We stayed in a Mystic Water Suite which has an amazing view of the caribbean. Dipping pool, small kitchen and outdoor shower are some of the fun ammenities. The few drawbacks: it felt very isolated which honeymooners may prefer, A/C didnt work well, beach was a hike. The staff was friendly and each day we came back to the added touch of towel oragami. The roads were rough but not at all dangerous. If you are looking for a party, you need to look at Bitters End or Saba Rock. If you prefer privacy, Nail Bay. We were there to dive. Dive BVI was OK but repeated the same dive sites daily. They were nice and had a great little shop but Killbride Dive Shop at Bitters End was a better experience and little more professional. Food was great everywhere: Top of the Baths, Little Dix, Bitters End, Saba Rock, Dog and Dolphin were all great experiences. We ended our trip with a day trip with Patouche, a 48' catamaran, and had a blast!! They let us bring tanks and took us by Willy T's a BVI drinking institution. The Patouche was our best experience and were very friendly. The BVIs were a great experience. We couldnt have felt safer and more comfortable at all times. Plan your trip!!

Note that my wife and I stayed there last May, so some things may have changed.

Our room was great with a drop dead gorgeous view of the water and islands. We spent most of the stay on our balcony looking out. If you turned around and looked into the room, you'd see a puny kitchenette, a large bed, a full-size tub, and not much else. If you have DVD's, bring them...it'll help during evenings in because there is no nightlife anywhere nearby.

The Dog and Dolphin was surprisingly good and surprisingly cheap. Do note the limitations of a having one cook, limited supply delivery, and few patrons (read: few open times). But they have a swim-up bar, flat screen TV, and cable: movies and sports! Strangely, they also have wi-fi.

The beaches were nothing to write about. They're a short downhill walk, but not that great. Just make daytrips to the Baths and Spring Bay. Then come back and chill at the Dog and Dolphin.

So to get to the bad part (other than the cramped bedroom and no nightlife). The road to Nail Bay just sucks. It is just awful. Sure, if you have 4wd you get used to it...blah, blah, blah. Look, its a barely-one-lane, two-way, dirt road with sharp rocks the size of basketballs and pot holes the size of wastebaskets. Not to mention that it is a sheer drop to the water 200-ft below, and livestock often wander on to the road.

Otherwise, its a little paradise with a little bar with a jaw-dropping view. Oh, and the help couldn't be more helpful.

My wife and I stayed during the week of 3/5/07. Took ferry
from St. Thomas with a stop in Tortola. We had a wonderful
time. The beaches at the resort are second to none. The Baths
are a bit overrated so only go early in the early AM or around 4PM
in order to avoid the tourists from the cruise ships. Definitely
recommend a day trip to The Bitter End Resort. Take the water
shuttle from Gun Creek (its free). For the price of a lunch the
resort lets you use their beach chairs, pool etc. Would agree
that the access road to Nail Bay is rough so you will need a
4 wheel drive vehicle. Our room was on the 2nd floor so we
had a great view toward Tortola. Since you are facing west,
the sunsets are awesome. I think within 5 years this resort
will become very desirable especially if the dirt road
gets paved. You pay 3 times the daily rate if you stay at Little Dix Bay. We would definitely consider a return trip next year.

Jerry Martin
Tyngsboro, MA

My wife and I just got back from Nail Bay on our honeymoon. It was everything and more that we expected.

After a long day of traveling from Atlanta, we arrived via Delta in St. Thomas. We then hopped on the last Air Sunshine flight to Virgin Gorda arriving in Virgin Gorda at 5:45PM.

We had booked one of the Nail Bay packages that included a car rental and we were met right on time at the airport with our car. After a quick trip to get a legal BVI drivers license we were off. The sun had already gone down, so driving on the left side of the road was a bit hair raising at first. The island is small, so finding the main road north, then the dirt road Nail Bay was on was a piece of cake.

The dirt road isn't the best I've seen, but we had no problems the entire trip. I've seen several bad reviews where it seems that the travelers only bad experience was the dirt road, hense giving Nail Bay a bad review. My review...if you've ever ridden on a dirt road (or not for that matter), you'll be fine. As others have said it was a bit adventurous. Again, do not sweat it.

