I'm way late to this thread but I'm with George at the top. Prior to our January 2023 trip I hadn't spent a night in St. Thomas since our honeymoon in 1987. This time we bookended a 12 JVD day visit with a night at St. Thomas both coming in and going out. We stayed in the Frenchtown area and loved it. We found that it made the travel days so much less stressful. We discovered the Frenchtown Bistro and had a great meal and a great time. Wake up and things are much more leisurely. After 12 nights in JVD, going over late afternoon before our travel day was no sacrifice. We'll do that from now on for most trips. In June we're getting in at 12:30 so we'll go all the way to Jost on arrival day. When we were in our 30's-50's going all the way was ok. But we're in our early 60's now and enjoy taking it a little easier. And we discovered something new.