Guidebook for Art Loft
Food Scene
Frenchtown located on western end of island near house has restaurants, a deli, live entertainment on weekends, and more.
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Frenchtown
Frenchtown located on western end of island near house has restaurants, a deli, live entertainment on weekends, and more.
Drinks & Nightlife
Quaint dockside pub and restaurant. Continental and local
food/specials. They also have an affordable morning breakfast and brunch for early birds. Night time live music and flat screen tvs to catch sports games and more. Call and ask about their entertainment schedule.
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Tickles Dockside Pub
8168 Crown Bay MarinaQuaint dockside pub and restaurant. Continental and local
food/specials. They also have an affordable morning breakfast and brunch for early birds. Night time live music and flat screen tvs to catch sports games and more. Call and ask about their entertainment schedule.
Iggies has a little of everything including karyoke, live music (on select nights), and "Caribbean Night" on Wednesdays with all you can eat dinner, fire-dancers, moko jumbie, glass walkers and calyp
so music. The beach is also open for sporting events, hammocks for daydreaming, and beach chairs for seaside relaxing.
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Iggies Beach Bar & Grill
7150 BolongoIggies has a little of everything including karyoke, live music (on select nights), and "Caribbean Night" on Wednesdays with all you can eat dinner, fire-dancers, moko jumbie, glass walkers and calyp
so music. The beach is also open for sporting events, hammocks for daydreaming, and beach chairs for seaside relaxing.
Open air restaurant and bar right on the beach! Best fish tacos in town! Take the right up the steep hill leaving Gordon's loft. Once you get to top of the hill, turn left (look-out for on-coming traffic to your right). Head up to stop sign at the intersection ("4 corners") and take the middle road straight ahead. Drive on this road and make the first left turn down a steep hill. When you get to base of hill, turn right, then make another right. Follow road until you see a surfboard Hull Bay signage.
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Hull Bay Hideaway
Open air restaurant and bar right on the beach! Best fish tacos in town! Take the right up the steep hill leaving Gordon's loft. Once you get to top of the hill, turn left (look-out for on-coming traffic to your right). Head up to stop sign at the intersection ("4 corners") and take the middle road straight ahead. Drive on this road and make the first left turn down a steep hill. When you get to base of hill, turn right, then make another right. Follow road until you see a surfboard Hull Bay signage.
Parks & Nature
Visit our local marine aquarium and exhibits. Marine park offers daily presentations/talks, exotic birds, shark petting (YES, shark petting), nearby Coki beach snorkeling or diving, all while learning about our local tropical marine life. There is even a sea lion at the park!
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Coral World Ocean Park
Visit our local marine aquarium and exhibits. Marine park offers daily presentations/talks, exotic birds, shark petting (YES, shark petting), nearby Coki beach snorkeling or diving, all while learning about our local tropical marine life. There is even a sea lion at the park!
Located on the Norther side of St. Thomas. Leave Gordon's Island Art Loft and turn right heading up a steep hill. When you get to the peak of the hill, make the left after yielding for cars that may be coming on the right. You will get to a 4 road intersection... take the middle road (Magens Bay Road). Continue on this road for about a mile until you see a bright lime green building on the right-hand side (the next right after a pink whale sign). There's a Botanical Garden opposite the zip-line.
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Tree Limin' Extreme Zipline
7406 St Peter Mountain RdLocated on the Norther side of St. Thomas. Leave Gordon's Island Art Loft and turn right heading up a steep hill. When you get to the peak of the hill, make the left after yielding for cars that may be coming on the right. You will get to a 4 road intersection... take the middle road (Magens Bay Road). Continue on this road for about a mile until you see a bright lime green building on the right-hand side (the next right after a pink whale sign). There's a Botanical Garden opposite the zip-line.
Voted top 10 most beautiful beaches in the world; this is a must see! Leave Gordon's Island Art Loft and turn right up the steep hil. Make the left at the very crest of the hill (look out for on-coming traffic). Take the middle road at the 4-corner intersection. Follow that road (no turn-offs) until you get to a stone turn-about. Make that left at the stop sign. Make a right at another stop sign. You will see Magen's Bay look-out shortly after on the left hand side. Pass the look-out and make a left down a hill at stop sign on Route 35 until you get to beach. As a good rule of thumb... always drive downwards towards the shoreline : )
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Magens Bay Beach
Voted top 10 most beautiful beaches in the world; this is a must see! Leave Gordon's Island Art Loft and turn right up the steep hil. Make the left at the very crest of the hill (look out for on-coming traffic). Take the middle road at the 4-corner intersection. Follow that road (no turn-offs) until you get to a stone turn-about. Make that left at the stop sign. Make a right at another stop sign. You will see Magen's Bay look-out shortly after on the left hand side. Pass the look-out and make a left down a hill at stop sign on Route 35 until you get to beach. As a good rule of thumb... always drive downwards towards the shoreline : )
This beach is quiet where many locals go to relax and swim. There are bathroom and shower facilities, as well as mobile food trucks where you can get locally made snacks/eats. This beach is located near the airport. Directions: turn left at 1st stop light leaving airport. Approximately 1.5-2 miles you will pass the University of the Virgin Islands.... you will arrive at Brewers Bay shortly after the University.
