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Bolongo Bay Beach Club in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands, U.S. |
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Bolongo Bay Beach Club
7150 Bolongo Street
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands, U.S. 00802
Call Expedia at: 1-800-551-2409 |
| Casual, open-air resort along crescent beach
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Amenities | Recreation | Features | Reviews
Bolongo Bay Beach Club Amenities
Complimentary activities include kayak races, bingo, and family beach olympics. For fees, tours are conducted to places such as St. John and the British West Indies and shuttle service is available to attractions such as Coral World marine park and renowned Magens Bay beach.
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Recreation
All-Inclusive Plan guests enjoy complimentary use of non-motorized water-sports equipment, including snorkeling gear, Sunfish sailboats, kayaks, windsurfers, and pedal boats. All-Inclusive Plan guests staying seven nights or longer earn a complimentary day-sail trip for two to St. John and a complimentary sunset cruise for two—both on the resort's catamaran. Jet Skiing and parasailing are available at the resort for fees. Also for fees, a dive shop at the resort offers scuba-diving trips, diving lessons, and certification classes, and sells and services equipment. Snorkeling excursions to nearby reefs are available for fees. Use of the resort's two tennis courts, two single-hoop basketball courts, and two lighted beach volleyball courts (complete with umpire chairs and spectator bleachers) is complimentary for all guests, as is an introductory scuba diving lesson. The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or near the resort; fees may apply.
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Features
What to expect: Casual, open-air recreation and relaxation are the themes. A family ambience prevails, established by the Doumeng family who've owned and operated the resort since 1974, and the long-time staff members. Many of the guests are regulars, who visit annually. Unlike most resorts offering All-Inclusive Plans, Bolongo Bay serves all meals à la carte (except for a weekly West Indian carnival buffet). Amenity highlights: A 1,000-foot crescent beach furnished with lounge chairs and thatched shades fronts the resort on Bolongo Bay. The resort has a freshwater swimming pool shaped like a half-moon with a 75-foot diameter and features a swim-up bar. White-wicker lounge chairs with thick blue cushions are arranged on its sundeck. The other pool measures 60 by 20 feet. Insider tip: Guests may take a six-hour day-sail to St. John on the resort's 53-foot catamaran (fee). The trip includes a complimentary bar, a champagne buffet lunch, and two hours of swimming and snorkeling on a national park beach. (All-Inclusive Plan guests earn a complimentary trip if they stay a minimum of seven nights.)
Bolongo Beach House - Poolside, open-air, two-level restaurant under pink-and-white-striped awnings. Breakfast and dinner, à la carte. Dinner reservations required. Menu features dinner appetizers such as lobster with Israeli cous cous, foie gras with corn cakes and red-onion marmalade, apple-goat cheese empanada, and tea-smoked duck. Dinner main courses include Caribbean paella, yellowtail snapper in banana leaves, plantain-crusted rack of lamb, peppered New York steak, tandoori chicken with scallop curry, various veal preparations, and lobster "Monte Cristo" sandwich in French toast with sweet-potato mousse, fontina cheese, Serrano bacon, and vanilla-armagnac butter. Desserts include hot chocolate cake, caramelized pineapple pizza, and tropical-fruit "minestrone" with brandied goat cheese mousse. Iggies Beach Bar & Grill - Open-air wood building on beach, with pink-and-white-striped awnings. Sports on television. Karaoke several nights weekly. Lunch/dinner menu features burgers, hot dogs, and salads, as well as specialty sandwiches and wraps such as jerked chicken, Thai noodles with lobster, or flying fish. Pizza topping choices include lobster and barbecue chicken. Snack menu with conch fritters, fried portobello mushrooms, peel-and-eat shrimp, and various chicken-wing preparations. Dinner specialties include coconut shrimp, grilled mahi mahi, and the Beach Bucket (crab legs, lobster, shrimp, corn-on-cob, red potatoes). Wednesday-night West Indian buffet and carnival featuring stilt walking, fire eating, glass walking, limbo, and steel band. Buffet dishes include conch in butter sauce, Creole mahi mahi, hunter-style chicken, fried plantains, and top-round beef. Sunday-night beach barbecue with live entertainment.
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Bolongo Bay Beach Club Reviews
| Traveler Ratings Summary for Bolongo Bay Beach Club
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Overall: 4.07 |
Service
4.21 |
Condition
3.64 |
Cleanliness
3.93 |
Comfort
4.07 |
Recommend
92.86 % |
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| Very Nice |
Overall: 4 |
Service
5 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
4 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Bolongo Bay is a smaller resort, with a beautiful beach. The rooms are a little on the small side, and a little outdated, but clean. We did the all-inclusive and were very satisfied. The food at the Beach House Restaurant was outstanding! The service at both the Beach House and Iggy's Beach Bar was excellent. The staff was extremely helpful with ideas away from the resort, but you really wouldn't have to leave to have a great vacation. We had a rental car and did some exploring on the island, which was very nice. The pool was very nice as well.
