Virgin Gorda Villa Reviews

Reviews for Sugar Mill Villa, Virgin Gorda

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  “The out-island of Virgin Gorda is just a delightful escape--only eight square miles, a small population centered in Spanish Town, and the rest a few resorts and villas scattered among otherwise unpeopled hills. Our home for the week in the Nail Bay resort was truly unique: a round stone replica of one of the sugar mills active there in the 1800s. We two and another couple each had our own living unit-in-the-round, beautifully appointed with a huge, wonderfully comfortable bed surrounded by all the amenities we needed. From the bed we could look out on the azure-and-turquoise Caribbean and some of the other islands in the Virgins. A few steps beyond the doors was a small but idyllic pool. Atop the living units was an open rooftop designed to resemble Stonehenge. Up there were lounge chairs, a grill, tables, and--believe it or not--a little pool looking out on Paradise! Geez! We swam and snorkeled at the beach, a 10-minute walk down the mountain, read and relaxed, visited other parts of the island (the North Sound is superb). And one of us (Bill) hiked a trail through thick, lush vegetation up to Gorda Peak, and on two mornings humped up the mountain near our villa on an unfinished road that led around the peak to reveal a panoramic view of the islands beyond the north shore. Negatives? Only minor ones attributable mostly to the spoiled and inflexible nature of many Americans. The food around the island was a bit disappointing--not surprising given that it was the slow (read "hurricane") season and that all foodstuffs must come here via boat. The food in the Nail Bay restaurant was a bit short on variety and a bit long on curry. And it was hard getting used to "island time," including long waits in restaurants to be served and to receive the bill. At Little Dix Bay, a resort built by Laurance Rockefeller, I grew a beard waiting for a drink. But I am not the most patient of humans, I'll admit. And it takes me more than a week to "get down." Our home for the week was no more than 70 feet from another place, but thick vegetation, including many flowering plants, made it all but invisible--just one example of the privacy of the Sugar Mill villa and most places on Gorda. The Nail Bay restaurant was a short walk for us, and all the people at the resort, from the manager to the gal in the office to the guys building a better road to the closest beach, were genuinely friendly and supremely helpful. Would we go back? In half a heartbeat.” Bill & Rita Rooney
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