Reviews

The 100 Best Resorts in the Caribbean by Kay Showker

"Feel like dropping out? Want to hide for a few days? Try Sandcastle… pack light. You won't need much, just bathing suits and shorts. This is barefoot living at its best. Obviously, Sandcastle is not for everyone, but for some it's as near paradise as they need to be."

Great Beaches of the World—Caribbean's 10 Best, Conde Nast Traveler Magazine

"…a tiny hotel called Sandcastle, with just four cottages and a restaurant, all of excellent standard… "Hideaway Hotel" is a much abused phrase but with the Sandcastle, the description, for once, fits exactly."

1,000 Places You Must See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz

"A Virgin Island as Virgin as When Columbus Happened Upon It. Here is a modern-day Robinson Crusoe's alternative to the real world. Roll up your trousers and wade ashore to this tiny island and one of the area's most stunning beaches. Wear to dinner what you wore to breakfast, and spend time in between moving from one hammock to another with Painkillers in hand. Deprived are the yachties who row in just for the day, although the highlight of their sailing vacation is usually a candlelit four-course dinner at the Soggy Dollar, the hotel's and island's focal point that is well-known and deservedly beloved in yachting circles."

Bride Magazine, Honeymoon Resort Report

"Leave your hairdryer at home. Check your shoes at customs. There's no fuss at Sandcastle… If you crave a little merriment, join soaking wet yachties for Painkillers at the legendary Soggy Dollar Bar. Then sneak back to your Sandcastle cottage."

"Loved it! My biggest fantasy—my dream—my future is here. Will see you again. Lovely service, great food, felt at home—unbelievable!"

"Wonderful place! Loved it! Will be back! You took wonderful care of us."

"Our third yearly trip to the BVI—Seen a lot… but then we found this absolutely enchanting bit of paradise."

"We are very sad to leave after a wonderful week… we filled our soul with joy and peace. We made new friends for life."

"The Sandcastle Where every urban care and hassle slide like the tide into the Caribbean The Sandcastle The ultimate realization Totally civilized without the civilization."

"This is heaven on earth! Painkillers, beautiful white sand, turquoise waters, and lots of sun."

"JVD is the best place in the Virgins and Sandcastle is the finest on JVD."