History of Hillcrest Guest House, St. John US Virgin Islands and Phyllis Hall Site Map

My Grandsons

Nikko riding a horse from Carolina Corral on St. John, 7 years old, June 2005

Jaden and Jordan

The Hillcrest Guest House was built in 1966, one story every several years,  by my parents.  It has three stories and I live on the second story.  The suites are located on the top story, where ocean views are seen from each. My mother managed it solely on her own until she asked me to mange it.  She was born under the danish flag, in 1916, and still gives advice from time to time. She can trace her family on St. John for at least 5 generations. Both parents were born in the Virgin islands, but met and got married in New York. My father entered the Navy, during World War II, where he learned about radios.  Later on I was born and grew up in Manhattan, New York, until the age of 11. We left New York for the Virgin Islands, their homeland, and grew up on the lovely islands of St. John and St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. 1959: When I arrived here in 1959, all of the roads were unpaved. Only Cruz Bay town had electricity.  The only vehicles used  were Jeeps.  Horse and donkeys were still used for transportation.    While we lived at Peter Bay, we used laterns after sunset for light and cooked with wood or chacoal made from local trees. We swam everyday and caught fish to supplement our meals. It was quite an adventure for a city child of New York. Experiences Graduated from P.S. 102 from 6th grade;  located on East 113 Street, Manhattan, New York and the  Charlotte Amalie High School on St. Thomas, from 12th grade. Also graduated from The University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas,  with a Bachelors' Degree in Biology.  My Junior year was spent as an exchange student at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, UCONN, where I learned to ice skate. Graduated from Howard University, Washington, D.C., with a Masters in Bio-Environmental Engineering and worked for the Virgin Islands Governtment for over 32 years. Children My oldest daughter has one son and my youngest daughter has two sons.  They spent the summer with me and we had a great time. Travel I have traveled to many states in the United States.  They include, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Massachusetts, Florida [Loved Disney World], Texas and Minnesota. I have also traveled to nearby islands ie. St. Thomas, St. Croix, Puerto Rico, St. Martin, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke and Anguilla. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I now manage the Hillcrest Guest House, on St. John. US Virgin Islands, which I enjoy tremendously.  I have the opportunity to meet and greet people from all over the world.  There are now four [4] suites available for short term  rental; The Front Suite, Tropical Garden Suite . Caribbean Ocean View Suite and the Southern Suite. ~~Welcome to the Hillcrest~~ "The Perfect place to feel human again." Hillcrest Guest House, St. John US Virgin Islands, P.O. Box 33, St. John US Virgin Islands  00831