My husband and I really enjoyed our week. The cabin is very isolated letting you feel as if you were really alone up on top of the mountain and incredibly open letting you see the view from all of the main floor (kitchen, living and bedroom). We nestled in a great bed, were sung to sleep by the birds and tree frogs, cooled by the breeze off the ocean and awakened by a beautiful sunrise over Hurricane Hole. We cooked great dinners in a very well supplied kitchen and the view from the dining table made you want to linger over your coffee forever. The furnishings are beautiful and the cabin and grounds are vey well maintained. There are beach chairs, snorkel equipment, coolers, etc so you don't need to haul all that stuff over.

But, if you are a "Westin Princess" expecting the pampered spa experience this place is not for you. The road up is steep an rutted--Nancy is serious when she tells you it requires a 4 wheel drive--make that a high clearance 4 wheel drive. The water supply is a cistern--rain runoff from the roof, thus nonpotable. The electricity is solar-charged batteries--plenty of energy for eco-living, not so much if you want perfectly styled hair. The Wi-Fi is from a satellite connection--good enough for basic email, bad enough to encourage you to really disconnect from the world. The entertainment is nature and all that a national park on the ocean can provide--there are no video screens in this place. Just go snorkel off Waterlemon Cay, hike to Ram's Head, read a book on Maho Beach and forget the rest of the world.

A few tips--bring your own food or buy it in St Thomas. There is a Food Market coming from the airport on south road just before the ferry in Red Hook. While the prices are high in St. Thomas, they are higher in St. Johns and the selection is very poor. Expect double the price of pretty much everything from what you pay in the States. The Love City Mini Market, which is 10 min away at the foot of the hill, did have a good selection of reasonably priced wine. Don't bring prepackaged stuff expecting to microwave it--solar doesn't support a microwave, but the kitchen has a great selection of pots, pans and tools (way better than most cabins) and there is a good gas grill so you can whip up a gourmet meal. (The high end restaurants are on the other side of the island so again, if you want the pampered experience, stay at the Westin or Caneel Bay.)

Oh-and leave valuables at home. No real locks in this place.