{"id":1306306,"date":"2026-10-08T10:53:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1306306"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:57:13","slug":"us-virgin-islands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/north-america\/us-virgin-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"US Virgin Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302043,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"US Virgin Islands travel guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things to do in US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"Three islands where around 60 per cent of one is a national park, US dollars and no passport needed for Americans. Expensive, and the water is exceptional.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1307907","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick an island | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac50 | A guesthouse room, from\r\n60% | Of St John is national park\r\n$ | US dollars\r\n3 | Main islands","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"Three islands, three characters","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"The US Virgin Islands are a US territory bought from Denmark in 1917, which means dollars, US phone coverage and no passport control for Americans arriving from the mainland.\r\n\r\nSt Thomas is the busiest, with the cruise port at Charlotte Amalie, the most accommodation and the shopping that draws day visitors. St John is the reason to come: around sixty per cent of the island is the Virgin Islands National Park, donated by Laurance Rockefeller, with Trunk Bay and Cinnamon Bay among the best beaches in the Caribbean and hiking trails through the interior. St Croix, further south, is larger, quieter and has Danish colonial towns and one of the country's few underwater national monuments.\r\n\r\nHurricanes Irma and Maria hit hard in 2017 and rebuilding has been extensive since.\r\n\r\nA week covers two islands, linked by frequent ferries.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | English\r\nCurrency | US dollar\r\nEmergency | 911\r\nTap water | Mostly desalinated or cistern-collected. Bottled is common\r\nTipping | 15\u201320%, as in the US\r\nDriving | On the left, despite being a US territory and using US cars\r\nHow long to stay | A week\r\nBest months | December to April, outside hurricane season","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Ferries link St Thomas and St John constantly. St Croix needs a longer ferry or a short flight.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"St Thomas | The busiest island: Charlotte Amalie, the cruise port, and the most places to stay. |  | 1307366 |  | \nSt John | Around 60 per cent national park, with the best beaches and trails in the territory. |  | 1307365 |  | \nSt Croix | The largest and quietest island, with Danish colonial towns and reef diving. |  | 1307364 |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"The USVI is a beach, snorkelling and hiking trip, with a national park doing most of the work.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Beach | sunset | sunglasses | Some of the best in the Caribbean, and protected. | Trunk Bay's snorkel trail; Maho Bay for turtles; Honeymoon Beach on St John | Trunk Bay; Maho Bay; Cinnamon Bay | St John; St Thomas | beach\nAdventure | green | backpack | Park trails, reef and an underwater monument. | Hike the Reef Bay trail on St John; Snorkel Buck Island off St Croix; Kayak a mangrove lagoon | Reef Bay Trail; Buck Island; Salt River | St John; St Croix | adventure\nCulture | purple | culture | Danish colonial architecture and emancipation history. | Charlotte Amalie's Danish streets; Christiansted on St Croix; Annaberg sugar ruins | Charlotte Amalie; Christiansted; Annaberg | St Thomas; St Croix | culture\nFood | sunset | local-markets | Caribbean cooking and a strong food truck scene. | Johnny cakes and pate; Fish and fungi; A food truck lunch on St John | Cruz Bay; Charlotte Amalie; St Croix | St John; St Thomas | food\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Cruz Bay and Frenchtown, and both are low-key. | Cruz Bay bars after the ferries stop; Frenchtown on St Thomas; A full moon party | Cruz Bay; Frenchtown; Christiansted | St John; St Thomas | nightlife\nBudget | teal | coin | Hard. Camping and food trucks are the levers. | Camp at Cinnamon Bay; Food trucks over restaurants; Ferries over taxis | St John; Cruz Bay | St John | budget-travel","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in the US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_do_body":"St John is the whole argument. Around sixty per cent of the island is national park, entirely free to enter except for a small fee at Trunk Bay, and it holds beaches that regularly top Caribbean lists: Trunk Bay with its marked underwater snorkelling trail, Maho Bay where turtles graze in the shallows, and Cinnamon Bay with a campground behind it.\r\n\r\nThe Reef Bay trail descends through forest past petroglyphs to a beach and a ruined sugar mill, and is the best hike in the territory.\r\n\r\nOn St Croix, Buck Island Reef is a national monument with its own underwater trail, reached by boat from Christiansted, and the island's Danish colonial towns are the most intact in the territory.\r\n\r\nSt Thomas offers Charlotte Amalie's harbour and shopping, and is where most people land and stay before ferrying across.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"St John's park | Around 60% of the island, and free to enter\r\nTrunk Bay | A marked underwater snorkelling trail. Small entry fee\r\nReef Bay trail | Through forest past petroglyphs to a ruined sugar mill\r\nBuck Island | An underwater national monument off St Croix","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in the US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in the US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Fish and fungi is the territorial dish (fried or stewed fish with a cornmeal and okra side), and it is found at local restaurants rather than waterfront ones.\r\n\r\nJohnny cakes, fried dough, and pates, savoury turnovers filled with saltfish or meat, are the cheap everyday food at \u20ac3 to \u20ac6 and are sold from roadside stands and food trucks.