We spent 10 days at May's villa and we really loved it.
On one hand, the youngest one in our family is quite young and really needs home cooked food, having a full kitchen was a hard requirement for us (do not forget the laundry requirement too - a must with kids). On the other hand, we believe that the best places in Nature are the ones where there are no humans around, thus having anything with the "beach-front" in the name was a non-requirement for us. In fact, by opening up the search area to the entire island of Providenciales, we had many choices to choose from and were able to find an excellent house without paying the "beech-front" price tag for it. It does not mean that May's villa is in the middle of nowhere, though. On the opposite - the house is within minutes of most places - shops, restaurants, docks, airport, beaches - everything is a short drive away.
What really surprised us was the human touch May and Trina put into the house. It started before we even got to the house with the driving directions - they were precisely written and even included a diagram and a map. The value of this can be understood only when one gets to the island - try navigating through a maze of big and small streets (often unpaved) on an island where there are more roundabouts than street signs. Even locals give directions in terms of roundabouts: "turn left at the third roundabout".
The surprises kept on coming when we got to the house - fully furnished rooms, plenty of extra sheets and blankets, the usual soap and stuff, even a huge number of beach towels for us to use. The real game changer was a local cell phone. No, I am not kidding. The house included a cell phone with a local SIM card precharged with some prepaid money. It was given to us to use on the islands essentially for free - we just needed to add some money at the end to keep the balance as it was in the beginning. Sure, one could go into roaming, but it is not exactly cheap. One could also go and buy a local SIM card but it is a hassle (try getting this in the middle of a weekend when everything is closed) and often comes with extra charges, like activation fees (not to mention, one has to have an unlocked GSM phone for this). Nothing really beats walking into a new house and having the owner hand you a local phone to use for all bookings, reservations and island hopping. Try getting that from a 5 star beach-front resort.
Overall, a huge bundle of thanks and hugs goes to Trina and May!