The only Cruz Bay walk-in property that combines a private five-acre peninsula with full-kitchen suites. Take an Ocean-View Loft for the sunset; the ferry terminal is five minutes on foot.
The only Cruz Bay walk-in property that combines a private five-acre peninsula with full-kitchen suites. Take an Ocean-View Loft for the sunset; the ferry terminal is five minutes on foot.
Gallows Point Resort occupies a five-acre peninsula at the entrance to Cruz Bay harbour, the Caribbean Sea bordering one side, the harbour on the other, the ferry terminal a five-minute walk inland. The name preserves a piece of the island's Danish colonial history: this is where the colonial administration carried out public executions through the 18th and into the 19th centuries. The contemporary resort opened in stages from the late 1980s and currently runs sixty individually decorated suites across a low-rise complex of buildings stepped down to the waterline. Ownership has been continuous; the property maintains an active and meticulous renovation cycle.
Every one of the 60 suites includes a fully equipped kitchen, refrigerator, stove, microwave, toaster, blender, dishwasher, and either a balcony or a terrace overlooking the Caribbean or the harbour. King-sized beds and high ceilings are standard; air conditioning is in every room, and all units have free Wi-Fi. The category structure runs from Garden Suites at the inland edge through Harbour-View Lofts on the harbour side, Ocean-View Lofts on the Caribbean side, and the headline Premier Loft on the top floor of the seaward building, which has the most panoramic sunset view on the property. The kitchen and the loft-format suite, rather than the conventional hotel-room model, are what most repeat guests come back for.
The food and beverage programme is anchored by Ocean 362, the resort's waterfront restaurant on the sunset side of the peninsula. Ocean 362 serves a Caribbean-Mediterranean menu and is one of the strongest sunset dining rooms in the territory; the bar runs full evenings most of the season. Daily housekeeping is included; the desk runs a twelve-hour concierge. The single outdoor pool sits on the harbour side; a small beach on the Caribbean side gives direct sea access and a snorkel-from-the-shore programme. The five-minute walk to the Cruz Bay ferry terminal, which connects to St Thomas, Tortola, and the BVI, is the property's most underrated practical advantage.
Gallows Point is the strongest answer for travellers who want to be inside Cruz Bay's walking radius without giving up resort scale, a kitchen, or sunset water views. The kitchens make a week-long stay easy in a way conventional hotel rooms cannot; the loft suites pull a price-per-square-foot calculus that the Westin's villas cannot match at the smaller end of the inventory; the five-acre peninsula footprint, fenced from the Cruz Bay traffic by the access road, gives the property a self-contained character that visitors consistently note. For honeymoons, anniversaries, and small family parties who want the convenience of Cruz Bay with a peninsula address, this is the answer.
For St John honeymoons that want the walking radius of Cruz Bay with sunset water views and a kitchen, Gallows Point is the strongest answer. Ocean-View Loft Suites give the sunset; the Premier Loft on the seaward building gives the milestone version. Ocean 362 on the property handles the dinner half of the brief without leaving the peninsula.
Anniversaries at Gallows Point can be calibrated by suite category. The Harbour-View Loft for a quiet weekend; the Ocean-View Loft for the milestone year; the Premier Loft for a major anniversary. Ocean 362's sunset programme is consistent enough that the marker dinner books reliably; the kitchen suites give the option of a quiet in-suite anniversary breakfast.
For small families who want Cruz Bay walking radius, the supermarket, the ferry, the National Park entrance, without the size of the Westin, Gallows Point is the answer. Suites have full kitchens; the small beach on the Caribbean side runs a basic snorkel programme directly from the peninsula; the five-acre property is fenced from the Cruz Bay traffic by the access road.
3AAB Bay Street
Gallows Point Peninsula
Cruz Bay, St John, USVI 00830
Five-minute walk to Cruz Bay ferry terminal; the peninsula is bordered by the Caribbean Sea on one side and Cruz Bay on the other
60 individually decorated suites
Garden Suites from $325/night
Upper-Loft Harbour-View Suites from $595/night
Ocean-View Loft Suites from $795/night
Top-floor Premier Loft from $1,083/night
Check-in: 4:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Opened late 1980s; continuous ownership; active renovation cycle through 2024
Ocean 362 waterfront restaurant
Outdoor pool on harbour side
Small private beach on Caribbean side
Twelve-hour concierge
Full kitchens in every suite
Daily housekeeping included
Free WiFi
Five-minute walk to Cruz Bay ferry terminal
From $325/night. St John's December, April high-season weeks book six to nine months ahead; the hurricane-window shoulder (mid-November and late-April) is the value window for the same inventory.
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