USVI - St. Thomas

[semay]

We are going to St. Thomas this October for a honeymoon re-do and are debating on where to stay.

Someone I know stayed at Sapphire Beach. Has anyone stated on the southside?

We are leaning towards VRBO. We want to be fairly close to restaurants/supermarkets, but far enough away from Charlotte Amalie to avoid cruise ship crowds.

Tell me things.

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In St Thomas set in stone?
My suggestion would be to go over to St. John

[semay]

Not completely set in stone, but strongly preferred. We were going to make a day trip or two to St John though.

[jgb]

I've had two wonderful stays at the Marriott frenchmens reef. If we go again, we'll try out the Ritz on ST Thomas or stay on St John. How long will you be there?

[gncorman]

Second vote for Marriott on St. Thomas. Nice pool. Cubana Blue restaurant nearby is recommended. A friend of ours lives there half the year. He also votes to stay in St. John if you can.

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Apr 25, 2013 16:11:14 GMT -5 mags said:

In St Thomas set in stone?
My suggestion would be to go over to St. John

I agree with this.  On cruise ship days Charlotte Amalie is a zoo and I would stay far away.  

[soozy87]

I agree with mags...St. John is the way to go. I suggest Gallows Point Resort.

[orangello]

Another vote for St. John, it was incredible. If you are at all wanting to be active on your vacation (hiking, snorkeling, etc), you will be kicking yourself for not going there. It was amazing.

However, if you are stuck on St. Thomas, I believe the East/North sides of the island also have some nice spots. We stayed up near Water Bay and it was quite pretty. Check tripadvisor, their USVI forums are super active and very helpful.

Also - have fun. The USVI and BVIs are at the top of my list of must return to places!

[orangeblossom]

I just saw a Living Social special for the Marriott French Men's Reef just this afternoon. Starting at $699/person including airfare. Not sure the travel dates and when it ends.

[kellog24]

We stayed on Sapphire Beach in a condo rented through VRBO almost 2 years ago in June. We absolutely loved everything about it! We cooked our own breakfast there to save a little money too. We rented a car so we were able to explore on our own. We also took the car ferry over to S. John for the day. I'd highly recommend checking out VRBO for a condo on Sapphire.