Some Thoughts From Our Guests. . .
Caribbean Style is not a B&B
Inn in the stateside sense, rather a small group of
oceanfront condos personally managed by Julianna (a/k/a
'Miss J'), an energetic island resident who among other
things stocks your refrigerator with breakfast foods for
your arrival. In
addition to the incredible azure vista off your second
floor balcony (and no kidding, you can hit the Caribbean
Sea with an ice cube from your drink !), as you walk in
for the first time, Julianna's condos feel like home.
In contrast to bare and basic hotel rooms, her condos
are stocked and equipped to the max. And the
room rates even in high season are incredibly low, less
than half of most of the hotels, barely more than a
campsite in St. John.
Julianna is also a glamour wedding
photographer, so you have to explore her website a wee
bit to find her accommodations, which aren't just for
honeymooners, but can certainly make you feel like one.
All in all, a
definite 5 thumbs up !
Thanks for your wonderful
hospitality. Your insights into the island
history, its people, and their cultures truly added a
dimension we would have gotten nowhere else. The
excursion we made with you allowed us to see and do
things a visitor to one of the 'resorts' will never see.
Your tour of the islands and recommendations on where to
go and eat, (and where not to go and eat!) were right
on. Your personal touch truly allowed us to
experience "your islands" to their fullest and paved the
way for many wonderful trips back.
Robert Haines & Kit Johnson
~ Annapolis, Maryland & Woodbridge, VirginiaWe definitely
recommend Julianna's neighborhood tour ... ``Latitude 18" bar &
restaurant and a must is ``Dotti's Front Porch"!
Stacy & Paul Loyless
~ Dallas, Texas
Thank you for being such great hosts. That trip to
Virgin Gorda was well worth it... our stay was just perfect.
Miguel & Jana Guitierrez ~Dallas, Texas "Latitude 18"
should be in the dictionary under "kick-back".
WONDERFUL food and best prices on the island.
Arthur's beachfront restaurant . . . great food in a
magnificent setting. Dotti's Front Porch . .
. a favorite with all guests at 'Cabrita' because of her
homecooking style.
~
Perfectly relaxing and private. Great view, clean and
attractive inside, a full refrigerator and every extra
we could imagine. Not often do you arrive at your
condo to a lovely place to stay as well as bug spray,
beach chairs, cooler, water bottles, hats...even a
waffle iron! We were pampered, yet left alone... best
of both worlds. Everyone we spoke to was
UN-enthusiastic about their accommodations in large
hotels, while we became more smug about our wonderful
accommodations each day. It is a perfect couples
get-away. Bits of advice: you WILL want a car, the
pool is not useful but close beaches are great, the
advice of the manager Juliana is 100% accurate so be
sure to listen!
~ To make a long story short, our
original plans didn’t work out, and we wound up making
arrangements with “Miss J” (the owner and operator of
Caribbean Style) less than a month beforehand. I was a
little bit apprehensive, but she was very, very
enthusiastic over the phone. As it turns out, the other
reviewers here (in TravelAdvisor) who gave it 5 stars
are right on the money.
This was a wonderful place to stay. It’s not a classic
B&B in the American sense. It’s more like a series of
full oceanfront condominiums. You get a lot more room
than you would at a hotel, with the beach right there,
ferry to St John less than a few minutes away, etc. The
accommodations themselves are very nicely decorated and
clean. You will have a full refrigerator – stocked with
whatever kind of food you enjoy. No joke about this –
either by email or phone beforehand, Miss J will be
asking you things like, What do you enjoy for breakfast?
Lo and behold, it will all be there. Miss J will arrange
to have you picked up at the airport, which is a great
benefit, much better than trying to get a taxi with
everyone else.
I honestly cannot say enough about Miss J and her
accommodations. She’s quite a character, with her
charming New Zealander accent and great stories about
life on St Thomas and her experiences in the mainland US
beforehand. She’ll wait on you hand and foot if you let
her, but she’ll also leave you alone if that is what you
would prefer.
Ask her to direct you to “Dottie’s Front Porch,” a
really different, outdoors, and absolutely fantastic
restaurant. I agree that a car might be useful, but that
would be the case no matter where you were staying on
the east end of the island. Also, be sure and head over
to St John for at least a day – maybe a lot more. There
is a 15-minute ferry that leaves from just a short trip
away from B&B Caribbean Style. It also has much later
return ferries than the one that goes all the way back
to C.A.
Also, as an alternative, Miss J offers a “homestay”
option. In this option, you actually wind up staying in
the house that she lives in. This would not necessarily
be for everyone, but I can definitely recommend it. Miss
J stays out of your way to the point that you hardly see
her – unless you want to. It costs a little bit less
(although her rates are very reasonable anyway), and
it’s more likely to be available if you are planning a
last-minute getaway. You get all the same stuff – full
fridge, easy access to the water, very nice
accommodations, etc.
We really had a great time !
~
This was our sixth trip to St. Thomas. We love your
island. We had stayed at a resort on
the East End of town on our previous trips.
It was closed due to much needed renovations.
After reading about Caribbean Style Condos in both the
Fodor's and Frommer's Travel Books, I decided to
give you a call. I am so glad I did. We
stayed 10 days in Condo 3D from January 5-15, 2006.
Our daughter and her husband stayed a week in Condo 11D
later that same month. It was such a
wonderful relaxing stay for all of us.
The condos were sparkling clean with well supplied
kitchen & bathrooms, over and above anywhere we have
ever stayed. The breakfast foods and large
bottles of water that you left for us, were the icing on
the cake.
I would highly recommend Caribbean Style Condos to
anyone.
Thanks Again,
Carla & Paul McVay ~ Lebanon, OH
PHOTOS OF & FROM OUR GUESTS
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