Hey Board,

Our trip to St John is fast approaching , June 22-June 27. It will be myself, my wife and another couple. We are staying in a condo in Cruz Bay

Looking for input, suggestions, general thoughts on the following plans -

6/22 - Sat- arrive at STT at 127pm, take ferry to STJ and get settled, grab dinner and drinks
6/23 - Sun- Have a group boat trip with Stormy Pirates for Jost Van Dyke "Funday" does snorkeling in the morning and bar hops rest of the day
6/24 - Mon- plan on taking shuttle/taxis to the north shore beaches
6/25 - Tue- Have a private boat for just the four of us with Palm Tree Charters to take us to the baths and snorkeling site seeing in between
6/26 - Wed- plan on taking shuttle/taxis to the north shore beaches
6/27 - Thur- Fly out 220 pm, so this will just be a travel day

On one of the beach days, Monday/Wednesday was thinking of finding one of the hiking spots on the northshore to check out.

On the beach days was going to hit North Shore deli and get sandwiches and some beverages for the day

For lunch / dinner i have The Longboard, The Lime Inn and Morgans Mango . Could use other eating suggestions as i don't pan to cook anything

Bars i'd like to try Drink St John, The Tap Room and The beach bar which all seem to be walking distance from our condo. Will hit the Jost bars of course one and possibly two days.

General thoughts on the itinerary? Any places i can tweak it to make the trip more enjoyable / memorable? Any suggestions on other places to visit, grab food and drinks?

This will be our second visit to STJ, first without our children.

Thanks!!!

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Posted by VABuckeye

Naples, FL

Member since Dec 2007

35537 posts

Posted on 6/13/19 at 10:30 am to Buck Dancer

Beach Bar and Joe's Rum Hut are not open.

Eat at Extra Virgin for sure. Best on the island. Get subs at Northshore Deli before heading to the beaches. If you rent a car for a day you can head over to Skinny Legs for lunch. You can also reserve a spot at the bar at Ocean 362 for dinner for the sunset. Food there is solid but nowhere near Extra Virgin. I'd also suggest Banana Deck for dinner. Banana Deck also has Sunday brunch and bottomless mimosas and bloody mary's for $15 during Sunday brunch.

You can hike to Honeymoon Beach from Cruz Bay. It's a 1.5 mile hike each way. As of June 1st you now have to pay again to get into Trunk Bay. $4 per person.

Since Irma, Hawks Nest is a much larger beach than before. It's very nice and close to Cruz Bay.

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Posted by tigergoon27

Baton Rouge

Member since Mar 2012

301 posts

Posted on 6/13/19 at 10:41 am to Buck Dancer

Woody's Saloon is a good time for drinks and not a bad walk at all from the condo.
Just went in May and had a blast, you will find which beaches your group likes best and want to go back. Might want to bring extra towels or something for shade on the beaches.