A Great Self Catering Holiday at Marigot Bay St Lucia

S ometimes a self catering        room which opens on to a large     holiday can be a better         verandah with dining table and     option than a hotel             chairs plus loungers.              especially if you choose Villa                                           Pomme D'Amour at Marigot Bay on       The whole atmosphere is one of     St Lucia.                             warmth and comfort and the design                                        is almost South American in style  A Self Catering Holiday anywhere      and colouring.                     shouldn’t be the last option if                                          you want an affordable family         The other villa has a first level  vacation. Indeed some holiday         one bedroom apartment, and a huge  villas have accommodation that is     private balcony, and the upper     far better than you will get in       level has three bedrooms, two      many hotels, and the Villa Pomme      bathrooms, a very large and well   D'Amour above Marigot Bay in St       equipped kitchen, a reading room   Lucia is certainly no exception.      and a large living area, again                                           there is a balcony, in this case   The Villa Pomme D'Amour sits on a     it is quite vast.                  ridge above Marigot Bay which has                                        the reputation of being the most      It is only a two minute walk to a  beautiful in the Caribbean, and       secluded little cove where you     the views certainly back this up.     can swim and snorkel, and only     It is a two villa property and        five minutes to not only the       the first has two identical           lovely beach at Marigot Bay,       levels, and you can easily rent       where by the way there are water   both for a larger family group.       sports, restaurants, bars, and     Each unit has two bedrooms with       boutiques. The great joy of a      balconies, a bathroom equipped        self catering holiday is that you  with a shower, and a well             can do what you want when you      equipped kitchenette and living       want and there are no timing       restrictions as there are in many     Pomme D'Amour are the owners       resorts and hotels.                   Pierre and Josee. All too often                                          the main drawback when having a    As you should be able to gather       self catering holiday is           from some of the detail, Villa        ignorance of what’s best to do,    Pomme D'Amour is quite secluded,      see, where to eat, where to shop,  and picturesque, beautifully          what to avoid, and it can take     positioned, and yet able to           days of experimenting before you   supply the affordable family          find what you want. Not so here,   vacation you need.                    the proprietors are there in the                                         background, never in your face,    The beach at Marigot Bay has been     which can be a concern as well,    described as Atoll like because       but what they don’t know about     of the similarity to a sand bar.      the area is worth knowing anyway.  If you want snorkelling               They are incredibly helpful, even  equipment, or you’d like to hire      above and beyond the call of       kayaks or windsurfers then            duty.                              Aquarius Water World are the                                             people to see. There is a new         The overriding feeling from        Marina Village, and whilst many       guests is one that almost says     think the concept detracts rather     beat that. There are other self    than adds to the scenic quality,      catering holiday villas around,    it is a great place to shop.          but it would take a whole lot to                                         beat Villa Pomme D'Amour.          One of the great joys of Villa         About the Author Kelly Wilson runs St Lucia Vacation Spots as well as being a contributor on occasions to Worldwide Vacation Spots and he thinks it would be worth your while to check out Caribbean Vacation Spots especially any information you can find about St Lucia for a holiday. Published At: www.Isnare.com