The Old Gin House Hotel

I liked my stay here. Perfect by the water, historical place. We got there late at night and we had a garden room. Bed was nice and comfy and AC worked great. Big roomy open shower with rainfall shower head. Plenty of soap, shampoo, water in fridge and coffee makings in room. Windows have screens. Close to small black sand beach next to the dive shop. Nice path up to the town. They helped us with a scooter rental. Staff and owners were very nice and helpful except at their restaurant. The night we arrived we had an appetizer and drinks which were good. The next morning we were looking forward to breakfast and because my husband has allergies he asked if they could just do scrambled eggs without dairy. We were told no. So he asked for hot water and a bowl and he got something from the room that he took from home just in case. At least he could eat that. It is was disheartening to be treated that way as we travelled a long way and were staying 5 nights. There are no other places around for breakfast. So we walked up to town bought some things at the local markets instead. We tried the place for lunch one day but left as they were so unaccommodating for a simple salad for him and we were told to go up the street to the Boardwalk Café. So we did. Sad that they lost our money. We did try one more time for breakfast before we were leaving and he did manage to finally get simple scrambled eggs with no dairy. Sad that the cooks and waiters should be trained for people with allergies. Other than problems eating with allergies we did have a good time. Statia is a beautiful place. I love that its not overly touristy. The people are super friendly all over the island.

This place has potential, but has seen better days. In desperate need of an update. We were given the keys to our room and that was the last time we saw any staff at the hotel. The mosquitos in the room were terrible, the pool looked tired and the rooster woke you up at all hours of the night. The restaurant staff were very nice.