Marriott's Frenchman's Cove

Good size, clean.

I paid $2000.00 for a 2 day stay, for 5 people. Not even a bottle of water for the short stay only to buy it at the gift shop down stairs $9.00 a bottle. Then they ask you before you check out to remove the bed linens from each bed, put used dishes in the dishwasher and run it,also take out the trash. I SAID NO WAY.

Check in was horrible, but our stay was perfect. Clean room, every other day tidy service. Helpful and very friendly staff. Pool was wonderful, granddaughter loved slide. Lots of families. Restaurant was good, plenty of other choices at Westin and Bayou Haus. Shuttle service to other hotels makes it easy. Pool chairs filled up early. Fun watching cruise ships come and go. All in all wonderful stay.

To start with the positives, this hotel is very comfortable with nice rooms, decent Wi-Fi, tasty food, and a good variety of activities. The staff, especially those working by the pool restaurant, were incredible—hardworking, friendly, and approachable. However, I would not recommend this place if you are on a budget, looking for plenty of space on the beach, or seeking a quiet environment to recharge. Food can be quite expensive—for example, changing chips to fries costs $4 USD, and a Double Stack Burger with fries is roughly $30 USD. The beach is naturally beautiful but is a small cove, so space is very limited, particularly during high season. Overall, the hotel has many positives, but the cost, crowding, and limited beach space prevented me from fully enjoying my stay. That said, the staff genuinely try their best, and I do not dismiss their effort.

We were asked to do a timeshare tour and we went to the front desk. We overheard the front lady at the front using racial slurs behind our back….Justine is her name I would never come this time share presentation the front desk people are making racial slurs about customers behind their back. Calling me and my wife niggerI would never go there again.

Comfy beds

Distance to sites

Booked this kind of last minute. Couldn’t believe that a week was available a month out. We have been coming to the Cove for years- but we come in March. This was an unexpected treat! Water was warmer this time of year, and things were laid back. The chairs were available until 9:00! lol. We did a St John day, a trip turtle trip with Someday, and went to Lime Out for lunch. Dinners we had Smoking Rooster, XO Bistro, Longboard and whatever the restaurant is at the Westin. Do not recommend the Westin. We had some very casual burgers and wraps and none of it was good. Everywhere else was very good. Can’t wait to return!

The staff were extremely helpful and nice. They accommodated us in all of the ways that we needed them to. The rooms were extremely clean and comfortable and the amenities provided with the resort were even better. Delicious food, amazing staff, and an awesome room/view.

