My husband and I first visited St. Thomas in 1999. We stayed at the Marriott Frenchreef hotel in a standard room for $450 per night. We ate all our meals at the hotel’s restaurant which was expensive and time consuming, but we had no alternative. We had to take a shuttle to the beach since the hotel was located on top of a hill, not on a beach. We had a nice time, but there was nothing special about it and we were not planning to return. Over the years we stayed at numerous all-inclusive resorts, but got tired of crowds there. Also, as our family grew, a hotel room became too small for us. During our last stay at all-inclusive we met a couple who told us about staying in a condo at St. Thomas and how convenient it was just to fly there and buy everything you need at familiar US stores. We decided to check it out for our next vacation. Sapphire Beach Resort and Marina was the best place to stay at Sapphire Beach since it was right on a beach with the views to die for! Two story villas were perfect for our family. We came to Sapphire Beach Resort in 2008 and we loved the place! We kept coming back every year. We started thinking about buying our own place almost right away, but it took us awhile to find exactly what we were looking for. Our villa is in the Building C, which is the best one in our opinion. It is between the main beach and the pool, just steps away from both, but not directly in front of either one. The condo was in a bad shape when we bought it. It was an opportunity for us to completely rebuild it, install a dishwasher and make it into a two bedroom, something we’ve been missing all these years.