Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Dentists
The
Virgin
Islands Dental Association
(
&
340/775-9110
) is a
member of the American
Dental Association and is
also linked with various
specialists.
Doctors
Call
&
911
for a
medical emergency. Other-
wise, go to
St. John Myrah
Keating Smith Community
Health Center,
3B Sussana-
berg (
&
340/693-8900
).
Drugstores
Chelsea
Drug Store,
Marketplace
Shopping Center, Route
104, Cruz Bay (
&
340/776-
4888
) is open Monday to
Saturday 8:30am to 6:30pm
and Sunday 9:30am to
4:30pm.
Emergencies
For the
police, an ambulance, or in
case of fire, call
&
911.
Internet Access
At
Connections,
Parcel Street,
Suite 6D (
&
340/776-
6922;
www.connectionsst
john.com), expect to pay $5
for 30 minutes of Internet
access. You can also use
the computers at the
Elaine Lone Sprauve Public
Library,
Enighted Street
(
&
340/776-6359
), for a
charge of $2 for 1 hour.
Laundry
Try
Santo's
Laundromat,
1321 Cruz Bay
Valley (
&
340/693-7733
),
or
Super Clean,
Enighted
Street (
&
340/693-7333
).
Maps
See “Visitor Infor-
mation,” p. 110.
Newspapers & Maga-
zines
Copies of U.S. main-
land newspapers, such as
the
New York Times
and the
Miami Herald,
arrive daily
and are for sale at
Mon-
goose Junction, Caneel
Bay,
and the
Westin St.
John Resort & Villas.
The
latest copies of
Time
and
Newsweek
are also for sale.
What to Do: St. Thomas/St.
John,
the official guidebook
of the St. Thomas and St.
John Hotel Association, is
available at the tourist
office (see “Visitor Informa-
tion,” p. 110) and at hotels.
Post Office
The
Cruz
Bay Post Office
is at Cruz
Bay (
&
340/779-4227
).
Safety
There is some
crime here, but it's rela-
tively minor compared to
St. Thomas. Most crime
against tourists consists of
muggings or petty theft,
but rarely violent attacks.
Precautions, of course, are
always advised. You are
most likely to be the victim
of a crime if you leave valu-
ables unguarded on Trunk
Bay, as hundreds of people
seem to do every year.
Taxes
The only local tax is
an 8% surcharge added to
all hotel rates.
Telephone
All island
phone numbers have seven
digits. It is not necessary to
use the 340 area code when
dialing within St. John. Make
long-distance, international,
and collect calls as you
would on the U.S. mainland
by dialing 0 or your long-
distance provider.
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WHERE TO STAY
The number of accommodations on St. John is limited, and that's how most die-hard
fans would like to keep it. There are four basic types of choices here: luxury resorts,
condominiums and villas, guesthouses, and campgrounds. Prices are often slashed in
summer by 30% to 60%.
Chances are that your location will be determined by your choice of resort. How-
ever, if you're dependent on public transportation and want to make one or two trips
to St. Thomas by ferry, Cruz Bay is the most convenient place to stay. It also offers
easy access to shopping, bars, and restaurants if you want to walk.
Luxury Resorts
Caneel Bay
Still faithful to the vision of megamillionaire Laurance S.
Rockefeller in 1956, this is the Caribbean's first eco-resort. Though it's long been one
of the premier resorts of the Caribbean, Caneel Bay is definitely not one of the most
luxurious and deliberately shuns modern glitz and digital distractions, making it the
perfect getaway. A devoted fan once told us, “It's like living at summer camp.” That
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