I stayed here for one night before heading to the BVIs. The hotel has no amenities , the pool is closed, the buffet lunch and dinner are the same except the lunch costs $45 and dinner $55. The rooms were clean but need updating but the others areas are less than desirable. As I was only staying there for one night it was ok but I did resent paying $270 , through Expedia, for a 0 star hotel. I felt sorry for people who were there on holiday, as Expedia misrepresent the level of development that is being done on the site. I spoke with a lady who was there on business and was horrified with the level of customer service, the duty manager refuses to meet people and the staff are less than friendly. I would be very wary of booking in at this hotel unless you are looking for a stopover night but don't pay more than $60. Expedia need to check out their hotels better as this was terrible.

myself and the wife wanted a short getaway. well we got a great price , and now i know why. we booked for 5 nights . after the first night we changed hotels .it cost more money , but i was there so ''wtf''. the only thing this hotel had was a good beach. the food was the worst i had ever had. the room was no better. the best thing i did was leave after the fisrt night. i have traveled all over the caribbean ,and this by far was the worst. i rate this hotel as terrible.
by the way , the hotel change was on long bay . this hotel was better , beach was great, food was good , and the room was fine. but i dont think i would go to this island again , maybe for free , maybe

There seem to be some emotive reviews about this place, so I'll try to remain objective where possible.

First impressions of the hotel were that it was very quiet - no-one in the lobby and bar area. Also, the water features there should either be pepped up or replaced with some pot plants!

That said, I'd come for a quiet break with my girlfriend, so quiet was good.

The room we were allocated was very large by European standards, and perfectly clean. I tend not to travel to sit in a hotel room, so we were very pleased with it. There was no fantastic view to speak of as it was at the back of the hotel ('mountain view'!). That said, there were plenty of butterfies and mongeese to see, and a nearby osprey.

We only ate at the hotel once, and it was probably the most ordinary meal we had on the break.

Breakfasts were very good, especially those days when it was the full buffet.

The pool looked fine, though the hotel was so quiet, I don't think I saw anyone use it all week, especially with the sea so close.

The gym was a bit dilapidated (dodgy seat on the cycles, uneven feed on the treadmills).

The staff were friendly and helpful, and genuinely brightened the place up no end, particularly the waiting, reception and room staff.

The location was pretty good, with St John's being walkable, though half a mile in, a bus will almost certainly stop and ask if you want a lift for a couple of ECD.

The beach and locale were fabulous with thousands of fireflies illuminating the trees and the moon reflecting in the sean and lagoon at night. The fort was a fun explore by day, and a swim out to the little island revealed many yellow and black spiders which I only later found were harmless!

The only poor view is the hotel itself, which whilst not terrible isn't up to the low-rise low-impact standard of most other resorts. Essentially it's a big box!

Work being done on lower floors (no noise, and I'm pretty fussy about that) lead to the air-con cutting out one day, and we were asked if we might like to move to the front of the building where we would benefit from the sea breeze.

The rooms here are slightly smaller, but well worth it for the views (pics from mobile phone attached). They're still more than adequate for two of us.

Whilst the sea breeze undoubtedly helped, it was warm the first night in that room. We were glad when the air-con returned.

Essentially, this is not somewhere to come and be entertained - you'll be disappointed. This is somewhere to come for peace and quiet and to go find your own diversions (we hired a car and explored the island, did some SCUBA diving, a bit of walking, eating, chatting, swimming...).

I have to say, for what we paid, I thought it great value. It's very much about taste, and if your taste runs to laid-on activity it's not for you. If you like quiet, then this could be for you if the price is right.

We went back in May 2004, resort was exactly was we were looking for. Nice beach, all to yourself, great grounds, food ok, and some cool activities you could do right around resort.
Hike up to Barrington Hill, to the old fort, about 20 minutes, you can see it from beach. Also, snorkel the ship wreck right off the beach, about a 15 minute swim out...really nice