The Old Gin House Hotel

Conveniently located by the ferry port and a nice stroll into town once you overcome the steep climb right as you leave the hotel. No complaints whatsoever.

To many cats at check in on the property overall the manager was very accommodating and service oriented

Er is geen receptie aanwezig. Personeel van de bediening helpt je met het inchecken. De kamer aan de zee zijde was royaal maar erg gedateerd. Helaas was de vloer en spiegel niet echt schoon. Bedden waren goed. Avond eten was ook goed. Ontbijt is goed als je van een stevig ontbijt houd met spek en eieren. Geen keuze voor als je graag anders ontbijt. Hiervoor moest dus apart worden betaald, bijv. Bordje oatmeal $10, met gecarameliseerde banaan ( die er niet was ) is aardig aan de prijs. Kamer bleek na de eerste nacht niet gedaan, handdoeken niet vervangen, bed niet opgemaakt, niet opgeruimd, water niet aangevuld, wc rollen etc etc. Na een keer aangeven gebeurde er niets. Uiteindelijk om de eigenaar gevraagd die pas later in de middag terug zou zijn. Uiteindelijk heeft bedienend restaurant personeel het opgelost, super. De eigenaar gaf aan dat schoonmaakster waarschijnlijk door het carnaval al was vertrokken. Hij bood ons voor het ongemak wel een fles wijn aan. Volgende dag bij het ontbijt bleek dat wij pech hadden. De eerste 3 door ons gemaakte keuzes op de ontbijtkaart bleken niet aanwezig. Geen wafels, pancakes en/of yoghurt. Dus weer de oatmeal. ( die, ter compensatie, niet werd afgerekend ). Complimenten voor het personeel die zeer vriendelijk en oplossingsgericht aan het werk zijn! Nieuwe eigenaars zijn gestart in september 2023 en hebben nog een uitdaging.

The new owners are working hard to refresh this historic property. The seaside location is a gem and the staff members are friendly and attentive (special shout-out to Julia). The full breakfast is a wonderful benefit, and my mahi-mahi dinner was absolutely delicious! An added bonus is the proximity to another excellent restaurant, as well as a scuba center for those who come to Statia to dive. Thanks to Peter and Jeanette and your amazing staff!

We were VERY disappointed with OLD GIN HOUSE. We took a large group of divers and nondivers, including a 3 year old to stay for 7 days. Upon arriving we were informed that the pool was closed but should be ready by Wednesday or Thursday. We arrived on Saturday night and were leaving the next saturday. It was never ready. Come to find out in had been closed for weeks. If we had known this, we would have changed our plans. Because of the beautiful pictures of old gin house with a nice pool we thought that that would be great. We had a toddler with a grandma planning on helping while others were diving. We had another lady that husband dived daily and she planned on sitting by the pool and reading. We ended up buying vouchers $45.00 to go over to THE GOLDEN ROCK and swim. Paying for food and taxi while there. We went twice so it ended up being very expensive. The hotel manager sat in the dining area every day with no concern of pool situation. I feel he should have offered to pay for vouchers. Thank goodness we were able to get to the other place to swim.

We traveled to The Old Gin House with 19 other divers and used Scubaqua for the week. Our ocean view room was very clean and well maintained. Some of the common areas around the garden rooms were showing wear and tear. The pool was murky. In-room coffee involved a Nespresso machine, but each day, we asked for more pods (3 was standard) and bottled water (2 was usually standard). The on-site restaurant had good food, and the staff worked hard for our large group, but as with all places on the islands, customer patience is a virtue. Two other restaurants are within a 10 minute walk along a newly paved road in front of the hotel. The oceanside lounge area and nearby small beach were awesome. At least two grocery stores and more restaurants are in town--just ask any of the locals for directions. The hotel is recently under new ownership, so everything may get even better in the future.