pk3d Posted June 12, 2015 #1 Share Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) Most people get off the ship at Grand Turk and immediately go to the beach from the dock. DON'T DO THAT! We found it extremely crowded, loud, and not relaxing whatsoever. Not to mention that the water doesn't look nearly as good there as it does on the other beaches. Simply follow the signs to the shuttle buses once you get off the ship. It's $8 per person one way to go to Pillory Beach. So that's $16 a person to go to the beach and back. That may seem like a lot, but we found it to be more than worth it. The bus ride is about 10-15 minutes and you get to see some stuff along the way as well. At the beach, NO ONE IS THERE! On the entire beach, there were maybe 10 people total including us. If we would have walked down the beach, we would have been totally alone. Beach chairs are $10 per person to rent. The only bad thing about this beach is that the food area is way too expensive. I think it was like $18 for one meal or something absurd like that. Long end of the beach Front Other side Behind Bohio Resort Edited June 12, 2015 by pk3d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk3d Posted June 12, 2015 Author #2 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Random donkeys that walk along the beach Bathroom & picnic area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted June 12, 2015 #3 Share Posted June 12, 2015 So it's $16/head plus $10 for a lounger, while the beach at the ship is free, including loungers (and it's not so loud if you head towards the South (tip) of the island? Appreciate the info and the pics are beautiful, but I'll stay put for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted June 12, 2015 #4 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Thanks so much for the pictures! I'm sure it's exactly the type of place some people would love. :) Do you remember the name of the hotel there? LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk3d Posted June 12, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) So it's $16/head plus $10 for a lounger, while the beach at the ship is free, including loungers (and it's not so loud if you head towards the South (tip) of the island? Appreciate the info and the pics are beautiful, but I'll stay put for free. It does comes down to what you're willing to spend. Your vacation will still be great staying at the beach at the port. But for for context, we paid $70 per person the previous day to go to St. John Trunk Bay beach. That excursion is always full and you don't even get to stay for more than two hours. Compared to most excursions, going to Pillory Beach is the economical choice (unless you just did no excursions at all). Thanks so much for the pictures! I'm sure it's exactly the type of place some people would love. :)Do you remember the name of the hotel there? LuLu I do believe that it's the Bohio Resort. Edited June 12, 2015 by pk3d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted June 12, 2015 #6 Share Posted June 12, 2015 We did the Jitney to Magen's Bay for much less than $70. No idea why anyone would pay anything like that for a beach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted June 12, 2015 #7 Share Posted June 12, 2015 In St. Thomas pk3d went to Trunk Bay Beach on St. John. We often go there as well because it's worth it to us. :) LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js Posted June 23, 2015 #8 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Thank you so much! I decided today at work after researching to do Pillory Beach. Your pictures arent showing for me but what I have seen on TA looks great. Ill happily pay money for a nice beach without the masses. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinthi Posted June 30, 2015 #9 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Thanks for the info and the pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenniferb30 Posted July 1, 2015 #10 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpipeling17 Posted July 4, 2015 #11 Share Posted July 4, 2015 How often does the shuttle run? I'm just wondering about the timing of getting there and back to the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk3d Posted July 5, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted July 5, 2015 How often does the shuttle run? I'm just wondering about the timing of getting there and back to the ship. When our bus/shuttle driver took us to Pillory Beach, he agreed with the group to return at about 3:00 so we'd have a guaranteed ride. However, we did not want to stay that long, so we just took another bus back to the port. There were 2-3 drivers (multiple shuttles) just sitting at the beach chatting the entire time we were there. You should not have any issue getting back to the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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