An interesting message showed up on the St. John forum at TripAdvisor.com. Jeff M asked, "What activity, restaurant, hike, location ... underwhelmed you...?"
Among the 50+ responses, a few usually very popular attractions got several thumbs down from readers.
- BostotoSTT: "Asolare. For $50 my entree should have a better side than jasmine rice."
- Cleobeach1: "Skinny Legs. It isn't any better or worse, in my opinion, than most places on the island ... but ... most have a better view and bathrooms that aren't vile."
- Snack65: "We thought Jost was overrated ... shouldn't have wasted a day away from St. John's beaches."
- Dreamshark: "Salt Pond Bay. Lots of white sand ... (but) the trail down (and back up) to the beach is a death march. Steep, airless and blazingly hot."
- Mountain2Sea: "Vie's Snack Shack. The food is bad, the chicken extremely greasy ... the conch fritters are all fritter, no conch."
Now, you may or may not agree with some of these complaints. Neither did 54b, and he/she contributed some perspective.
- "What I think is interesting is that the very same places - Skinny's, Salt Pond, Jost, Vie's, etc. are also most often mentioned on the Must Do lists as well."
So, what do you think? Overrated? Underrated? Offer your gripe or your suggestion here, and see what others have contributed by clicking here.