OCsun
TUG Member
We just returned from our annual week 16 in St. John and the villa renovations look really nice. I was pleasantly surprised at the nice job they did with the new kitchens and bathrooms. All of the new furnishings look really good too! They even freshened up the pool area within the courtyard of the three bedroom pool units with a nice coat of paint. They were replacing some of the landscaping just outside our villa while we were there which just added to the whole look. In my opinion, the assessment was worth getting a brand new unit.
Another really pleasant surprise was the staff; everyone we had any encounter with was really friendly and very helpful. Whenever we called "Service Express", for something we needed, the response was immediate. We spent most of our vacation at the wonderful beaches on St. John, however we had a few late afternoons when we were able to get our grandkids in a Westin activity. They really liked, feeding the iguana's and tie dying tee shirts. The staff at these activities were both patient and helpful.
The Management at the Westin should be commended - the improvements are noticeable and appreciated. If anyone has the email address for Greg Gray, I would like to send him a note expressing my appreciation.
Everything about St. John went very smooth this vacation, including the car ferry rides to and from St. Thomas. Our normal routine is to rent a car at the airport, do our grocery shopping on St. Thomas ($714 this year) then take the car ferry to St. John. The fee is $25 -$27 per car depending on which ferry you take. We have a nice breakfast each morning, pack a cooler full of drinks, sandwiches, drinks, snacks and more drinks. Then we head to one of the many beautiful beaches by 10:00 am. We swim, snorkel, read, sleep, eat and drink until late afternoon, then head back to the villa. The kids, jump in the pool, the guys kick back with yet another drink and the women start taking showers. We fire up the grill, make a salad and enjoy our evening at the villa. The only time we ate out this trip was lunch at Skinny Legs.
If you can get yourself into the island spirit while you are there, you will come away with a real appreciation of this beautiful island. My whole family truly loves St. John, and now we have a nice new villa to stay in while we are there each year. I hope you all have a chance to experience the spirit of St. John someday. Pam
Another really pleasant surprise was the staff; everyone we had any encounter with was really friendly and very helpful. Whenever we called "Service Express", for something we needed, the response was immediate. We spent most of our vacation at the wonderful beaches on St. John, however we had a few late afternoons when we were able to get our grandkids in a Westin activity. They really liked, feeding the iguana's and tie dying tee shirts. The staff at these activities were both patient and helpful.
The Management at the Westin should be commended - the improvements are noticeable and appreciated. If anyone has the email address for Greg Gray, I would like to send him a note expressing my appreciation.
Everything about St. John went very smooth this vacation, including the car ferry rides to and from St. Thomas. Our normal routine is to rent a car at the airport, do our grocery shopping on St. Thomas ($714 this year) then take the car ferry to St. John. The fee is $25 -$27 per car depending on which ferry you take. We have a nice breakfast each morning, pack a cooler full of drinks, sandwiches, drinks, snacks and more drinks. Then we head to one of the many beautiful beaches by 10:00 am. We swim, snorkel, read, sleep, eat and drink until late afternoon, then head back to the villa. The kids, jump in the pool, the guys kick back with yet another drink and the women start taking showers. We fire up the grill, make a salad and enjoy our evening at the villa. The only time we ate out this trip was lunch at Skinny Legs.
If you can get yourself into the island spirit while you are there, you will come away with a real appreciation of this beautiful island. My whole family truly loves St. John, and now we have a nice new villa to stay in while we are there each year. I hope you all have a chance to experience the spirit of St. John someday. Pam
Even though I've never been to St. John, it feels like I had a visit through your extensive reports. Will be making my first visit to St. John next year (staying at Marriott Frenchman's Cove since it seems too difficult to get in WSJ).