The Tasting Station – Check Out The Cruzan Rum

Decide On Your FAVE … Welcome to the dining room area at Casa De Vista. It’s rum-tasting time at The Casa de Vista Tasting Station. Branded as Cruzan Tropical Rums, its white rum is blended with fifteen different flavorings to produce fifteen perfect rums available for purchase on the island. We give you the opportunity … Read more

Decorating with a Splash of Color – Big Art in your Vacation Rental Home

THE CARIBBEAN CRAFT CORNER One of the best ways to make your vacation rental home stick out from the competition and feel FUN is decorating with a splash of color. How can lots of color be added to the large open spaces and walls in the rooms of your vacation rental? What about the harsh … Read more

Vacation Home Improvement: Pool

casa de vista new pool oct 2023 with pink float

It’s time to splash around a bit on the subject of pools!! It’s finally Pool Redo Time at Casa de Vista!! Lots of things. Lots of planning. Lots of moving parts. Along with setbacks, frustrations … and smiles! Could the Runkle Family be involved in another Vacation Home Improvement Project? I can honestly say that … Read more

Making an Upcycled Diver Down Sign

THE CARIBBEAN CRAFT CORNER Let’s take a little trip back. Remember the Field Trip: The BIG Chessboard? If you haven’t seen it, take a moment and refresh your memory of Casa de Vista’s front lawn and what exactly was in that area. The front lawn clean-up with the dismantling of the wooden decks was quite … Read more

Caribbean Interior Design: An Outdoor Shower

Nestled in the back of The Secret Garden, right off of the Master Bathroom, you will find your very own – Private – Outdoor Shower. What a wonderful and unique Caribbean experience for you to enjoy every day during your stay at Casa de Vista. Details … details … details, we are always thinking of … Read more

The BIG Chessboard

When we bought our vacation rental home, Casa de Vista, we knew that the front lawn area really needed some love. Three years later in 2020, it was time to address this area. Everything was out of control, overgrown, and needed to be thinned out a bit (or A LOT). We had two wooden decks, … Read more