Essex Cottage - Reader Reports & Opinion

Very Relaxing Stay.   

Rosie Martinelli from U.S.A. visited in November 2006 and awarded  

My husband and I stayed at Gloucester Place over Thanksgiving. It was a wonderful property. The hosts, Win and Bea, were even better. They offer a very relaxed and casual atmosphere, but yet they pay attention to your needs as a traveler. They made excellent dinners which included a lot of local spices and ingredients. The rooms were very quiet and comfortable (especially with A/C) as was the entire house. It was great having a pool on-site. The views were spectacular and the local beach is very close. Win and Bea were very knowledgable of sites to see on the entire island. They even led us to some of their favorite and not-so-well-known fun spots. I would recommend renting a car for your stay so you can see sites all over the island. There are a few little stores within walking distance, but you will need a car to go to a restaurant. I would definitely stay there again. Make sure to bring mosquito repellent.

An Outstanding Vacation   

Carole McCracken from U.S.A. visited in October 2006 and awarded  

This was an outstanding holiday. The beauty of the island and friendliness of the people were very special. We swam and snorkled, visited the rain forest, walked, enjoyed the local restaurants. What we particularly liked was that it was not commercial.

I can't say enough about Glouster House and our hosts, Win and Bea Sargent. The house itself is lovely, brand new, clean, well designed with 3 out of 4 bedrooms facing the sea. The art the Sargents have collected in their many years overseas is astonishing ---lots of big wood animal carvings that often serve functionally as seats or tables as well as a feast for the eyes. "Pedro" ---the larger than lifesize carved parrot---keeps watch over the sea from his position on the large patio. The paintings, fabric were exotic and appropriate to house.

It was fun to have a swimming pool as well for quick dips when we didn't feel like going down to the beach.

Most especially we enjoyed our hosts. Win and Bea were gracious, helpful, very bright people with great senses of humor. We loved being around them.

Carole McCracken

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