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Brewers Bay Beach
This beach is quiet where many locals go to relax and swim. There are bathroom and shower facilities, as well as mobile food trucks where you can get locally made snacks/eats. This beach is located near the airport. Directions: turn left at 1st stop light leaving airport. Approximately 1.5-2 miles you will pass the University of the Virgin Islands.... you will arrive at Brewers Bay shortly after the University.
Everything Else
Subbase is the entire area, including Crown Bay Marina and Niskey Shopping Center for all your provisioning near the house. Pueblo grocery store is in this area (not the best grocery store, but convenient), as well as Gourmet Gallery located in Crown Bay Marina for a more up-scale grocery shopping experience. Niskey Center has eateries (pizza, chinese, local cuisine), ATM, and on-the-run grocery shops.
Subbase Road
Subbase RoadSubbase is the entire area, including Crown Bay Marina and Niskey Shopping Center for all your provisioning near the house. Pueblo grocery store is in this area (not the best grocery store, but convenient), as well as Gourmet Gallery located in Crown Bay Marina for a more up-scale grocery shopping experience. Niskey Center has eateries (pizza, chinese, local cuisine), ATM, and on-the-run grocery shops.
Yacht Haven Grande & Marina has everything from restaurants (casual & fine dining), to shopping, to entertainment/nightlife. Located in downtown Charlotte Amalie. Drive along the waterfront heading east. Once you've driven the full length of the water front, Yacht Haven Grande will be at the 2nd stop light on the right hand side. *Note: the single lane waterfront road will eventually branch into 3 lanes at the 1st stop light. Stay in the lane furthest right until the 2nd stop light. Make the right turn into the marina.
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Yacht Haven Grande
Yacht Haven Grande & Marina has everything from restaurants (casual & fine dining), to shopping, to entertainment/nightlife. Located in downtown Charlotte Amalie. Drive along the waterfront heading east. Once you've driven the full length of the water front, Yacht Haven Grande will be at the 2nd stop light on the right hand side. *Note: the single lane waterfront road will eventually branch into 3 lanes at the 1st stop light. Stay in the lane furthest right until the 2nd stop light. Make the right turn into the marina.
Getting Around
Cyril E. King Airport has several car rental operations. However, if there's noting available at airport, here a few nearby car rentals. http://www.thriftystt.com/index.php ; http://www.discountcar.vi ; http://firstrentacarstthomas.net
*Host can email a list
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Discount Car Rental
72 Contant St ThomasCyril E. King Airport has several car rental operations. However, if there's noting available at airport, here a few nearby car rentals. http://www.thriftystt.com/index.php ; http://www.discountcar.vi ; http://firstrentacarstthomas.net
*Host can email a list
Shopping
Bulk grocery shopping and other essentials (equivalent to a Sams grocery store on the mainland).
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Cost U Less St-Thomas
Bulk grocery shopping and other essentials (equivalent to a Sams grocery store on the mainland).
Entertainment & Activities
Redhook is the area on the eastern end of island where any and everything is located. Dining, nightlife, shopping, dive shops, bars, music, grocery shopping, ferry transport to St. John and British Virgin Islands. Directions: Take route towards Magens Bay, passing Magens Bay look-out, make right at stop sign (don't turn down hill), Route East 42 will take you on out to Redhook (pass Estate Harmony on your left, Smith Bay Business Plaza on right, Coki Dive Center/Coral World intersection on left, Margaritaville on left, over 2 poorly marked speed bumps, Point Pleasant & Sugar Bay Resort on left, Pools & Pavilion & Sapphire on left). Red hook district will follow shortly after all these landmarks mentioned.
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Red Hook
Redhook is the area on the eastern end of island where any and everything is located. Dining, nightlife, shopping, dive shops, bars, music, grocery shopping, ferry transport to St. John and British Virgin Islands. Directions: Take route towards Magens Bay, passing Magens Bay look-out, make right at stop sign (don't turn down hill), Route East 42 will take you on out to Redhook (pass Estate Harmony on your left, Smith Bay Business Plaza on right, Coki Dive Center/Coral World intersection on left, Margaritaville on left, over 2 poorly marked speed bumps, Point Pleasant & Sugar Bay Resort on left, Pools & Pavilion & Sapphire on left). Red hook district will follow shortly after all these landmarks mentioned.