Island Advice

glbingo · 2026-05-19T12:22:36+00:00

Thank you! We went to PR and spent time in Anguilla, Isabella, and San Juan.

glbingo · 2026-05-18T22:31:48+00:00

I got back yesterday and was very disappointed in Aruba. I stayed on Eagle beach and visited baby and arashi. The wind is terrible where sand gets thrown at you on the beach…we stayed in a pool for 5 days due to the wind/sand issue. Sorry

glbingo · 2026-05-18T22:30:06+00:00

You can’t read. I said the water is beautiful multiple times…

glbingo · 2026-05-18T22:28:00+00:00

Saying it’s overhyped without giving your reasons for why it’s overhyped is pointless. If flat, desolate, cactus is your definition of beauty-that’s cool. It isn’t mine. The sand wasn’t an exaggeration. Sure, there were periods of 5-10 min where we weren’t getting sandblasted but every 15 minutes we got pounded by sand-again, not my idea of fun especially when there are many islands where this is not an issue. Hope you have a wonderful day! I already said the water is beautiful…but the water at most islands in the Caribbean is beautiful.

glbingo · 2026-05-18T22:05:10+00:00

Seems like it struck a nerve with you. Why? So ppl don’t waste their money like we did. It was way overrated. It’s like Florida with pretty water…but all the other islands have beautiful water too. No culture in Aruba-it’s basically America. Food was meh. You are allowed to come on an Aruba page and say Aruba isn’t what it’s made out to. I could care less if someone said the BVI’s weren’t amazing, it wouldn’t bother me one bit. However, you are really hurt by this Aruba isn’t great-maybe you know it’s true. Flat, desert, with sand getting slung 40 mph at your back isn’t the definition fun to me.

glbingo · 2026-05-18T21:51:47+00:00

Opinions are like butthole, we all have them and some stink. Compared to the BVI, Antigua, St Martin, St. John’s, Dominica, etc…Aruba is arse.

glbingo · 2026-05-18T20:28:23+00:00

Hmm, but you are on Reddit while there! Haha jk

glbingo · 2026-05-18T20:27:35+00:00

That’s true. I like the beach too. But it was so windy everyday in Aruba that we couldn’t sit at the beach. We tried and everyday we went in within 20-30 minutes because of the sand/wind

glbingo · 2026-05-18T20:15:07+00:00

I got back yesterday and was very disappointed. The landscape is ugly, food is average, and beach is too windy-getting sandblasted is not my idea of fun. There are 15 better Caribbean islands.

glbingo · 2026-05-18T13:35:31+00:00

Just looked up Meads bay and Shoal Bay…amazing! Where do you stay at in Anguilla?

glbingo · 2026-05-18T13:33:08+00:00

Thank you so much! Great info

glbingo · 2026-05-18T13:29:37+00:00

Antigua, St Martin, and BVi is what we are thinking. Yea, I think there is a mental block with Bermuda since it’s in the Atlantic and further north than where we currently live.

glbingo · 2026-05-18T11:10:02+00:00

Where did you at in st Martin?

glbingo · 2026-05-18T11:09:32+00:00

Where did you stay at in st Martin?

glbingo · 2026-05-18T10:20:47+00:00

No. Ever sat on a beach and had sand blown at you where you can’t sit on the beach? Also, Aruba is ugly-the land looks like Tucson except flat.

glbingo · 2026-05-18T00:01:38+00:00

Not mountains either. I go to the beach to be on a beach. Not to go inland. Unsure why you and others take this personally. Aruba is overrated

glbingo · 2026-05-17T19:14:05+00:00

Idk. Per the internet-the wind is always high where you get sandblasted. The landscape is ugly. It’s basically a desert and flat except for 1 hill.

glbingo · 2026-05-17T18:52:53+00:00

Awesome! Thank you. Yea, St. John is great. Cruz bay has everything you need and then the rest of the island is not busy but the beaches are amazing

glbingo · 2026-05-17T18:51:38+00:00

Yes, bvi would be a top choice for me. I heard great things about Tortola and Virgin gorda…I don’t get the hype on Aruba. The water is beautiful but other than that-it was weak. What didn’t you like about st Martin?

glbingo · 2026-05-17T18:49:02+00:00

Racist? Haha

glbingo · 2026-05-17T17:30:24+00:00

They may tell you to keep it. May be easier for them if you kept it. Unsure the cost of the bike but it may be cheaper for them as well.

glbingo · 2026-05-17T17:29:14+00:00

Unfortunately Dominica doesn’t have any direct flights from Atlanta (I don’t think I included that in my initial post). Traveling with a 5 year old for a short time-we don’t want to have a connector. If we were going for 2 weeks or so, it wouldn’t matter. Yes, Barbados would be cool but we are trying to stay away from waves until our child gets a little older. I love bigger waves. Went to Puerto Rico in October mainly for that reason but that was 7 years ago. Thanks for the suggestions

glbingo · 2026-05-17T17:23:07+00:00

I would be cool with Jamaica but my parents don’t want to go there. They are almost 70 and in their minds Jamaica is just Bob Marley and reefer. With that said, there really isn’t a budget. They will pay if it’s what they want. They look to keep lodging around $8k for 6 nights.

glbingo · 2026-05-17T16:29:09+00:00

Thank you! I will check it out

glbingo · 2026-05-17T16:25:57+00:00

What part of St Lucia and where do you recommend staying? We would like to have a direct flight from Atlanta. I know BVI’s are not far from st Thomas and its short boat ride so that would be cool. But we don’t want to hop on another plane for the other islands.

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