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A burnt-orange, three-bedroom villa in the gated Judith's Fancy community on St. Croix's north shore, with a curving private pool, a long balcony over the sea and a telescope for the night sky.

  • Three bedrooms, three baths; sleeps six
  • Curving private pool with shaded and sunny places to sit
  • Sliding glass walls onto a long balcony over the sea
  • Each bedroom with its own air conditioner and TV
  • Gated community a short drive from Christiansted

Hook 'em on Paradise is a three-bedroom, three-bath villa inside the gated Judith's Fancy community on St. Croix's north shore, a short drive west of Christiansted. You will know it by the colour: the house is painted burnt orange, and the inside keeps going in the same spirit, with bright fabrics, tropical prints and teal and coral on white. It sleeps six.

Aerial view of the burnt-orange villa with white railings, its pool and gardens on a green hillside
The villa on its hillside in Judith's Fancy.

The space

The main living space is one open room under a high white beamed ceiling, with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors that open onto a long balcony over the Caribbean. There is a telescope by the glass for the night sky, and rocking chairs on the balcony for morning coffee. The kitchen is fully stocked, with stainless steel appliances, granite counters and bar seating at a teal island.

Bright living room with a white beamed ceiling, colourful floral sofas and sliding glass doors to the balcony, a telescope by the window
The open living room, with the telescope set up by the glass.
Kitchen with a teal island, granite counters, stainless steel appliances and pendant lights under a white beamed ceiling
The kitchen, with bar seating at the island.

There are three bathrooms, and each of the three bedrooms has a television and its own air-conditioning unit. The listing also includes a laptop-friendly workspace and allows long stays.

Bedroom with a tropical-print bedspread, orange cushions and a window onto the sea
One of the three bedrooms, each with its own air conditioner.

The setting

Outside is a large, curving private pool surrounded by tropical planting, with several places to sit: some under cover, some in full sun. A covered porch with striped outdoor sofas gives another shaded place to spend the afternoon. "Beautiful location and views from the home and pool deck," wrote a January guest; a June guest travelling with a one-year-old needed shade and found that the covered patio was "absolutely perfect, providing all day shade."

Curving turquoise pool edged with palms and flowering plants, with dry hills and the sea on the horizon
The private pool, ringed with tropical planting.
Long balcony with white railings and rocking chairs beside the orange-painted house, looking out to sea
The balcony runs the length of the house, rocking chairs facing the water.
Covered porch with red and orange striped outdoor sofas and armchairs, the sea beyond the railing
A shaded lounge on the porch, in the house's bold colours.

Judith's Fancy is a quiet residential neighbourhood on the hills of the north shore, close to Salt River Bay, where Columbus's fleet anchored in 1493 and where night kayak tours go out on the bioluminescent bay. Christiansted's restaurants, the boardwalk and the boats to Buck Island are a short drive east. The house sits under the community's HOA rules, which the listing asks guests to follow, and a car is the practical way around. St. Croix drives on the left.

Who it suits

A family or a group of up to six who want a pool and a view without the size of a big estate. A November guest wrote that everything "was perfect for our group of 6," and mentioned the pool, the quiet neighbourhood and the views in the same breath. It suits stargazers, early risers and anyone who likes colour. It is not on the beach; the north-shore beaches are a drive away.

Good to know

Three bedrooms, three baths and three beds; sleeps six. The pool is private to the villa. Each bedroom has its own air conditioner and TV. The home is in an HOA community, and guests are asked to follow its rules at all times. The listing marks it suitable for children and infants. The villa is managed and booked by SP Vacations (Sterling Point Real Estate) in St. Croix.

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