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St. John Villa Rentals: Communications

Guests of St. John villa rentals will generally find all the modern communications amenities they expect in the US. Staying close with family or keeping up-to-date with international news is simple from St. John villa rentals. Most St. John villa rentals have telephone systems that operate in the same manner as a phone is any home in the US. When dialing from a St. John villa rental, a three digit area code and number is all that is needed to dial back to the states. Many St. John villa rentals also come equipped with internet access (in dial-up or LAN), making email a click away if you want to! For offline news updates, televisions are accessible at all St. John villa rentals and offer programming by national and international networks. For those who care to take their news beachside, newspapers are available close-by to St. John villa rentals

Area Code: 340

Communications:
The St. John villas all are equipped with telephones and guests will be advised of the particular phone number of the property prior to departure. Visitors will enjoy the ease with which they can communicate with home by direct dialing (please note that overseas phone bills will be deducted from the security deposit held for the villa).

Electricity:
110 volts/50 cycles-same as in the U.S.
No adapters necessary for visitors from North America but European visitors will require one.

Internet:
If you’re bringing your laptop and want to get connected locally, please go to www.viaccess.net and see their home page. Click on the personal link and sign up with your credit card number and tell them the phone number of your villa (we will provide). The rate is $19.96 per month for unlimited access with a one-month minimum.

Internet Cafes:
Cyber Celtic Café/Quiet Mon Pub: Cruz Bay.
www.quietmon.com
Phone: 340.779.4799

Language:
The official language is English spoken although islands residents often speak it with a Creole or West Indian lilt.

Mobile Phones:
Your cellular phone in the U.S. must have a contractual agreement with Sprint or Cingular Wireless or must be a Sprint or Cingular Wireless Carrier. Check with your U.S. or Canadian cell phone company before you depart. If your cellular company is associated with Sprint or Cingular, then there will probably be roaming charges applicable in the U.S. Virgin Islands that you ill have to pay if you use your cell phone on St. Thomas, St. John or ST. Croix.

If your cellular company does not have an agreement with Cingular, then your cell phone will probably not work on the island. If your cellular company is associated with Cingular, then there may be roaming charges applicable in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which you will have to pay if you use your cell phone on St. Thomas, St. John or on St. Croix.

On St. John, call GENESIS at 340-775-5906. Their office is located in The Marketplace, St. John, and is open 9-5:30 pm Mondays -Thursdays, 9-5 Fridays, and closed weekends. Deliveries and pickups on St. John may also be arranged with Genesis for a nominal fee.

St. John Villa Rentals

Stunning white sand beaches and turquoise seasâ?¦Very relaxed and laid backâ?¦US Virgin Islands National Parkâ?¦The quaint shops of Cruz Bayâ?¦Sailing, watersports and hikingâ?¦Eco-tourismâ?¦ Villas Caribe offers only the finest private St. John villas available on St. John. St. John villa rentals are ideally set on the hillsides near the pristine US Virgin Islands National Park. Villas in St. John generally do not include full staffs but daily maid and chef services may be arranged. St. John villas fulfill many people\'s vision of an ideal tropical destinationâ?¦Visitors to the island arrive by ferry in the town of Cruz Bay. The town of Cruz Bay is charming and offers a decidedly slow and relaxed pace. Visitors enjoy wandering the streets of Cruz Bay and discovering dozens of boutiques, artisan shops, bars and restaurants.

St. John villas reveal an island that is truly unique. St. John villa rentals afford easy access to Cruz Bay, and to the famous strip of beaches including: Trunk Bay, Hawknest Bay, Cinammon Bay, and Caneel Bay. St. John rental villas allow guests to take advantage of great duty free shopping in Cruz Bay, including authentic jewelry and island art galleries. Most St. John villas are not located on the beach, rather they are found perched on St. John\'s hillside. However, the following villas are located within the protected national park: Coco De Mer, Hakuna Matata, Sea Cove, and Peter Bay 2B. St. John and St. John villas are easily reached from St. Thomas. Cruz Bay has come into its own, boasting a wide variety of restaurants and nightlife that are great for those staying at St. John villas or St. John villa rentals. Some photography provided by Don Hebert.