Bolongo Bay

My go to staycation spot on St. Thomas

The beach is beautiful with great snorkeling out by the rocks. The pool is warm and beautiful

Just....don't... This hotel sells itself as one thing and is quite the opposite. They seem to have champagne taste with a beer budget. They offer a beautiful room mind you, until you get really into it. Double shutters to maintain the historic integrity I get that. No screens or glass between them...i don't. There are no tvs in the rooms as they "want their guests to relax". We'll, I relax by watching TV and I assume those that don't can simply not. Turn. It. On. That relaxation comes with a night full of hearing talking, loud music, horns honking and sirens....see aforementioned windows. If you are finally able to sleep, you get a nice wakeup call with workers throwing bricks down a chute off"your balcony" into an empty metal skip. That my friends, was a jump scare! There is no staff between 9pm and 9am, so whatever you do, don't need anything. The restaurant...outrageous prices so we didnt even bother. If you have mobility issues STAY AWAY. There are steep steps into the hotels, steep uneven and slick steps to your room and multiple uneven surface trip spots. It was about 10 days before "the on season" starts so I get last minute prep... i do. But we couldn't even use the pool due to massive chemicals in it according to front desk. Up side? The front desk staff were amazing and apologetic about the hotels shortcomings. They seemed to really care about the guests! Very nice and really tried despite the many obstacles. Maybe someday .....