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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)