Our group of 7 (2 couples - late 30's & 50's w/2 teen boys 13 & 19 & a teen girl 17) stayed in Barracuda & Yellow Fin (connected) for a week. Very convenient to bus stop and the ferry stop is literally right in front of the apartment. Our 13 yo thoroughly enjoyed occupying himself with fishing from the dock and it was fun to watch Kathie's husband feed his "babies" (aka the fish) every morning. Kathie & family were extremely nice. Prompt answers to any & all questions before our trip and Kathie even had a muffin pan waiting for us (I had asked if there was one). Any and all of our needs were met while we were there. I had arranged for a minibus to take us to/from the airport since we were a larger group & I wanted us to all be able to ride in the same taxi & we needed room for our bags as well. The cost of this was about $80 each way for all 7 of us including luggage. In reference to the review where the complaint was that Kathie had set up transportation but you had to pay for it, I'm pretty sure there is NO place in Bermuda that picks you up from the airport at the owner's/hotel's expense not yours. They may offer you "roundtrip transportation" that is SET UP by them (w/the driver holding the sign w/your name on it) at one of the nicest hotels but you will see that charge on your bill or as part of the expense in your package cost. Watford Ferry is almost at the opposite end of the island from the airport so the taxi ride is going to cost you between $75-$90 each way. Taxis are the most expensive form of Bermudian transportation. You could not have taken the bus (& a minibus is just a larger taxi) to get there either if you had any luggage because they do not allow luggage on the bus. Plus you would have a 40 minute bus ride to Hamilton, then needed to transfer to another bus where it would have taken you another 50 minute ride to Watford Ferry. It's Bermuda not Las Vegas.

The apartments were clean although a little musty smelling at first until we opened them up during the day but that was to be expected considering the building is like 200 years old. I have bad allergies and had no problems at all. Slight ant issue but being that this was our 6th trip to Bermuda, we knew about possible ant issues and knew how to deal with them (use vinegar to wipe down the counters or put a bead of liquid soap detergent where they are coming in, keep all opened food in the refrig, etc). We did see a few palmetto bugs (which look like large cockroaches). Beds were comfortable, lots of closet & dresser space. Kitchen was well stocked. Yellow Fin was large and nice that it had a seperate sitting area. We had to use the phone in Yellow Fin as the phone in Barracuda didn't work. Always plenty of hot water for quick showers in the evenings for all 7 people of us. Nice to sit on the porch and watch the traffic, people leaving/arriving the ferry, etc. Could walk to Somerset Country Squire or Bone Grill & there was a gas station with a little convenience store just over the bridge. Groceries a few bus stops away.

We did a fishing trip on the boat "Ellen B." with Captain Baxter and his son and it was the best! He picked us up right at Watford Bridge. We all had a great time & they were so helpful and made sure we had a good experience. We caught lots of fish which we ate right down to the last day we were there. I highly recommend it even if you are not excited about fishing (like me). You will have a marvelous time!

We ate at Kathie's family's restaurant, Freeport, and we were treated like royalty by her and her husband. They are very personable people. Kathie even delivered a VERY large bowl of potato salad to our apartment one day ( and it was delicious!).

Overall we were very pleased with the rooms and our stay. It is not a 5 star hotel but it is a comfortable place to stay if you are the type of traveller who likes to get more of the "local" & "home away from home" experience. Thank you Kathie & Family for a wonderful Bermuda holiday!

i have been planning to take a vacation to bermuda and after 2years of working nonstop we finally decided to go to bermuda i booked the watford ferry yellow fin. I arrived at the airport and as i was told a taxi driver would be holding a sign with my name, i thought this was nice, untill the taxi driver dropped me off at the wrong place and also asked me to pay for the ride. He than called the owner and she advised that she was not going to pay for it. i would have found some other way of transportation if i new i had to pay for it FYI taking a bus or mini bus is $4.00 i paid that taxi driver $60.00 i didnt ask for this transportation the owner arranged it and i had to pay. When i get there it was just ok looking after being there for a couple of hours i feel like dust mites were attacking me and this is a result of the owner NOT cleaning. i than get up to get a glass of water and i see two cock roaches, one on the wall and one crawling on the floor. also there was a moth flying around while i was in the bed and the unit had very bad ant problems. I wake up in the morning to find more cockroaches, that were dead by the bed. i left that day i absolutly could not stay there so i got another hotel and after that i began to enjoy my vacation. i would not recommend this studio/hotel/unit what ever you call it to anyone and i think someone would benifit from my experience. i dont think anyone deserves to have a horrible vacation so i am sharing my experience

As a 50th Birthday gift to my wife, I rented the Rainbox Runner for 4 days at the end of July just before the East-West Cricket Match was held. The apartments are extremely well located for those who wish to stay in the West End - 100 yards from the Watford Ferry Stop and a very accomodating coffee shop, easy walking distance to downtown Somerset and its restaurants, bus stops in both directions within 150 yards, and approximately 5 miles to the Naval Yard. We found the Owners, especially Kathie, to be gracious and very responsive to our requests. Before our arrival, Kathie arranged transportation to/from the airport at or below the "going rate". The first day we discovered that the coffee maker was broken. My wife is a coffee adict, so we immediately contacted Kathie. That evenning a new "in the box" Coffee Maker was delivered to our apartment. As luck would have it this Coffee Maker also did not work. We notifed Kathie again and the next evenning another new coffee maker was delivered - and this one worked great and had more than enough options on it to satisfy the most demanding. The one down side we observed was the ant population seemed to like the apartment as well. Although we were not too pleased, we did expect this based on the reading the other reviews. For those who do not know, Glass Plus/Windex etc. kill small bugs like ants immediately. As other reviews have indicated, the kitchen was well supplied - including Glass Plus. So without spending a dime or wasting any time, we were able to "attack" the ants. We would definitiely consider staying at these apartments again when we return to Bermuda.

