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Oceanview and mountain breezes
| Sleeps | 10 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 4 |
| Property type | villa |
| Minimum Stay | 4 - 6 nights |
Overview
Private four bedroom staffed residence in premier location
At Skylark the terrace and pool enjoy the warm ocean views and breezes. Guests will be pampered by our skilled staff who will cook, clean and make guests feel welcome in a real home away from home environment. Skylark is located on a hill above Half Moon Bay amongst (2) acres of gardens providing privacy and security. Living room and dining room feature high cathedral ceilings with giant French doors and ceiling fans opening onto the terrace and pool. There are 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. There is an outdoor dining pavilion that overlooks a tropical garden of fruit trees and giant cotton tree that would date back to the colonial time. Our skilled staff includes a cook, chambermaid, and houseman. A Pack-n-play, highchair and rollaways are available for families with little ones. We have cable TV though out, WiFi and a VOIP phone that has a domestic US exchange for free calls to the continental US.
About Oliver
The Maloney and Albright Families have maintained and enjoyed Skylark Villa with their families and valued guests since the late sixties.
Oliver purchased this villa in 1968
Why Oliver chose Jamaica
Our wonderful staff makes all our guests feel at their own home away from home. Our new pool provides a new level of luxury that features hot tub, sun shelf and infinity edge to soak up our Caribbean water views.
What makes this villa unique
walk to Half Moon Resort in 5 minutes
Guestbook comments from the owner
Skylark villa was a perfect choice for our honeymoon. The entire villa and grounds were everything we had hoped for. The view of the Caribbean from the veranda/patio was magnificent. The beautiful private pool, candelite dinners on the patio with romantic music in the background, the near constant breeze coming off the ocean, a bedroom opening to the pool and view of the Caribbean all contributed to an unforgettable honeymoon. Howard, Sonia, and Delores were outstanding in every respect, meeting our every expectation. We wanted to bring Delores home with us to continually enjoy her awesome cooking. Did I mention the outdoor shower? I absolutely loved it! We made memories during our stay that will last a lifetime. I have already recommended Skylark to numerous friends. We had the time of our lives.
Andrew & Patti Rose
Atlanta, GA
Map
Beaches and golf (3 championship courses) are nearby. Tennis, riding, sailing, shopping and water sports are nearby.
Amenities
Accommodation and facilities for this holiday villa rental in Saint James Parish
- villa
- Catering available
- Breakfast - Booking Possible
- Lunch - Booking Possible
- Dinner - Booking Possible
- Housekeeper Included
- Max. occupancy: 10
- children welcome ...
- pets not allowed
- non smoking only
- Mountain View
- Near The Ocean ...
- Ocean View ...
- Resort ...
- Adventure
- Budget
- Family
- Historic
- Romantic
- Sports & Activities
- Tourist Attractions
- Air Conditioning
- Alarm Clock
- soap
- Ceiling Fans
- Hair Dryer
- Internet
- Iron & Board
- Linens Provided
- Living Room ...
- Parking Off Street
- Safe
- Telephone ...
- Toilet Paper
- Towels Provided
- Washing Machine
- Wireless Internet
- Coffee Maker
- Dishes & Utensils
- Dishwasher
- Kitchen ...
- Microwave
- Oven
- Pantry Items ...
- Refrigerator ...
- Stove
- Toaster
- Child's Highchair
- Dining ...
- Dining Area
- seating for 8 people
- 4 Bathrooms
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Bathroom -
toilet
,
bath (no shower)
,
shower enclosure
Bathroom - toilet , bath with shower
Bathroom - toilet , bath (no shower) , shower enclosure
Bathroom 4 - toilet , shower enclosure
- 4 Bedrooms, Sleeps 10
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Bedroom 1 -
1 extra lg. double bed
Bedroom 2 - 1 extra lg. double bed
Bedroom 3 - 1 extra lg. double bed
Bedroom 4 - 2 large double bed
- CD Player
- DVD Player
- Satellite / Cable
- Stereo
- Television ...
- video player
- Barbecue
- Deck / Patio
- Lawn / Garden
- Outdoor Grill
- patio
- wheelchair accessible
- Private Pool
- Daily Maid Service
- Staff
- churches
- duty free shops
- health/beauty spa
- museums
- playground
- rain forests
- restaurants
- water parks
- waterfalls
- antique hunting
- beachcombing
- bird watching
- boating
- eco tourism
- horse riding
- miniature golf
- outlet shopping
- paddle boating
- scenic drives
- shelling
- shopping
- walking
- ATM/bank
- Babysitter
- fitness centre
- groceries
- hospital
- massage therapist
- medical services
- cycling
- deepsea fishing
- fishing
- golf
- hiking
- kayaking
- paragliding
- parasailing
- rafting
- sailing
- diving
- snorkelling
- snorkeling/diving
- surf fishing
- swimming
- tennis
- water skiing
- water tubing
- wind-surfing
Reviews
Excellent!
4.4/5 -
(7 traveller reviews)
Beautiful Property
We stayed at Skylark for 6days and we had a very nice stay. The property is beautiful and well kept. It's clean, the pool is great and there is an AC in each bedroom that worked well. Ms Sonia is the cook and her food is delicious. Some things to note, the bedrooms are separate from the main house (i.e. Kitchen, living room), it's in a gated community so you need to use remote to get in and out. Overall a good stay.
