We have stayed at Great Turtle Villa and loved it. We are heading back in 2016 and staying there again. Four equal bedrooms and a great view of Coral Bay.

Looking at Oleander Villa as a possibility, wondering if the loft bedroom is private enough. Any other advice on the villa would be appreciated.

Also, have stayed on Coral Bay side and enjoyed that area, what is this area like?

Thanks all.

I am also from West Michigan and have been looking at flights. The cheapest alternative I have found is to fly Southwest Airlines to San Juan, stay overnight in San Juan and fly Seaborne to St Thomas. We flew Southwest to San Juan last year when we went to Virgin Gorda and it worked great. The fligh...

We had a group of 8 last May and stayed at the Great Turtle Villa. It had 4 equal bedrooms with bathrooms for each. The view of Coral Bay was great and the pictures on the website depict the villa accurately.

We had a group of 8 last May and stayed at the Great Turtle Villa. It had 4 equal bedrooms with bathrooms for each. The view of Coral Bay was great and the pictures on the website depict the villa accurately.

We stayed at Great Turtle Villa overlooking Coral Bay, I know no sunsets. The sunrises were pretty nice. I thought it was reasonably priced and has three equal bedrooms.

Thanks for the suggestions, now it gets tough. Which one to choose and getting reasonable airfare.

It's great to have a forum like this, it was extrememly helpful when we made a virgin trip to STJ last year.

Thanks to all for the suggestions.

Beginning the search for a one bedroom with a pool for next May. Would like to keep it under $1700/week. I know I'm asking a lot.

Any suggestions? Stayed at Great Turtle this year in May with family and had a great time. Others can't make it this year so the wife and I are on our own next year.

I would rent on St. John after our experience in May. Our group of 8 went snorkeling at Waterlemon Cay and when we got back one of the vehicles would not start. We also had no cell phone reception in that area. Luckily the National Park Ranger happened to be passing by and attempted to jump start th...

We did a charter similar to your 2009 trip in May of this year. Our fuel cost was $153.

We will be in Coral Bay on Mother's Day and we were planning on having breakfast at The Donkey Diner. However, I notice on their website that they will be closed that day.

As a newbie can anyone recommend a good breakfast place in Coral Bay?

Thanks

Can't wait to add ours in a couple of weeks.

The photos are fantastic.

What effect does the Saharan Air Layer have on the weather? Does it bring rain or just haze? Hopefully not rain since we'll be on island in 6 days.

Thanks for the input.

One other question, is half a day long enough?

Thanks

Any input on dinghy rental would be great (pro or con). It looks like it would be fun and you could get to place you can't get by jeep.

Just wanted to know others experiences and is it worth it?

Thanks and check the ticker.