Is Kiddel Bay Cottage | St. John pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Where is Kiddel Bay Cottage | St. John located?

Situated on the waterfront, this holiday home is within a 15-minute walk of Saltpond Bay and Virgin Islands National Park. Johnson Bay is 2.6 mi (4.1 km) away.

Kiddel Bay Cottage | St. John Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janet C.

1 Mar 2020

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Enjoyable week

Great location!. We loved being able to walk to the quiet beach and eating outside with the view of the bay.

Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jim B.

5 Feb 2024

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Our end of the road happy place

We have stayed at the Kiddel house several times and always enjoyed the killer views to St Croix and great location close to Lameshur and of course Kiddel and Grootpan. For traveling in the high season when Christmas winds can be high, it’s nice to seek the calmer southern beaches.

Stayed 13 nights in Jan 2024

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10/10 Excellent

Dave L.

13 Mar 2010

Stayed at Kiddel Perch De...

Stayed at Kiddel Perch Dec 2009. It is exactly as described. Simple, clean, basic, with fantastic views and extreme privacy and quiet. This is the place to get away from it all and get back to basics.

10/10 Excellent

Carole W.

19 July 2021

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Amazing views and home

Outstanding to have a beautiful cove to so close- right down from your home! Everything was great- sitting out on the deck was lovely. The Vrbo information about the house should be clearer about the payment. We loved our time there!

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jeff M.

18 Mar 2020

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Perfect spot

This is an amazing location. A short walk to an amazing pebble beach which hardly anyone else goes to. It is a great house and the management is very responsive. We will be back. The only issue is the water pressure which is quite low and makes showers a very slow process.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen K.

30 June 2020

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Beautiful

Its so much better in person. I wanted to get away from everything including people, and this was the perfect choice. Coffee on the upper balcony with the ocean sounds and breeze .... every day should start this way!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2020

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10/10 Excellent

Christine C.

13 Feb 2017

Best. Vacationspotever

This' was our second time here. It bears revisiting which is the best indication of a great rental. It is a snorkeled paradise with easy access to the best beaches, hiking and natural beauty. The accommodations are very functional with great beds and linens, beach towels and plenty of cookware. We stocked up on food at the bigger market in Cruz Bay before we drove over and have not left this side of the island all week. We love the quiet. Where else can you have a whole beach all to yourself most of the time with sea turtles, Angel fish and so much more?

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10/10 Excellent

23 Mar 2010

We just returned tonight ...

We just returned tonight from St John. We LOVED KIDDEL PERCH. However, I feel complelled to speak with the locals about removing the junk yard that exists upon entering. I have total heartburn over the dump that one must drive through on the roads.

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10/10 Excellent

Andrew S.

18 May 2017

House, location, host - all perfect

The house and location were all as described in the listing. The property manager was responsive in making the reservation, before we arrived, and in promptly addressing a problem after we arrived. The setting is perfect if you want to really get away. Great restaurants within 15 minutes. Beware, a rough road that requires a Jeep or similar vehicle. Kiddle Bay is a rocky beach, but the walk to the Salt Pond Bay parking area, a sand beach, is 10 minutes.

10/10 Excellent

Mariam E.

18 Jan 2025

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Fantastic property

This house is what St. John is all about. Natural beauty, not luxury. Beautiful view of the bay by day, starry nights by night. The house is well stocked and the beds are comfortable. There is also a great library and small stack of puzzles and board games. There are also beach chairs for your use.The beach directly accessible from the house is pebbly but has fantastic snorkeling. Salt Pond Beach is the next closest (5-7 min drive) and is beautiful. We also explored a lot of trails and beaches during our stay. For restaurants, the ones in Coral Bay were easily accessible and tasty. We loved the quiet. If you want more of a night life, stay closer to Cruz Bay. Our host met us and drove us to the house, which is good because it would have been hard to find otherwise. The final stretch (mile or so?) is very rough--a Jeep is a must. We were warned of power outages, but if there were any, they happened while we were out.We are a family of 5, so used both levels. The only connection between the two is an outdoor staircase.We'd definitely stay here again. We had a great visit.

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie J.

18 Jan 2019

Amazing charming and wonderful

The cottage is lovely. The walk to the beach is perfect and easy. Kelsey and Rosanna were extremely helpful even before we got there then helped us with a crisis at the airport and saved our vacation. The bay is beautiful and had almost no visitors other than us. It was the most relaxing vacation ever. I recommend renting a jeep on st John. Not at the airport. Take a taxi and ferry to st John. Then get your car. Easy that way. The food on the island was fantastic. Every place we ate was delicious. But we cooked at the house and used the grill also. It was perfect for amenities. Hope I get to go again ❤️

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kathy R.

