Sebastians was a great place to stay especially for the cost. You do have to drive to different beaches as its very wavy there and there isnt' much of a beach. Our villa overlooked the bay with crashing waves below us. Double sliding glass doors we had open all night so we could listen to the waves-incredible! we had diving pelicans in front of our room all the time. Villa was very nice-lots of extra little touches others ignore. Restaurant is great!! Resident dog Jazzy is a sweetheart. Go to Coco Plums for dinner-walking distance to Sebastians-great atmosphere and staff and good food! Smugglers Cove and Brewers Bay were best beaches for snorkeling. Long Bay best for beauty of sand, palm trees and water.

Sebastian's villas are a gem. The room was large with ample space. The air-conditioning worked well, no problems with bugs. The view was unbelievable from room #56. You could see the sunrise everyday and the sight of pelicans diving into the ocean for fish is priceless. The beach at Apple Bay is small and we went to Cane Garden Beach to swim everyday but 1. The food was excellent as were several other restaurants especially Sugar Mill, Bananakeet Cafe, and Pusser's at Sopers Wharf. The driving is rough with a lot of hills and switchbacks. Cane Garden is better then Maegans Bay in St. Thomas. No rough waves, clean beach and a spectacular view. People at the hotel and the beach were very friendly. Definitely coming back.

I'm hesitant to write this review because Sebastian's is an unknown gem in the BVI and I hate to share it. We typically spend a night there after our bareaboat charter. The only drawback is it's about as far from the airport as you can get on Tortola. About $10 per head and 30 minutes in a group taxi, but a beautiful scenic drive on the water's edge around Tortola.

Sebastian's has several rooms literally a couple of steps from a white sandy beach, and less than 30 feet from the actual surf. Never will you find a room that sits this close to the water this side of Tahiti. Talk about relaxing wave sounds at night.

Likewise the restaurant sits just as close to the water, and has great tasting and reasonably priced food. Just be careful if there a full moon, as there is the monthly full-moon party at The Bomba Shack a hundred yards North on the beach. Of course, thats the highlight of the trip for our teenage sons.

The locals that hang out just North of Sebastina's on the beach may be intimitating, but in my mind just add to the local ambiance. In general, if you want reasonably priced solitude, good food and quite (except for full moon night), on the waters edge, Sebastian's is the place. We'll be going back for our third stay in the summer of 2006.