How did that work? Our experience when in the USVI on cruise excursions is that taxi fares were always per person.
You can no longer use the amenities, but you can eat at the restaurants (which we did). You can walk from Frenchman's Cove to the Westin (which we did..."L" on the map I posted) but there also a shuttle bus that departs from the circle in front of the main building (Crown).
You can no longer use the amenities/ pools at hotel which is a big loss. You can use the bars/restaurants as they are open to the public. Yes, there was an hourly shuttle between properties run by the cove. You may not use the hotel shuttle. Before someone argues with me, all beaches are public so yes, you can take the cove shuttle over to Buoy House and enter the beach to the left of the lobby. You need to bring your own towels, chairs and umbrellas
In April they had 4 large floating mats anchored in the water.
They still are per person when you get in a public taxi, if you negotiate a rate with a private van I guess it could be less.
At least in January, the shuttle bus between the Cove and Westin ran far more frequently than hourly…I think every 15, 20, or 30 minutes (it seemed to leave when the driver felt like it). And the shuttle bus between the Westin and Buoy Haus ran more or less continuously.
We were there 4/14-5/2 over Easter and the Cove (timeshare) Shuttle ran almost every hour from 10 am to 10pm - we were given the schedule at check in. It allowed us to make dinning reservations at the hotel that coordinated with the shuttle times.
To be honest Jeremy I dont remember if it was per person or by destination. You are probably correct. The only time my wife and I traveled by ourselves was the trips to and from the airport. If I had to do it over, I would do the same. Although I love to drive, St Thomas is a place that I would not feel comfortable driving, plus my better half would make me nuts with the slow downs and be carefuls! Thats not a vacation!
It is by person. Gets very expensive with a family of 4. We went last year and spent $40 each way to anything. Will look into renting a car next time. Has to be cheaper.
Yes, I just saw this.
Was there 2 months ago, you can take the shuttle or its an easy walk (there is a path) between the 2 properties. Tap and Still and Pizza Amore are close by for good cheap eats. Not alot of walking around the resort, however we really enjoyed snorkeling around the rocks. If wanting to take ferry over to St John- book one that leaves the Westin- so much easier to jump on ferry there. We also did snorkeling sail from believe its called Flying Frenchman (next door from Westin) -brand new beautiful sail boat. Enjoy your trip We are heading back in a few months.
there are 3 of the water lily pads to swim out to, lay on, etc.
Particularly at the MVC St Thomas, getting into the water is not easy due to the rocks and the growths on the rocks. Same in some other areas, so take your water shoes if you can.
On St John we never encountered rocks...but I suppose there must be some somewhere.