19 Dec 2018

Nothing short of a miracle

The ongoing recovery of the island, its people and the sea was nothing short of a miracle. My regular second home on island was destroyed by the hurricanes (concordia). I tentatively reached out to friends and property managers Rosanne and Wayne one year later. With trepidation I booked kiddel bay house for first two weeks I could December. Splendid house tucked away in supreme quiet and beauty with easy walking beach access. And shock of all shocks the coral has been regenerating, the reef fish multiplying. I could barely believe my eyes. Then as I reconnected to those on island I have known and loved, I heard for the first time in detail about the trauma they experienced and are still healing from. Without my ever encouraging hosts and friends I don’t know that I would have returned to what I thought would be devestating loss and sadness. Yes, there was loss and sadness but more importantly the island’s ongoing return to health filled me with joy.

10/10 Excellent

Marti A.

9 Jan 2020

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Wonderful visit in Kiddel Bay!

This is a really special house, and I can't say enough great things about the team at Antares Property Management who helped our family tremendously when some of our travel logistics went awry. The house itself is very comfortable. We used the top and bottom floors, and it was nice to be able to spread out a bit for some separate time, but there was also plenty of room for all of us to gather for meals, etc. That said, there isn't a great indoor solution for a large group to gather for a meal; the largest tables are outside, so when if rains, or is otherwise uncomfortable outside, that becomes an issue. Also, only the downstairs part of the house has a dishwasher, so we blended the plates from top and bottom together a few times to make use of that. The location is remote, which we found wonderful. The nighttime sky and sounds were spectacular; it was fun to see cruise ships going by; and we could see sunrise and sunset from our decks. The walk down to the beach was steep in places, but there was also a road, and we drove the older members of our family down to Kiddel Bay because the path was a little too difficult for one of them. The beach at Kiddle Bay is rocky and beautiful, but perhaps challenging to get in and out of with bare feet. You will find a way, however, because the water is freakishly clear there. A nice morning walk down the road gets you also to the deserted Grootpan Bay which is also rocky but amazing. And driving a very short distance on the paved road gets you to Salt Pond Bay where the snorkeling is also fantastic. We would definitely stay here again!

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019

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8/10 Good

Patricia I.

26 Mar 2014

Lovely Get-away

My husband and I stayed at Kiddel Perch for 7 nights. Pros: The cottage was unexpectedly spacious. This was a treat as we had stayed in a hotel the previous week on St. Thomas. The cottage was very private. There was a house being built down the road, but still it felt like there was just us. The house was very clean when we arrived. There were hard wood floors and they had a broom so we could sweep up any sand we tracked in. The bay just below the house had great snorkelling and salt pond bay was within easy walking distance. Having a deck was great. It was so nice to sit outside at meal times and look out over the water. We used the BBQ several times The shower was huge with great water pressure. Cons; The cottage was 2 levels and there was someone living in the level below. We were never told about this. The road to the cottage was terrible. It was incredibly rocky. I was so glad with had a jeep with higher clearance than a car. The deck was wrap-around. I did not love having it by the bedroom. Because there was no air-conditioning we had to leave the windows and sliding door open. I would hear the people below (who also had a wrap-around deck), and wonder if someone was on our level. I am a light sleeper and this caused some restless nights. There is a set of steps going to the bottom level from the road with a view into the main level bathroom (the window is right behind the toilet). A privacy curtain would be a great addition.

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8/10 Good

Robert B.

23 Nov 2011

Beautiful Setting, Off-the-Beaten Path

This is a beautiful setting for the home...it is down a dirt road and perched above the water over-looking Kiddel Bay and very near the fabulous Salt Pond Bay. We - two adults & two children - stayed here quite comfortably for five nights and found it quiet, peaceful and lovely. The great things was the that the property was close to a very quiet Kiddel Bay, the fantastic Salt Pond Bay - snorkeling, swimming, the hiking trail out to the point. It was simple with an adequate kitchen to cook 80% of our meals. I think we would come back here again. There were drawbacks, but minor for our adventurous family. It less a house than a cabin, though a very nice cabin at that. Only the master bedroom locks, the rest of the house is open. Also, and this was not clear in this listing, the house has two floors and this listing is for the ground floor', with the upper floor being rented as another full cabin as well. Luckily the folks above were great. Another minor drawback - for kids - is that is pretty remote, which can be a very good thing. Coral Bay is a bit of a longish drive away, hence being quiet. And Cruz Bay is very far away, relatively. Then there were the mosquito rendering the deck generally uninhabitable without bug spray or candles. I would suggest bringing along both to make it a pleasant place to eat in the morning or evening. And there were mice/rats...which is a function of it being an outdoor/indoor cabin and not its cleanliness or anything else. Just don't leave food out in the kitchen, which we found out the hard way the first night. Again, for the price it is fantastic. For the views it is fantastic, especially when the big cruise boats go by in the night, a very strange sight. And for its quietness and being close to Salt Pond Bay it is fantastic.