Best Vacation Ever!!! Aug9-13 2017
Our stay at Skylark was amazing. The staff (Howard, Snoja, Karon) couldn't have been better, they went above and beyond our expectations. Our driver Mr. Johnson (Johno) took really good care of us gave us, always showing up on time and giving us tips on what to and not do in the island, we felt really safe with him as our driver. Any excursion we wanted to do he knew exactly where to go. I would suggest having Mr. Johnson drive you around, as we noticed that drivers in Jamaica can be really hectic to say the least. As for the house the pictures could not do it justice, it is a beautiful place to stay. There is nothing bad that I could say about my stay at Skylark, my family and I will definitely make a return visit.
Beautiful Villa in Montego Bay!
We rented this villa for a group of five for my boyfriend's 30th birthday. Overall, we had a great time! The management company did a great job at handling all my requests. We communicated via e-mail and they were very informative and responsive. My only issue was with the balloons that I had requested. I was paying $50 for a small of number of balloons and when they arrived to the villa, they were deflated. Management did try to offer me alternatives and look for a solution but ultimately told me it cost me an additional $40 to get new ones. I would have liked to see them take responsibility for the fact that the balloons deflated under their care and cover the cost to get me new ones. The location of the villa is great; it is about 15 minutes from the airport and very close to all the restaurants/bars in the Montego Bay Area. The infinity pool alone makes this villa worth it! The private pool area of this house is a lot of fun. The villa comes with its own staff and Howard who is responsible for serving your meals & taking care of any other requests you have is AMAZING. He was such a sweetheart and took great care of us. He genuinely wanted us to enjoy our vacation & did everything he could to make sure we were happy. Our real issue was with the cook, Sonia. She had a serious attitude problem almost the entire time. For example, someone had spilled a drink creating a very minor mess and she was extremely irritated and annoyed with us. We ended up cleaning the majority of it ourselves and apologizing repeatedly. Another day, we had asked for a BBQ outside by the pool area and she made a huge deal about moving the grill from the back. And then told us we should speak to Howard, when we asked her where we could find him, she turned back around and went back to reading her paper without answering us, RUDE. Also she is very strict with the house rules, she yelled at us once for bringing the shower tools by the pool area and once again because one of us answered the house phone. Also, everything that the villa offers is extremely expensive. They allow you to pre-request your meals and they shop the groceries for you and give you the bill once you arrive. It was outlandishly overpriced. The villa comes with its own driver, again very overpriced. We rented a car for our time there and it worked out much better. The driver also was not the most pleasant to deal with. Overall, the villa is beautiful and the location is great. I would definitely recommend
Nothing short of breathtaking
The property is absolutely gorgeous, couldn't ask for a better view of Montego Bay. Deloris and Sonia cooked such delicious food and were so incredibly sweet. Howard took great care of us and even took time to walk some of the party around the land for a tour. Mr. Johnson was the best driver you can get in Jamaica. He was very prompt and looked out for us, much more than any of us could have asked. By the end of the stay, we considered everyone to be great friends and are the biggest reason we will return! We truly appreciate everything they did for us. Couldn't have asked for a better stay anywhere!
Clean quit and safe love it.
The day we arrived at skylark the staff was very attentive, nice and clean well taken care of, the rooms are very nice, the children loved the outdoor shower, they loved the pool safe for young one's, beautiful view of the ocean its a gated community that's a plus, easy access to different attractions beaches and supermarket (etc). Omg my niece renewed her wedding vow at the villa it was beautiful ! the scenery just gorgeous we had a great time i gave the villa a four star because you cannot get to the living room and kitchen without going outside and entering through another door, the kids would not go out at night to get water without waking up a parent to go with them, also about 3 a.m i wasn't feeling very well try to get a cup of tea and couldn't because the staff locked the double doors and i couldn't get to the kitchen, but its the way the house is built not the staff fault after certain hours u do need to lock up, the owner needs to make it accessible from the bedroom to livingroom and kitchen without going outside to do so.other than that i would like to say thanks to Howard and Sonia you guys impressed me, Deloris the cook very nice even though we ate out a lot and yes i would definitely recommend this villa.
Very Nice
This property is very nice and close to banks and supermarket.(Food in store is very expensive, we
shopped for our food and prices were very high, we were glad the owner gave us heads up.
Dont bother with Menu, you have to pay for first two days when you get there, and they cooked and served theyre own choices. The staff was very pleasant, the property was always very clean and the breakfast was great!, we cooked our dinners to help out the cook or ate out.
The bathrooms were impecable but the fourth bathroom only had mesh wire in roof.and had an opening where bugs came in.
the workers are always present even when we just went to kitchen for water , we felt like we were being watched, but other than that it was a great stay, the lights went out one night all night till noon the next day. pretty rough night, but thats just part of being in an island, its common. We recommend it for large families . We were 2 parents and 4 adult chlldren and 1 adult niece. If you hire their driver, set your visiting places and price from the first day, we paid close to 800 for 6 days.
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Rates & Availability
Rental Rates for this holiday villa on Saint James Parish
- Rental Basis:
- per property
- Owner accepts payment in:
- USD
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Thanksgiving
18 Nov 2017 -
26 Nov 2017
5 night minimum stay
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A$1,130
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A$7,536
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School break
16 Dec 2017 -
23 Dec 2017
6 night minimum stay
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A$1,130
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Christmas
24 Dec 2017 -
30 Dec 2017
6 night minimum stay
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A$1,570
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A$10,676
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New Years
31 Dec 2017 -
6 Jan 2018
5 night minimum stay
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A$1,570
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A$10,676
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Winter 2018
7 Jan 2018 -
15 Apr 2018
4 night minimum stay
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A$1,130
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A$7,536
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| Notes: Rates are based on 8 guests; add A$88 per night, per additional guest | |||||||||
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My Standard Rate
4 night minimum stay
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A$754
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A$5,024
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Additional information about rental rates
| Additional Guest Fee | A$87.92 per person per night |
| Damage Deposit | A$628 |
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