Daryl's place in the Cruzan Princesse Condominiums was perfect for our first, short (5-night) visit to St. Croix. It is a nice "beachy" location where you can hear the sound of the waves washing up on shore at night. Beautiful pool. One dining option within walking distance (The Palms).
Daryl was very accommodating and helpful. He arranged for a taxi to pick us up at the airport upon our arrival. Unfortunately, the driver was waiting for us at baggage claim, but as we had only carry-on luggage, we missed him. We were able to connect with another taxi (van) along with some other arriving passengers headed to their various destinations. The cost was $20 for the two of us, plus $4 for the luggage.
Daryl then met us at the complex even though he had already supplied us with the gate and lockbox codes. Daryl helpfully offered to take us to the local grocery store, where we were able to purchase some food supplies for our stay.
I will say that the location (as depicted in VRBO, prior to actual booking) is misleading. Although, as a security policy, VRBO does not disclose the exact address/location of a rental unit until it is booked, the initial location of Daryl's condo as depicted on the map (prior to booking) appeared to be within walking distance of the heart of Christiansted. It is NOT.
The Cruzan Princesse Apartment Condominiums where Daryl's condo is located, is situated about 4.9 kilometers (a good one hour walk) from downtown Christiansted. The typical taxi fare for the ride into town is around $20 for two people. Given the cost of a taxi ride, and the fact that we didn't want to be eating at The Palms every night of our stay, we elected to rent a car for four (4) days at about $50 per day from Olympic Car Rental agency. I would recommend doing the same if you want to see some of the sights around the island. It's a bit tricky because they drive on the left side of the road, but the cars are left-hand drive like those on the mainland!
One of the other residents living at the complex recommended three rules of thumb regarding driving on the island: (1) Go SLOW, (2) Don't hit anything, and (3) always look BOTH directions when making turns into traffic (especially RIGHT turns).
We were glad we had rented a car, and leveraged our mobility to drive to Point Udall, Chenay Bay, Cane Bay and Leatherback Brewery over the next four days.
Overall, we greatly enjoyed our stay at Daryl's place and would heartily recommend.
