I lived on St. John 1079-1984...the good ole days. There were no condos, rental villas, hotels of any sort other than Caneel. There were only a handful of restaurants, maybe one car rental place....just a completely different vibe. I've continued to go back several times a year ever since as I have friends who still live there. We just spent 2 weeks last June and won't go back. Everything was just a hassle...restaurant reservations a month in advance...no thanks. Parking problems...traffic jams....not being able to get to a beach....on and on. I think if we went and stayed maybe in Coral Bay and didn't go into Cruz Bay it might be ok. But since we have young adults with us that want to go out at night it just doesn't work for us. It's still a beautiful island and the kids love it. We live in a resort area of Florida and want to get away from all that. I still have a lot of great photos from 40+ years ago....and my wonderful memories.