US Virgin Islands

Pros: A beautiful and diverse set of islands.
Cons: When cruise ships come in.

I'll update this review a bit with information from our last stay that was in St Croix July '06 at the end. I update this review with a bit more information about St Thomas and I will move some of the information about Virgin Islands National ...

Pros: Great beaches, friendly people, lots to do.
Cons: Can get crowded when too many cruise ships are in.

My oldest daughter is in her last year of high school and might not want to go on a family vacation next year, so we decided to do something big this year. After discussing it, we thought a five-day stay in the U.S. Virgin Islands would be just the ...

Pros: Excellent dive sites for the novice diver.
Cons: More experienced divers may find some dive sites boring.

St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix are US territories about 1700 miles from the US, and easily accessible with flights from major US cities. It's also a very popular cruise destination. With the exception of St. Croix's wall diving, the majority of the...

Pros: Beautiful, tropically landscaped resort, large rooms & huge pool
Cons: Expensive, expensive, expensive

The Westin is a medium sized, tropically landscaped resort. The layout is set up nicely so most everything is within walking distance. In my review, I will focus on the resort itself consisting of 13 buildings. there are also 8 additional buildings...

Pros: Where do I begin?
Cons: Can become crowded; typical tourist traps

It's 9AM on a glorious Sunday in April. Activity at the Red Hook dock in St. Thomas, USVI is in high gear as the excited crowd prepares to board the Fish 'n Fool for a full-day sail around the scenically blessed island of St. John. By now, the fun,...

Pros: Vistas of mountains and bays stretching to the sea
Cons: Few basic services (including bathrooms) along the road

We had studied the brochures and devoured the online pictures. The spouse and I were ready for St. John's impossibly lovely palm-fringed beaches and transparent waters, but oh the driving!

In any and all other circumstances we hate to drive,...

Pros: post card view of bays and mountains
Cons: not one

The most heart-stopping moment in our recent trip to St. John came when we drove up a heavily-wooded hill and there at the top got our first glimpse of the sweeping view from Bordeaux Mountain.

Trumpet-shaped yellow flowers and groups of tiny...

Pros: Views, location, value
Cons: Very loud at night

Battery Hill is a small condo building on St. John. You can't miss it; look up as you get off the ferry and it is the highest point on top of the highest hill you can see.

Traveling at the last minute, we called a few condos managers we had...

Pros: Nice place to visit ...
Cons: You don't want to live there

Review Topic:  OverviewWe lived on the island of St. Thomas for more than a year. In that time we drove every paved road on the island and dozens of unpaved ones as well. We went shelling on every beach. We visited every attraction, spent hours...

Pros: Family friendly, inexpensive, learning experience for kids
Cons: Air fare can be costly from West Coast, hot/humid.

When the word "Camping" enters the vacation discussion between parents and kids, a lot of kids would protest - maybe some parents too. So was the case when I suggested to my family that "camping" might be a little more interesting if...

Pros: Sometimes Reviews Are Needed To Clarify
Cons: Gigantic, Red Cockroaches That Bite Are Real

I received a note from a writer who appears to live in the Virgin Islands who wrote that the cockroaches there do not bite, and the writer asked what year I was there, as he/she appeared to doubt my experience. This is written to assure all that I...

Pros: warm sun, friendly people, surrounded by history come alive!
Cons: Giant Red Cockroaches that bite are hard to get out of your clothes. . .throw them away!

My husband and I set off for St. Thomas, expecting sun and fun. Then, came the flood! We'd been to St. Thomas before, on a cruise. . .and enjoyed it so much that we decided to fly there the second time. We were taken to the hotel, and horrified to find...

Pros: this hotel is the bomb
Cons: the long flight to st thomas

Last Year my husband and I took a trip for my Birthday to sunny St Thomas. Oh how beautiful it was. The water was so blue, we had never seen water that color before and the weather was just awsome. We stayed at a hotel called near Sugar Bay and it was...

Pros: Best Overall Value on St. Thomas. Clean, quiet, and relaxing
Cons: Not the best beach area, that is the only downside.

Having stayed at literally every major hotel on the island of St. Thomas over the past 10 years, I know which hotels provide service and value and which ones do not. Of all the hotels, only one is really worth mentioning in my opinion. The Best ...

Pros: Extremely friendly natives, spectacular views
Cons: How could there be any??

I just came back from 5 days on St. Thomas. We decided to go back there as we had stopped there on a cruise this past June and wanted to really see the island. I am so glad that we did.We got a great rate through Expedia and stayed at the Marriott...