Hotel 1829, Charlotte Amalie

While i was staying here the cleaning lady picked up my laptop by the screen and this cracked my screen. I took the computer to the manager and he refused to pay for it telling me that a power surge caused the damage. It it impossible for a power surge to physically crack a computer screen so the manager was lying to me to get out of this. He treated me like i was making this up to get a new computer. I ended up having to pay 1200 to get it fixed. I would not stay here if i had valuable electronics with me. The cleaning ladies have no clue how to handle expensive electronics.

The bar wasn´t open when we visited the hotel. You get a good breakfast - if you ask for it. Best place was on the patio in front of the hotel, with a good view of the city.

I stayed at this hotel in May of 2004 and found it to have a wonderful location and great view. I also really enjoyed the MGT of the place. Sometimes when I would ask about the ownership of the place the subject would be quickly changed. I never had that happen before. A cab driver knew all about the ownership and had some good history in that area. The morning breakfast was very good and a patio offers great views when eating. At night time a bar would open up and you could enjoy the night life and have the view there also. The pool was small but nice. It was cold in the pool so I only used it once. My room needed some work on it but then a lot of places do need that. I e-mailed the hotel a year after being there for rates and never did get any response. I know the rates normally go up slightly every year. When I made my origional reservation a few years ago they had a buy 6 nights get the 7th for free all over the island including this hotel. But when I checked out they said they knew nothing of it. I should have got it confirmed by e-mail. Anyway I will be in the Virgin Islands at the end of January 2006. Had Hotel 1829 got back with me I would be staying at their place. The main reasons that I would stay there again is the location, the nice view, and good customer service. Maybe in the future I will get a reply to my e-mail.

It was very authentic and the manager and staff were very nice. There aren't glass windows, but the breeze is wonderful and the original stone/brick walls keep the room comfortable. It's 1 block away from the duty-free shopping and a great restaurant is next door (Herve's). The view was great and the mattresses were very hard.