Sapphire Beach Condominium Resort

Was pleasantly surprised at quality and cleanliness when we opened the door to unit C204 after reading prior reviews. This is not a luxury resort, so one should moderate their expectations in terms of price vs facilities to be fair. Was there for last 3 days of a St. John journey before heading home. Room smelled freshly cleaned (light ammonia smell) and was very clean upon arrival. Linens and room cleaned again on third day – which was fine with us given fresh water limitations and very high utility costs there. Checked for the bedbug scare and that was a non-event. Was surprised there were no other bugs since it is a tropical climate. The decks for the units were in the shade all day at this time of year, which I prefer. Some exterior wood over the deck was dried out, but wood trim in that climate is not a wise choice. Beach and water are fabulous – the pictures on website were not lies. In terms of staff, they were a step above the normal for the islands. At least they didn’t act like they resented you like most other staff at the stores and shops. But times are tough on the islands right now, so make allowances. I would definitely use this facility again.

Sapphire Beach is really gorgeous. The snorkeling right off the beach was really good. We saw several turtles, stingrays, a spotted eagle ray, we fed fish with dog bones from the grocery store. It was really nice. The "restaurant" at the hotel is a small tent with a very limited menu and not so friendly service. Food on the island is very expensive in general. But there is a grocery store in Red Hook, just a couple minutes up the street, and the condo's do have kitchens. We found a few gems of people with wonderful people, but from what we understand, many natives on the island, don't like Americans, and it shows. We are very friendly, and have kids, and always tried to strike up conversations, and find something nice to talk about, but many islanders were just not interested. The condo was sufficient, and nice enough. It wasn't luxurious, but we were outside most of the time anyway. We were told the management has really gone downhill because they want to sell it, but they have acquired so much debt on the property (and in St. Thomas the debt is sold with the property), that no one is interested in purchasing it. The cleaning crew only comes in every other day, and only leaves enough towels for showing, or the beach/pool. So we were constantly in need of clean towels. I don't really like drying off with a saltwater towel. We were married right on The Point, and took incredible pictures on the beach. Overall it was a great vacation, but the actual condo resort itself is in need of some attention, both in the building itself, but mostly in the friendliness of the staff (at the hotel and around the island), making people feel welcome. Make sure you check out Taco stand in Red Hook for a great and cheap lunch. Taco's with all the extras $3 each. The Aquarium was also really cool. We did the Sea Lion experience and the kids loved it. A trip on the ferry over to St. John leaving out of Red Hook was very nice. St. John is much more laid back, and friendly. There are plenty of restaurants in Red Hook as well. If you are going to stay here, I would highly recommend renting a car for your stay though. The east end of the island is 25-30 minutes from Charlotte Amalie, and the walk to Red Hook would be a bit of a hike from the hotel as well, even though it's only a few minutes in the car. Taxi's are expensive, so a car is totally worth it. There is not a decent restaurant at the hotel.

The second we walked into the room it smelled sour. The blanket on the bed felt damp. Figured out the sour smell was coming from the "book case" furniture that was behind the bed. I guess the smell is coming from the ocean outside and the dampness in the air if people are leaving the sliding glass door open. The shower curtain also smelled. It did have a full kitchen. The beach was nice, right there you didnt have to travel to get to the beach. Marina right there also, so if you are doing any day trips on sail boats you are most likely departing from the Sapphire Marina. That was nice because we didnt have to get a taxi to get there, it was right outside out back door. It was especially nice when we came back from the day sail, we were tired, hot and BURNED from being on the boat for 6 hours and in just 1 minute we were in our room. The free breakfast you get is nothing special. We were thinking we would be getting eggs, bacon, hash browns, pancakes. Nope, you get a choice of: small bowl of cereal, a bagel, croissant, granola bar, muffin or fruit. And one of the ladys at the stand is not very nice. A can of soda is $2. The other hotel staff were very nice and helpful. The pool was pretty, not many people there obviously they are at the beach. Red Hook is only 2 minutes down the road, a $4 taxi ride per person. A bunch of restaurants there and some shopping. You can also get a ferry to go to other islands. If you are wanting delivery food call Senor Pizza, the wings are really good. We found that place is the only delivery food in that area. Im not completely downing this hotel but if you can spend a little extra money you probably should book elsewhere. But if you dont mind the sour smell you will be fine. I will be choosing a different hotel next time I visit. There are a few other hotels that looked nice in the area.

Not the best resort, it was sort of run down. Cleaning lady came whenever she wanted and continental breakfast sucked. Stay at Sugar Bay!

My husband and I stayed here for a week and had a great time. Our room was on the first floor so we were able to walk right onto the beach. We also got married here so it was great to walk directly to our ceremony location. The little food spot in between some of the buildings was fantastic, great food and GREAT drinks! We definitely would stay here again.

Our family had awonderful week at Sapphire Beach. Our room was very modern, the beach was at our doorway, snorkeling was the best, better then St John! The ladies at the Banana Cabana were wonderful and the food and drinks were great.

The hotel is past it's prime, but was clean and meet our needs. The beach and snorkeling are great, but the reception could be a little more friendly and helpful. If you are looking for amenities, you will be disappointed, but if you are looking for a clean room, a great beach and a kitchen then you will be happy. The bar up the hill is very friendly, and happily shares information about the island.

This was our second time traveling to St. Thomas and we really wanted to be close to the beach and this hotel provided exactly that! There was wait service that walked on the beach during the day that would bring drinks or food OR if you could get to a grocery store, you could buy your own food b/c there was kitchen with fridge in the room! The location was right near Red Hook that had some great restaurants. Or the other way was Coral World where we went scuba diving! (or there is a shack right on Sapphire Beach to rent snorkle equipment or sign up for para-sailing among other fun things.) All in all, we had an amazing time that was very relaxing and exactly what we were looking for. We would go again in a heart beat.

Completely run down premises&rooms, boarded up bar&restaurant, moldy smeeling rooms, stains on the floor, in urgent need of updating entire bathroom incl toiletseat, fixtures, floortiles, vanity...plus kitchenette & furniture! staff was unprofessional & came with attitude - all in all a very unpleasant & disappointing experience -just glad we only stayed for 2 nights!

The resort is in a lawsuit and a management company has taken over. The management company obviously isnt willing to spend any money. Tiles on the floor were worn, spackle on the walls and the ceilings were coming off. We had a king size room. Our bed was two twin mattress and box springs pushed together. The beach was very beautiful for the hotel to be such a dump. There is not a restaurant or bar at this resort. So its not much of a resort!