We arrived after the 15 minute drive and the vacation was on. The Nail Bay staff was waiting on us and quickly got us checked in and escorted us to our villa (the sundowner). Let me tell you that this place was absolutely stunning. Please check the website, it is an decent sized 1-1 with full kitchen and huge deck overlooking the ocean (which is only ten short steps away).

After all the travel we were exhausted, but couldn't miss out 1st fruity drink, so were were off to the Dog & Dophin at Nail Bay. We arrived to a beautiful restaurant and bar overlooking the Sir Francis Drake Channel. The staff there was very friendly and quickly welcomed us. We even meet the owner/designer of Nail Bay. Had and couple drinks and our first of many orders of conch fritters for the week.

Monday we slept in, woke up and had coffee on our deck overlooking the sea. We were then welcomed by the housekeeping staff which as others have said are bar none the best. These guys should be working a Ritz Carlton resorts. My wife loved the animal shapes that they made out of towels every day. They even asked us what time we woke up each morning as to not disturb us. Then off to beakfast at the Dog & Dolphin, which has big portions and breakfast is very reasonably priced (my wife and I were able to split an omelet most mornings).

We then decided to head to Spanish Town for a look-see. We headed to Buck's (in the marina) for some essentials and to take a look at the boats. Then back to the sundowner to chill on the deck with our friends Mr. Jimmy Buffett and Mr. John Cash. Great day.

That night we headed into town for dinner at the Rock Cafe. The ambiance there was great (ask to sit on the back deck). I have a lobster pasta, which was great and we also sampled the conch fritters, which were excellent also. Note, bring bug spray with you wherever you go on the island. We must have tasted really good, as we were chewed up all week.

We bought lunch supplies at Buck's, so most off the rest of the week we made our own lunches (saved us a ton), but we were out and about most all nights.

Tuesday we went to the Baths. It was crowed, but not terribly. My wive tried snorkeling for the first time and have trouble to say the least. I guess the north swell has begun as it was really choppy. Not much shopping in the island, but there are a couple good shops for this n' that at the Baths and we got our friends and family some cool Xmas ornaments.

That night we went back into town to Chez Bamboo. It was a bit pricey, but good (although my wife did get an upset stomach afterwards).

Wednesday we headed for Savannah Bay and let me add that I have seen a lot of beachs, but none as beautiful as this. It is a long white sandy beach with tiki huts about every ten yards. We probably didn't see more than ten people in 3 hours. It was also a good place to help my wife practice snorkeling again before out all day trip with DD Charters then next day.

We had heard about Wednesday nights at the Mine Shaft for their BBQ ribs, so we headed out. We watched the sunset at the sundowner, had a couple drinks then headed out. It was a decent haul, but being from Atlanta we're used to it. The ribs were good, but surprisingly enough we found better (to be continued)...

Thurday we got up early and headed to the marina to find our DD Charter boat. It was a great day. We did the Norman Island trip. I had initially wanted to do the Jost Van Dyke trip, but they didn't have enough takers. Mainly wanted to take my wive to Soggy Dollar Bar (if you've ever been I need not explain). Anyway, we did two stops before lunch, can't remember the name of the first, but the 2nd was the Caves). Then to Willy T's for lunch (again, this is a must). After lunch we went to the Indians and the wreck of the Rhoan (sp?). Awesome time. Nothing but good reviews from me regarding DD Charters.

Friday relaxed on our deck at Sundowner and played on the Nail Bay beach a bit. My wife liked it as the Nail Bay beach is great for sea shell collecting. We then headed to Leverick Bay for the weekly Friday night BBQ buffet. The ribs were awesome and being from Georgia, we've had our fair share of ribs. Do not miss this...

Saturday was our last full day, so we laid around. We went back to Savannah Bay in the morning and as sac-religious as it sounds for being in the Caribbean we watched a bit of the UGA and GT football games. The sundowner has satellite tv (although this was the only time it was ever turned on,except for the tuesday night election results). I grilled out Saturday night on the nice gas grill at the sundowner and then we sat on the deck. We even saw several shooting stars that night.

Overall, if you are a bit adventurous this is a place that you cannot miss. We stayed at the sundowner, but there are also many larger houses for rent/sale which would be prefect for families. The website has pictures of all (www.nailbay.com). Another thing a rental car is a must, as Nail Bay is about 3 miles from Spanish Town).

Best vacation I've ever experienced.