Hi. We have visited St. Croix numerous times and like it so much we have bought some land there. I have never been to St. Marteen so do not have comparisons. St. Croix is big enough to have something for everyone. There are a few larger resorts (Bucanner, Carombola and the Divi). We hae always stayed in a rental villa, rented a car and combine going out for meals with cooking in. There are wondeful beaches, some hiking, snorkeling and excursions out to Buck Island and there are also numerous places to dine (Dugan's Reef, Blue WAter Terrace, Savant, Bombay Club are a few of our favorites), but there may not be as much or the variety of dining that St. Marteen seems to be famous for. There are two rum factories (Crucian and Diagio), two main citties, a rain forest with beer drinking pigs. Really depends on what you like to do, but there is a nice variety in my opinion.