Jan’s ‘Little Mermaid Cottage’ is THE place to stay for a tropical paradise vacation. We are a retired couple who stayed here for a week in January, 2014, and would come here again in a heartbeat. The property description is accurate on all points, and the photos give a true representation of the cottage…inside and out, it really is this beautiful!!
It is very conveniently located: close to plenty of good restaurants, a well-stocked grocery store, ferry service to other islands, and barely 5 minutes from a nearly deserted, beautiful white sand beach (Long Beach), good for swimming and snorkeling. A bigger town is just 20-30 minutes away in Road Town, but once you get here, you probably won't want to go back there!
The spacious cottage is nicely and comfortably furnished, with plenty of room to make yourself right at home. All equipment, appliances, etc, including wifi, worked well will no issues, and the entire cottage was very clean and comfy. The kitchen is large and very well equipped with everything you need to cook your own meals, (although with the good restaurants nearby, you may not want to cook every night!). The bed is quite comfortable, and the large bathroom is spotless. Maybe the best feature of this cottage is the patio/veranda, where you can enjoy the flowers and soak up the sun and tropical breezes day or night, and never be too hot or too cold. The views are spectacular. You can see a number of other islands, watch sailboats and yachts cruising through, and watch the small planes at the Beef Island Airport. (This is a small and relatively quiet airport, by the way, and we did not find it overly noisy or bothersome in any way; instead, we enjoyed watching the activity there.)
You won’t find a friendlier or more helpful host than Jan. She’s lived here many years and knows everything there is worth knowing about the area and its people.
We highly recommend this cottage; you won’t be disappointed. Jan has thought of everything.