The Old Gin House Hotel

We had an amazing week at the Gin House. The room was great, the views were spectacular, the food was delicious, the staff was so accommodating, we could not have had a better trip. Thank you to the owners for creating such an appealing destination.

We were VERY disappointed with OLD GIN HOUSE. We took a large group of divers and nondivers, including a 3 year old to stay for 7 days. Upon arriving we were informed that the pool was closed but should be ready by Wednesday or Thursday. We arrived on Saturday night and were leaving the next saturday. It was never ready. Come to find out in had been closed for weeks. If we had known this, we would have changed our plans. Because of the beautiful pictures of old gin house with a nice pool we thought that that would be great. We had a toddler with a grandma planning on helping while others were diving. We had another lady that husband dived daily and she planned on sitting by the pool and reading. We ended up buying vouchers $45.00 to go over to THE GOLDEN ROCK and swim. Paying for food and taxi while there. We went twice so it ended up being very expensive. The hotel manager sat in the dining area every day with no concern of pool situation. I feel he should have offered to pay for vouchers. Thank goodness we were able to get to the other place to swim.

The package deal arranged through Scubaqua was perfect. We were met at the ferry, and transported to the hotel without any delays. We were diving within 2 hours of our arrival on Statia. The hotel was perfect for our dive weekend. Very simple but comfortable and convenient.

I liked my stay here. Perfect by the water, historical place. We got there late at night and we had a garden room. Bed was nice and comfy and AC worked great. Big roomy open shower with rainfall shower head. Plenty of soap, shampoo, water in fridge and coffee makings in room. Windows have screens. Close to small black sand beach next to the dive shop. Nice path up to the town. They helped us with a scooter rental. Staff and owners were very nice and helpful except at their restaurant. The night we arrived we had an appetizer and drinks which were good. The next morning we were looking forward to breakfast and because my husband has allergies he asked if they could just do scrambled eggs without dairy. We were told no. So he asked for hot water and a bowl and he got something from the room that he took from home just in case. At least he could eat that. It is was disheartening to be treated that way as we travelled a long way and were staying 5 nights. There are no other places around for breakfast. So we walked up to town bought some things at the local markets instead. We tried the place for lunch one day but left as they were so unaccommodating for a simple salad for him and we were told to go up the street to the Boardwalk Café. So we did. Sad that they lost our money. We did try one more time for breakfast before we were leaving and he did manage to finally get simple scrambled eggs with no dairy. Sad that the cooks and waiters should be trained for people with allergies. Other than problems eating with allergies we did have a good time. Statia is a beautiful place. I love that its not overly touristy. The people are super friendly all over the island.

A likeable place on the harbor front, two doors down from the dive shop, and a short uphill walk to the center of Oranjestad and the historic fort. It’s a busy little neighborhood with cars and motor scooters, doves, and roosters sounding off at all hours, but it was easy to tune it all out while sleeping with the very effective air conditioning on. We wanted to be in the center of activity, and some ambient noise was a price we willingly paid. All rooms include a generous and tasty breakfast on their breezy harbor-front terrace/bar/restaurant, daily housekeeping (they keep everything very clean!), plentiful hot water, and all the usual hotel bath amenities, plus two pint bottles of drinking water daily (which we supplemented with some gallon jugs from the grocery store). We stayed in one of the two “junior apartments,” which allowed us to make most of our own meals (we shopped at Duggins’ grocery in the upper town). These consist of two spacious rooms, a living room/kitchenette and a bedroom with a comfortable king-size bed. The kitchen has a small four-burner stovetop, sink, and refrigerator, and enough dishes and cookware to make simple meals for up to three people. The apartments are not right on the oceanfront, but very close to the oceanfront terrace, which is open to guests all day and evening. A small public sand beach was steps away from the hotel, and from that beach it’s easy to snorkel along the old submerged town walls. Overall, the Old Gin House was one of the best parts of our visit to Statia.

We stayed at Old Gin House for a quick trip to Statia and really enjoyed it. Our room (garden view) didn't have any frills, but the beds were comfy, the AC was good, and the bathroom and shower were spacious. The management and staff were super nice and very helpful. The location is great and the grounds and historic character of the hotel are charming. The deck on the ocean is very peaceful. The included breakfast was delicious and generous. We also ate at the restaurant two nights and dinner was excellent. The mahi mahi was some of the best we've ever had so we got it two nights in a row. The hotel is right near the Barrel House restaurant (though we didn't go in favor of the OGH restaurant) and the Scubaqua dive shop, and just a short walk up to the fort and town. We highly recommend.