Benni,

Like you, I wish all the entrepreneurs involved considerable success in their ventures, but as you suggest, the season is short and you have to make it then to carry yourself through the low months. And you also need to be able to commit yourself 150% if you're running a restaurant. It's a very demanding business and leaves little time and energy for the good life of island living. And adding the boutique hotel aspect further complicates things, because then you really are committed. At least with a restaurant you can close for a day off but hotel guests want service 24-7 and rarely can you find employees to handle things quite the way an owner does.

I like the area and assuming the owners do plan to keep it classy and calm, it can only be a good addition to the area so I hope it works, too. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />