St Thomas flavor, then St John R&R
Trip Start
Jun 10, 2007
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Trip End
Dec 16, 2011
St. Thomas,
Virgin Islands US
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Spirit left late by 40 minutes from Ft Lauderdale as they were waiting for a flight connection to arrive so people weren't stranded. What a nice thing to do for an airline. Normally they just don't care. Arrival into St Thomas, pretty uneventful. A 22 year old tried to smoke a cigarette on the tarmac! To funny, although not so funny to security. They were like - what are you crazy dude this place could explode.
Arrival to Marriott Frenchman's Reef. It was a pleasant drive from the airport to the resort ($25.00 for 2 people, with luggage). We past Havensight and the New Yacht Haven Marina ..OMG I wished I was able to stop and SHOP! Great shops. VL Louie Vitton, Cache, and so many more.
Checked in to the Frenchman's Reef with a nice upgrade from a 2queen standard room to a Balcony Room, ocean view
Marriott Entry
. I appreciated it greatly. The view is so worth it.Went to the Cruz Rum Bar and had a drink on the deck, had dinner at the Sunset Grill, very low keyed and no dress code TG.
6/6 - Buffet breakfast that rocked the house $21.00 pp, eggs cooked to order, fruit, meat, bagels & lox, any kind of fruit you wanted, oatmeal, cereal. The works.
Many people here on the all inclusive. We're not. Just room and Tax and whatever happens happens! YIKES.
Today it was Pina Colada's by the pool with the creatures. Many iguanas lurking on the pool deck. Cute but they bite. They do like pineapple.
Tonight's it's dinner/Linner at LINO21 in St Thomas. Got there and it was now Café Amici's. We walked town and shopped the market (looking for a purse of course) and by the time we were ready to eat, most of the town was closing down 445pm. (a good thing to know). I'm shuttling over via the Marriott ferry for $6.00 pp and having a blast in town
Swimup pool bar
. We enjoyed talking to the locals about where to go and where NOT to go. Bumpa's wasn't a FAV. We ended up at Gladys's Café in the royal Dane Mall. (340) 774-6604. OK so to my disappointment LINO21 was closed, but that led us to this amazing alley Café with the BEST hot sauce in town, and the food was so tasty. Pauline the barmaid said the kitchen closed at 5pm, but was eager to seat us and get us a cocktail. I'm not one for frozen drinks, but had a bushwhacker. It was by far the best thing I had had all day. We ordered Group with peas, rice and plantains and were so pleased with our choice. I believe we had the restaurant to ourselves which was even better. If ever you're in town struggling with were to eat. Struggle now longer go to Gladys's Café. 6 wedding total today at the resort. This is seriously WEDDING CENTRAL. Beautiful set ups for receptions, and a lawn area, overlooking the water for the ceremony, with a beautiful flora walk for the bridal party.
6/7 - Sunday normally town is closed but Carnival is in port, so everything opens. Kind of comical, but that is how these local folks make there money.
Today looks like a beautiful day
pool overlook
. A little beach, shopping for some needed essentials for St. John and some drinks. What a hard day.Today only saw 1 wedding and the bride ended up in the pool for her final picture. To cute.
Dinner we decided to go to Iggie's at Bolongo Bay Resort. The had a BBQ, chicken, ribs for $25.00 all u can eat. $14.00 each way to get there.
Marriott offered a BBQ, fish, steak, chicken and all the fixings for $45.00pp. It looked and smelled amazing, but since I don't enjoy eating meat, we opted for the alternate as I didn't feel that the buffet was the best deal for me.
We're packing so we can leave early AM for St. John. Our driving will be here 830a and the ferry leaves Charlotte Amalie at 930a. We can't wait to get there.
If you are interested in a Destination Wedding or just vacationing at the Marriott Frenchman's Reef, please contact
Michelle Sandy, Your Travel Concierge of Naples.
Senior Destination Wedding Specialist
239-403-7703
YTCNaples.com
