Hotel is a 10-minute walk from the airport; the airstrip is not that noticeable (very few flights); direct access to the bay; if you are a swimmer, this will be paradise; I swam around the airport point to the next beaches beyond; I swam across the bay, and back, to the sister resort with a bar and beach. Lindbergh side is rocky, beach begins a very short stroll away. Take drinking water with you or plan to get water soon after you arrive. Grocery store a 20-minute walk away. Safari buses for locals are cheap, dependable transportation, but not all safari-looking buses ARE Safaris (and charge more for tourists), so be sure to ask and ascertain what the vehicle is before boarding; you pay when you get off the bus. You need to walk to the end of the airstrip and across the street to a gas station to pick up a Safari bus, but it will take you around the island (there is a "high route" and "low route") for little fare. Take Safari to Red Hook to catch the ferry to St John, which is definitely worth a visit. Lindbergh has a little bar. Amy, the bartender, will take care of you and was contemplating starting snorkeling tours from the hotel. There is history there, with a cave that used to be a bar at the end of the point. I saw starfish and corals returning after the hurricanes. Tourists are afraid to take the Safaris and pay high prices for taxis instead, but I prefer to travel with the locals and found them all to be sociable and accommodating. A last hint for island life: Extend a greeting and a smile to locals, and they will relax and open up to you. It's all it takes. We got a lot of good recommendations from friendly locals while riding on the Safari buses. Always be respectful. Take lots of sunscreen.

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