Crystal Sands Villa on the Beach! in Turks and Caicos

A perfect way to vacation

Brad (Chicago, IL)
Review submitted: December 8, 2006   Date of arrival: November 1, 2005

Since this this website had no reviews for the Crystal Sands, I thought I would go ahead and complete one.

My wife and I stayed at the Crystal Sands Villa in November 2005. It was more than we could have asked for.

It is right on Sapodilla Bay Beach and most of the time you will have the entire beach to yourself. If anyone does come to the beach, it is either a local out for a walk or a tourist who stays on one end of the beach (it does have public access, but you must be a bit determined to find it). We only had one day where the beach had more than 4 people on it at once.

Sapodilla Bay is actually quite nice. It is quite shallow (only 4 feet deep about 100 to 150 yards out) and has very small (if any) waves. When we were there, a large storm came through one night. Sapodilla Bay had 4-6 inch waves, while Grace Bay Beach was being pounded by 4-6 foor waves.

The house itself is great. We stayed in the upper unit. For one couple, it is more than enough. It has a great kitchen, a large family room with satellite TV (if you need that), two bedrooms & baths, closets/changing rooms, and a huge porch. While we were there we took advantage of the grill on the porch and ate outside on the patio as much as we could. And I can't forget to mention the hammock! Oh yeah, the view from your bed each morning will be with you forever!

Just so you know, you will want to rent a vehicle if staying here. But renting a vehicle also allows you to do many things on the island. The villa is on the south side of the island and is a few miles from most major places.

Overall, it is a great place to stay! The owners are great and very accomidating. My wife and I will probably be back in the future (next time most likely with friends or family). I would recommend the Crystal Sands Villa to anyone!

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breathtaking!

Alexis (Toronto, Canada)
Review submitted: January 16, 2012   Date of arrival: January 9, 2012

My wife, children and I just returned from our amazing stay at the Crystal Sands, and am so happy to say that it was an incredibly enjoyable stay. Dana had answered all of our questions in advance, and extremely responsive to our queries, even though we booked at the las minute, and accidentally called her late at night! She is extremely easy to talk to and deal with and addressed every concern of ours with thorough professionalism. The house is lovely, well appointed, very comfortable, with everything the vacationer needs to relax on the beach (tons of towels, beach chairs, toys for the children), in the hammocks overlooking the ocean, by the pool, or in the house itself. We selected the Crystal Sands because of it's location on Sapodilla Bay, and the previous excellent reviews , and weren't dissappointed in any way! The beach is specatacular! About one kilometer of white, soft sand, few rocks, few houses and others to share it with. We actually saw a smaller cousin of a manta ray late one night, in the ocean close to our villa! (An amzing creature wchich delighted our whole family!) The most crowded we saw it during our 5 day stay, there were probably a dozen people enjoying it's splendor!
Overall, the listing was accurate in location, the photographs actually pale in comparison to reality, the property was very clean and well-maintained, I would recommend this property to anyone who wants an amazing realtively secluded vacation in paradise. We have been to most of the islands in the Carribean, and Turks and Caicos is by far our favorite, and our stay at the Crystal Sands was the highlight of our experience! We are definitely planning to go back soon! Thanks Dana!

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, romantic getaway

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Most Amazing Vacation Ever!

Review submitted: November 29, 2011   Date of arrival: June 11, 2011

This has been the most amazing vacation ever. The home, the beach, the sunset & the awesome surroundings are just breathtaking. We will most certainly be back!
Alabama/TN

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