We stayed at the Reef House and Sea Turtle Apartment over New Years and had a wonderful experience. The house and pool are spacious. The Sea Turtle apartment was great to have a separate space from everyone else with a kitchen and bathroom. The staff assisting with the house are amazing and very attentive with any needs we had.
Couple of notes for anyone staying in the future. Bring a head lamp. Power outages were frequent and prolonged while we were there and a head lamp was a must when riding our bikes back to the house or just navigating inside the house as it was very dark at night with no power. We have heard the island will be added to the mainland power grid in 2021 which will hopefully improve things drastically. There are some games, movies and music for use in the main house for entertainment which is fantastic! The pool was awesome in the middle of those hot days. Easy walk from the airport so no need for a taxi if you come in on a flight. If you come by water taxi you *can* walk but may want a taxi as it’s a bit farther. Taxis are readily available. Get a bike from the office or rent a golf cart as the house is on the opposite end of the island from The Split and most restaurants. The wine bar next door to the house was fantastic. Great food and wonderful staff. No laundry in the house but there were several laundry locations close by if you are staying an extended time. Everything in the listing was as represented if not better.
On island: BDS was great for diving, I’d highly recommend. Hiaco tours was fantastic for snorkeling. The boat was smaller which we liked so we weren’t crammed on a bigger boat with a bunch of other people all trying to see the same things. The staff was knowledgeable and pointed out many things in the water. They took pictures of us in the water as well as the animals we saw. See/feed the tarpons (ask where they are as it’s a bit hard to find). Look for the sea horses. Go to Iguana Reef for a sunset and stand in the water when the rays come in for a snack. There is yoga at Namaste Cafe in the morning most days if you’re in to that. There are also a few gyms if you’d like to get in a workout. Take time to explore. Every place we ate was great just remember to get on island time and Go Slow.
We will be back. Enjoy!