Caribbean Room With a View: The Best Vistas in St Thomas

By: - October 12th, 2014

THERE ARE GREAT hotel views across the Caribbean: quiet beaches, shaking palm trees, green hills.

Some, though, are truly jaw-dropping.

That’s the case at the Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort, where the views are the stars of the show.

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At every nearly every corner of the 478-room property, from the pool to the lobby bar to the guestrooms, you can enjoy breathtaking scenery of the natural beauty of St Thomas and its surrounding islands and islets.

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That’s even more true at one of the property’s larger suites, like the duplex Ambassador Suite we checked out on a recent visit to the island.

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The views are so spectacular that the property has even offered guests the option of choosing their view before they book, with a virtual website featuring 15-second videos of “island,” “water” and “garden” and “beach” views. (www.frenchmansreefmarriottviews.com)

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But at this property, it’s easy to choose wisely.

— CJ

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