Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

FAQ Tags

We often hear questions concerning renting our villa, visiting St. John, traveling to and from the island, and many other things. We try to catalogue them here so you can find things out while considering renting Great Expectations for your next trip.

If you don’t see the answer you’re looking for, please contact us.

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Health, Insurance, Travel, Villa
covid-19, corona, virus, cdc
What about the new corona virus and COVID-19?
Health, Insurance, Travel, Villa
covid-19, corona, virus, cdc

Our attempt at disseminating information about the new Corona Virus strain, COVID-19, and travel to and from St. John.

Health, Insurance, Travel, Villa
covid-19, corona, virus, cdc
Villa
group
Do you rent to more than one group at a time?
Villa
group
Villa
group
Amenities, Villa
pool, swimming, kids, toddlers
Is the pool kid friendly?
Amenities, Villa
pool, swimming, kids, toddlers
Amenities, Villa
pool, swimming, kids, toddlers
Amenities, Travel, Villa
blow dryer, bathrooms, amenities
Do I need to bring my hair dryer with me?
Amenities, Travel, Villa
blow dryer, bathrooms, amenities
Amenities, Travel, Villa
blow dryer, bathrooms, amenities
Travel, Local, All
money, duty free, taxes
Is there a sales tax on St John?
Travel, Local, All
money, duty free, taxes
Travel, Local, All
money, duty free, taxes
Travel, All
driving, jeep, roads
Is it hard to drive on St. John?
Travel, All
driving, jeep, roads
Travel, All
driving, jeep, roads
Local, All
clothing, packing, attire
Can I wear my bathing suit into town and into stores?
Local, All
clothing, packing, attire
Local, All
clothing, packing, attire
Local, Travel, All
greeting, language
What is the customary greeting on St. John?
Local, Travel, All
greeting, language
Local, Travel, All
greeting, language
Health, All
medical, drugs
Are there pharmacies on St John?
Health, All
medical, drugs
Health, All
medical, drugs
Health, All
medical
Is there a hospital on St John?
Health, All
medical
Health, All
medical
Health, Insurance, All
medical
Is the Zika Virus in the USVI?
Health, Insurance, All
medical
Health, Insurance, All
medical
Dining, All
food, drinks
Where can we get breakfast, lunch and dinner?
Dining, All
food, drinks
Dining, All
food, drinks
Dining, Provisions, All
food, liquor, groceries
Are there modern grocery stores on St. John?
Dining, Provisions, All
food, liquor, groceries
Dining, Provisions, All
food, liquor, groceries
Villa, Events, All
catering, events
Can we host a dinner at Great Expectations for our friends or family staying elsewhere?
Villa, Events, All
catering, events
Villa, Events, All
catering, events
Dining, Provisions, All
food, groceries
What food can we purchase for our dinners that is grown fresh on St. John or caught locally by fishermen?
Dining, Provisions, All
food, groceries
Dining, Provisions, All
food, groceries
Dining, Villa, All
food, catering, events
Are chefs available to provide dinners at the Villa if we feel like spoiling ourselves?
Dining, Villa, All
food, catering, events
Dining, Villa, All
food, catering, events
Travel, All
attire, packing
What sort of clothes should I pack?
Travel, All
attire, packing
Travel, All
attire, packing
Villa, Travel, All
What is the Time Zone in the US Virgin Islands?
Villa, Travel, All
Villa, Travel, All
Villa, Amenities, All
clothing, amenities
Will we need to bring supplies such as toilet paper, beach towels, etc.?
Villa, Amenities, All
clothing, amenities
Villa, Amenities, All
clothing, amenities
Villa, Amenities, All
What don't you provide for your guests?
Villa, Amenities, All
Villa, Amenities, All
Travel, All
Do I really need a rental car?
Travel, All
Travel, All
Travel, All
How do we get from the Ferry to the Villa?
Travel, All
Travel, All
Beaches, All
How far from the Villa is the closest beach?
Beaches, All
Beaches, All
Weather, Hurricanes, Travel, All
Are there Hurricanes?
Weather, Hurricanes, Travel, All
Weather, Hurricanes, Travel, All
Weather, Travel, All
What is the temperature like at (insert your vacation dates here)?
Weather, Travel, All
Weather, Travel, All
Travel, All
cell service
Will my smart phone work on St. John?
Travel, All
cell service
Travel, All
cell service
Travel, All
Can we save money by not renting a car or Jeep?
Travel, All
Travel, All
Travel, All
What about money and credit cards?
Travel, All
Travel, All
Travel, All
How do I get from St. Thomas to St. John?
Travel, All
Travel, All
Travel, All
Where does one fly into to get to St John?
Travel, All
Travel, All

 

Plan your next trip to Paradise

After 2 decades of villa rentals, we’ve rented to hundreds of groups of vacationers and find they typically fall into 1 or 2 of 4 categories. We’ve detailed some actual St. John vacations here: