The hotel is a few miles from Bridgetown and for other dining options you probably need to head there, nothing much else in the general vicinity of the hotel. Yes, food is expensive but that is generally the case in a 4 star hotel on an island so you just have to budget for it. Yellow flags were up the entire time we were there but if you didn't go out into the sea too far you could swim and the sea water was very warm. The beach was clean and plenty of sun loungers and umbrellas were available. The pools are not especially deep so no diving. The majority of our fellow guests did not go and place towels on the loungers and not use them for hours. There was no problem getting sun loungers with umbrellas by the pool even though the hotel was at full occupancy. The 2 pools were large, kept clean and didn't make your eyes sting from chemical treatment. To a person they greeted us with a cheery good morning/exchanged a few words inquiring about your day. My rating of very good rather than excellent concerns the hotel facilities, I would rate the staff excellent plus. Tea and coffee maker was basic, there was one bathrobe only and no slippers in the room. Our suites were wonderful, separate sitting area with bathroom and balcony, the bedroom had a large sofa and balcony, desk, larger bathroom. Many previous reviews have commented that parts of the hotel are looking tired but I thought the state of repair and decor was all right, maybe some things could do with a lick of paint. We had a 7 night stay in a king bed panoramic view corner suite and were joined by our daughter and family for 4 nights in a 2 bed panoramic view corner suite.

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