The Best Hotels in the United States Virgin Islands

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - October 1, 2014

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IT’S ONE of the most beautiful corners of the Caribbean: the green-hilled United States Virgin Islands. This US territory of three main Caribbean islands (and a host of smaller islets and cays) is home to some beautiful hotel properties, too, from St John, the conservationist’s dream, to St Thomas, the bustling West Indian hub. Don’t miss the latest edition of CJ’s Resorts and Great Hotels for a look at the top properties in the USVI.

Caneel Bay — St John

The majority of the island of St John is covered by a national park, and this former hideaway of Laurence Rockefeller is true to that spirit — it is an elegant, serene Caribbean resort set on a 170-acre peninsula.

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