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Re: First and last night in STT
[Re: pastinaman]
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08/22/2015 12:15 PM
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We stayed at the crystal palace, a traditional West Indies " town house". The proprietor even retrieved us from the airport saving us taxi fare. It was nice being in old town and the view from the verandah was to die for
Toast.......to Life; White Bay...heaven on earth. Diane
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Re: First and last night in STT
[Re: pastinaman]
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08/28/2015 10:57 AM
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We stayed at BW Carib a year ago. It is a very simple place with basic amenities that is walking distance to the airport. It worked for our friends who had very early flights. For us, it was a bit too basic and lacked decent dining/bar options. I'd rather stay at BW Emerald Beach or Windward Passage, definitely Crystal Palace if Ronnie had space.
BW Carib advertises a shuttle to BW Emerald Beach, but it was not running when we were there.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: First and last night in STT
[Re: Manpot]
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08/31/2015 02:51 PM
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Manpot said: I'll keep check Emerald Beach but we have found them to be close to $400 every time we have checked..summer and winter..as said Windward Passage has worked well for us and we do love dining in Frenchtown which is very close by.. We booked on-line about 6w out for a stay in early August. The rate was $172 but after taxes and service charges it was around $210. It's a really nice place with a very nice pool, beach,nice bar and a restaurant but it's pricing itself out of the market it seems. I'll be looking around next time based on comments here.
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Re: First and last night in STT
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09/01/2015 10:00 AM
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Several times we have spent our last night at Island View Guest House - fantastic
Capndar Masters 50 GT Sail/Power/Towing 3rd generation sailor
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Re: First and last night in STT
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10/14/2015 04:45 PM
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You'll get lots of preferences and valuable opinions here on the forum. I have a pre-done email with a comprehensive list of accommodations on St.Thomas, which includes links to their web sites and reviews. It might serve as a helpful reference while you are weighing out your options. You (or anyone else) are welcome to email me at monk@madriver.com, and I'll shoot it right out to you.
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Re: First and last night in STT
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10/14/2015 06:02 PM
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Frank said:You'll get lots of preferences and valuable opinions here on the forum. I have a pre-done email with a comprehensive list of accommodations on St.Thomas, which includes links to their web sites and reviews. It might serve as a helpful reference while you are weighing out your options. You (or anyone else) are welcome to email me at monk@madriver.com, and I'll shoot it right out to you. I'll second http://angelinacat.com/Preparingtogo.htm for great info.
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Re: First and last night in STT
[Re: P323]
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10/14/2015 07:25 PM
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P323 said: ****FLASH **** BW Caribe Beach doesn't come up any more on the BW Site, and a search to get to the hotel web page loads a page that says that it is now CLOSED.
This will affect my options for those later flight arrival trips and quick overnight before morning flights leaving. They have been doing renovations for a while, but may have finally hit the wall with BW? Or are the renovations now in High Gear? Or did something else happen?
I generally pay about $180-200 at BW Emerald beach (before BS)by booking ~3 weeks out. Sorry to hear that - we have stayed there many times. They were definitely raising their prices over the last couple of years - that may have been what did it. We are braving the Island Beachcomber next Saturday night - we don't get into STT until after 4 p.m. and we're taking the 10 a.m. ferry over to St. John in the morning so it's really just a place to crash. Yes, I have seen some VERY sketchy reviews...but we're not expecting the Ritz Carlton for $119/night <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" /> Emerald Beach wasn't dropping much below $250 and for that short a time? Just not worth spending the extra money.
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Re: First and last night in STT
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10/15/2015 01:06 AM
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Re: First and last night in STT
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10/17/2015 07:05 AM
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RickG
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Best Western Emerald Bay has a resort feel, beach, decent cocktails and a pretty good breakfast, Windward Passage has Betsy's walkable with late night food and a half dozen restaurants and a new quite good brewery.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: First and last night in STT
[Re: HJS]
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10/17/2015 09:57 AM
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If you are leaving from Yacht Haven Grande, the Reef is very convenient. If you are at the end of a sailing trip, they have a great spa, pools, etc.
[color:"red"]NUTMEG[/color] Today is the tomorrow you talked about yesterday.
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