(Rates from $115.00)
Hotel Caravelle
Casual St Croix hotel on Christiansted's waterfront
General Information
What to expect: This casual waterfront hotel on St. Croix dates from the 1960s. Business travelers stay here because of in-town convenience. Sports-minded vacationers appreciate the Hotel Caravelle’s proximity to boat trips to Buck Island Reef National Monument, where a famed snorkeling trail and pristine beach await.
Amenity highlights: Hotel Caravelle has a courtyard splash pool surrounded by a sundeck. A second sundeck is terraced above the pool; another overlooks the harbor and its colorful boats. The casual, open-air RumRunners restaurant/bar is one of Christiansted's most popular waterfront spots and features lobsters from a tank at dinner.
Insider tip: The Deck Bar, part of RumRunners restaurant on the hotel's waterfront side, shines a light nightly on a patch of water to attract tarpon for a daily feeding.
Property Amenities
This hotel on St. Croix is about 200 yards from boat trips to Buck Island Reef National Monument. Christiansted National Historic Site is 300 yards away.
Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel, including in a covered fountain courtyard and an outdoor courtyard. The hotel's ground-floor retail level includes a beauty salon.
Ground transportation:
Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Concierge services
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Parking (free)
- Self parking
- Conference room(s)
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Internet access - wireless
- Internet access in public areas - complimentary
- Business services
- Number of rooms: 43
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Security guard
- Medical assistance available
- Beauty services
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Hair salon
- Tour assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Number of floors: 3
- Wedding services
Rooms
Hotel Caravelle offers 43 air-conditioned guestrooms on the top two floors of a three-story pink building (no elevators). Rooms have sliding glass doors fronted by white ornamental balconies with no step-out space. Views are of the harbor, boardwalk, and pool. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Rooms are outfitted with compact refrigerators, safes, and two-chair dining sets that also serve as desks. Bathrooms have shower stalls (no tubs). |
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Room Amenities
- Wireless Internet access
- Premium television channel(s)
- Cable/satellite television channels
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access (complimentary)
- Voice mail
- Refrigerator
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Complimentary toiletries
- Shower only
- Hair dryer (on request)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Cable television service
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Window opens
- Television
- Smoking permitted
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Dining
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RumRunners - Casual open-air restaurant/bar facing boardwalk. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch. Lunch choices such as burgers, conch fritters, fish and chips, fish tacos, shrimp, pasta. Dinner menu adds items such as steaks, prime rib, pork, and lobster from tank. Bar service from late morning to late night.
The Deck - Second RumRunners bar. Located on boardwalk. Tropical drinks, beer, wines by glass, sushi. Open from 4 PM to 9 PM Monday–Saturday (schedule subject to change).
Recreation
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The hotel has a 37-x-20-foot courtyard pool and three sundecks.
An independent water-sports center 200 yards away offers glass-bottom, power-boat, and sailboat excursions to Buck Island Reef National Monument, famed for its snorkeling trail. Several dive centers within three blocks of the hotel offer scuba excursions from the harbor. Fishing charters are also available.
About 300 yards from the hotel, a boat ($3 round trip; price subject to change) takes passengers on a two-minute ride across the harbor to a public beach on the small island of Protestant Cay.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Scuba diving nearby
- Swimming on site
- Snorkeling nearby
- Fishing nearby
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 2 PM
- Check-out time is Noon