Scouting Trip to St Croix

My fiancé and I arrived in St Croix last Monday for a weeklong scouting trip. We flew from Portland, Or to St Croix with connections in Newark and San Juan. I recommend avoiding San Juan if at all possible but if you have to go through San Juan I really recommend avoiding American Eagle. They are chronically late/cancelled/delayed. By time we made it our hotel in Christiansted, The Danish Manor, it was close to 1 a.m. The sign at the front desk said to ring the bell for assistance; we did this for about half an hour before someone came to check us in. Our room was terrible, there was a large hole in the door to the room, the window shutters didn’t open, the bath wasn’t clean, the a/c wasn’t cold and there was no trashcan or phone. They’re nice enough people but the hotel is a dump. We ended up moving to the Cane Bay Reef Club, Nancy and Joe the hotel operator’s where great; they even gave us the local rate on our room! So my advice would be to avid the Danish Manor.

I must give a great big thanks to Linda and Ric, who provided Jerred and I with invaluable knowledge and information about the island and moving. Not to mention introducing us to their landlord so that we could rent their cottage. They really helped ease some fears and got us pointed in the right direction. Our new landlord has offered to help us with our car registration and getting a P.O. Box, he even offered to pick us and all our pets up from the airport. Everything has been moving along nicely.

All in all our trip was great, we knew we where moving regardless but after our visit we’re excited! This board really helped us to know what to prepare for in our move and the pre-move visit. Thank you to everyone posting their experience and advice. We (Jerred and I plus two large dogs and a cat) head out for Florida on Sunday morning and hope to be on island by August 10th .

Lauren