When vacationing in St John Virgin Islands, the benefits of renting a Jeep on St. John likely outnumber the benefits for renting a car in St. Thomas. Vacation villa owners can attest to some of the scenarios below which guests have run into when choosing not to select Jeep rental on St John island.
Benefits of booking a Jeep on St John
* If you have car troubles, the Jeep company is here in St. John to help you, or if need-be switch vehicles for you;
* If one or more car ferries are down for maintenance you don’t have to wait in a huge line of cars backed up at the St. Thomas parking lot sitting and waiting to get to St. John;
* If you have a later flight and/or if there are delays (flights, traffic), you can still get on the foot ferry to get to your car rental and to your villa rental for the night, saving you the hassle of possibly the next day having to backtrack to cross over islands to get the Jeep in St. Thomas (this would also involve taxi charges or ride service to get to and from the villa for that night, and again the next day);
* The foot ferry runs later than the car ferry, so if there are delays you can still get to St. John by foot. For example: you get in late, you get your Jeep, but are too late to get on the car ferry to cross over to get to St. John. The vehicle ferry from St. Thomas to St John runs runs until 7 p.m. If your plane lands any later than 6 p.m., there is a high likelihood that you may not make the car ferry. What are you going to do? If you booked your rental vehicle in St John, you are ok as the foot ferry from St. Thomas to St John runs until 11 p.m., so at least you could get a taxi on St. John that night to your vacation rental. If you depend on a Jeep rental from St. Thomas, again you’d have to circle back to St. Thomas for a day trip which may not have been in your travel plans;
* You will most always get a Jeep, not a car, which is highly recommended for navigating a majority of roads in St John Virgin Islands.
Benefits of booking on St Thomas
* Rental company may be willing to arrange to meet you at the airport;
* Grocery shopping on St. Thomas may save you a couple of bucks;