Stay at Haiku and enjoy all the beauty that St John has to offer.
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Enter Haiku from the private driveway to the level walkway and courtyard.
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The entrance and living quarters are situated back from the road.
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Enjoy Haiku's open air livingroom and enjoy St John's fragrant gentle breezes. Capturing the natural beauty and romance of the island, Haiku is architecturally designed in West Indian style influenced by the Danish Plantation Great-Houses.
With a level floor plan - there are no cliffs, railings, decks or stairs - it is safe for children and is wheelchair accessible. The living/dining area is open on three sides, with natural breezes and ceiling fans.
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Living / Dining room is open on 3 sides, cooled by tropical and ceiling fan breezes.
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Living room with media center: Guest bedroom on left; kitchen through the archway.
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The living room cable TV has a swivel retractable arm and recesses into a hide-a-way cabinet.
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There is plenty of time to relax and enjoy your surroundings.
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Relax, dine or watch TV undercover on very comfortable furniture and large dining table with ample seating for all.
Plenty of room to sit back and enjoy!
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Haiku, a non-smoking villa, is a five-minute walk away from the Westin Resort and about a 12 minute drive to the National Park Beaches.
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This is your view from your dining room table.
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This private villa is a unique example of living with nature and is situated on an acre of sloping woodland surrounded by gardens of native plants.
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Aerial view of Haiku property.
Shows floor plan from left to right; Guest bedroom, Great room and kitchen, Master bedroom and adjoining childrens bedroom
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Haiku Floor Plan
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View from lower patio showing level floor plan of Haiku's outdoor dining, pool, indoor dining, living room with bedrooms off the living area.
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A stunning tropical setting for lounging or outdoor dining.
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Enjoy the evening stars from the spa...
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Level walkways around pool, spa and outdoor dining areas.
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Oudoor dining.
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Haiku's pool has five wide steps, seating areas and a handrail for easy and safe entry into the pool.
Oval pool size is 10' 7" x 20' 2'"x 4' 5" at the deepest end.
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Use our outdoor shower to rinse off beach sand.
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Full advantage is taken of the ocean views and breezes while providing maximum privacy.
(Reflection of clouds on dining table!)
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Kitchen entrance.
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The kitchen provides all the amenities to enjoy your Caribbean dining.
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Your kitchen has views of the living room, patio, yard and pool area.
The kitchen has a dishwasher, microwave, full size fridge, blender and a Quisinart 12-cup Thermal coffeemaker.
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At the rear of the kitchen is a fence enclosed patio that includes a washer, dryer, beach chairs, beach coolers and clotheslines.
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Arched stone entry to Air-Conditioned Master Bedroom.
Doorway has door and screen door.
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Master bedroom with King bed, air-conditioning, bookshelf, Cable TV, table and chairs for 2 and sofa chair.
There are two air-conditioned wings with King and King/Twin bedrooms with en-suite baths and provide complete privacy for two couples with an additional outdoor shower off the Master.
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This bedroom has an adjoining King/Twin bedroom, that share a bath, and is great for having children close by.
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The Master bathroom features an ante-room, 2 sinks and indoor bathtub and shower. This bath area is shared by the Master bedroom and the studio bedroom.
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View from Master Bathroom
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The Master-Studio bathroom also includes and enclosed outdoor shower with privacy fence. Very handy when returning from the beach!
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Air conditioned studio bedroom can be set up as a King or Twins - Great childrens room!
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Haiku Studio bedroom
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The studio bedroom shares a bathroom with the Master bedroom.
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The guest bedroom is located in a separate wing of the house.
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Haiku Second Master Guest Bedroom.
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Second Master bedroom can be set up as a King or Twins - A/C and Private bath.
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Enjoy the view of Great Cruz Bay during the day...
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...and spectacular sunsets at dusk.
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Second Guest bedroom private bath.
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You can catch the night-blooming cereus opening several times a year.
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A comfortable glider for two to relax or watch the sunset....a perfect spot for daydreaming!
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The quiet magic of Haiku.....
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A midnight swim?
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Birds, lizards, and other wildlife bring nature to your doorstep.
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Bananaquits and other birds will delight you with their antics at the patio's sugar feeder.
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If you're lucky, you might catch a glimpse of an iguana.....
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....or a common egret.
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Enjoy the views of Chocolate Hole Bay, the Caribbean Sea and St Croix in the distance 40 miles away!
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...Sailboats in Chocolate Hole...
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Haiku pool is 18’6” long by 8’6” wide, with graduated depth to 4’5” at farthest end of pool.
