Solitary Islands Resort - Caravan Park

The honest review

Solitary Islands Resort is the kind of place that shows up when you're looking for a family-friendly base in St. John without paying resort-standard prices. The FamilyFactor breakdown is remarkably balanced across the board—kid amenities hit 72, location's strong at 74, and safety's solid at 74. That consistency matters. You're getting a property that doesn't excel at any one thing but doesn't bomb at anything either, which is honestly rarer than it sounds in the $$ tier.

The real tension here is between price and parent recovery. At 69/100 for the latter, this isn't a place where you're collapsing poolside while the resort's babysitting someone else's kids. It's more of a "we're all doing this together" kind of stay. The caravan-park format also means you're not getting the amenity density or service footprint of a traditional resort. That's fine if you're the type who wants to be in and out, exploring St. John proper rather than living on the property. Room fit and pricing are both at 69, which signals the accommodations are functional but probably not spacious—you're paying a fair rate, not getting a deal.

For elementary and tween-aged kids with at least one parent who doesn't need eight hours of solo time to recharge, it works. Multi-gen trips could actually be the sweet spot here—grandparents get an affordable, safe base with decent kid programming, and parents get a functioning if unglamorous home base. The location advantage (you're in St. John, not a ferry ride away) shouldn't be undersold. Just go in knowing this is a working vacation type of place, not a pampering one.