St. Croix has the nicest people of anywhere we have travelled. Downtown Christiansted was a pleasure to shop and visit. The hotel at Sugar Beach was affordable, but nothing outstanding. Plywood under the matresses for support. Hundreds of baby roaches circling in the kitchen. Air conditioning that didn't work. Cable TV with 2 channels. Our family is used to traveling to places with bugs, but this could be ugly if you are not used to insects. The hotel is next to the power plant, so you can't kayak too far up the beach. The beach is unusable for swimming, with all the sea grass. My son is allergic to it. The community pool is nice, and has many local children sneaking in to use it.

I love St. Croix, and this area of town is affordable, but comes at a cost with a great shell hunting, but not swimming beach, and not any worthy restaraunts close. You need a car to get to the local grocery that has anything one needs. Of course, cooking those groceries in the kitchen with cockroaches is pretty challenging.

In reality, we wanted to leave early, but all the flights were full, so we were stuck to the end of our stay. To end on a positive note, the island is gorgeous, snorkling at cane bay is unbelievable, and Buck island we had to do twice!

We stayed at "Theatre on the Beach" for a week with our 3 young children (the oldest was 6). The unit was really spacious and well-equipped. We got a great rate and did most of our cooking at the condo making our vacation very affordable. The beach was safe for the kids, the constant breeze was very pleasant, the large TV and movie selection made evenings relaxing, the pool was beautiful and clean - and we usually had it to ourselves. The shower with 2 heads was fantastic for showering off the kids after the beach. (Lots of toys in the closet.) We took low-key outings to tour the forts and botanical gardens. Couldn't have asked for a more refreshing and relaxing vacation - looking forward to visiting again. FYI: the theatre on the beach unit does not walk straight out to the beach - you have to walk out the parking lot door then around the side of the building to get there. It does look straight out from the patio and the walk is easy and very quick. You may want to wear water shoes b/c my son got a sea urchin spike in his foot.

We stayed at Sugar Beach from July 18-20. We were there on our honeymoon. The weather was terrible, so we decided to come home. It was raining so hard that we could not see to drive! We were told that there was a 3 night minimum, which is standard and we did not have a problem with that. When we arrived on the 18th, it was after hours. we called the after hours number and a security guard met us with the key. He never asked our name, to see identification, all we told him was what suite number we were in. That made us feel VERY secure!!! We stayed in Theatre on the Beach. The suite was very clean, however, the air did not work well at all. Because of the rain, wind, storms, etc., we could not sleep with the windows/doors open. It was muggy and hot in the room the entire time we were there. Becuse of this we could not sleep at all. There was also tons of ants - everywhere - including the beach. The condos were outdated. I would use the term "resort" loosely. There were no activities as one would think at a resort. Also, when booking the room, we used card A to reserve the room. With most places, once you reserve the room, upon checking in they ask how you want to pay (as did the place we are now staying). We planned on paying with card B. Since we never officially checked in, we werent asked how we wanted to pay. We explained this to the lady at the front desk when checking out and she assured us all would be fine. However, it wasn't . They actually charged card A the entire amount and refunded the difference to card B. They should have just released the hold on card A and charged card B the difference. We now have a negative balance on card A because of this. Now instead of enjoying the rest of our honeymoon, my husband is now trying to get this situation taken care of. Thank you Sugar Beach for making our St. Croix experience a miserable. This is a honeymoon we will never forgot!

Very nice place- we stayed in unit 215- "Theatre on the the Beach". Very well stocked with everything we needed- it was home away from home. The pool was amazing, we had great internet access and was close to town. The kayak was nice and the beach was relaxing. GO HERE!!!