Thanks, this is exactly the kind of info I was looking for! As far as beach bars go, we tend to go to the more secluded beaches in the BVI and bring our own cooler, or we're on a sailboat and simply dinghy a cooler on shore. It makes me laugh, and sad, to think about the BVI as having raucous beach bars. When we first started going there 15 years ago, most of the beach bars were very shack-like, and had just enough patronage to be fun. Now, with the cruise ships coming into Road Town and the day sailing 60 person catamarans out of St. Thomas, places like White Bay on Jost have been ruined for me.

I think strolling down to Cruz Bay in the evenings will satisfy our requirements for any livelier bars. I've found a couple of decent looking places around Cruz Bay, so will probably just stay at one of those. It looks like there really isn't much else for lodging around the island.

Thanks again!