We returned from a 10-day trip to St. John that was total bliss. We stayed at Flanders Villa in Coral Bay, I posted a review and suffice it to say, for the price, we would stay there again. It was our 2nd trip and we will be back! I posted a longer "highlights and lessons learned" message ...

We just got back from a 10-day stay at Flanders Villa. I'll post a review on the villa site in a few days. The villa is in Coral Bay, right off of Route 108 before the first turn. It has an incredible view of the harbor. The villa is new, nicely furnished, and has a great kitchen. It's laid out on t...

We stayed at Crystal Seaview in 2007 and loved it. I think the 5 bedrooms would work well for your group. Two bedrooms are together upstairs in the same pod, 1 with a queen bed, the other with two twin beds. Two other bedrooms are together downstairs in the pod below the main living area, 1 with a k...

My dear hubby is a meteorologist...his rule of thumb on the weather is to plan summer trips to the Caribbean as early in the summer as possible, but no later than the end of July. This year we're barely squeaking by and will be on the island the last two weeks of July.

We'll be at Flanders Villa too, from mid to late July. The photos looked stunning, can't wait to see if it lives up to our expectations. Does anyone know what the drive is like?

Do we need passports to go from the U.S. to St. John and back? My family has them but we're bringing my Mom along this summer and she doesn't. Does she need to get one or his her driver's license enough?

I decided to help the Forum reach it's 2000 goal and changed my status from looooong time lurker to active. So now I'm member 1,989 and there are only 11 more to go. Thanks to the first 1,988 members for all of the advice you've shared over the years! We visited St. John for the first time in 2007 a...