Alquiler de chalet en Long Bay

This large rental property was built in 1990. It sits on a coral rock outcropping about 30 feet above sea level. You can hear and sometimes feel the waves thudding into the cliff and see the spray just beyond the back patio. You have your own private pool to soak in which overlooks the cliff. There is also a larger pool big enough to swim in that is nice and warm due to solar heating. It is an easy walk down to the beach. There are plenty of comfortable lounge chairs around so this is a sunbather’s paradise. Local fisherman like to fish off the cliff behind the house so if you are a fisherman you might get lucky too.

Jackie is your house keeper and will make you feel like royalty by keeping things clean and tidy during your stay. She is also a great source for island information, start asking questions as soon as you arrive. The best meal we had on the island was prepared by the cook for this house named Greta (pronounced GREET-a). You supply the groceries and pay Greta thirty five US dollars and she does the rest. We had roast chicken, spicy rice and pumpkin fritters which were fabulous! The security guard Johnny was very friendly and poked around at night making us feel very safe.

I would not recommend this property for families with young children. Both pools start at about 5 feet deep and go deeper. The beach is pretty but the surf there is strong, much too strong for little ones to enjoy the waves. There is no retaining wall or fence along the cliff to keep young ones from getting too close to the edge of the cliff.

You are a long way from most restaurants and any night life in the location so you will need to rent a car to get around the island. There is a TV with cable but the furniture grouping around the TV is rather uncomfortable to sit on. Otherwise the furniture in the house is still in good shape. We did have trouble with mosquitoes in this location even with the sea breeze, and a couple nights we were surprised to be visited by crabs in the house! The house is starting to show its age a bit but everything was still clean and functional. The air conditioning in the bedrooms worked very well. I would have been happier with more shade around the swimming pools.