Casa del Cielo

It’s a good location right in Old Bank for waking around to explore this part of Bastimentos. It’s also close to the dock for catching water taxis or taking a snorkeling trip. The view from the deck is beautiful. The bedrooms have a/c. The owner was very responsive.

It wasn’t very clean and the amenities (hand soap, body wash, coffee) were a bit lacking. The fan on the deck wasn’t working, so it did get hot, but the owner is working on replacing it.

The location in Old Bank and the views from both the kitchen and bedroom balconies were excellent. The air conditioning in both bedrooms was excellent and provided a comfortable night’s sleep. Marilin was very responsive, helpful and friendly. She arranged for her son and nephew to carry our cases up and down the hill and stairs which was greatly appreciated.

The crockery and cutlery were not clean on our arrival - we needed to wash anything we were going to use from the kitchen. On the booking description it stated there was a beach nearby the house (pictures of small sandy beach) however this was not available.

Die Aussicht von der Terrasse war super.

Sehr viele Insekten in den Schlafzimmern. Generell nicht gerade sauber. Der Weg hoch zum Haus war jedes Mal ein Erlebnis. Über Stock und Stein, zwischendurch ein paar Hühnern aus dem Weg gehen. Da man mitten in „Old Bank“ wohnt muss man mit seehr lauter Musik der Nachbarn rechnen. Zum Entspannen also nicht ideal.

The location was great, there is a beatiful view of the mountains and the bay. For me this was a lot better than if the property were facing the open sea.

Excelent position and beautiful view, close to the pier and center of Old Bank.

The access to the house a bit too difficult, but the view compensates the effort.

La vista del living era muy linda. Hay bidón de agua potable a disposición. La anfitriona fue atenta. Hay aire acondicionado en las habitaciones y cada habitación tiene un baño con ducha.

El pueblo de Bastimento se ve sucio, basura en las calles. El predio de la casa es compartido con otras casas de gente local. El acceso requiere muchas escaleras y tramos de barro. Se convive con gallos, gallinas y perros. Dura te la noche se escucha que caen "cosas" (frutos) al techo de chapa de las habitaciones y eso perturba el descanso. Fuimos en época de fin de año, una de las casas de adelante tenía música a alto volumen hasta pasada la medianoche, y no solo la noche de año viejo. La limpieza estaba con lo justo, aunque se entiende que a los alrededores está lleno de barro y animales. Tanto la isla como la casa nos parecieron sobrevalorados.

Remote owner and local caretaker were excellent to communicate with via booking .com and WhatsApp respectively. House has beautiful views and nice breezes due to its hillside location. Bedrooms had a/c and full bathrooms in each—lovely! Large deck is great for lounging.

House sits high up on a hill with lots of stairs, and grass/dirt pathways that got muddy and slippery when it rained. Just be careful. Be sure to have a torch to light the way at nght, as the pathway/stairs do not have any lighting. Bedrooms only have one super bright overhead light, no side lamps for reading.

Very nice location, 3 minutes from the port. Amazing terrace.

In the kitchen and also in the bathroom and shower there is dirty, brown water flowing, which smells like a cesspool or rotten eggs. The dishes in the kitchen were dirty, even the duvets did not smell very good. We were given an almost empty barrel of drinking water. There was no soap in the bathroom. I think that for this money it would have needed better service. But the location is really magical.