to the villa. 

​Along the way our driver stopped at his favorite bar for our honeymoon drink!! When we arrived at the villa Janus greeted us and gave us a tour of the villa. We stayed in for the night and watched Netflix

Day 2: We planned to have a lazy day and relaxed at the villa all day. In the morning we walked into town for some things we forgot to get at the supermarket. While we were walking our driver from yesterday saw us and drove us the rest of the way. We are planning on walking to town to get some fresh fruit from the locals. The rest of the day we laid by the pool and had drinks.

Nov. 3: We arranged for a driver to take us to the botanical Gardens this morning. I did not realize how close to the villa it was. It would have been fine to walk. The driver went above and beyond. He walked the gardens with us. Taking our pictures for us and telling us about the local plants. We went right when they opened and we were the only ones there for a bit. After our driver took us to town to get some beer and snacks. We laid around the pool till 4pm and a driver came and picked us up to take us to Jade Mountain for dinner. Jade mountain is incredible.

​The view o f the Pitons and Sunset was stunning. The hospitality at the Jade Mountain was by  far the best ive ever experienced . Paired with the amazing views and delicious food it was a 10/10. After dinner my husband enjoyed a cigar on the terrace. I messaged our driver we were ready to be picked up and we made our way to the front entrance gate. Dinner at Jade Mountain was a once in a lifetime experience and I am so glad we got to do it.

Day 4: Went to Sugar Beach today. We had a driver pick us up at 11:00am, spent around 4 hours there. We ended up renting 2 lounge chairs for us$50 each. We are both beach bums when it comes to being on the beach, we lay out more then we are in the water so it was worth it. We had lunch at restaurant on the beach. 7.5/10. When we got back to the villa our wedding photos were waiting for us in our email. We spent the rest of the night looking at our amazing pictures and relaxed.

Day 5:This morning it was raining so we made breakfast and once the rain was done we walked into town. After exploring town for a bit and stopped to get groceries, we hiked back to the villa. We hand by the pool till dinner. We were planning on walking to town for dinner but it started raining. Janus was kind enough to send a driver to give us a ride. We ate at pier 28, it was really good and they have an awesome drink menu. We recommend “ankles in the air” we paid $70ec for 2 meals and 4 drinks

Day 6: Beach day at Anse Chastanet. We walked to Anse Mamin and rented 2 chairs at $60 us. This came with an umbrella & 2 bottles of water and lemonade. We ordered lunch and the burgers were delicious. If  you go to Anse Mamin, get the burger. It was cloudy and rain on and off, we left at 3:30pm. I was surpised at how empty the beach  was, it was nice but we prefer Sugar Beach 

Day 7: Rainforest spa! I cannot put into words how amazing this was. The spa at Sugar beach is a must do! We had a couples massage and then had lunch in our bungalow . After we went to the beach.

Day 8 & 9 – we relaxed at the villa and ventured into town enjoying  the views and pool.

Day 10 : check out day  ☹ 

We enjoyed every minutes of our stay here and we cannot thank Janus and his team enough for making our stay even more amazing. Thank you Janus for your Beautiful home and hospitality.

Erin & Collin Butchart

Darin & Julie Harden                       Nov.2- 8 2019
25th wedding anniversary

Day 1. - Arrived in St. Lucia late afternoon. Driver greeted us by Kendell who provided our rental car, took us to the grocery store and then to Serrana Villa! Janus met us at the house and took us down to Pitit Peak for a wonderful fish dinner.

Day 2. -Took a water taxi by Johnny- boy to Sugar Beach for a day of Maximum chill. Johnny dropped us off at the dock and provided snorkel gear for the day. We got free chairs on the public side, enjoyed fresh fruit cocktails (2 for us$15) and had fish tenders delivered to us from a restaurant in Soufriere. Chef Ramsey came to the villa that night and made us amazing fish dinners – wonderful!!!

Day 3- This day we made the trek to Anse Mamin. What a drive!!! We rented 2 chairs with lovely shade and enjoy fresh banana daiquiris along with amazing jungle burger. After a quick shower we went off to Jade Mountain for dinner. After drinks the manager took us on a brief tour pf the property. Amazing. Later we had complementary champagne and appetizers at the roof top bar while watching the sun set. Dinner was 3 courses right in front the most gorgeous view of the Pitons. Dinner was Spectacular. This is a must do!! Such beautiful resort and amazing views. Expensive but worth it!!

