Concise Review
A great ride from the St. Thomas Airport to our hotel... our driver waited for our delayed flight to arrive 45 min late, and was a welcoming tour guide during the drive to our hotel. Thanks!
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Driving vs. Taxi...
St. Thomas is part of the US Virgin Islands... and yet they drive American cars on the opposite / "British" side of the road. This means that everyone drives US cars, with driver's side on the left (from inside the car), and they drive on the left side of the road... the drivers seats are to the outside of the outside of the lane (vs. inside State-side).
Since many the roads are "twisty curvy hilly," (my term) you can't drive too quickly; max ~ 35-40 mph. So the American cars on the British side of the road may be less "threatening" than driving a British car in Britain.
ALSO TO CONSIDER...
We stayed on St. Thomas for 10 days, and did not have a rental; we got around via taxis/vans, which was great. Now that we know, we're glad we did not rent a vehicle....
... because...
... We did talk with several people who did rent vehicles. All the stories noted long waits to get the vehicles, which were mostly smaller vehicles; there are some Dodge Caravans, but relatively few. To a couple, the couples we talked to, wished they hadn't rented, as they wished they had just ride in taxis / vans.
So if you also choose to take taxis when visiting St. Thomas, you'll likely want to pick one for your arrival, and we recommend Dohm's.
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We visited St. Thomas, USVI, for the first time in 2021, and had a great time. We intentionally did not plan too many activities before arriving, to make this a more relaxing trip.
As our departure date drew closer, however, we did schedule a couple items, one of which was a ride from the airport to our hotel... and we reserved with Dohm's.
Dohm's website shows both the boats they have, for water tours around St. Thomas, and the vans they provide for land taxis.
I was initially intrigued by a possible water ride from the airport to our hotel (which has its own dock), but Dohm's confirmed that there are no water taxi departures from the St. Thomas Airport. You can only get between the airport and the rest of St. Thomas island via land/car/van.
With seven of us traveling, we new we'd want a van and Dohm's has several. Dohm's provided us with a nice, tall van, with plenty of room for the seven of us and our bags.
Our flight was delayed by almost an hour leaving Atlanta, and our driver was patiently still waiting for us when we arrived.
He provided a good tour of places to visit on our drive to the hotel.
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Thank you, Dohm's Water Taxi!
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