St. Thomas Vacation Rental condo

We had a great time staying at this condo. The place was a lot bigger than I realized. My wife and I stayed in the bedroom while my two kids age 9 and 11 slept in the living room. The place was spotless when we arrived and the grounds were immaculate. The previous guests were nice enough to leave us a bottle of Jim Beam The people who work at Sapphire Village were super nice. The owner sent us maps and tourist information. The trip from the airport was a breeze. I do reccomend that you rent a car.

The location was perfect. We took day trips all over St. Thomas. We especially liked Magen's Bay and Coki Beach. Sapphire Beach is probably one of the best beaches on the island. It was my favorite place to snorkel.

One day we took the ferry from Red Hook to St. John. The beaches there are spectacular. We tried to go hiking but after seeing the beaches never made it to the trails. I heard they are beautiful too.

Our favorite activity was taking the New Horizons sailboat from Sapphire Marina. It was an all day sailboat/snorkeling trip. The boat left from outside our door and was the highlight or our trip. I wish I had bothered to look at the coupon book that came with our budget rent a car. We would have gone on the boat for half price.

Red Hook being a mile away was real handy. The two (2) grocery stores were a little more expensive than the ones at home, but had everything. I guess food is more expensive in the islands. There were great restaurants in and around Red Hook. My kids loved Duffy's Love Shack and Molly Malones. They both had great kids meals. My favorite was the Texas Barbecue take out. There are whole lot up upscale restaurants that I heard were good. We never made it there.

One day we ventured into Charlotte Amalie. It was not for us and we left after an hour. It was way too crowded, a cruise ship had come in. We were't really interested in purchasing jewerly or fine linen.

I would definately reccomend this place for a family vacation. We only stayed a week but really could have used more time.