So, a lot happened during our stay in St. Kitts. Before this visit, I was a week on Nevis, with not so much as a hair out of place, so when we got to St. Kitts, things changed drastically. I arrived early and asked to leave my bags while I went to the airport to pick up my friend. I met the owner and then took a tour and got keys. The first night at 3am that evening I discovered the home had been burgarlized and my computer and all electronic devices had been stolen, along with my money, and even our drinks in the fridge! I was unable to reach the owner who lives upstairs and had to wait until later in the morning to reach him and contact police. Who rents a house on vacation and can't leave their laptop in the kitchen? This is ridiculous.
While he was very polite, we did not feel that the property was secure or gates/locks maintained and the very window that had been used by the burglars to climb in the window had a screen which we later learned had been cut years ago and never replaced. This was just like an invitation to come in and steal! The property is anything but secure and even after we took pains to secure windows and doors, we did not feel better, and instead felt that we were watched all while we were there. This was a bad feeling. We wanted an ocean view property so we could have windows open but obviously not possible here.
The property is WAY overpriced. The appliances are old and BOTH the fridge/freezer and dishwasher broke during our stay. The television also broke and the owner had to replace it with one he had been keeping upstairs that he told us his wife had insisted they keep for themselves. His "high tech" system was nearly impossible to operate and only two of the settings on the new Roku TV he installed worked - meaning our ONLY options for tv were Netflix and YouTube and we got no other channels or cable.
The appliances are very old, and the kitchen tile and granite are poorly maintained. There was no broom and the vacuum didn't work and when we arrived, there was dog urine all over two slipcovered couches, which we had to wash ourselves to sit on the couch.
DO NOT VISIT THIS PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT LOVE DOGS!! The owner's dogs come in to the unit whenever they want and they jump in the pool and in short, you cannot get rid of them. They are friendly, but we didn't want them in the home and felt that this was inappropriate.
We feel we paid way too much ($250/night) and would not ever return
