Get ready for the Taste of Two Islands on November 21 from 6pm - 10pm. Visit WTJX to purchase tickets. They will be mailed to address specified in check out. Want to pick up your ticket? Call 340-774-6255. #stjohn #stthomas #STJ #STT #food #foodfair #event #saintjohn

Have you been thinking about visiting Honeymoon (or Soloman) Beach while you're on St. John? Things are a little complicated. VI Ecotours had been running a shuttle dingy between Cruz Bay and Honeymoon Beach. This is no more. However, you can still visit these beaches (still with an assist from VI Ecotours) by heading to the main entrance at Caneel Bay. You can't walk through the grounds – there's cleanup work happening and you're a liability. You can jump on a VI Ecotours go

If you're looking to take a break from the sun, or just want to learn more about our gorgeous island in a historic building none-the-less, then head over to the Elaine I. Sprauve Public Library. The library is housed in the restored Enighed Estate House (pronounced en-nee-high). Visiting the library is a wonderful opportunity to explore one of the first substantial buildings of its kind on St. John. The plantation great house dates to 1757. William Wood, an Englishman, born o

If you're looking for another ferry option from St. Thomas to St. John, there's a new one up and running! This ferry runs from Cruz Bay, St. John to Crown Bay Marina, St. Thomas. That drop off on St. Thomas is just 5 minutes from the airport! Now you can take your pick of a longer ferry ride (approximately 35 minutes), or a longer taxi ride to the Red Hook ferry. Inter Island Boat Services operates this ferry which departs Crown Bay daily at 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm. It departs Cr

I wish I had taken pictures of all the wonderful folks that have helped us in getting the house back together, but I’ll keep on adding folks as we go along. We are perpetually and enormously grateful to all the skilled craftsmen on the island, some of whom we already knew, and some who we had the pleasure of meeting after the storms. Here are a few: Jamari Powell is one of the team of three, headed by musician, painter and gardener Paul Samms, and also including Ipaul. We k

One of the signs that the Virgin Islands is still in restoration is that transportation between St. Thomas and St. John is still limited. The passenger ferry service just announced that they are returning to their regular schedule with the last ferry from St. Thomas at midnight and the last ferry from St. John at 11PM. The car ferry service is still facing challenges though. While we were there for 4 weeks, only 1 car ferry ran and that meant scheduled departures only every 2

On the first morning, we awakened to an amazing painted sky reflecting the sunrise. One of the first new additions we delighted in was a wonderful ceramic plaque that was made by one of our first guests after the restoration. We are so grateful to Elizabeth Carlton of Elizabeth Carlton Studios (check out her works on Facebook) for this gorgeous plaque that now occupies a place of honor overlooking the pool deck. Another great sign of the wonderful progress of restoration, is

Rich and I returned to St. John in mid August, after Rich had spent several months in the winter and spring at Andante overseeing the repairs and restoration. While he stayed into mid-April to make sure the last finishing touches got done, I had already left to return to work. I didn’t get a chance to see the house painted, the landscaping completed, the pool up and running, or all the construction debris removed until we returned in August. What a treat! We arrived in the la

St. John has another new restaurant to visit! Lucky Chops Lounge is open for business at the former Fish Trap location. Reviews are posting

Our updates are complete and have been photographed and loaded to the site! We're so excited to share all of these with you, and even more excited for you to see them in person with your own eyes, feel the new tile under your toes (in the villa and poolside), and relax and rejuvenate in the new pool and hot tub. You can view all of the photos here and an updated video here. This also marks the return of our regularly scheduled blog. Please follow along with us as we bounce ba

If you haven't seen it yet, head over for our dedicated blog on Post-Hurricane Updates. This is where we've been keeping you in the loop on the status of the villa, the island and other happenings. Once we are finished making updates and open for rental, we will resume regular blog posts on this page. Please check our calendar for availability. We currently have one available week in May, and some in June. Book them now before someone else does! Get in touch with us via our c

This past February 2017 guest from Michigan graciously shared their thoughts on Andante via TripAdvisor. We always love to hear when our guests take pleasure in all of the special little things that we feel make Andante such a magical place. It is especially wonderful when our guests find unique activities we haven’t tried as yet, such as dancing under the stars! That is one we will definitely try when we return! "We started looking for a place on St. John a year prior to our

Are you looking to time your getaway with cheaper airfare or a longer stay when Andante isn't available? You aren't alone. Obviously we all want to get the most bang for our buck when it comes to vacations, and maximizing your time in paradise certainly makes sense! Since we require Saturday-to-Saturday weeklong stays at Andante, or Saturday arrival or departures for stays greater than 7 days, you may easily find yourself wondering what your best options are. We have found th

We were recently on the island and wanted to update our guests about the car ferry services from St. Thomas to St. John. They have done A LOT of schedule shuffling and services have changed. Boyson's (Breeze Shipping) is no longer in business. The two remaining car ferry services, Love City Ferries and Global Marine have reciprocity, so that you no longer have to worry that your round trip ticket won’t be honored by the other company. This gives you a little more flexibil