Pavilions and Pools is not a typical resort. If you want an experience similar to a Marriott resort, you may not like P&P. The rooms are not elegant, the physical structure probably is from the 80s and the cleaning service is not stellar. We do like it a lot though and have been to P&P probably eight or nine times in the last seven years. Why? P&P offers a quiet place to stay with your own private pool. You will be somewhat aware of other guests, but mostly that's at breakfast or if someone has a pool near you. You are in your own private space in the tropics.And let's be honest: skinny dipping is cool. The rooms provide a space more like a condominium than a hotel room. Each room has a wall of windows overlooking your pool. There is a separate living room and bedroom with a galley kitchen. So you can hang out in your room and go nowhere for a couple of days if that suits you. There is a small grocery store in Red Hook and a bigger one toward town. The walk to the beach is further than we care to walk and we like to get around the island, so we rent a car. That lets us go over to Magen's Bay, to Charlotte Amalie for dinner or wherever. If this sounds good to you, you probably will love it.

I decided to book a last min trip to St. Thomas and was blown away by the hospitality that i received at the Ritz. The staff was amazing, helpful and overwhelmingly nice. The room was perfect and the food was the best resort food i have ever had. I will definitely come back to this resort. I was affected by Hurricane Irene and could not get back home, but the Ritz staff was great, helped me in any way they could and made it a stress free situation.