Ok, so our stay at Yellowfin was good. The apartment was clean and even a little bigger than initially expected. Although, the living room does look a little bigger in the online pictures. The kitchen was good size, more than adequate for what we used it for. There were plenty of utensils, plates, etc. for us.

There is only one AC wall unit in the living room and a ceiling fan, so we actually bought a small fan at the dollar store (for $35) to help circulate the air into the bedroom a little better. We left it there so hopefully others will be able to use it, too. It was money well spent!!

The balcony had a decent view, but like the pictures on-line indicate, there are palm trees in the way. I do think that the Yellowfin unit has the best, perhaps only view of the water, aside from the owners unit. We didn't mind the quick walk to the bridge to see the beautiful and breath taking sunsets! One night, I believe it was on our last night, we even saw a sea turtle from the bridge! It was so magical!!

There is a spot where you can swim from the property, but it's a little dangerous. Very sharp coral so if you decide to venture out and swim off the "dock" I would strongly suggest aqua shoes. I sliced my finger pretty good and another guest cut her foot pretty badly. It is "swim at your own risk." It was a great way to cool off quickly. I think next time we'll skip that part though because while in the water I did see a rat walking on the rocks and some pretty weird, scary looking bugs near the ladder to climb up.

Now onto bugs and such... unfortunately there were a ton of ants. I had read of the prior to our trip so I went out and bought extra traps for the apt. (we kept all of food tightly wrapped and in siplock bags so there were no bugs in our food), the ants don't really seem to go for the traps, so I bought a can of Supa Swat! What great stuff!! This particular bug spray and it's sister can Supa Bug ended up coming in handy, especially on our 3rd or 4th night when we were sitting watching the weather on the tv and just about to take a bite of some delicious chocolate rum cake. My husband spotted a cockroach scurry our from under the couch! YIKES! I wasn't totally surprised being that we are so close to the water in a tropical location, but we don't have bugs like that where we live! This is when the Supa Swat came in handy. It took care of the problem very quickly. We nervously checked under the couch for more visitors and didn't see any. We still don't even know where they came from. That was the last one we saw actually alive. We went around the house and sprayed under everything... in the morning the was another dead one in the kitchen. We saw 4 in all and only the one on the first night was alive. We got into the habit of spraying under everything right when we would return from our day at the beach so we wouldn't have anymore surprises. We also tried to keep all of our luggage zipped up and off the floor if possible.

We were a little "freaked out" by the "palm" bugs as the locals call them, but I won't say I won't stay here again. It was a great deal! I've been to luxury hotels and have seen these types of bugs in the hallways, etc. It happens... having the supa bug was a help though and at $3.66 a can, it was well worth every penny! Next time we stay here we will stock up at the store for sure!

As for the location... this place was very close to the dockyard and was in very easy walking distance to at least two decent restaurants. Gratuity is automatically added into your tab at most restaurnats, so I think that because of this your service can be spotty.

Ok, back to the location... This spot was very quiet, but I think we felt that we would maybe like to stay someplace a little more centrally located in the future. We rented mopeds from Oleander Cycles the day we arrived and had them until the day we left.

The island is very small, but on most days it was quite a haul to go from our place to a beach and back at the end of the day. It would take, with traffic and construction, upwards of an hour to get to most beaches. I would've been nice, especially one that days when we went over to the North Shore or St. George, to not have such a long ride back. You know, being at the beach and relaxing all day long is tiresome! We did manage, though. I was aware that we would be a ways out, and I didn't think it would be a problem when I booked the place. It's just something I will keep in mind when looking into our stay for next year.

The owners are wonderful, wonderful people. They have a dog, two cats, and several bunnies. I thought I was seeing things when on our first night my husband and I were enjoying a couple of cocktails on the balcony and I saw a bunny jump through the fence below! It was pretty cool! We ate at the Freeport Seafood Rest. twice for lunch while we were in Bermuda and their Bermuda Fish Chowder is the best we've ever tasted. I wish I could have some right now as a matter of fact! Their seafood platter was also plenty of food for two people.

All in all this was a very good place to stay. I'm sure sometime in the future we will return. I know this review was a bit long and I'm sure I left out some items, but If anyone has any questions, please don't hesistate to ask.

P.S. I don't have any pictures of the inside because I felt the ones online to be pretty accurate. Also, after the first couple of hours there I didn't want to take pictures with all of our stuff in the way.