after 5 times of dealing with "care less" employees at budget, we dumped them in dec for dependable. only 2 of us so no problem with pickup in small car and transfered to jeep at their office. when going home, return to airport after check in was in our rental, easy. in feb with 4 adults a...

sasky, as a frequent visitor to stj and constant viewer of this and ta chat boards, i have 2 suggestions. first, if you do come as a single, DO NOT POST when you are coming, where you are staying, or plans while you are on island. to do so would invite predators. second while you can no doubt have a...

the dirve and parking is fairly flat and almost on grade. you pull into an obvious space and back out into an open area and you're headed downhill. the parking is next to white fence is top pic on website. the bottom pic is what you see all day from inside and decks. there is a cluster on 3 villas s...

mg, your group should enjoy viewtiful with her great location and drop death views. 1 word of caution, don't panic when you start up mamey peak rd from centerline rd. remember the website says vf is on a "roughly paved road", an understatement! the initial 100 yds is very bummpy but straig...

great pics kevin, thanks for sharing. i've always loved the gifft hill views and the open caribbean feel of the gh villas (though i favor straight layout of cloud 9). i'm amazed at how good some folks are with cameras, like the real thing! thanks again for the marvelous job you have done with upgrad...

connie & kk, may i butt in? i've known few people in my life who were not mizmerized by things under clear water or expansive water views. st john has some of best of both as you well know. connie continue to encourage your brother to come along. wife and i were his age when we made my/our st jo...

kind suggestion kk and thanks for commenting on my laborous posts. wife has made it clear she's done her last trip to stj. she became a beach sitter and too many places she can get to so much easier than stj. my fault because i introduced her to grand cayman and club med cancun as places where she c...

unless i'm away from my computer i'll check site daily to see what's happening. most of time i'm disappointed in the lack of posts and interaction of members old and new. not sure when i joined, but before the new start date. probably shortly after started coming to stj in 2004. i initially started ...

mcm, never stayed at alles but have stayed on upper rockridge rd just above her a couple of times. love the location with easy drive into town, great western views with stt lightings nightly, sunsets all year long and great breezes. rickg is on the money on his info about the island and her homes bu...

p, volume 2 does not disappoint. marvelous narrative and exceptional pictures. i thought i had a good eye for the hidden creatures, but your ability to spot what must have been every octopus on stj territorial waters is amazing. perhaps they were exposing their hidding places for the sake of a quick...

nothing to do with content of this thread, but i happen to notice there are several long time viol posters out today. several will be celebrating 10 yrs this august. i long for the days when there were hundreds of daily posts of great trip reports, inviting questions, thoughtful replies, and lots of...

p, thanks for the wonderful tr and pics extraordinaire! wife and i found stj fairly late in life with a 1st trip in 2004. to me stj is about the vistas, the gin clear water, peaceful beaches, and most of all the teeming marine life, vibrant colors, and remoteness just below the water's surface. your...

several yrs ago we spent 6 nites on mt bordeaux then moved to villa on maria bluff for 4 nites. agent for maria bluff allowed early move in and it was time to regrocery so no big deal on move. the 2 locations saved a bunch of travel time. on arrival with stopped at starfish for food and libations th...

hawaii, for family with teens up, you might enjoy summerwind, the villa just below casa b. huge master suite and 2 other nice but smaller bdrms and a 4th, all with outside access and detracted from gr rm. huge greatroom with half bath and 40 ft long covered veranda across front and on same level as ...

michigan, i believe they stopped requiring coins after your incident and between our trips 12/13 and 7/14.

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