Guestbook Comment
Review Submitted: August 21, 2008
Date of Stay: August 2008
Thank you, Susan, for all your help and suggestions with our trip to St. Thomas. We have enough memories to last us MORE than a lifetime.
Here is our story.
My husband and I wanted to plan a trip with our two teenagers as one last big hurrah before my 19-year-old son left for the Marines bootcamp in a month. We wanted to have a big family vacation before he left!
After quite a bit of research we decided on St. Thomas, the biggest reason was that we didn't need passports! I browsed the internet for months before deciding on St. Thomas. We had never been out of the continental U.S. and were excited to see somewhere different!
I used the internet for everything from our hotel to a rental car to things to do! It worked out great for us! I used Vacation Rentals By Owner, which is a website. We actually rented a condo from an individual owner. We made contact directly with the owner, Susan.
We stayed at Sapphire Beach & Resort, E-107. Some of the reviews said the resort was run down. We did not feel it was run down. The best part about it was how quiet it was, peaceful. Not a real tourist trap. There were people there to associate with, but when you wanted to be alone, there was a quiet spot on the beach if you wanted it!
We stayed in E-107. Susan was great to work with. She answered every single one of the e-mails I sent her promptly -- and I sent a lot of
e-mails.
In E-107, we walked out our sliding glass doors and walked about 30 feet and we were in the ocean. The area by our condo was a little rocky, we needed water shoes, but it was great for snorkeling. The beach on the other side of the pool was the beach we called, "the swimming beach". It had a lot less rocks and was also great for snorkeling. We saw sea turtles, a stingray, squid and so many different kinds of fish. I couldn't believe the whole world that was beneath us right after you put your mask in the water. Beautiful is all I can say!
We had a kitchen in our room so we spent about $100 grocery shopping when we got there, plus we brought some food in our luggage, which was a suggestion from Susan, the condo owner, and then we ate out one meal a day, usually dinner, and except for the steak dinner one night, never spent more than $70 for a meal for the four of us.
St. Thomas is such a beautiful place! I was a little worried planning the whole trip on the internet on my own, but my whole family thought it was a great vacation. There was a little bit of something for everyone!
Owner's Response: Thank you Kerri and Family! I'm so happy that you all enjoyed yourselves. It is our pleasure to be able to share our home in paradise with families such as yourselves who truly appreciate all the natural beauty the USVI has to offer. Thanks for taking care of our condo while we were gone... We hope to have you back as our guests in the near future... Regards,
Mark & Susan
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