WOW! The Dancing Orchid was beautiful and just what my wife and I were looking for. The home is brand new, beautifully designed and perfectly situated on a jungle hillside overlooking Megan's Bay. The photos are very accurate, but they can't capture the full beauty of the experience. Mary keeps the place immaculately clean!
We were there there for 5 days in February and temps were 72-82 with lovely cool breezes. We enjoyed the huge verandas and we left the windows and doors open every night for perfect sleeping. You could hear the waves crashing on the rocks below. Mary is delightful, professional and engaging, but she is very keen to only be as involved as the visitor prefers. She made wonderful breakfasts, gave us great island advice and recommendations and told us all about growing up on the island. She was very accommodating to special requests. Her sweet dog Sophie won our hearts too. If you are looking for a very quiet, peaceful, restful, beautiful out-of-the-way place that is just a short drive to anywhere on the island, then you will not find better than this.
I would recommend a car for convenience. Roads are poor compared to mainland USA and steep everywhere you go (you don't need four wheel drive, our rental 4-cylinder Nissan Versa did fine). We visited 5 different beaches, but our favorite beach was Hull Bay, quiet, good snorkeling, small restaurant/bar, mostly locals, a few iguanas and mongoose, and only 5 minute drive from Mary's. Enjoy!
