Water Island - 4th U.S. V. I.?
 

I have spent the last week vacationing on Water Island which is a 10 minute ferry ride from Crowne Bay on St. Thomas. The place is fabulous. The place I stayed was nice but not elegant. The somewhat spartan accomdations are clearly made up for by the setting. I would return here again for sure.

http://www.water-island.com/

Alex Randall who is the owner of this piece of paradise is also a local radio personality. He's know as the "Good News Man" because his one hour radio talk show from St. Thomas is all about nothing but good news in the world. :)

Very cool site, i might be going there!

Curious, how much did your trip cost you total, how did you get there, fly etc?

I to am from Ohio, so it would be great if you could give me a rundown of expenses incurred where you flew from etc. Thanks a lot!

Ahhh yes! I sent a reply to your message but I'll add a few comments here to share with those who might also be interested.

I flew to St. Thomas on Delta using award travel. I fly a lot for work so the ticket cost me a tax fee of $10. In checking fares to St. Thomas while deciding how best to get there I was able to find a low fare of $390 and a high fare of $1178. The date range you chose is important so it pays to be flexible, as usual, when picking travel dates.

The cottage rents for $1500 / week but there are other units available that are not as expensive. I went with two other couples so the cost was split among the six of us so $250 / person. The cottage comfortably sleeps six with two private bedrooms and one fold out in the living room.

It comes fully equiped with a serviceable kitchen, satelite tv, and even a DSL line so you can keep us posted on tfp about your stay :D

More information about the island istself including it's history and more information about it can be found here:

http://vinow.com/waterisland/

The place is really a slice of paradise with just enough seclusion to make it seem like you've really stepped off the planet into a world of your own.

Hope this helps!