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I have been surfing this message board for advice on car rentals -- whether to rent on St. John or St. Thomas. I think I am hearing that the people who rent on St. Thomas and take the ferry over are those who are trying to save some money, do their grocery shopping on St. Thomas, etc. I am more concerned about the ease of getting from airport to villa with least amount of confusion as possible. Please provide a little more of pro's and con's of where to rent. We are staying in a villa on Gift Hill (wherever this is) so will definitely need to take this into consideration as to type of vehicle as well.
For the easiest arrival, rent on STJ. I haven't had a problem with the car barge, but since so many others have concerns about it, I believe my experience has been the anomaly. Plus, renting on STJ gives you a place to park when you are in Cruz Bay, which is an added convenience.
cj,
my bride and i have always rented at stt airport (avis or budget) and take the barge without a hitch but an anxious moment on first return when we missed first barge we wanted but still made fligth in plenty of time.
what we like about stt rental is you put your bags in car at airport and take them out at villa going down. reverse on return and you have transportation for short tour of stt on departure day (always go to mountaintop and the char amalie overlook on mountain road) then have lunch at best western at emerald beach before afternoon flight. to us it's just simplier.
butttt (i always have a but since being a retired lawyer requires a disclosure of all risks involved in a decision), i know our luck is running out, we're going to miss a crucial barge or we'll have a breakdown on stj. what do you do then? if it weren't illegal, i'd probably report my car stolen and pray for the best.
any help?
papabou
