THE SEABREEZE - A REASONABLE OCEANFRONT GETAWAY ON SUNSET BEACH - A GREAT VALUE

Reviewed April 9, 2013 for a stay in April 2013
A great place to stay right on the water. We had wonderful, private walks on the beach every morning. The view is to the west with awesome sunsets nightly. The owner has thought of everything including local maps and suggestions of places to visit, books to read out on the porch, suntan lotions, and beach towels. The location is close to two popular local restaurants and it is an easy walk to town from here. Frederiksted is the smaller of the towns on the island and is quaint. Rent a car so you can travel around the island and visit all the sites. If you like to snorkel you can do it right on the shore and the owner has left all the equipment and beach shoes too. If you SCUBA there are many dives sites on the west end. We dove with N2the Blue in town and they were awesome.

This was our first visit to St. Croix and my husband and I fell in love with the island. Within 24 hours of arriving we were trying to figure out how to never leave! We snorkeled several times in front of the condo and took a trip to buck island with Big Beards. We spent an entire day just driving the island... all the way to Point Udall and back. It was breathtaking. In Frederiksted, Pier 69 has great breakfast, Pollys has amazing coffee, Turtles has fantastic and huge sandwiches. The drinks at Coconuts can't be beat and Blue Moon offered up great dinner. Villa Morales was recommended by many locals and proved to be outstanding!
In Christiansted, we hit Angry Nates more than once (Fish Tacos!!) and RumRunners. The jewelry shopping there was glorious. Sonyas (for traditional Crucian Hook Bracelets!) and Crucian Gold were my favorite. There is a great souvenir shop called Many Hands (i believe) that sells all local items. Local post cards, art, sculptures, ceramics. I loved buying local and putting the money back in the community.
The SeaBreeze was just what I expected, quaint and comfortable with an amazing proximity to the water. We spent nearly every day on the gallery from 5-7pm with a rum cocktail (from the Cruzan distillery!) watching the sunset. Twice we saw dolphins a few hundred yards out! The diving pelicans were entertaining as well and the jumping fish. The neighbors were So nice and helpful too! When at the condo if we weren't on the gallery or the beach/water we were sleeping in the amazing king size temperpedic bed. It was exactly what we needed after our busy days when we were sore from all the snorkeling and running around!
Eric was wonderfully helpful. Available anytime we had a question. The condo is stocked with extras that really came in handy. Oh and the electronic lock is fantastic! no need to worry about carrying (and possible losing!) a key!

The only negatives we had about the island- hardly any street signs. luckily we brought our GPS and got around the island with little issue. We set coconuts as our home destination and we were free to explore without a worry of getting lost. I also missed the availability of fresh produce. I completely understand why there isn't too much available and what is available is pricey... but honestly for, the fresh Mahi-mahi I had daily pretty much made up for it. No place is perfect and these two tiny things certainly won't deter us from returning. St. Croix really hooked us!

Eric and Karla have made everything so wonderful and convenient . They have thought of everything from coffee pot to beach towels and everything in between.
Nothing can beat the view from the porch. Crazy diving pelicans! White sand beach for miles and warm, sparkling blue water.
It is clear that these folks love the island and they want their guests to feel the same.
We will definitely be back! Thank you for sharing your island home.