10/10 Excellent

Sarah O.

25 June 2023

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Beautiful View

We enjoyed out stay! The Antares team was great! Great snorkeling in the Kiddel Bay. Just consider the steep walk to the bay for elderly. The main sitting areas and kitchen do not have A/C but the rooms do. Beautiful location!!.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ted P.

7 Apr 2022

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Awesome week at the cottage

We stayed with 6 adults and 2 children (2 years and 8 months). The separate levels worked really well for our group. The bedrooms are all separate from each other which really allowed privacy and quality naptime for our children. It was immaculately clean. The a/c units in every bedroom worked great, and the fans and screen doors in the common areas made that area easy to live in. The views off both back porches can't be beat. We swam a few times in Kiddel bay (where the snorkeling is awesome if the surf is reasonable), and hit up Salt Pond once and Little Lameshur 3 times. Highly recommend getting a jeep for both the cottage and to get out to Lameshur, which was very quiet this week. Antares is a quality management company, with constant hand-holding communication throughout the process, making our stay stress-free and easy. We would love to be able to rent this cottage on our next trip to St. John.

Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Curtis S.

28 Feb 2022

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Great quiet place to stay with friends

The property was amazing and the property management was very responsive. The view was spectacular and it had a nice walking path to Kiddle Bay. It was very clean and well maintained. We enjoyed our stay.

Stayed 13 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

David W.

23 Jan 2022

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Fantastic Location

This is a very nice house, and you can't beat the location if you want to be off the beaten path. Beautiful setting overlooking Kiddel Bay, and we snorkeled in the bay several times. The house also is close to several other good snorkeling beaches. I want to mention that the property management company (Antares) was terrific to work with. Really helpful and accommodating.

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jessica V.

5 Dec 2021

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Absolutely wonderful!

Our group of 6 had the absolute best time! Everything was perfect-the house, the location and the management group. We will be back!

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ashley M.

20 Oct 2021

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Can’t wait to return!

The online listing was spot on and we were personally led straight to the property. Service was amazing and any questions we had were immediatley answered. Looking to book a trip back for sure!

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie J.

15 Jan 2021

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Amazing Visit

We had an amazing Satu! We live the seclusion of Kiddel l Bay and it's beautiful. We live the back decks for relaxing in the morning and evening. This is our second visit and we would definitely come back.

Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rachel M.

21 Mar 2019

It was perfect and beautiful!

Loved every minute!

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jody C.

26 Feb 2019

There’s noplace like Kiddel Bay!

We have been to St. John a dozen times and this is our favorite spot. Close to Coral Bay, Kiddel Bay cottage is a perfect place for those who want some privacy but quick access to your own beach. The cottage is freshly updated, clean, comfortable and fully outfitted with everything you need. The beach, while rocky (don’t forget your watershoes), has some of the best water and snorkeling on St. John. There are great hikes right outside your door, and Salt Pond Bay are an easy walk from the cottage. But the absolutely best part of this cottage is sitting on one of the decks and enjoying the view. We’ve been to homes in some of St. John’s most luxurious neighborhoods and, the truth is, the view at Kiddel Bay cottage is far superior. The nighttime sky is absolutely unforgettable, as is waking up in the night and seeing a lighted cruise ship make its way past your own little bay. True, you do have to drive a little to get to sandy beaches and restaurants, but for us, that’s all part of the St. John adventure. Highly recommended!

10/10 Excellent

Felicia L.

18 Dec 2018

Great Stay!

Cute cottage with excellent snorkeling within walking distance at Kiddel Bay. This beach looked like it could be a model for a salt water aquarium with its huge rocks, coral, and grass. We saw sea turtles, an octopus, and so many different fish. At night we enjoyed sitting out on the deck to watch amazing sunsets then later gaze at the star filled sky. We also saw three deer each day on the road in front of the cottage. There are great restaurants nearby in Coral Bay but we did use the well equipped kitchen to cook breakfast and dinner one night. The beds were comfy and wifi nice since phone coverage was hit or miss.

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