Guest Report
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 12:31 pm
We stayed for two weeks and everything was just mind blowing. castara is a gem and I do have to admit that if it wasn't for brian and steph i would never put this review here. i simply want people to stay away from this place :)
we flew direct from LGW with Virgin, 3 movies, 4 meals and we were there. Mendeles (works for Alibaba) picked us from the airport, we stopped for a roti (a must!) and he drove us to castara. we were given the sting ray apartmenet straight away and after 5-10 minutes we were in the sea :D
the sea breeze has everything you need: fully equipped kitchen with ustensils(although we only cooked once), comfy bed with a mosquito net, toilet with shower and most important a balcony with a view over the little beach. every morning we were having breakfast with birds(we were leaving them breadcrumbs, banana, watermelon and even sugar in a bowl), some of them became regulars and during the evening the smell of fruits was attracting even small bats.
as we were there in low season you could litteraly just be by yourself on the beach or share it with few people (englisman's bay during the week at 11:00 about 10 at 16:00 ZERO!!!). castara has wonderfull people (hello to everyone we've met: mendeles, cheno, spanish, bobo, marvin, jackson, shaman, orlando, the lady from cascreole, all the ladies from d'almond tree and everyone we met) and the best thing to do is just to lime with them. the food is supreme, the weather was perfect and we will definitely be back.
as for brian and steph, you can ask them anything you want. brian was often busy but his knowledge is very impressive (ask him anything and you will get an answer; btw first important thing to ask about are sandflies, it will help, believe me) but steph is always there to help you with everything. we did the off road tour, a boat trip and the sunday school with them and everything was really nice and proffesional. we also did a donkey ride tour and we were the first tourist to do that with the nature boys (spanish and bobo) and it was great fun!
i could probably go on and on for ages but as I said...do not go to castara...leave it to me, please
we flew direct from LGW with Virgin, 3 movies, 4 meals and we were there. Mendeles (works for Alibaba) picked us from the airport, we stopped for a roti (a must!) and he drove us to castara. we were given the sting ray apartmenet straight away and after 5-10 minutes we were in the sea :D
the sea breeze has everything you need: fully equipped kitchen with ustensils(although we only cooked once), comfy bed with a mosquito net, toilet with shower and most important a balcony with a view over the little beach. every morning we were having breakfast with birds(we were leaving them breadcrumbs, banana, watermelon and even sugar in a bowl), some of them became regulars and during the evening the smell of fruits was attracting even small bats.
as we were there in low season you could litteraly just be by yourself on the beach or share it with few people (englisman's bay during the week at 11:00 about 10 at 16:00 ZERO!!!). castara has wonderfull people (hello to everyone we've met: mendeles, cheno, spanish, bobo, marvin, jackson, shaman, orlando, the lady from cascreole, all the ladies from d'almond tree and everyone we met) and the best thing to do is just to lime with them. the food is supreme, the weather was perfect and we will definitely be back.
as for brian and steph, you can ask them anything you want. brian was often busy but his knowledge is very impressive (ask him anything and you will get an answer; btw first important thing to ask about are sandflies, it will help, believe me) but steph is always there to help you with everything. we did the off road tour, a boat trip and the sunday school with them and everything was really nice and proffesional. we also did a donkey ride tour and we were the first tourist to do that with the nature boys (spanish and bobo) and it was great fun!
i could probably go on and on for ages but as I said...do not go to castara...leave it to me, please