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Check –in time is 3PM, check-out is at 11AM. Instructions, codes, and directions will be emailed 7-10 days before your stay. Please print them to have with you. Villa is self check in, if you need to reach me please call or text me at 540-846-3654. A couple of days before your stay, I will send you directions, check in instructions, and codes.
TIP: Early check in or late check out must be pre-arranged with me. You can arrange early check in, late check out (when available) texting me at 540-846-3654 or email at [email protected]
Barefoot Palms is self-check in and check out. Directions, codes, instructions, will be emailed 7-10 days before check in. Email is from [email protected]. It also has my contact information, and a few recommendations to do while on island. It also explains check out.
With all villas and many resorts it’s best to have a rental car. Taxi is outrageously expensive. Even with short distances, at night there are many dark lot areas between restaurants and resorts. During the day it can get hot enough to not want to be carrying items in the heat.
Leeward Beach, a beautiful cove beach, is only 2 blocks away on a paved road. It takes 3-4 minutes to walk to it. This stretch is quickly becoming everyone’s favorite! You can walk around rocks to secluded Pelican Beach. Additional access to Leeward Beach that blends with Grace Bay, is only 4 blocks away, an 8 minute walk.
Payments can be made directly through Barefoot Palms, and accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. We are standard on island, half down as deposit, balance due 60 days prior. You may cancel up to 60 days prior for a refund. (minus transaction costs, which goes to the bank, not us) When submitting payment info, please let your credit card company know that the deposit is being charged by “Barefoot Palms.” This way your account is not flagged.
When booking directly with the companies, please let them know you’re staying at Barefoot Palms and ask for the discount. Please ask for it at the time of booking! Under Guest Services link, you can click directly with our favorites and book direct.
After you’re booked, you may email me for directions, I can even send a map! Rental Cars, and the excellent Where When How magazine (free all over the island) also have maps. The villa has a notebook with directions to everywhere you want to go, as does the Fodor Guidebook there too.
We love getting you started in comfort! There’s a daily $30 a/c credit applied to usage. Any usage above the credit is charged back at cost. This is mostly night time use. The Welcome letter has tips for keeping the costs down. For example, leaving bedroom units off and door closed when not in the room, they cool off in 10 minutes. Raise temp while out, lower when you want the comfort. Guests do tend to go over $100-$200 on certain stays. Other villas on island charge back the entire amount!
We do not require a damage deposit. No money is held against your account.
We provide starter packs of detergents, toilet paper, salt pepper, towels. We provide beach chairs, beach towels, and coolers so you can go out and explore! I’m on call 24/7 during your stay, and can be reached by phone, text, and email. Between 10PM and 8AM, please contact me for emergencies only. There are 3 hair dryers. The kitchen is fully stocked with everything we could think of, Tons of plates and pans so you don’t have to clean dishes frequently on vacation.
While trip insurance is optional, it’s highly recommend. If we are not fully booked, we will work with you as best we can, if fully booked, if storm delays, outside forces, it might be hard to rearrange stays. For best prices I highly recommend InsureMyTrip.com (I recommend this in the Fodor’s guidebooks, which I wrote too!)
Yes to all! Please email me directly I’d be happy to fine tune my recommendations according to your needs. Provo has one of the best Spas in the Caribbean—The Palms. So beautiful it’s made the cover of international travel magazines.
I love the Fish Fry on Thursday nights. There are vendors selling local things. I highly recommend the tropical affordable jewelry by Wellington. TIP: for Larimar, do not miss the beautiful jewelry at Atelys! Le Bouchon and Embers are favorites, as is Hemmingway’s for fish tacos at lunch and the always fun Omar’s. Karaoke Tuesdays and Thursday nights are fun! Huge beach party at Da Conch Shack Wednesday nights, beach BBQ Tuesday nights at Sommerset.
Try to see Quiton Dean play while you dine—ask me for the latest lineup. So good he toured with Prince. (Prince watched him play during dinner one night while on island, the rest is history)