Our Favorites & Helpful Hints

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Our Favorites & Helpful Hints

Favorite Casual Restaurants

Daniel and I live here in the Virgin Islands and we get the chance to check out all the restaurants - our favorites change and we do eat at home a lot - we like to share our go-to places! This is our casual dining list!
Sitting outside right at the marina is perfect. Their pizzas are great but if you like a good salad, it's one of the best on the island! Don't forget the pretzel bites as an appetizer!
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Island Time Pub
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Sitting outside right at the marina is perfect. Their pizzas are great but if you like a good salad, it's one of the best on the island! Don't forget the pretzel bites as an appetizer!
Great Burgers for a quick bite while out and about!
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The Tap & Still Redhook
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Great Burgers for a quick bite while out and about!
Fresh Tuna, Shrimp 'Scargot, good drinks, friendly staff!
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XO Bistro
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Fresh Tuna, Shrimp 'Scargot, good drinks, friendly staff!
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Duffy's Love Shack
6500 Red Hook Rd
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Casual Dining, good atmosphere, yummy food!
Tarpon's Table
Casual Dining, good atmosphere, yummy food!
Perfect spot located at Point Pleasant on the water! Breakfast, lunch and dinner (except closed for Sunday Breakfast). Live music on some nights - good food and friendly staff!
Sun & Sea Bar & Grill
Perfect spot located at Point Pleasant on the water! Breakfast, lunch and dinner (except closed for Sunday Breakfast). Live music on some nights - good food and friendly staff!
Great fish tacos, burgers and chicken sandwiches right off the sand at Sapphire Beach. Sunday Funday - Live Music every Sunday from 3-6. Full Moon Party once a month!
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Sapphire Beach Bar
Smith Bay Road
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Great fish tacos, burgers and chicken sandwiches right off the sand at Sapphire Beach. Sunday Funday - Live Music every Sunday from 3-6. Full Moon Party once a month!

Fun Things to Do Besides the Beach

While our beaches are beautiful and I could spend every day at one - sometimes you need to get out of the Sun.
Fun Place for Kids and the Adults that tag along!
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Virgin Islands Children's Museum
Route 30
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Fun Place for Kids and the Adults that tag along!
Great views at the Top - have the kids count the steps (hint, there's more than 99)....
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99 Steps
99 Steps
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Great views at the Top - have the kids count the steps (hint, there's more than 99)....
Open on days when cruise ships are in port - it's a great place to explore in between shopping!
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Pirates Treasure Museum
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Open on days when cruise ships are in port - it's a great place to explore in between shopping!
Fun!
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Tree Limin' Extreme Zipline
7406 St Peter Mountain Rd
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Fun!
A couple of hours can be had exploring all the tropical plants!
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Phantasea Tropical Botanical Garden
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A couple of hours can be had exploring all the tropical plants!

Fishing Favorites

Ready for off-shore fishing? Mahi, Tuna and Wahoo are all caught off of our shores!
Fish, Fish, Fish!! Nathan is the best!
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Double Header Sportfishing
N-25
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Fish, Fish, Fish!! Nathan is the best!
Great fishing trip - let me know if you are gong to reserve and I will send them an email for you!
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Ocean Surfari Charters
6300 Smith Bay Rd
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Great fishing trip - let me know if you are gong to reserve and I will send them an email for you!

