Carambola Beach Resort St. Croix

We asked around, and apparently, Marriott recently took over this place. It looked to me like it was in bad shape and is now on the rise. Goods; the beach is fantastic and well maintained, which it should be, because it's the centerpiece of the property. It's beautiful. The beach lawn was impeccable. The main building was gorgeous, the pool was really nice and clean (we heard that was an improvement from the past). Our room was clean and the beds comfortable, the AC worked and the shower worked well too. The staff was nice, parking was easy, the kitchenette was all in order. The view from our room's porch was a picture of paradise (picture included). We also met a really nice property cat that adopted us. We named him "Fred" (he never told us his real name), and he loved leftover pulled pork. He had one damaged eye, but he was a really nice cat (picture included), who hung out on the porch with us most days. Bads; I felt like they were in the middle of re-building. Many of the buildings had broken eaves, overgrown shrubs, moldy/rotten ground panels (not really affecting us, so no big deal). The drives were damaged and washed away, many of the "little things" seemed like they were being worked on, but not there yet...the foot-wash stations by the beach didn't work, we were short on towels, soap, coffee, and bedsheets (no problem, they took care of us when we asked), we battled wasps on the porch, etc... Overall, it seemed like a place that was really close to being really good, but they're close...but not there yet. We commented many times that, "If they keep at it, this place is going to be phenomenal in a couple years."

We loved our stay at Carambola! The staff is incredibly friendly, happy to answer questions, and just connect. I love to ask favorite places to eat and activities that are a must! We ate at the restaurant on site every breakfast and it's just breathtaking, the food was pretty great too. be sure to try the chop chop and salt fish on the weekends! Our omelette station chefs worked their magic with flare and fun. My daughter enjoyed the daily bacon and pastries. Again the staff was incredible and we loved seeing our favorite maître d' Shinkike, every morning! Also a shout out to Elsa... who managed our check-ins and checkouts like a camp and even helped us move rooms the first night... The ocean front was incredible and we equally split out time between the ocean and the pool, fun waves, never crowded (which amazed us). The beach was very clean lots of chairs and umbrellas! Amazing- go there!

This was our 8th trip to Carambola. There is no more beautiful atmosphere: beach, trees, lawn than Carambola. Marriott service and upkeep has much to desire. Picture our bathroom door below, a towel, the door was removed. No microwave, no remote for the air unit was there upon arrival. Moldings missing from windows. They're cannibalizing some units to repair others. Missing pictures on the walls. Vines 20' long growing out of roof gutters. Way, way below Motel 6 standards. It's very sad, we loved the place. Needs new management. Curtis Weaver

I am Robert Sabree. The waitress name Ms. Denisa (Nish) was very considerate and answered all the numerous questions I had regarding food and drink selections. She is very soft spoken, kind, articulate and knowledgeable. She made my wife feel at home. At that moment, my wife declared we will return next year with our extended family. I'm a business owner, she is the kind of employee I search for. I wish I could entice her to come work for my company customer

Carambola Beach Resort, St. Croix Is so beautiful, the staff,especially Elsa who works the front desk, went out of her way to help us. She did far more than I believe anyone else would do ANYWHERE!!.Everyone there made us feel wanted,safe, and so appreciated. The entire island was the same. From the taxi drivers to the shop clerks. The resort is off by itself, private with a private beach. We had 2 large tvs in our room. Which we never turned on. I wish that some of the guests that smoke would not have left cigarette butts on the beach and grounds. Drinks were well made. The food was fairly good. The regular chef was not there due to a family emergency and considering the fact it is an island. No complaints there. The breakfast was always good and as much as you wanted. The omelet chef was my favorite. He makes great omelets. Be sure to try them. I do recommend renting a car from the airport and returning it there when you leave, taxis get expensive. You do have to drive on the left side of the road. Which is not as hard as I thought it would be. Be sure to stay at Carambola Beach Resort. You will not be sorry. We will stay there again.