USVI-On-Line

Thank you all so much for your suggestions!

Has anyone stayed at any of these:

Caneel Trailside Cottage
French Cap
Seascape
Sea Stone Villa

I think we might have to split out stay between 2 villas since I am having a hard time finding one available for 12 days.

Also, how expensive is the island in terms of food and alcohol? The man and I would be happy with the "catch of the day." Has anyone ever hired a chef?

Thanks again!!!

There are some reviews of Sea Stone and Caneel Trailside Cottage if you look in the review section here:

http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/s ... ndex.shtml

My husband and I stayed at Splendore for an anniversary trip - we loved it. It is on Maria Bluff - I like that area but the villa gets LOTS of sun in the afternoon - we were usually at a beach so it really didn't matter. It has two bedrooms both w/ king size beds and has a pool - and a great water view - no beach.

I stayed at Siempre Azul on my first STJ visit in 2001. Upsides: very nice house, extremely secluded waterfront location, wonderful outdoor area, a/c, hot tub. Downsides: fairly small, a pretty good drive from anything, no pool. Feel free to PM me any questions.

Also, how expensive is the island in terms of food and alcohol? The man and I would be happy with the "catch of the day."

Depending on where you go, I'd count on the "catch of the day" costing at least $25, probably more like $30...it seems like the "catch of the day" is often at the top range of prices for any particular restaurant.

We're bringing friends this year so I pulled out our credit card statement the other day from our most recent trip so I could tell them what to expect as far as restaurants go, so here's that info:

The Lime Inn - $74 dinner including tip, 2 meals, 2 drinks (meaning 1 drink each)

Morgan's Mango - $68 dinner including tip, 2 meals, 2 drinks

Rhumblines - $66, dinner including tip, 2 meals, 1 or 2 drinks (I remember that my husband had his favorite drink there but I can't remember if I had a drink or not)

Cafe Roma - $51, dinner including tip, 2 meals, 1 drink

High Tide - $55, dinner including tip, 2 meals (bar type food), 2 drinks

The Lime Inn - $75 dinner including tip, 2 meals, 2 drinks

Ocean Grill - $33, lunch including tip, 2 meals, 2 free drinks (so tip reflects drinks)

If you want specific examples, here is a food menu for Morgan's Mango:
http://digitaldudes.com/menuentrees.htm

and drinks:
http://digitaldudes.com/menudrink9.htm
http://digitaldudes.com/menuenudrink2.htm

Morgan's Mango prices are pretty average for a sit-down place in STJ, an example of a pricier place is ZoZo's (my husband got the surf & turf special a few years ago and it was $65):
http://www.zozos.net/menu.shtml

Hope this helps

vacationpants, would love to hear more of your thoughts about Splendore. We're staying there later this spring. Any tips?
Thanks.