Exceeded my expectations, which were already super high. The castle is incredible. The staff are wonderful warm hearted loving and caring people. They became extended family by the end of our one week stay.
Janice was a remarkable chef, assisted by her lovely sister Charlene. Patrick helped us with getting our crazy floating island inflated and anchored to be able to chill on the water while others were jumping off the cliffs from varying heights. Carol kept the rooms spotless and Richard was there each night to make us feel safe and secure.
The bedrooms are HUGE and most have sitting areas and all have en-suite bathrooms.
LOTS of stairs. Those on the upper most floor bedrooms are rewarded for their daily climb with incredible daily sunset views. Note that the house faces North to the sea, with the wall from adjacent Samsara Cliff Resort to your west. So tough to get sunset views from the lower floors. There is a second kitchen up top which I suggest you stock with refreshments for daily sunset cocktails. It never gets old.
Directly across the street is a small bodega-type minimart where you can buy water, beer, snacks, etc. and a second one is 100 yards out and to the left.
If you are brave you can take long walks along the narrow two lane cliff road in daytime only (so you don't get hit from drivers unable to see you at night) to walk to other cliff resorts including Ricks Cafe. Or the other direction to town.
Pool was not heated. But was not freezing by any means. It was a welcome rinse off of salt water after cliff jumping.
The grounds are beautiful. Views in every direction from anywhere you stand inside or outside are just stunning. A very relaxing place. They provide a large speaker that is Bluetooth compatible which made it super easy to play Spotify from my iPhone.
Finally I will close on Gary, the owner. I booked almost one full year in advance for Christmas week. No holiday week premium - which was a rarity. Gary was patient in answering my many questions over the months before our arrival. He helped arrange a sunset catamaran and our minibus transfers to and from airport. He was responsive via WhatsApp while on island. It was easy to send him money via Zelle in advance to fund food and booze to be stocked for our arrival and to pay for chef fees and staff gratuities, meaning less cash to bring with me.
Tough to be back at work in NYC. Missing Pattoo.