Aloe Villa

Very short walk to Galley Bay Beach. The cottage was perfect and Marco is a great host.

We certainly cannot recommend this place. Not sure why the good/decent reviews. Cottage is not kept properly with few if anything working right -- toilet that moves, stovetop doesn't light without match, just wooden windows that doesn't open/close properly. Frog, biting insects (even with coils everywhere), animals noises SO VERY LOUD all night long that it's impossible to sleep with fan, air conditioner, and white noise machine. We had to wear ear plugs AND headset to sleep every night. Can't wait to leave this place. Never again. Sorry! Only good comment is that it's near the beach. We love Galley Bay beach.

The property is just gorgeous with amazing views. I stayed in the studio cabin. It was clean and nice. I had all kind of birds visit everyday on the porch. There is WIFI but no TV. Bring your laptop to watch TV. My suggestion to the owner is to get a couple of beach chairs for the cabin. The beach is right there but no chairs are provided

I went for a bike ride and had no basket so I had it tucked in my swimsuit top. I’m wearing a cotton shirt over it because I’m sunburnt. I was so hot after the bike ride that I just plunged into the ocean and swam for a good 20 minutes. During my swim, I felt something hit my heel and I was scared, thinking shark! But I didn’t get out. I kept swimming because the water is sublimely beautiful. I get rolled around in a strong surf exiting the ocean and then grab my stuff and head for the pool. I swim there for about 20 minutes then head for the shade to read snd check my emails for work. No phone. It all comes back to me, tucked in bra, bump in my heel and ugh! I go to the water sports hut and kind Quin is there. We walk down to the surf to see if we can spot it. Nope! He heads up for a snorkel mask and valiantly plunges in. I pint to where I felt the thump on my heel. He looks and looks, head down and cruising through the water, coming up for air. I point ‘a little farther that way’. He moves and peers down, then dives. I still don’t have hood it’s okay. It’s been in the ocean for almost an hour by now. He nears shore, holds it up and says ‘it works!’. What?!? Omgoodness. Tickled pink here. I plug in my lock code and my whole world is at my fingertips again. Kind Quin saved the day! This guy deserves a raise and a promotion. He didn’t have to look in the ocean for an iPhone! You know how grateful I am? Thank you Quin and galley Bay for saving the day with over the top customer service. I’m a travel agent and have been all over the world to many resorts. I haven’t even been here 24 hours and I am blown away by how kind and helpful everyone is. But Quin? Outstanding.

I always appreciate reviews others leave - they are a huge help to me in deciding where to go and what to expect, so here's the favor back..,,, We had a wonderful time at Galley Bay - we booked a premium beachfront room literally right on the beach. We requested 2nd floor and loved the balcony and loungers looking out over the water. The room was very spacious, bed was comfy, and sitting area nice - though we hardly used it and never turned on the TV. We preferred being outside. The bath was huge - two showers (though one had a really short spray head - and we're both tall), a tub that would easily fit two, two sinks and a toilet. Lots of shelf space and mirrors. Soap, shampoo and lotion provided. No conditioner, though ($5 for 3 oz at gift shop). Housekeeping was great and the room was always tidy. The airport was swift to get through, and there were a lot of passengers for different resorts on our very full airplane. Our drivers to/from the resort (private car) were fun to chat with and gave information/history/ or whatever we asked about. Check-in was quick and we were in our room in no time, with a short 'tour' of amenities. We didn't use the A/C until the end of the week - we prefer the sound of the waves and it was a comfortable temp. Unfortunately, a heavy smoker(s) moved in under our unit in the last 2 days and made us close the doors and not be able to use the balcony loungers. I also picked up butts in the otherwise pristine beachfront sand while they were there. Desk said as long as they don't smoke in the room, there was nothing to be done. We never had issue with the polite smokers in the bar area, etc -- always staying quite a ways off from everyone while smoking. The BEACH - wow, how beautiful. 3/4 of a mile long, and often we felt we had it to ourselves. Plenty of loungers and shade - no having to get up at dawn and fight for loungers at this resort! It was windy during our stay (red flagged 1 1/2 days) and yellow the rest (rather normal for this time of year and this part of the shoreline). Waves were nice to listen to but made it hard for me to get into the water, with my arthritic feet. There are also large and not so large rocks in most of the beach, where the waves break. Water shoes were a definite help. There are reportedly trips to a protected bay on severely windy days - but we don't think they had any of those during our stay. For mobility challenged people, a golf cart was available to take guests to restaurants or wherever they wanted to go on the resort - just a phone call away. I managed the long walk down to Gaugan restaurant twice without it, though any longer and I'd have definitely called. Flowering trees and bushes were everywhere in the resort and all nicely kept. We took a half day trip with Capt. Sean -- only 6 passengers max, so no crowds. Pick up is on the beach, and a small dinghy got us to the boat - that was a bit scary through the wave

The Calabash Cottage was perfect for our party of three. It provided privacy while maintaining a sense of community. The garden views were everything we had hoped they'd be. The island sounds were pleasant as was the open-air concept of the cottage. The walk to the beach was literally 3 mins. The properties are perched hillside, which is a bit steep. No biggie. The only drawback is the property refuse location at the base of the hill. Marco was a gracious host and Omar was extremely attentive to our needs. Omar gave us a private tour of the Island along with stops at historical sites. We were all grateful to have met him.

To start Marco was great, he met us at the airport. Then on the way to the property, he showed us the local market. Super helpful & friendly. Property is a little rustic but quaint. Did not want to stay at a resort. At first was a little taken back but warm up to the treehouse after the first night. Would suggest renting a car but you’ll need to be prepared for the locals roads. Only thing we had an issue with was the water pressure but it’s because the island uses cisterns to collect their water, so we learned to deal with it. All in all, we had a fantastic stay. Highly suggest going to Barbuda & checking out their beaches.

Beautiful view. Best place to see the local culture....food and drink

The communication and check in were smooth. Location is alright, 10min walk from the beach, which offers good privacy. Nice touches with sun cream, towels and some basic cooking ingredients (salt, oil, coffee, some cereals, and biscuits). The half-working grill let us cook some fresh fish. There is one parking spot for all cottages, which was great for our rental car, which highly recommend to have if going to this accommodation. The wifi connection is acceptable for a Zoom call. In total honesty, however, we do not understand the good reviews that led us to book this stay. The pictures seem much better than the place actually is. The cottage is little more than a shed which has clearly not been deep cleaned in quite some time. The fridge holders are very rusty, the shower curtain is dirty, and everything is very run down. The mosquito nets have many holes, which is not comforting given we found 8 large cockroaches one night that were walking over the bednet (picture attached), crawling out of various cracks in the cottage. The aircon is partly broken, we had an electricity cut for several hours and the shower is little more than a dribble, which makes cleaning off the beach sand an ordeal. Overall it is not too expensive compared with other stays but really bad value for money. We were hopping around different accommodations in the island and this was by far the worst price to quality ratio. We would strongly recommend anyone to find a better option if available.