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One of our favorite MVCI properties - - - June, 2025 Visit - - - My wonderful wife planned a relaxing trip for us to St. John’s, US Virgin Islands (just east of Puerto Rico), in June, 2025; we had a great time… such a beautiful island! Our flights routed through Atlanta to St. Thomas, as there are no flights to St. John; you get to St. John via ferries from St. Thomas or St. Croix, USVI, or from the British Virgin Islands. The need to route through St. Thomas, coupled with the wonderful visit we enjoyed in 2021, led us to intentionally stay one overnight at the Marriott Frenchman’s Cove, and we had a great time and enjoyed one a most beautiful sunset, from the floating mat at the beach. This trip we enjoyed: - an afternoon in the beach, complete with mai tais! - Dinner next door… Luna Mar at the Westin (there is a third Marriott property on the other side of the Westin; two hotels and Frenchman’s cove is MVCI) - Morning snorkeling - Breakfast at the pool bar before checking our - Fantastic views from the beach and from our room - Great courtesy by the staff For more about the property, which one of our favorite MVCI properties, the rooms, and more, please see the 2021 review, below. - - - The property - - - Frenchman’s Cove is built on a hillside, you arrive at the main desk at a the top of the hill; there are buildings at that level; the other buildings are built lower down the hill, and the property has its own beach. Each building had four or five floors and all have wonderful views. The buildings are colorfully painted, and look great, especially when you’re in the water looking back at the shore. - - - The room - - - The rooms are standard MVCI / Marriott Vacation Club rooms: - 2 bedrooms, one king and two full sized beds - 2 bathrooms - Laundry - Kitchens with servings for 8 and all the utensils you need; refrigerator, dishwasher, stove, microwave and coffee machine.. with coffee available; just ask housekeeping for more - Patio table and chairs with a view - Note: if you leave the patio table unattended, you my return to find seagulls arrived and are some of your bacon while you were bringing out the rest of breakfast… :) - nice! Recommendation: bring a Bluetooth speaker for music. - - - The beach & Sunset Cove Bar & Grill - - - This trip we checked and quickly made our way to the beach; the day was sunny and nice and warm but not hot. The resort has a couple large floating mars that are anchored; several adults can lazily get some sun while socializing. We also had a snack at “the pool bar,” Sunset Cove Bar & Grill… which offers a good selection of good for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacking in between. We enjoyed: - afternoon snack - hummus and carrots & celery; and very good mai tais - breakfast the next morning We enjoyed laying on the big mats floating in the water… you get a tan and stay wet while enjoying the outside. The night we were there, we enjoyed an absolutely beautiful sunset from the floating mat… so nice! The room has a kitchen, but since we stayed only one night, there was less of a need for groceries… so… in the morning, we had a breakfast at the Sunset Cove Bar & Grill - it was a wonderful breakfast of steak and eggs and OJ… with a wonderful view of the beach. - - - MarketPlace - gift shop and mini grocery store - - - The MarketPlace staff is friendly and helpful; they offer pastries, yogurt and other breakfast food, spices and other good for dinners and lunch and a variety of bottles of drinks, many from around the Caribbean. They also offer sunscreen and other items for the outside; and souvenirs - shirts, hats, more. - - - The surf, the lack of on St. Thomas and St. John - - - We have been blessed to visit the Caribbean a couple times and have noticed that there is not much surf, not many waves. On an early trip someone explained that the Caribbean is just at a position in the ocean where the tides are just not very noticeable; brief internet searches suggest the tide only varies from a few inches to a foot or so… such small changes don’t lead to many waves. You’ll likely see and enjoy hearing waves “lapping at the shore,” but you’re not likely to do much body surfing… if you have a boogie board, you’ll likely be better off leaving it at home. - - - Thank you, Frenchman's Cove staff! - - - ----- ----- -----

Beautiful resort. Very comfortable rooms. Breath taking views. The pool/restaurant service is lacking. Only one restaurant to eat at. The menu was limited, over-priced and slow service. Foos was average. Drinks from the bar were good. The snorkeling to either side of the resort was good. Definitely best to rent a car. The resort is a little isolated. Quiet location.

The location was great, close to many things. We opted to avoid a rental car. Taxis were easy and efficient. The atmosphere of the resort was ass hoped for, very tropical, beautiful buildings, gardens and surroundings. The hillside buildings were very unique, offering multiple views of the water and nearby islands. Resort buggies were most helpful in getting around the resort. The buildings, public areas and rooms were always clean. There were a number of cats (feral?) and chickens on the grounds. They weren't a problem, unless you don't like cats. A negative is that there isn't an actual restaurant on site. The Sunset Cove Grill was just OK. The nearby market was a real winner. Real restaurants were just a complimentary van drive minutes away at the adjoining Westin and Buoy Haus properties. Speaking of restaurants, we were very happy with meals at Virgilio's, The Green House and The Stone House in town. At the resort, we enjoyed the pool immensely, along with poolside activities or events, of which there were many during our week. The beach is another matter. We are very much "beach people". The beach here is rather small in comparison to other resorts. It was adequate in size, but the presence of rocks near the shore and actually on the beach itself, made for some tricky maneuvering in and out of the water. Once passed the rocks and into the sandy bottom, the water was clear and warm. All staff and employees at the resort, couldn';t have been friendlier or helpful, when needed. A special recognition goes to a special young man by the name of Malik. He assisted us during our stay with our luggage, the buggy, and general help. He is future manager material! Finally, I would also recommend a taxi/tour driver, off site, by the name of Ali & Sons. Ali was everything you could ask for in a driver or tour guide. We would use him anytime we go back to St. Thomas. St. Thomas was a fantastic friendly island, and Marriott's Frenchman's Cove, in spite of a few negatives, is a highly recommended place to reserve for your tropical vacation.