If you’ve ever watched HGTV’s hit TV show “House Hunters,” you know how entertaining it is to watch folks shop for a house and choose between the different options. Will they pick house #1, with the water view? Or is it more important to have the larger kitchen at house #2?

Tonight (November 26), John McCann, the co-founder of Last Minute Island Vacation, appears on “House Hunters International.” Not only is John an expert at St. John’s villas but he’s been a realtor on the island for 12 years. Tonight you’ll watch him help John and Stacy Alvarado find the house of their dreams as they move onto the island.

John standing on Great Cruz Bay beach during the House Hunters International shoot. Living on St. John means you can work barefoot!

As HGTV says about tonight’s episode,

John and Stacey Alvarado live the good life with their young son, Andrew, on the island of St. Thomas. It’s all a day at the beach until John gets a job on neighboring St. John, adding an extended commute via ferry across islands. Motivated to regain the lost family time and invest in their future, John and Stacey decide to relocate to St. John, but there’s an added perk that comes with the move. They can bring their beloved dogs after deciding to take the plunge and purchase a home, since most St. John rentals don’t allow four legged tenants. Investing in their family, both human and furry, fuels the search for John, but Stacey’s fear of hurricanes makes buying an island home a stormy experience.

Tune in tonight on HGTV (at 7:30pm PT/10:30pm ET or check your local listings) to see what happens and also to see some gorgeous views of your favorite Virgin Island, too! Then if you find yourself longing for a trip to St. John, don’t forget to use Last Minute Island Vacation for excellent discounts on some of the best properties our Caribbean paradise has to offer.

Have you noticed all that grunting and moaning coming from the Virgin Islands recently? Don’t be alarmed– it’s not an iguana attack– it’s just the labor pains of Last Minute Island Vacation getting ready to launch!

My partner John and I are super excited and happy to have you here to see the new site. We set out to create a site offering the best last-minute deals for villas on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Here’s how it all started: we have been St. John residents for years, and we love having friends and family come down to visit. Often they would find a chance to get away at the last minute and come see us and enjoy St. John’s gorgeous beaches, but they had a hard time tracking down the best deal for a rental villa. There are so many places to rent villas on the island, and some places have last-minute deals but others don’t, and even then it could be difficult to find the exact last-minute rates.

We thought there had to be a better way to help our friends and families (and all last-minute travelers) find deals, so that led us to create Last Minute Island Vacation. The site is designed to help you quickly find a great villa, and to give you a great price, too. If you haven’t already, try searching through our villas and check out all the great properties we have available for you.

Whether you’ve been to St. John a dozen times or you’re just thinking about visiting for the first time, we’re here to help. John has lived on-island for 12 years and knows it intimately… he’ll help you find just the right place for you, and answer any questions you have. After you’ve made your booking with us, we put you in the capable hands of the villa managers here on St. John, who will meet you at the ferry, escort you to your villa and help you with anything else you might need to make your stay great. (And if all of this is new to you– what ferry are you talking about?!– don’t worry, just see our About St. John page for everything you need to know.)

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be adding even more villas to the site, and this blog will also feature information perfect for first-time or long-time visits to St. John. (Please bookmark this page and come back often!) We love to share our island paradise and would love to help you have a terrific visit to the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Everything is new right now, and John and I would love to hear your feedback on the site. Please don’t hesitate to leave a comment below, or send us an email at Info@LastMinuteIslandVacation.com.

Thanks, and hope to see you here on island soon… now please explore the new site!

Eric Mueller (& John McCann)
founders, LastMinuteIslandVacation.com