My family and I stayed here last week. There were 4 adults and 1 toddler.
Pros: Top quality construction, beautifully decorated, immaculately clean, gorgeous views, excellent AC (super loud though in all rooms), great on site restaurant with an awesome waiter (Alex), awesome rooftop deck with pool and relaxing ocean and star views at night.
Cons: This complex is a work in progress at the moment. There is a lot of construction going on all around. The noise wasn't bad until our departure day, which they may have kept it quiet for us during our stay, but the unit(s) underneath this one are still being finished inside and while we packed to leave there was a lot of loud banging, so not sure if that would continue for others during their stay or if they would hold off while it was occupied?
The water pressure was non-existent almost everyday, with a trickle coming out most days. The manager, Gwen said it was due to filling up the pool, but it was like that everyday. We only had hot water 2 days out of 7 because of the water heater needing to be reset.
We rented a cell phone from the office there and it didn't work. The second one we were given didn't work either, the third one was a charm and did work. You really need a cell phone to call taxi cabs. I would suggest renting one in town instead.
The location is peaceful, but the walk to West Bay Beach is not easy and we are all pretty fit. We relied on taxis more than we anticipated to go back in forth to West Bay.
For the price, I would suggest including a cell phone, a BBQ grill, and at least the cost of an airport pick up. These are nice ammenities that, when included, take some stress out of the vacation. We noticed that many of the vacation rentals include these things in the weekly rent, even at a lower weekly rate.
Once this place is fully finished it will be amazing I believe. There is supposed to be a shuttle to West Bay, a swim up pool/bar, and consierge services.
Victor, the onsite manager was absolutely amazing and arranged a fishing trip for us and helped fix the water heater one of the times, and also helped get us another working cell phone. And Alex, the waiter at the restaurant was friendly and funny! And Juan Carlos, who the owner suggested, was AWESOME! He took us on the best island tour and was great with airport pickup and drop off.
Our vacation was wonderful and the villa was comfortable and beautiful.
To justify the price, however, a few kinks should be addressed.