\r\n\r\nFood trucks are the budget answer generally. Cruz Bay on St John and various spots on St Thomas have clusters of them, doing full plates for \u20ac10 to \u20ac17 against \u20ac25 to \u20ac45 in restaurants.\r\n\r\nEverything is imported and supermarket prices reflect it. Cruzan rum is made on St Croix, and painkillers (rum, pineapple, orange and coconut cream) originated in the neighbouring BVI and are drunk throughout.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Fish and fungi | The territorial dish, at local rather than waterfront places\r\nPates and johnny cakes | \u20ac3\u20136 from roadside stands\r\nFood trucks | \u20ac10\u201317 a plate against \u20ac25\u201345 in restaurants\r\nCruzan rum | Distilled on St Croix","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for the US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in the US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Cruz Bay on St John is the liveliest, and it changes character when the last ferry leaves and the day visitors go: bars fill with people who live and work on the island, and it runs late by Caribbean standards.\r\n\r\nFrenchtown and Charlotte Amalie on St Thomas have bars and restaurants, busiest when cruise ships are not in port, which is counterintuitive but true.\r\n\r\nSt Croix's Christiansted has a boardwalk of bars and the quietest scene of the three.\r\n\r\nBeer is \u20ac4 to \u20ac7 and cocktails \u20ac9 to \u20ac14, with US tipping expected on every round. The islands run on US alcohol laws with a drinking age of 21, though open containers in public are legal, which surprises American visitors.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Cruz Bay | Changes after the last ferry, when day visitors leave\r\nFrenchtown | St Thomas, and better when cruise ships are not in\r\nPrices | Beer \u20ac4\u20137, cocktails \u20ac9\u201314, plus US tipping\r\nOpen containers | Legal in public here, unlike most of the US","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for the US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around the US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"Ferries between Red Hook on St Thomas and Cruz Bay on St John run roughly hourly, take twenty minutes and cost around \u20ac7 each way; this is the main link and it is easy.\r\n\r\nSt Croix is further: a ferry takes around ninety minutes and runs less frequently, or a short seaplane or flight from St Thomas.\r\n\r\nOn the islands, safari taxis (open-sided trucks with bench seats) run set routes at fixed per-person rates and are the cheap option. Regular taxis are unmetered with published rates, so agree the fare first.\r\n\r\nHire cars are useful on St John and St Croix. Driving is on the left, which catches out Americans, while the cars themselves are left-hand drive US imports, an odd combination that requires attention.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"St Thomas to St John | Ferry roughly hourly, twenty minutes, around \u20ac7\r\nSafari taxis | Open trucks on set routes at fixed per-person rates\r\nSt Croix | A 90-minute ferry or a short flight from St Thomas\r\nDriving | On the left, in left-hand drive cars. Pay attention","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for the US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What the US Virgin Islands cost","hw_hub_country_money_body":"These are expensive islands. Guesthouse rooms start around \u20ac50 to \u20ac130, restaurant mains are \u20ac25 to \u20ac45, and a beer is \u20ac4 to \u20ac7, with US tipping at 15 to 20 per cent on top.\r\n\r\nA day comes to \u20ac100 to \u20ac190.\r\n\r\nThe savings that work: camping at Cinnamon Bay on St John, food trucks and pate stands instead of restaurants, the \u20ac7 ferry instead of taxis, and the fact that the national park itself is free: the best beaches and every trail on St John cost nothing beyond a small fee at Trunk Bay.\r\n\r\nUS dollars, US cards and US phone plans all work normally, which removes the friction Americans face elsewhere in the Caribbean.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Guesthouse | From \u20ac50\u2013130\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac100\u2013190 with tipping\r\nThe park is free | St John's beaches and trails cost nothing beyond Trunk Bay\r\nFood trucks | \u20ac10\u201317 against \u20ac25\u201345 in restaurants","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for the US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in the US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"The islands are generally safe for visitors, though St Thomas and St Croix have higher violent crime rates than mainland US averages, concentrated in areas away from tourist districts. St John has very little crime.\r\n\r\nPractical advice: do not leave anything in a parked car, particularly at trailheads and beaches where break-ins are the most common problem; avoid unlit areas of Charlotte Amalie at night; and use taxis after dark.\r\n\r\nIn the water, currents around headlands are strong and several beaches lack lifeguards. The national park beaches on St John are generally the safest for swimming.\r\n\r\nHurricane season runs June to November and these islands are directly exposed: Irma and Maria both struck in September 2017 and caused severe damage. Insurance covering disruption matters in those months.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Car break-ins | The most common problem. Leave nothing at trailheads or beaches\r\nEmergency | 911\r\nCharlotte Amalie | Avoid unlit areas at night\r\nHurricane season | June to November. Irma and Maria both hit in September 2017","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"All safety guides for the US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"The US Virgin Islands are a US territory, so US entry rules apply. US citizens travel here as they would domestically, with no passport control, though a passport is useful for onward travel in the region.\r\n\r\nEveryone else needs whatever the United States requires: an ESTA under the Visa Waiver Program for most European, UK and Australian citizens, or a US visa. There is no separate territorial entry process.