On the small island of Statia you don't have a lot to choose from. The island is not on the main tourist track and has no historic tourist tradition. (Yet anyway, because there is an ambition for small-scale eco-friendly tourism.) The Old Gin House is the largest hotel. There seems to be a desire to upgrade the place and make... More

After a really short flight, 12 min from St Maarten we arrived at Statia. Because of the few taxis on the island you have to be sharp at your rate. 2 persons, 15 dollar for just a lousy ride in a no airco taxi. But because of the holiday spirit it's no biggy. We arrived at te hotel. We arrived... More

The Old Gin House is charming, has a great breakfast (included in the price of the room)and the oceanview room was very nice - with antique furniture, a decent bathroom and a balcony which oversees the water. Given some iffy reviews of the gardenview rooms I also checked those out and they were very nice too - although without a... More

Well the National Lampoon Vacation continued. We rented a very nice house, Keli Keli House on Statia, but the power went out on the island and blew the circuits in the house so we had to find a new place to stay for the night. The manager was very nice and was able to accommodate us for one night only,... More

we had a great time at the Gin House. When we arrived Walter [manager] made us feel welcome and showed us to our room. The best thing over our stay was the friendly attention from the staff and personal treatment. Walter arranged scooter rentals for us (awesome), had advice on sites to see, restaurants, and things to do on the... More

We spent 11 nights at the Old Gin House and dove 9 days with Golden Rock Dive Shop. Michelle at the Golden Rock Dive Shop put togeather a dive package for us that included our diving and lodging at the Old Gin House. She was most accommodating in responding to emails and providing pre trip info. Our package included two... More

We arrived at OGH with no reservation after leaving Kings Well (see review) looking for 10 nights' accommodation. Dominique was very friendly and efficient and whisked us off to look at a couple of rooms. We were very impressed with the ocean view suite and although a bit of a budget buster decided to take it. The 4 room suite... More

My wife & I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary with a trip to the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, locally known as Statia. I had previously visited the island in 1981 and 1982, spending 6 weeks of each summer with the first and second archeological field schools conducted by the College of William & Mary. I had many great memories... More

My wife and I stayed at the Old Gin House Hotel(OGH) from June 19 to June 25. The OGH has buildings on either side of a narrow road that runs along the ocean. On the ocean side, a nice open air breakfast area and bar overlook the ocean. The Inn office/dining room is in a wonderful old building across the... More