Reviewed by traveler from St. Joseph, IL on July 12, 2006 |
| Nothing Fancy-Just an okay place |
Overall: 3 |
Service
3 |
Condition
2 |
Cleanliness
2 |
Comfort
2 |
Recommend
No |
| The hotel staff was very friendly and resolved minor complaints quickly. The facilities are outdated; The pool is substandard(semi-fresh water/cracked decking/swim up bar without stools). Pack your bug repellent because the hotel grounds are abundent with mosquitos and sand fleas. We renewed our wedding vows during this trip and the ceremony was nicely organized. The beach is very rocky and not well maintained. We recommend The Heavenly Days excursions, the Captain and crew were outstanding. If you stay at Bolongo you need to rent a car to visit the other beaches and sites. Be sure to pack your own coffee and filters, the rooms have none.
Reviewed by traveler from Suffolk, VA on July 8, 2006 |
| Relaxing |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| A very relaxing experience.A Small Resort with an uncrowded beach and GREAT food.Would recommend Bolongo Bay Resort to anyone looking for a place to go in the Virgin Islands and would tell them All-Inclusive is the only way to go.
Reviewed by traveler from St Charles IL on July 6, 2006 |
| Not Bad |
Overall: 4 |
Service
5 |
Condition
3 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Daytime hotel staff is very friendly and accommodating; night staff (exept for the bellman) wasn't nearly as friendly or helpful. Food was good, but expensive, and nothing much of a "local" food variety. Regular guests seem to play 'second' to wedding parties. Pool closed at night while we were there for a reception, which really disappointed us. Staff did eventually tell us about another pool we could use. Rooms, esp bathrooms, definitely need some upgrading.
Reviewed by traveler from Reading, PA on June 27, 2006 |
| Bolongo Bay - Okay but not great |
Overall: 3 |
Service
4 |
Condition
3 |
Cleanliness
3 |
Comfort
2 |
Recommend
Yes |
| The hotel was clean and the people were very friendly. The food was so-so... and of course it takes awhile to get used to the "Island Time" mentality. Don't expect fast or accurate service at the restaurants, but hey, you're on vacation... what's the hurry anyway. The beach was great for the kids and we really enjoyed the ground floor directly on the beach. We liked the fact that we could sit and eat lunch at Iggies and watch our kids play on the beach. The rooms were very dated and the bed wasn't very comfortable, though the kids thought it was the greatest to have a trundle bed couch thing for them. Overall, not that enchanted with St. Thomas in general. To leave the hotel, you had to get a taxi, no way to walk anywhere and the taxi drivers would fight over you. Overall, the kids thought it was great (aged 6 and 9)... the parents thought it was so so.
Reviewed by traveler from Austin, TX on June 21, 2006 |
| Definitely a place to relax and have fun. I will go back. |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Super friendly people all over the resort...bingo by the pool, water sports of every kind - or just sit and relax by a gorgeous pool with umbrella drinks. The Beach House restaurant is right there serving breakfast, lunch and dinner (GREAT FOOD!!!)...or Iggy's right next door for the nite time fun.....PARADISE!
Reviewed by traveler from San Francisco, CA on June 15, 2006 |
| Watch out for the no see-ums! |
Overall: 4 |
Service
3 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
3 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| My wife and I went on our honeymoon here in mid May. The hotel itself wasn't bad. The restaurants were good but got old after eating there for a week. The Beach House Restaurant was definitely better than Iggy's Beach Bar & Grill. However, the service for breakfast at the Beach House wasn't bad but the people were somewhat rude. It sucked that the restaurants were outside because the no see-ums were terrible and the food got cold. The beach was an ok size but the when going into the ocean it was really rocky. Don't forget your water shoes! If you get a chance definitely take the all day sail to St. John, it was a neat experience and the staff was very attentive. All inclusive is the way to go since everything is very pricey. Overall I would recommend this hotel.
Reviewed by traveler from Reading, PA on June 8, 2006 |
| St. Thomas, Bolongo has it ALL |
Overall: 5 |
Service
4 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Everything was great.. and it's all right there. Diving, Parasail, Car Rental, Great Food, Great Bar, Great Entertainment.. Wonderful people.
Reviewed by traveler from Boston on May 31, 2006 |
| snorkeling could be better,need water shoes |
Overall: 4 |
Service
5 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| staff is very friendly and acomodating
Reviewed by traveler from queensbury NY on April 12, 2006 |
| Absolutely Loved Bolongo Bay Beach Resort!!! |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| This was an excellent place to stay for my first trip to St. Thomas. I highly recommend Bolongo and the snorkeling was fantastic in the bay! Iggies and the Beach House Restaurant were fabulous as well! I had the best meal I think I've ever eaten at the Beach House. I loved my experience at Bolongo. Beautiful room with lovely view, fabulous, friendly service and wonderful beach. Thank you Bolongo for making my trip so memorable!
Reviewed by traveler from Springfield, VT on April 8, 2006 |
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