Author: David Streever (64.89.5.---)
Date: 11-14-10 08:14
We have stayed at Casa Ensenada for two years in a row. I have never met Jackie or Butch, and have no reason to feel biased.
My experience at Casa Ensenada has been great. I haven't seen a single cockroach or silverfish or... anything. We did let some mosquitos in our room our first day, and got bit a few times before we killed them. So what? Mosquitos are a reality in this climate and environment.
I'm sorry about what happened to your daughter, but really, you expect people to believe that with children, there is no way you let in a few mosquitos? We are grown adults who are careful, but still leaving the door open for just a moment or two can let some in.
I'm almost paranoid about things like bed bugs/cockroaches, being completely disgusted with that sort of thing, and yet I've had no problems whatsoever in Casa Ensenada. I am sure that you COULD find a cockroach here--or at any other modest accommodation--but that is a fact of life in the climate.
Every time we have stayed here it has been clean, well-kept, and the manager (Karen) has been very friendly and super helpful. Our experience here has made us want to come back over and over, and it has become our "annual trip".
In addition to our room being re-rented, the other two rooms are rented by the same people every year. Literally all three rooms have the same 3 groups now 2 years in a row. If it was filthy and disgusting as the OP states, would 3 different groups who don't know each other continue to come back here?
It is a really great place to stay, relatively inexpensive, and even includes a free kayak, which is a ton of fun to just go paddle around the bay with.
The reality of Culebra is you have to set your expectations at something reasonable. It is a very tiny island with a very limited tourism trade and little access to the main island. You can't expect a year-round operation of michelin restaurants and NYC taxi services, and yet all of the negative comments I see seem to have these expectations.
Culebra is perfect if you like being on a tropical paradise off the beaten path, away from many tourists, and you are able to live without dark rye & wheat bread for a week (this is the hard part for me). If you expect valets and private cars and people to walk you around holding your hand, you should go somewhere else.
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