Customer Reviews

The Best of the British Virgin Islands: An Indispensable Guide for Anyone Visiting Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, Anegada, Cooper, Guana, and All Other BVI Destinations

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Pamela Acheson gives many, many helpful comments on each island in the BVI. She describes all of the beaches, many restaurants and bars, and offers many helpful hints. We relied heavily on her book for our recent visit to Tortola and were not disappointed. She is right on with all of her comments, such as Jost Van Dyke is a really great day trip, how to greet and deal with the locals, Tortola's amazing roads, her suggested adventure to Smuggler's Cove (with complete directions and what to expect), and her evaluation of many restaurants including Brandywine Bay, Sugar Mill, Roti Palace, an unnamed local fish fry, and especially a lovely Italian cafe named Capriccio di Mare (all very good). Her suggestions such as to take at least one nautical adventure, take in the view from Sky World, watch out for a particular mule, etc., were all helpful and accurate. Ferry schedules, banking, the best water taxis, etc. were all very useful. As is written on the book jacket, we found it to be an indispensable, friendly, fun-to-use guide for anyone visiting the BVI.

This book is full of useful information on where to go, what to do, etc. in a very readable well organized format. It's like having a resident friend tell you all about your options.

We took this book with us on our recent trip to Virgin Gorda in the BVI, and we were amazed at how accurate the information was. We went to many places on Virgin Gorda recommended in Acheson's book and were thrilled that her reviews were so on-target. Would highly recommend this book to anyone planning a trip to the British Virgin Islands, and especially to Virgin Gorda.

This is a super guide for anyone visiting the BVI, either on a sailboat or not. It is about as accurate as it can be, considering signs fade and fall down. We have been there 6 times and always used the previous edition, and this new one is even better. If you are going there--buy this book.

This is a decent tourist book, but almost all of it is dedicated to where to sleep/eat, and most of the places are aimed more at people who have some disposable income. Could have used a wider discussion on beaches, etc. and if you want a budget book, look elsewhere.

If you plan on staying on land this is a great book. If your on a boat for the week or 2 that you are here it is and Ok book....It does have great info on beaches and good info on Anagada.

Contains good maps of each island and info on lodging with websites and prices, where to eat, good beaches, and what boat trips to hire. Ferry service info, with times, prices and phone numbers, is also very helpful to understand modes of transportation between the BVI.

A Fabulous book, obviously written by someone who knows and loves the islands. Thank you for helping make the most of our vacation.

If you are going to the islands, this isn't the best book. Get the cruising guide to the BVI's, it is much better.

Great book for traveling to the BVI - if you are sailing i would recommend a BVI sailing book instead!