Guest Report

[Glen O]

We have just returned after spending 15 wonderful days in Castara staying at Alibaba's Sea Breeze. We found the small beach apartments ideal for our needs. The accommodation had adequate space and was well laid out. Along with adequate cooking facilities it had the best fridge you could want. Kept the Stag very cold. We loved the balcony and spent most of our time in the apartment out there. Although there are dividers between the balconies of the various apartments there is a spot at the railing where you could chat with the neighbours. This was great as you had your privacy but were also able to interact with others. We were very grateful for the ceiling fans and also the stand fan for sleeping. The apartment is so sheltered that we did not receive any of the ocean breezes that are so often talked about on this forum. Location, location, location. That's what our travelling companions, Brian and Eileen, convinced us of when we booked at Alibaba's. The beach is right there! It was very easy to go from apartment to beach and back again. Given the amount of up and down in Castara we were very happy to be close to the beach and not have to make any arduous treks up and down just to get to the beach and back. Terrific location. The rooms are clean with maid service (sweeping and mopping, change of beddings and towels, etc) every third day. Appreciated the water hose at the top of the stairs to rinse off our snorkeling equipment and feet. The only hot water available was for the shower (once one learned to flip the switch to turn the heat on) but did not find this to be any problem 'cause we'd have a kettle of water heating on the gas stove while we were eating.
We did not see much of Stephanie as she and the baby were quite sick for most of our stay. Although we did not have the need very often, when we did need to talk to Brian he was most accommodating. He even drove us a couple to times to places around the island and we had the most informative and enlightening discussions with him.
We'd like to thank Brian and Stephanie for providing the accommodation in such a fantastic location and will surely stay there should we return to Castara again in the future.