TravelTalkOnline Forums Thread Like Summary - St. John questions

Planning a trip to St. John soon so I have a few questions. Stayed at Gallows Point 30 years ago and would love info from someone who has been there recently. Being 30 years older, I wonder if it is difficult to walk into the water to swim out to their floating ramp? Have bars/restaurants been built closer to Gallows Point so that it may be noisy now? Also, are there still open air taxi's available in Cruz Bay? If so, how much do they cost per person? Finally, are there many open-air restaurants in Cruz Bay? Many thanks....Marie

We stayed at Grande Bay, which is just a bit closer to the restaurants, in an upper level unit over Christmas/New Year’s and we did not find it noisy and we spent every morning and late evening on our balcony.

Also, there are tons of taxis in Cruz Bay-all open air.