Favorite Beaches on St. Thomas

All of our beaches are amazing and special in their own ways!
Best beach to relax the day away! Snorkel and relax! Changing Rooms, Showers, Bathrooms too! Bring the cooler and your snorkel gear!
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Lindqvist Beach
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Best beach to relax the day away! Snorkel and relax! Changing Rooms, Showers, Bathrooms too! Bring the cooler and your snorkel gear!
Calm Waters - Rental SUPs, Rental Kayaks, Full Service Bar and Snack Bar, Small Boutique Shop, Beach Service!
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Magens Bay Beach
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Calm Waters - Rental SUPs, Rental Kayaks, Full Service Bar and Snack Bar, Small Boutique Shop, Beach Service!
Amazing Snorkeling right off the beach! Fun Atmosphere, Drinks and Food served on the beach!
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Coki Beach
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Amazing Snorkeling right off the beach! Fun Atmosphere, Drinks and Food served on the beach!
Great Beach with a great beach bar! Sapphire Beach Bar, Paradise Pizza, SeaSalt and Sapphire Beach Buzz - Good snorkeling off the beach also!
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Sapphire Beach
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Great Beach with a great beach bar! Sapphire Beach Bar, Paradise Pizza, SeaSalt and Sapphire Beach Buzz - Good snorkeling off the beach also!
Perfect place to spend the morning, afternoon and watch the sunset! Snorkel right off of here!
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Secret Harbor Beach
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Perfect place to spend the morning, afternoon and watch the sunset! Snorkel right off of here!
Amazing Beach, Amazing Food and Amazing Drinks! You can rent beach chairs, umbrellas and even Jet skis (across on the other side). Great snorkel spot! You can even learn to Scuba at Coki Dive Center.
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Coki Beach
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Amazing Beach, Amazing Food and Amazing Drinks! You can rent beach chairs, umbrellas and even Jet skis (across on the other side). Great snorkel spot! You can even learn to Scuba at Coki Dive Center.

Favorite Beaches on St. John

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Maho Bay Beach
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Trunk Bay
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Hawknest Beach
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Amazing Quiet Beach on St. John - Sometimes gets windy but the water is perfect!
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Cinnamon Bay Beach
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Amazing Quiet Beach on St. John - Sometimes gets windy but the water is perfect!

Sightseeing

The fort in Charlotte Amalie bears the name Fort Christian after Christian V of Denmark. It was built between 1672 and 1678. The tall, meter-thick walls are built partly in stone and stand as a massive extension of the bedrock, supported by large buttresses built of brick, which was sailed over as ballast in the hulls of the ships. The fort also has walls built of the random rubble known locally as blue bit. The bricks needed were provided by 5-6 ships sailing with them as ballast. They were similar to Flensburg bricks, a smaller type widely used in Holland, Germany and Schleswig-Holstein. Local rain-forest timber like mahogany and the dark, heavy wood lignum vitae (‘wood of life’) was used for lintels above doors and windows, for shutters and for other elements of the building that needed wood. Parking is next door to the fort - between the police station/courts and the fort. It's the perfect place to park to explore the historic fort and alleyways of downtown Charlotte Amalie. In addition, duty free shopping is also downtown!
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Fort Christian
Forts Straede
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The fort in Charlotte Amalie bears the name Fort Christian after Christian V of Denmark. It was built between 1672 and 1678. The tall, meter-thick walls are built partly in stone and stand as a massive extension of the bedrock, supported by large buttresses built of brick, which was sailed over as ballast in the hulls of the ships. The fort also has walls built of the random rubble known locally as blue bit. The bricks needed were provided by 5-6 ships sailing with them as ballast. They were similar to Flensburg bricks, a smaller type widely used in Holland, Germany and Schleswig-Holstein. Local rain-forest timber like mahogany and the dark, heavy wood lignum vitae (‘wood of life’) was used for lintels above doors and windows, for shutters and for other elements of the building that needed wood. Parking is next door to the fort - between the police station/courts and the fort. It's the perfect place to park to explore the historic fort and alleyways of downtown Charlotte Amalie. In addition, duty free shopping is also downtown!
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Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas
2116 Krystal Street
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Blackbeard's Castle
Torvet State Road
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St. John is 60% National Park - Go to the National Park office and check out the hiking trails and the many national park beaches.
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Virgin Islands National Park
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St. John is 60% National Park - Go to the National Park office and check out the hiking trails and the many national park beaches.
A pretty strenuous hike but it is so worth it! On St. John - hiking shoes and water is a must!
Reef Bay Trail, Reef Bay, St John 00830, Amerikaanse Maagdeneilanden
A pretty strenuous hike but it is so worth it! On St. John - hiking shoes and water is a must!

Grocery Shopping

In Red Hook!
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Moe's Fresh Market Redhook
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Grocery Store on the East End of St. Thomas
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Food Center
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Grocery Store on the East End of St. Thomas
Grocery Store with a variety of choices - you can purchase liquor here also.
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Plaza Extra Supermarket Tutu
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Grocery Store with a variety of choices - you can purchase liquor here also.