\r\n\r\nNote a useful quirk: there is no US customs check on arrival, but there is one on departure to the US mainland, so allow extra time at the airport.\r\n\r\nThe neighbouring British Virgin Islands are a separate country with their own entry requirements, and day trips there mean clearing immigration both ways.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"US rules apply | ESTA or a US visa for non-Americans\r\nUS citizens | No passport control arriving from the mainland\r\nDeparture customs | Cleared on leaving for the mainland. Allow extra time\r\nBVI day trips | A separate country. Immigration both ways","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"travel-tips","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"All travel tips for the US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"December to April is the dry season and peak. Hurricane season runs June to November and these islands are directly exposed.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Charlotte Amalie, which barely change. September and October are the quietest and cheapest months and also the riskiest, as many restaurants and some accommodation close entirely.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 28 | 5 | Peak season. Dry, breezy and expensive\r\nFebruary | 28 | 5 | Excellent. Driest month and busiest\r\nMarch | 29 | 5 | Dry and warm. Still peak\r\nApril | 29 | 5 | Excellent, with crowds easing at the end\r\nMay | 30 | 4 | Shoulder. Warm water, lower prices\r\nJune | 31 | 3 | Hurricane season opens. Hot and humid\r\nJuly | 31 | 3 | Hot, with Carnival on St John at the start of the month\r\nAugust | 31 | 2 | Peak heat and rising hurricane risk\r\nSeptember | 31 | 1 | Highest risk. Many businesses close entirely\r\nOctober | 31 | 2 | Still risky. Quietest month of the year\r\nNovember | 30 | 3 | Reopening, and good value before the season\r\nDecember | 29 | 5 | Dry season and holiday prices","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, in euro equivalents of US dollars, before tipping.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Add 15\u201320% tipping to food and drink. Camping at Cinnamon Bay on St John and the free national park beaches are the main ways to bring a trip down.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 50 | 30 | 10 | 9\r\nMiddle of the road | 105 | 70 | 26 | 43\r\nComfortable | 190 | 120 | 52 | 95","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Each island runs its own carnival at a different time of year.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"us-virgin-islands","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in the US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/north-america\/us-virgin-islands\/","hw_hub_country_events":"St Thomas Carnival | April and May | Charlotte Amalie | Weeks of calypso, food fairs and a parade. The largest in the territory. |  | \nSt John Festival | June and July | Cruz Bay | Culminating around 4 July, with a parade and food fair in the smallest island's biggest week. |  | \nCrucian Christmas Festival | December and January | St Croix | A month of events ending with parades in early January. |  | \nTransfer Day | 31 March | Territory-wide | Marking the 1917 transfer from Denmark to the United States. |  | \nDry season | December to April | Territory-wide | The best weather, clearest water and highest prices. |  | \nHurricane season | June to November | Territory-wide | Peaking September, and these islands are directly exposed. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in the US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"What is bookable here, live from Hostelworld. Options are limited and concentrated on St Thomas; camping at Cinnamon Bay on St John is the budget alternative.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All places to stay in the US Virgin Islands","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/us-virgin-islands\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"230","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_team_title":"","hw_hub_country_team_intro":"","hw_hub_country_team":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"US Virgin Islands travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"Do I need a passport for the US Virgin Islands? | Not if you are a US citizen arriving from the mainland: it is a US territory and there is no passport control, though a passport is useful for onward regional travel. Everyone else needs an ESTA or a US visa, as for the mainland.\r\nWhich island should I stay on? | St John if you want beaches and hiking: around sixty per cent of it is national park and it has the best of both. St Thomas has the most accommodation and the airport. St Croix is quieter, larger and has the Danish colonial towns.\r\nIs it expensive? | Yes. Guesthouses from \u20ac50 to \u20ac130, restaurant mains \u20ac25 to \u20ac45 plus 15 to 20 per cent tipping, and a day around \u20ac100 to \u20ac190. Food trucks, camping at Cinnamon Bay and the free national park are the levers.\r\nHow do I get between the islands? | Ferries from Red Hook on St Thomas to Cruz Bay on St John run roughly hourly, take twenty minutes and cost about \u20ac7. St Croix is a 90-minute ferry or a short flight.\r\nWhich side of the road do they drive on? | The left, despite being a US territory, and the cars are left-hand drive US imports, which makes for an unusual combination. It catches out American visitors in particular.\r\nWhen should I visit? | December to April for the dry season, which is also peak. September and October are the cheapest and quietest months and also the riskiest, as hurricane season peaks then and many businesses close.\r\nIs there much left of the 2017 hurricane damage? | Irma and Maria both struck in September 2017 and caused severe damage, and rebuilding has been extensive since. Most visitor infrastructure has been restored, though it is worth confirming specific accommodation and operators directly.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare places to stay across the US Virgin Islands: live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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