Westin St. John Resort & Villas in the USVI

Westin St. John Resort & Villas is a large chain resort hotel on a small island that is popular with families as well as honeymoon couples.

Covering 34 acres on Great Cruz Bay, it comprises a 1,200-foot white sand beach, attractive buildings, and lush, well-manicured grounds. On-site amenities include a swimming pool and outdoor hot tub, a dive shop, the Westin Fitness Club & Spa, tennis courts, restaurants, bars, shops, and water equipment for enjoying the beach.

Westin St. John Resort & Villas’ 282 guestrooms and one- and two-bedroom suites are housed in 13 buildings, all containing the brand's exclusive Heavenly Beds and Heavenly Baths, marble bathrooms, cable TV with pay-per-view movies, and a minibar, refrigerator, and coffeemaker.

The resort’s 67 large villas, which feature full kitchens, offer additional privacy. Hillside Villas have semi-private swimming pools, and three-bedroom Garden Villas all feature private pools.

Westin St. John Resort & Villas has four on-site restaurants. Chloe & Bernard’s focuses on fresh Caribbean seafood. Less formal is the Beach Café & Bar, open-air dining overlooking Great Cruz Bay plus entertainment and theme nights. Snorkels Bar & Grill, located between the pool and the beach, sells sandwiches, salads, and island drinks for lunch. The Mango Deli also offers salads, sandwiches, and Uno Pizza. In-room dining is also available 24 hours a day.Westin St. John Resort & Villas can customize a ceremony with a variety of options for meal service, music, flowers and bouquets, photography, wedding cake, champagne, and special touches like tiki torches, twinkle lights, potted palms, and chilled towels to help guests cool off after the ceremony. The Beach Garden Gazebo overlooking Great Cruz Bay is popular for ceremonies. Three Vow Renewal Packages are also available.Westin St. John Resort & Villas’ Westin Honeymoon Package includes deluxe accommodations; champagne upon arrival; a romantic dinner for two with wine at the Beach Café; a sunset cruise; breakfast for seven days; a half-hour couple’s massage; a picnic lunch; roundtrip transfers from St. Thomas’s airport to the Westin Resort Dock; and taxes and fees.

A Honeymoon Heaven spa fitness package for couples includes sauna or whirlpool time, 80-minute massages, and a body wrap, facial or mani-pedi.

Westin St. John Resort & Villas has a white-sand beach with kayaking, snorkeling, scuba diving, and power boat rentals; a freshwater swimming pool; outdoor whirlpools; and six tennis courts. The resort supplies ferry service to St. Thomas’s Mahogany Run golf course.Glitzy Westin St. John Resort & Villas is not entirely consistent with the spirit of St. John, a tiny, largely undeveloped island that otherwise prides itself on its commitment to preserving and appreciating nature. Most visitors come to St. John to enjoy activities like hiking and snorkeling in untouched national parkland. The Westin St. John stands out as one of the island’s only modern chain hotels in otherwise completely natural surroundings.While most people take the ferry ride to St. John to enjoy its lush, natural setting, Westin St. John Resort & Villas serves as a sharp contrast. Unlike modest local accommodations on the island, it is a somewhat generic resort hotel. The hotel could be on any other Caribbean island — or anywhere in the world that has great beaches. The resort also features a Westin Kids Club and is therefore popular with families, which may detract from a romantic ambiance.Couples looking for a posh yet predictable resort experience will find it at Westin St. John Resort & Villas. For couples who want to take advantage of the island’s natural setting without sacrificing modern conveniences or the amenities of a large resort — and are not deterred by the idea of sharing the pool and beach with children — this hotel will fill the bill.

Westin St. John Resort & Villas
P.O. Box 8310
St. John, VI 00831
Phone: 340-693-8000 or 888-627-7206

Westin St. John Web site