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Haiku has wonderful views. When one looks outward, everywhere you look is another beautiful vista both close by and in the distance, yet privacy is maintained. The unique architectural style of Haiku allows cooling trade winds to flow through the rooms. Many of the island animals take advantage of the garden’s native plantings. It is not unusual to see, iguanas, lizards, butterflies and birds of all kinds visiting Haiku while you’re there. Put some sugar out in the bird feeder to lure hummingbirds and bananaquits. Some of the best moments come just lounging in the swimming pool, looking at the sailboats in Chocolate Hole, having an evening cocktail while watching the sun set, or relaxing in the hot tub while seeing the Milky Way more clearly than you ever could in a city.
We know you will enjoy your stay at Haiku.....
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Great Cruz Bay
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A Haiku sunset.
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Haiku is easily accessable from Great Cruz Bay to Cruz Bay.
Haiku is a non-smoking villa.
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Guest Reviews;
Casey Calhoun -4/15-21/2025-5/5 stars - Living in the islands
We loved it here! I’ll admit, I was a bit nervous about the outdoor living room and animals and insects that come with outdoor living, but everything blew away our expectations. So thoughtfully designed - multiple outdoor showers, hot tub, pool, washer dryer - and immaculately well kept. Even when we were just sitting around playing cards, we felt like we were on an island adventure. We saw iguanas, frogs, all kinds of birds and other lizards - kids could not have been happier. Thank you for making this trip extraordinarily special.
June 3 – 10. 2023 - Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with my family for a week. Your little piece of peaceful Paradise on this amazing Island is just what we needed to “forget about life for awhile. “We were amazed every morning with an iguana sun bathing by the pool & then getting in for a few laps. The chairs and coolers came in handy for our trips to all the beaches. We made it to Jumbie Beach, Trunk Bay, Cinnamon Bay, Maho Bay - our favorite for snorkeling as it had the most marine life activity with several sea turtles, sting rays, star fish, various colored fish, coral, small squid, barracuda, nurse shark (thankfully stayed at the bottom) And many other amazing creatures. We also snorkeled at Salt Pond and Hansen Bay (privately owned and very nice). If you get the chance, go to the Visitor’s Center of the Virgin Islands National Park & ask the Park Ranger about the history on the island, The Sugar Cane Plantations & how the owners treated the enslaved people. They talked about Laurance Rockefeller purchased 60% of the Island & made it a National Park. How the donkeys were used & how they are still here. It was very eye opening.
I could write a book for everything we saw & did. This was a very memorable vacation & we hope to make it back again some day. - The Miles & Vandercooks Families – Ohio & Michigan
July 15 – 24, 2023 - We are thrilled with our first visit to the island. We stayed 9 nights..4 days @ a cottage at Cinnamon Bay Campground followed by 5 days @ Haiku. Our stay at Haiku was THE PERFECT RESPITE to the Campground. We loved our time here.
Hiked: Cinnamon Bay Trail, Ram’s Head Trail, America Hill, Salt Pond, Leinster Bay.
Snorkeled: Cinnamon Bay, Maho Bay, Trunk Bay, Waterlemon Cay, Salt Pond Beach.
Fish & Critters; Green turtles, octopus, squid, more reef fish than we could inventory, barracuda, urchins, sting rays, cushion sea stars & more! Iguanas!!!
Dove: With Low Key – Mingo Cay & Grass Cay
Ate: Rainforest Café, Skinny Legs, Seas Dog Café, Woody’s, Windmill Bar & Morgan Mango
Thank you for sharing this wonderful resort with our family. We are already looking forward to a return trip.Banaquits Banter,Iguanas surfing in trees, Hummingbirds flourish – The Patterson Family – Rowley, Massachusetts.
August 9 – 16, 2023 - We had a blast!
Usually stay in Coral Bay but this outside space was amazing!
Hit Trunk, Maho, Dennis, Jumbie, Cinnamon, Waterlemon & Hidden Beach.
Fantastic family week! Curwen Family – Tennessee
Oct. 15 – 21, 2023
Thank you for letting us stay at Haiku. We love the home layout. Nice breeze, AC is a plus in the bedrooms. Swimming pool is great after a day at the beach All the North Shore beaches are beautiful!!
Spent two days exploring Coral Bay and those beaches. Found more coral and fish at Salt Pond than the North Shore beaches, just remember you have to walk ¼ mile trail to the beach that’s tough on a hot afternoon. Stop at Surf Club Cantina in Coral Bay. Nice people, good food and a super view of Coral Bay.-Truman’s – New Castle, Delaware
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