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Opinions: Point Pleasant Resort, St. Thomas
Tentatively planning a solo, 5 night, 6 day trip to USVI this September.
(Yes, I know that's the peak month for hurricanes, but it's the best time for me, all things considered.) Anyone stayed at Point Pleasant? Looks like a nice place. Quiet. Secluded. At least one decent place on property to eat. I intend to mostly relax, catch up on my reading, do a little sightseeing, etc. Not a night club or party person. So, don't need to know about them. Not a shopper, either; however, I'll probably visit those areas just out of curiosity. I do plan to spend one full day on St. John. May take a day trip to St. Croix, too, if the ferry's running. I'll rent a car for the whole stay. Any recommendations to stay other than Point Pleasant would be greatly appreciated. Never been to Caribbean. Thanks. Stef |
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Opinions: Point Pleasant Resort, St. Thomas
On 4/5/2008 6:39 PM Stefan Patric plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger
and said: Tentatively planning a solo, 5 night, 6 day trip to USVI this September. (Yes, I know that's the peak month for hurricanes, but it's the best time for me, all things considered.) Anyone stayed at Point Pleasant? Looks like a nice place. Quiet. Secluded. At least one decent place on property to eat. I intend to mostly relax, catch up on my reading, do a little sightseeing, etc. Not a night club or party person. So, don't need to know about them. Not a shopper, either; however, I'll probably visit those areas just out of curiosity. I do plan to spend one full day on St. John. May take a day trip to St. Croix, too, if the ferry's running. I'll rent a car for the whole stay. Any recommendations to stay other than Point Pleasant would be greatly appreciated. Never been to Caribbean. Thanks. Stef How ironic. There's also a vacation spot on the New Jersey Shore (US) called Point Pleasant Beach. That one is very family oriented with a boardwalk and kiddie rides. -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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Opinions: Point Pleasant Resort, St. Thomas
On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:49:51 -0400, Brian K wrote:
On 4/5/2008 6:39 PM Stefan Patric plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger and said: Tentatively planning a solo, 5 night, 6 day trip to USVI this September. (Yes, I know that's the peak month for hurricanes, but it's the best time for me, all things considered.) Anyone stayed at Point Pleasant? Looks like a nice place. Quiet. Secluded. At least one decent place on property to eat. I intend to mostly relax, catch up on my reading, do a little sightseeing, etc. Not a night club or party person. So, don't need to know about them. Not a shopper, either; however, I'll probably visit those areas just out of curiosity. I do plan to spend one full day on St. John. May take a day trip to St. Croix, too, if the ferry's running. I'll rent a car for the whole stay. Any recommendations to stay other than Point Pleasant would be greatly appreciated. Never been to Caribbean. Thanks. Stef How ironic. There's also a vacation spot on the New Jersey Shore (US) called Point Pleasant Beach. That one is very family oriented with a boardwalk and kiddie rides. I'm sure their are a lot of point pleasants and pleasant points or bays or valleys, etc. Besides, already been to Jersey. Plus, I was trying to find a place well away from the maddening crowds and their screaming, unruly kids. Stef |
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Opinions: Point Pleasant Resort, St. Thomas
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev...n_Islands.html
"Stefan Patric" wrote in message ... Tentatively planning a solo, 5 night, 6 day trip to USVI this September. (Yes, I know that's the peak month for hurricanes, but it's the best time for me, all things considered.) Anyone stayed at Point Pleasant? Looks like a nice place. Quiet. Secluded. At least one decent place on property to eat. I intend to mostly relax, catch up on my reading, do a little sightseeing, etc. Not a night club or party person. So, don't need to know about them. Not a shopper, either; however, I'll probably visit those areas just out of curiosity. I do plan to spend one full day on St. John. May take a day trip to St. Croix, too, if the ferry's running. I'll rent a car for the whole stay. Any recommendations to stay other than Point Pleasant would be greatly appreciated. Never been to Caribbean. Thanks. Stef |
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Opinions: Point Pleasant Resort, St. Thomas
Stef,
Don't know exactly how secluded this is. It's right along the smith bay road area. Right next to where the old Renaissance is located. You are a short drive into Red Hook for some good restaurant choices. Also a very short drive to Romano's (one of our favorites). The units there are nice. Can have great views as the resort runs up the side of the mountain. Can make for a long hike down to and back up from the beach. I think there are 2 good places to eat. Agave Terrace, which is at the top of the hill and Funghi's which is at the bottom on the water. Having a car will make exploring on your own very easy. Also makes trying a different beach every day easy to do. A nice way to find places to enjoy both sun and read in the shade. Schultz |
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Opinions: Point Pleasant Resort, St. Thomas
On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:29:21 -0700, Schultz wrote:
Don't know exactly how secluded this is. It's right along the smith bay road area. Right next to where the old Renaissance is located. You are a short drive into Red Hook for some good restaurant choices. Also a very short drive to Romano's (one of our favorites). I based "secluded" on photos, including a couple of aerials, of the overall resort, showing it not jammed up next to half dozen other resorts with 30 story high rises like one so often sees with popular ocean front tourist properties. Waikiki comes to mind. Yes, the resort is on a major highway, but well below it, and with all the intervening flora, any traffic noise is all but filtered out. "Quiet" was the most used word to describe the resort in the reviews I read. And that's the most desired characteristic I look for at any place I vacation. And thanks for your additional comments. Stef |
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