ALL beaches in St. Thomas are public, so you can go to any of the 43 beaches with no problem...no pass required. Sapphire Beach sounds like your best bet. There are ALWAYS iggie's hanging around, wating for a hand out. Not very shy, either. They'll come up to about 2 feet away from you, waiting for you to give them something. Go to the seagrape trees, right by the water, to the right of the bar, as you look out at the water. Sapphire also has a nice beach for swimming, great snorkeling (gear available), you can go parasailing or windsurfing or waverunning, as well. The view ain't too shabby,either! Have fun and bring lots of film!(or data cards! Haha!)

Hello Cheryl,

Sapphire is a good choice for seeing Iguanas. I've also seen them quite a few times at Morningstar. Also at Bluebeards Beach. If you want to make sure you see them you could spend a couple hours of your day at Coral World, it’s a marine park and there is an area where you can buy lettuce and feed the iguanas. http://www.coralworldvi.com

As for hotel day passes, I think what you meant is to use their facilities (pool, watersports etc.) rather than just the beach. In any case if it is just the beach access you were interested in then Marty's comment about beaches being public applies.

If you mean using the hotel facilities then Bolongo Bay offers a day pass it includes a full day’s use of the resort’s facilities (pool with swim-up bar; tennis, basketball and volleyball courts; and a room to shower and change -- and use of Bolongo’s non-motorized beach toys like kayaks, aqua tricycles, sunfish sailboats, paddle boats and snorkel equipment). The Day Pass is $40 per person or $100 for a family of four (two adults/two children). Emerald Beach resort also allows non-guest for the day; they request that you buy lunch/drinks. Sapphire is supposed to be working on a daypass of some sort, but I haven't heard the details as yet. The other resorts I have called in the past like Ritz, Marriott & Secret Harbor, don’t allow non-guest to use their pool, chairs etc. but you can buy food/drinks and may be able to rent the chairs & water sports equipment/toys.

--Islander

The Wyndham Sugar Bay resort also has a daily iguana feeding that attracts lots of the critters. There is a newly opened mini golf nearby that you can get cold drinks,ice cream, snacks etc. for the kiddies while they watch.

You are absolutely going to see at least TEN iguanas at Sapphire.

You'll find them mostly concentrated around the grill by the pool and also over at the end of the marina pier (on the rocks at the very tip - where the little hut is for the marina gas pumps). You'll actually find the bigger ones on the marina tip, but they don't seem as friendly as the ones at the pool grill.

Maybe they are all part of the same crew and the ones at the pool grill just "act" frienldly cus they want a grub 🙂

Coral sounds and looks fantastic!. I know my wife will be be squemiisch about the iguanas,but my son will love love them

Rick

If you miss seeing the iguanas on your reptile beach safari then head over to American Yacht Harbor in Red Hook. Molly Malone's have them all over the place. If you get there at the right time you can see them having their lunch of lettuce behind Chris Sawyer's dive shop. My boyfriend took a photo of 14 of them feasting on the lawn.
If you do go to the beach and want to definitely attract the little critters then make sure to wear red toenail polish. For some reason they're attracted to it and will want to nibble on your tootsies.

Secret Harbour is also quite well populated with iguanas - there is a bautiful beach with great snorkeling, and it's fairly flat (most days, anyway) where Sapphire Beach isn't always flat. Right now, with the East winds blowing, most snorkeling isn't going to be that great ANYWHERE unless you're on a day trip somewhere.

Just beware of those iguana tails...and keep red toenail polish to a minimum...looks like berries to the lil guys

-k (waiting on her activation email)

Cheryl: If you are visiting with children, Coral World is a great stop. When they feed the turtles, the iguanas come by for a snack! Youngsters also seem to enjoy feeding the stingrays and petting the sharks. They can learn about the fish and creatures that inhabit the islands they are going to visit!

We stayed at the Westin from 12/9-12/16 and had some fun watching the Iguanas. They feed them everyday around 2-3 P.M. Keep in mind that they are not shy- I had one run up the back of my leg and scared the #*&%$ out of me and everyone standing there. ( It did leave some scratches but nothing too close to my heart!). Still enjoyed watching them. Not too sure why he picked on me.....

Thanks for all the great advice. I think Sapphire Beach sounds great. Our 17-year-old son loves to jetski and our 9-year-old daughter has been wanting to parasail, and it sounds like a good place for that as well. We're in port from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day. I had been tossing around going over to St. John (instead of St. Thomas) and renting a dinghy for a half day over there. I was a little concerned about making the ferries though, and I think getting back and forth may be really pricey. I would like your advice -- Should we stick with St. Thomas and Sapphire Beach, along with some shopping later, or should we go over to St. John? Thanks again for all of your advice. Cheryl