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Marriott's Frenchman's Cove: Traveler Reviews

4.0 of 5
7338 Estate Bakkeroe, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
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Rating summary
  • Location
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Sleep Quality
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Rooms
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Service
    4 of 5 stars
  • Value
    4 of 5 stars
  • Cleanliness
    4.5 of 5 stars
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Boston, Massachusetts
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44 reviews 44 reviews
36 hotel reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
“Great Home Away From Home”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 1, 2012

Great home away from home


We are owners at this Marriott Vacation Club property and stayed the last week of Nov. The Location, property and villas are all great. Do not confuse this with Frenchman’s Reef the Marriott Hotel/Resort next door. Many of the more negative reviews for the Cove I think are for the Reef as we’ve stayed over there a few times and have separate reviews.

The villas are either 2 or 3 bedroom and serve as an excellent home base for your vacation. We had some issues with the Villa not being ready on check-in and we had to wait for it to be cleaned after we were told it was ready. Multiple managers apologized for the issue which is nice to see they heard of the issue and called to say they were sorry. The villa itself was clean, comfortable beds and provides nearly all the comforts of home. The kitchen is stocked with dishes, utensils, blender etc but if going to cook you may want to bring a selection of things (sugar, salt, pepper, stuff that can be packed) from home rather than buy at the grocery store (remember this is an island and food prices are higher than at home). The in-unit washer and dryer although small is a great option to use if you want to pack extra light and don’t mind washing while on vacation.

The pool is nice but does get crowded at times and we prefer a beach. Last year the iguanas around the pool/beach were cool at first but more a nuisance not the animals but more the guests that ignore the do not feed them signs. This year its noticeable the property is doing something to keep the iguanas away from the pool/patio/restaurant area and it was kind of nice not having them all around. The Cove beach is ok if you want to stick close but be aware of following the easy path to water to avoid urchins and rocks. For a better beach take the free shuttle to the Morningstar beach next door at the Marriott hotel – it’s a very nice sandy beach and Cove guests can use beach, pools and chairs which give you a lot of options for activities.

We will surely be back next year and love going to the Cove. Staff is friendly and generally very attentive (much better than the Marriott next door). Our check-in issues and some difficulties getting ice resulting in our excellent review going down to a very good. We do love the property, villas and location and will be back next year.

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  • Stayed November 2012, traveled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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6 hotel reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
“It just gets better and better”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 1, 2012

We just returned from our 6th stay at Frenchman's Cove in St. Thomas. The property, which was beautiful to begin with, just continues to get better and better. The rooms have always been fabulous, nicer than most homes. The beach is larger and more friendly. The new dock makes water transports much more convenient. And the view is always just simply breath-taking. What makes this property unique is that management is determined to continue to improve it. So, the question is: how do you improve on perfection? Well, I think that they will find ways.

Room Tip: Higher floors have better ocean views, but all rooms have good views of the water.
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  • Stayed November 2012, traveled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Horrible service from check in to check out.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed November 28, 2012 via mobile

Cab driver rude from airport. 12$ per person "cab" ride which was a shuttle with 10 people in it. Stopped at 4 resorts prior to ours. Check in a nightmare even though we had confirmation number. Restaurants and service poor throughout the property in comparison to other Caribbean locations. Highly do not recommend this destination.

  • Stayed November 2012
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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MVCI_Executive, Guest Relations Manager at Marriott's Frenchman's Cove, responded to this review
December 3, 2012
We are sorry to hear about the poor experience with the cab service getting to the resort and the slow check-in. Please contact our customer care team so that we may personally address yoru concerns. 800 936 6824 or via email at customer.care@vacationclub.com
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Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“Beautiful resort but never want to go back”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed November 18, 2012

We own a timeshare at Frenchmans cove and have been going there every October for about 5 years. The resort is beautiful and well kept . All of the staff is wonderful, friendly and helpful EXCEPT Keith the bartender and several other staff at the Sunset Grill. Keith is just arrogant and rude. Nobody is in any hurry to serve you. Our last visit to the grille we waited 50 minutes for our $18 hamburger and it still was not done. My very patient husband finally lost his temper after all the slow, rude service and vowed to never eat their mediocre overpriced food or their $10 watered down cocktails ever again. OH And Happy hour? Be prepared to wait in lines 10 people long to be served, even worse- they don't keep track of who is next in line so you may have been waiting 15 minutes but they will wait on someone that just walked up. I thought it was just me but I have heard dozens of people grumbling about Keith's bad attitude. It is the only place to get food and drinks in the whole resort so we are forced to take a $24 cab ride somewhere else for every meal or cook in our room everyday, it's my vacation-I don't want to cook! We spend LOTS of money at the food market in town where they appreciate our business! After all these years of bad service we finally complained to the GM, he was apologetic and said that the food and beverage manager would contact us, but never did. We traded our week for somewhere else this year and I am looking forward to our vacation for the first time in years. Too bad.

  • Stayed October 2012
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“Best trip ever”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 13, 2012

The rooms were wonderful, clean, updated. The only complaint was the iguana's by the bar and pool and the sand fleas. If you use an off wipe on your ankles while sitting at the bar you won't get bit. The iguana problem is a nuisance. the staff was very helpful in recommendations of restaurants in the area. Also do not recommend renting a car. Roads are narrow and curvy and you drive on the wrong side of the road.

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  • Stayed November 2012, traveled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Marriott's Frenchman's Cove St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Address: 7338 Estate Bakkeroe, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
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Region: Caribbean > U.S. Virgin Islands > St. Thomas > Charlotte Amalie
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