The Westin St. John Resort Villas

“Great spot to stay - read the forums to pick on on the tips and tricks”

The Westin sprawls over hills down onto the beach, and so you will likely need to use their complimentary golf cart service to get around unless you get a villa close to the pool and beach. The pool is about to be closed for repairs, and I thought it was in decent shape - but it is time for repairs… more

The Westin sprawls over hills down onto the beach, and so you will likely need to use their complimentary golf cart service to get around unless you get a villa close to the pool and beach. The pool is about to be closed for repairs, and I thought it was in decent shape - but it is time for repairs. The smaller pools nestled between the upper villas are in need of some TLC, though. If you are across the street from the main resort on the hill, there is only a sidewalk part of the time and you walk by an unpleasant looking dumpsite. There is also no security gate on that side of the road. However, the villa we stayed in - a one bedroom loft - was wonderful and the view was pretty good. We had plenty of space and everything we needed. You can recycle on the island, but the Westin does not provide recycling bins in their units. I am a MVC owner, and there are a couple of things that are different from my usual Marriott experience - in addition to the lack of recycling bins, there is no food donation box in the lobby. While we try to plan to minimize waste, we always seem to have some leftover shelf stable items that are appropriate for donation. Additionally, the Westin still uses a manned towel hut system - which is very nice. There is no take/leave bin for pool floats, but I did manage to find an air hose hiding near the towel hut on our last day. Activities announcements were not great at the pool. You had to know what was happening - they had a mic but did not use it often. The onsite restaurant is passable, but the pool bar is better. There is a food market a 5 minute walk from the resort that is a must stop for essentials for your unit. The Westin will give you a card so you can use non-motorized equipment (kayak, paddle board) at their beach, but we did not take advantage of this perk as we were often at off-site beaches. The Westin was beautiful and it's a great spot to stay if you can manage to get a room. If I come back I will definitely use my learnings to maximize next time.

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“SO disappointing”

I’m a loyal long time Marriott / Bonvoy member. My husband and I had a studio and our family had a 2 bedroom accommodation. Both were ok. Clean, enough but out dated and worn out. The kitchens are well appointed, the washer and dryer were good to have. The landscaping was lovely, close to St Jo… more

I’m a loyal long time Marriott / Bonvoy member. My husband and I had a studio and our family had a 2 bedroom accommodation. Both were ok. Clean, enough but out dated and worn out. The kitchens are well appointed, the washer and dryer were good to have. The landscaping was lovely, close to St John and the beaches by car or taxi. The main pool was filthy. We couldn’t believe it, SO green in corners and some spots on the deck, otherwise black especially in the hot tub area. Sub par for sure. We felt safe. The food was just ok. Jarad the Concierge was SO helpful. The resort is kid friendly and quiet. WAY over priced, no experience.

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