Grande Bay Resort & Residence Club

If I could give this place zero stars, I would. Let me start with the only positive. The room itself was fine. The kitchen was actually nice and usable. That is the full list of pros. Everything else was a complete mess. First, St. John. The island felt like chaos. The infrastructure is terrible. Roads are in awful condition and just getting around feels unsafe. We had multiple moments where we honestly felt like we could have gotten seriously hurt just trying to go from one place to another. It's basically a trashed island. DO NOT GO. Now the hotel location. Be ready for a one mile uphill hike to get there. Not a nice walk. A steep, exhausting climb in the heat that feels completely unreasonable. And there are no taxis nearby. None. If you want to get anywhere, you have to walk down the road and hope you do not get hit by a car because there are barely any safe walking areas. The room itself was hit or miss. Again, the kitchen was good. That is the only nice thing I can say. The bed was uncomfortable and the pillows were a joke. They felt like stiff slabs, not actual pillows. This was easily the worst vacation of my life. Between how unsafe everything felt, how hard it was to get around, and how uncomfortable the stay was, I would not recommend this to anyone.

My husband and I stayed at Egret's Rest at Grande Bay Resort. We stayed for 2 weeks and had a fantastic time! The condo is fully functional!!! On nights we didn't go out to eat, we cooked our own meals and had no problem finding whatever we needed! All the comforts of home! The view from the balcony is amazing. No TV was watched...there's was plenty to watch from the balcony. We arrived to a clean and comfortable environment! Very close to town...walk to everything. We've stayed at Egret's Rest over the past several years. I'm happy to point out that even though Egret's Rest is now managed by someone else (LISA PAOLETTI St John Guest Services) we were still received with open arms! Lisa made sure we had everything we needed and was very accessible. Great place!!!

Location was excellent as it was within walking distance to restaurants and dining in Cruz Bay. The view from our balcony was great. A plus was the beach chairs, coolers, and towels for use at the beach. The main negative was the lack of adequate bath soap. We had very small bath soap bar that only lasted the Two of us two days. After calling the front desk to request more we were told it was our responsibility to go to a store and purchase ourselves. If you plan to stay more than two days then I suggest you bring your own bath soap.

We were seeking a great place to stay within a short walk to Cruz Bay with all of its shops, restaurants and convenient access to the ferry dock. We found it at Seaside Properties at Grand Bay Resort. Our connected condo suites were perfectly situated on the 2nd floor of the property with sweeping views of the bay and perfect alignment to view awesome sunsets. Beautifully appointed and stocked with everything you need to make your stay complete, The owners are wonderful to work with and very accommodating as are the front desk staff and maintenance personnel. When we make our next trip to St. John, we will be repeat customers for sure!

Stayed at unit 4-304. Newly renovated and delightful. Super clean and loved the layout. This is our Third trip to St. John in two years. And this is our Third place to stay. We have found our Home base in St John. Thank you.