Day 4.- We had a reservation for the couples escape at the rainforest spa at sugar beach- we arrived early and has some drinks at the bar. Then a shuttle to the amazing jungle hut spa! Highly recommend this experience we felt incredibly spoiled by our treatments followed by Champagne and chocolate in our private hut with natural hot shower. Later we headed back to the beach for lunch of conch fritters and beach time. Dinner was left overs from our amazing chef Ramsey!

Day 5- woke up to rain storm so we decided to stay In and rest.

Day 6-We thoroughly enjoyed touring Janus’s other villas. After our tour we headed back to Sugar beach. W went to the public side to buy some accessories for the kids- hats, t-shirts, necklaces and bracelets . The lady who has the shop some amazing bbq chicken. We some amazing burgers. The sunset over the water was so dramatic! What a great end to our anniversary trip!

Day 7: Lunch at Ladera to enjoy the view one last time before we fly out. Thank you Janus for a wonderful Vacation.

Chris & Sarah
Nov. 12- 19th, 2019

10 year anniversary and 38th birthday

10 years ago we honeymooned at a Sandals Resort. This year we came back to explore the Island and celebrate 10 years together. We have done a lot of traveling so our intent is always to rent a car ourselves without having a driver or travel on a tour bus.

So our first advise is to rent a car from Janus for your stay. It only takes a bit getting used to the roads or left hand drives.

Here are our highlights

1. Eat local foods: grill and chill- only locals here

• Martha’s Tables – off sugar beach road
• Fedos- try roti here – close by
• Chef Ramsey- private meal at villa 
• Debbie’s home made 

(We ate at the chocolate hotel for my birthday dinner at boucan restaurant too! Elegant food with chocolate infused dishes but small potions and expensive, great view of the Pitons).

2. Explore the island- we took the main road and drove the coast around the 2/3 of the island. Windy roads but incredible views.
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South East- found Sandy Beach- secluded beach where Caribbean and atlantic come together. If you have beach fantasies this is where they can come true. No one is on the beach. See through water and pretty view of some land masses near by.

North- Castries Gros Islet- loved reduit beach, lots of restaurants, pretty views but crowded. Umbrella and chairs only $10. We went on a Sunday. No cruise ships this day

Marigot Bay- Had drinks at Doolittle – watched the sunset

Tourist Activities

1. Sulphur Springs- tip : go between 9-10am. Before all the resorts vans drop off at 10am
2. Whale watch tour- Mystic Man- No whales but followed a big pod of dolphins for quite a while.
3. Tet Paul Nature Trail- easy trail- great views. (I am not a hiker so we did  not hike the pitons, so this trail is an option for people like me )
4. Torille waterfall- you can get in and go under the waterfall- crowded, maybe go early
5. Snorkel- Anse Chastanet- ok snorkeling- like I said we have travelled a lot so it was okay for us!

Need to know

1. E.c $2.75= us$1
2. Use google maps not iphone maps – before you leave villa put in your direction and then you are good to go.
3. Get groceries, we liked breakfast and must supper meals at villa and got wine for our private chef dinner!
4. Janus makes this villa the best. He is very attentive and quick on responding. He truly cares about his quests. Don’t hesitate to call him for anything. Go on Janus property tour, fun time with him!

Have fun! We loved our stay so much. Now back to our three kids at home
Blessings

Sarah & Chris

We truly enjoyed everything in St. Lucia, couldn’t be happier with the villa. 

We had everything we needed to get us by for the week. Janus as so amazing to us, treated us with a tour the first night to get an idea of the island layout, which made us so much more comfortable on where we were going! 

We suggest booking fishing trips with Mystic Man Tours, they put us on the fish and went above and beyond for us. 

Also suggest Snorkeling! We absolutely loved sugar beach! Not far from Anse Chastanet Beach! Snorkeling were to die for! We really didn’t do much other than that! We are so sad to be leaving, hope everyone enjoys their trip as much as we did

Love, 

The Deehers 

Mike & Sandy
Nov. 20 – 23rd 2019

We are in St. Lucia for 15 days. Our first part is just by hubbs and me! What a beautiful place this is!

Janus is so warm and friendly, he made us feel very welcomed! After renting our car we stopped at Massy’s for a few groceries. Be ready to spend bucks. The villa is so beautiful and Spacious.

The pool is amazing/views breathtaking. We have adult children arriving Saturday and we move onto our next place!

We went to Sugar beach for the day, rested, snorkel and swam. I even got sting by jelly fish, only hurt a bit lol

We also went to the Jade Resort. Loved it- rented beach chairs and chilled.

Nov. 23 – My 55th Birthday- on to our next pace.

Thank you Janus for a beautiful place to stay! It was a great adventure.
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Blessings

Sandi & Mike
Colorado USA