The Old Gin House

|

Resort

|

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

Total Rating

  4.8 out of 6
total of 11 Ratings
6 Stars
9%

5 Stars
73%

4 Stars
9%

3 Stars
0%

2 Stars
9%

1 Stars
0%

Rating by questions

Rooms

Food

Service

Dive Shop

Dive Spots

Detailed Ratings

Melanie und Fabian

Travelled in: January 2026, Rated on 09.03.2026, Booked with Dive & Travel
Overall

Rooms

Food

Service

Dive Shop
n.a
Dive Spots
n.a
It's an old house, but you know that when you decide to stay there. The rooms are functional and clean. The fact that we were accommodated on the second floor with a toddler and a stroller was not ideal... Towels for the pool/beach can be taken/returned as you wish. The pool is very nice and well maintained.
What we find a bit of a shame is that although the owners are present on site, they never say "good morning/good afternoon" and don't really take an interest in their guests... This is a bit of a shame in such a small hotel. The rest of the staff, especially in the restaurant, are super friendly and interested! The gardener/caretaker Rago is also very friendly and even picked coconuts from the palm trees and opened them for us. The island is really beautiful, the black sand is very impressive! We had never experienced anything like it before. You have to be open to it. 2,500 inhabitants and 10,000 goats. It's not your typical Caribbean island. But we would fly back there in a heartbeat. Even with a toddler! We were a little skeptical about whether that would work out. But Aurelio loved it. The less there is, the more you are in the moment and present. A very nice experience! Thanks to Patrick for "persuading" us, it was absolutely worth it.

Breakfast (à la carte): We were warned by the Scubaqua diving school that we should allow 45 minutes for breakfast, but often the food didn't arrive until after 45 minutes. This means you should allow an hour for breakfast to avoid feeling stressed.
The staff were often very stressed at breakfast because the hotel was full and there was only one cook and one server responsible for the entire restaurant. It was a shame that some dishes were never available during the 9 days. Of course, you can understand this on such a small island.
The portions varied greatly in size: the porridge is tiny, as is the fruit platter. The egg dishes are a reasonable size. Lunch/dinner: It is advisable to make a reservation, especially in the evening. Otherwise, you may be unlucky and not get a table. The food is very good and offers good value for money.

(Automatically translated from German)

Philippus Schoorl

Travelled in: November 2025, Rated on 30.12.2025, Booked with Diving World
Overall

Rooms

Food

Service

Dive Shop
n.a
Dive Spots
n.a
no comment given

Käthi

Travelled in: March 2025, Rated on 09.04.2025, Booked with Dive & Travel
Overall

Rooms

Food

Service

Dive Shop
n.a
Dive Spots
n.a
The garden view room was simple but practical. The sea view suite offered plenty of space but the bathroom in particular was impractical, e.g. no hooks or rails for the towels.

(Automatically translated from German)

Claudia und Hanspeter

Travelled in: December 2024, Rated on 23.01.2025, Booked with WeDive
Overall

Rooms

Food

Service

Dive Shop

Dive Spots

The vacation was good
The hotel is ok so far but the information for the hotel guests is insufficient. At first we were told the restaurant was open every day and then all of a sudden it was closed. On January 1st all restaurants were closed after a long back and forth we as hotel guests were offered a pasta that we should have warmed up in a microwave in the lobby area
However, this microwave was completely dirty so we decided to buy 2 loaves of bread in the supermarket
The swimming pool was under repair and unfortunately there is no sea access which could easily be done with a ladder

(Automatically translated from German)
Stellungnahme von Wedive
Vielen Dank für die Bewertung und Ihre Zeit für einen persönlichen Kommentar.
Wir schätzen Ihr Feedback sehr.

Patricia und Fritz

Travelled in: June 2023, Rated on 25.06.2023, Booked with Dive & Travel
Overall

Rooms

Food

Service

Dive Shop

Dive Spots

no comment given

Markus

Travelled in: April 2023, Rated on 20.05.2023, Booked with Dive & Travel
Overall

Rooms

Food

Service

Dive Shop

Dive Spots

no comment given

Stephan N.

Travelled in: March 2023, Rated on 19.03.2023, Booked with WeDive
Overall

Rooms

Food
n.a
Service
n.a
Dive Shop

Dive Spots

no comment given
Stellungnahme von WeDive
Vielen Dank für die gute Bewertung.
Wir schätzen Ihr Feedback sehr.

Petra und Michael

Travelled in: January 2023, Rated on 13.03.2023, Booked with Dive & Travel
Overall

Rooms

Food

Service

Dive Shop

Dive Spots

The suite in the Barrel House is nice (and expensive) but due to the restaurant directly in front of the window there is little privacy and noise at noon and in the evening (at times until 23:00)! Windows therefore cannot be opened and must be permanently curtained. The bedroom of the suite is directly on the street to the port!!! Sleeping is possible only limited, because at 5 o'clock in the morning the busy traffic to the port starts!

There is no possibility to get something to eat after diving, neither in the Old Gin House nor in the Barrel House, because both restaurants close at 2pm and there seems to be no agreement regarding this with the diving school right next door. Due to the cumbersome arrival and departure to the dive boat via the harbor, one loses too much time, always reaches the dive center only when the restaurant is closed!

(Automatically translated from German)
Pictures

Bettina Kyre

Travelled in: April 2022, Rated on 04.05.2022, Booked with Aqua Active Agency
Overall

Rooms

Food

Service

Dive Shop

Dive Spots

no comment given

Bastiaan

Travelled in: November 2021, Rated on 31.03.2022, Booked with Diving World
Overall

Rooms

Food

Service

Dive Shop
n.a
Dive Spots
n.a
Beautiful hotel with nice rooms. The restaurant is good, although t is not open all days.
Had a wonderful stay

(Automatically translated from Dutch)

Seebaernd

Travelled in: December 2021, Rated on 13.01.2022, Booked with Aqua Active Agency
Overall

Rooms

Food

Service

Dive Shop
n.a
Dive Spots
n.a
In the years come. Current cleanliness ok, but old issues such as very lime-laden faucets in the bathroom. Restaurant and bar open Thurs to Sun. Food great but very expensive. All in all, price / performance too expensive but due to the location at Corona times almost no alternative.

(Automatically translated from German)