Donoe Vacation Packages

Mark, Jess and Lauren do magnificent jobs as hosts! They're very welcoming and offer helpful insights into getting around the islands, scheduling taxi pickups, and understanding the local culture. Their guest rooms are very clean, everything works, premises are safe, and breakfasts are delicious!! The view from our balcony of the harbor/bay and many islands was beautiful. The only negative was the weather---heavy rains before and after arrival increased the humidity levels (but room AC was excellent) and rain caused considerable runoff reducing ocean clarity. Taxis are expensive from the airport to hotels and to ferries. We walked throughout the historic district and harbor to sight-see and for dinners, and enjoyed the exercise going up and down the very steep steps and hills. Our best dinner and price was at nearby Greenhouse Restaurant & Bar, and the worst dinner and price(!) was at Greengos Caribbean Cantina. Tap & Still is a great deal too (both on St. Thomas and St. John), if you like tasty burgers and fries. Arawak (recommended by Mark & Jess) did a great job with our kayak/snorkel tour finding calm seas, clear water, beautiful beaches and many, many fish and coral on St. John.

This is a unique farm state property. The rooms are very nice updated comfortable with the most basic amenities. Bathroom items are good quality, plenty of robes and towels. Lots of lizards on property and we got one in our room, but it was no problem. They push you right out at check out and if you stay a little bit extra, they want more money which I found is common on the islands around here and 10am is too early and doesnot seem too friendly when you have a little baby and you’re making multiple trips to the car. They serve pastry fruit and coffee for breakfast for nine dollars, but I never got it because they serve the plate of fruit open uncovered waiting for a guest to have breakfast and there were mats all around and that was a turn off for me to not buy the breakfast either day if they would just cover the fruit I probably would’ve bought the breakfast because there is no food in this part of the island except for the shack next-door and it’s not open for breakfast. No, on the shack, there are sand fleas, and wear bug spray we got bit up. We got a lot of bites on this part of the island as opposed to sapphire beach. I went to the nomads bar a little further down from shack when I first got there before check-in and the tattooed bartender girl was complaining to everyone about her tips seemed very unhappy. She needs to not be a bartender if someone can pass that comment along she was very rude. Take her out of the picture and the nomad space is really cool.

The customer service was horrible and the room wasn’t completely clean. Limited places to eat and the market was a joke. Will not return.

I recently stayed at the Windward Passage Hotel. The hotel is conveniently located close to the ferry. However, the girl who checked us in on 11/8 was not friendly and did not provide us with any information about the property's amenities or lack thereof.

We stayed in the 2-bedroom suite. The furnishings and kitchen supplies appeared to be a hodge podge of things bought at flea markets including a couch that looked like it had been abandoned somewhere with a moving blanket thrown over it to disguise its dilapidated condition. The entrance is the steepest driveway we have ever seen and exiting is completely blind to cross traffic which is travelling fast.