After visiting the USVI and BVI’s for the last 20 years, we finally went to St. Croix, only because our original places were wiped out because of the Hurricanes.
Paul and everyone at the Cottages are trying so hard, but there were certain things beyond their control.
Power was restored while we were there, but generator power worked well in the interim.
The water to the cottages was a challenge. Water pressure was low, you could not drink it out of the tap, and when the water main broke, and they filled the cisterns with water and it wasn’t fit for consumption, the first thing they should’ve done was give us free bottled water, which was plentiful in the store. Air conditioning was sporadic too.
The town itself is going through a so called renewal, but still feels pretty edgy, and we’re seasoned travellers. We didn’t once venture into town at night.
Sleep was rare, because unfortunately the annual holiday festival was going on in town and the loud music and sub-woofers on the other side of the pier downtown kept us awake - some nights until 4....
Again, they were trying really hard, but when you’re paying high season rates, and not everything is 100%, then maybe you should adjust expectations ahead of time or the rates.
We were supposed to be there for 2 weeks, and left a week early and moved onto St. John, which was about as perfect as it could be under the circumstances.
Would I go back to St. Croix, probably not. Maybe as Paul suggested we’d be better off to go to the Alps next year or...
The sky was beautiful, the ocean was clear and turquoise, but a bit of a challenge to get in and out of because the sand on the beach was washed away and slowly returning, but still a long way to go.