I'm trying to decide between the two for one night on ST enroute to Tortola. I have a room booked at each for our Nov. trip, but I can cancel either without penalty until Ocober. We're a party of four on a "gentlemen's retreat" due to my wife having a conflicting BOD meeting that was scheduled after the fact.

From what I can tell, and have read, the BW is pretty much at the airport and on a nice beach. Marriott is, according to the web, 5-6 miles from the airport on the other side of town and from what I can tell looks nice and gets great online reviews.

I'm a Marriott rewards member and was able to secure a rate on a villa that is slightly less expensive than 2 rooms at the BW. The villa has plenty of rooms and beds for everyone. We're scheduled to arrive at 4:00 on a Saturday and will make our way to Tortola the next day where we have a sleep aboard.

Given the above I'm leaning towards the Marriott, even though we could get a beer in hand somewhat quicker at the BW. Any reason not to go this route? Issues with Frenchman's Cove I'm not aware of?

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