Ida’s beachfront cottages were absolutely amazing. The view is one that will stay with me forever. I traveled to Black Point with my sister, mother, grandmother, great aunt, and mother in law. Quite the crew! Upon arrival, we were greeted at the airport in Staniel Cay and taken, by boat, to Black Point. Talk about a one of a kind entrance! With the beautiful water and islands all around, you can’t help but going into your trip in awe. I am a sucker for wildlife, so seeing the rays, nurse sharks, and beautiful fish were an added bonus!
Ida’s cottages were in pristine condition. The air conditioning was fabulous! Rent the golf carts to get around the island. Take a gander at the beach behind the cottages, too. Look at the other reviews for suggestions of where to eat (this is what we did), especially ordering dinner ahead of time! We really enjoyed the crack conch and lobster, fish fingers, and rum punch! We stuck to Lorraine’s and Deshamon’s for the majority of our meals. Deshamon’s had pretty good pizza! Order some groceries ahead of time so that you have snack food/ lunch food at the cottages (coconut bread). The grocery store, Aderly’s, has some basic stuff, but not a lot. If you plan to partake in adult beverages, please note that white wine is not incredibly easy to come by. If you are ok with liquor and beer, you are good to go. Anything else, you may want to give Ida a good heads up and order it ahead of time!
We did a half day excursion visiting the pigs, iguanas, and sharks in Compass Cay. On said excursion, we did eat at the Staniel Cay yacht club and it was delicious. With some of our crowd being a little more seasoned and fresh out of knee replacement surgery, we did not get in with the pigs. We heard they were a little aggressive. Unfortunately, we totally missed out. Get in with the pigs… Take bread… Huge regret. Take lettuce for the iguanas, too. They were very cool! The sharks were incredible, as well and I also wish I had gotten in with them. My mother was worried that I would get bitten, so to appease her I abstained from swimming with the fishes. I will return to Ida’s Beautiful Beachfront Cottages with a braver crowd in order to fully experience everything in its glory!
Thank you Ida and Terrance! It was truly paradise!