I stayed at the Essence Guesthouse in Montserrat for 5 days. The place is brand new and beautiful. Note that this is Eric and Annies second home, which is located in Woodlands. Their other location is in Old Towne. I rented the Cottage - which is brand new and has a kitchen and cable TV. The surrounding gardens are pristine... More

We have just returned from Montserrat on Feb 16th 2012 and have to say how wonderful this apartmant was and how helpful and friendly Annie and Eric were. This was our 1st long haul trip with our 3 year old son and we spent the first part of our holiday in Antigua and then took the ferry over to Montserrat... More

When we booked our 6 day vacation at The Essence in February 2011, we didn't know what to expect. Usually, we would spend our vacation in a luxury all-inclusive resort in one of the Carribean islands. The Essence is so much better! We got full service from Annie and Eric on booking advice, flights, things to do etc. When we... More

My fiancee and I stayed here for a few days and it was amazing. Right away Eric was super helpful over the phone making arrangements for the apartment and renting a car. When we arrived, Annie and Eric sat down with us and explained the best places to go and explore on our short visit. The apartment was beautfiul and... More

The Essence Guesthouse was definitely one of the best places we stayed during our 4-weeks visit to 4 carribean islands. The hosts are very friendly and helpful people who showed us some great places in Montserrat (view of Plymouth!). The suite was absolutely flawless and the house is very beautiful. Very good value! We, two Dutch girls, would definetely reccomend... More

We loved Essence! I can't even think of enough words to describe how wonderfully fabulous, friendly, welcoming, and just flat out awesome the proprietors (Annie and Eric) of Essence are. We stayed in the apt. which was very well appointed, the pool was beautiful, the garden gorgeous. They gave us mangoes and bananas from the yard, organic even. When we... More

Spend 17 days and had the most relaxing quiet trip ever..Annie&Eric was a very nice couple and made my stay as comfortable as possible...I stayed in the volcanoe apt and the views from there was amazing..very clean and the price was right and would spend another vacation day without a doubt..thanks Annie and Eric...See You Real Soon:)

Great place! I could sit on the deck or by the pool and see the volcano to my left and the ocean to my right. I think I had a better view of the volcano at Essence than I got at the Volcano Observatory. You could also walk right down to the beach in Belham Valley/Olde Towne in just a... More

My husband and I had the pleasure to stay at Essence Guesthouse for 4 nights. We stayed in the Volcano Apartment, which has one bedroom, one bathroom, a sitting room, and kitchen. The view from the guesthouse was great, with the volcano on one side and the ocean on the other. Eric and Anne were wonderful hosts. They prepared us... More