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Bermuda's Small Hotels

For visitors on vacation or special events

By Keith Archibald Forbes (see About Us) exclusively for Bermuda Online

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Recommended hotels are shown in bold. Some have the facilities shown by the following symbols. Hotels shown with 5-2 Stars reflect the symbols shown on Expedia.com. 

- 5 Star hotel	- 4 Star hotel	- 3 Star hotel	- 2 Star hotel
- business center	- business facilities	- Ship view	- dining
- disabled access	- fitness	- golf course	- meeting room
- pool	- public buses	- public ferries	- shopping
- walking area

Note 1. An active free courtesy link to the websites of all properties will be always be shown gladly when they do likewise with a reciprocal link to this site. Active email addresses will also be shown when properties agree to link. Another benefit of linking in this way is that potential or repeat customers can see accommodation prices posted on websites to which this site links. There is no obligation at all for any properties not linking to this site to be included on this page.  Sorry, but websites that won't reciprocate the free courtesy active reciprocal hyperlink we offer are not linked to on this page. Nor is there is no obligation at all for any properties not linking to this site to be included on this page. 

Some have lower rates from November to March. In addition to what properties charge - ask them directly - visitors should expect to pay the following Bermuda Government Taxes (a) Occupancy Tax of  7.25% and (b) a Resort Levy of 10%. Ask any property at which you stay about any further extras. Small hotels usually have a private beach, gardens and pools, other luxury facilities, sports, shops, beauty salon, cycle livery, bars, restaurants, nightclub and more.  They all have television. Some are on or close to Bermuda's public sector bus or ferry routes.

Bermuda Hotel Association’s Hurricane Guarantee programme:

• If the Bermuda Weather Service predicts a hurricane-force storm to approach within 200 miles of our island and within five days, you may cancel reservations without penalty
• If our island is directly affected by a hurricane (as determined by the Bermuda Weather Service) during your stay, the participating hotel will not charge for rooms, food and beverage or other essential services for any period of time that the hotel’s normal services are unavailable
• If a participating hotel is unable to continue operations due to damage incurred by a hurricane (as determined by the Bermuda Weather Service), the hotel will invite you to return for a complimentary stay within one year from the reopening
• The replacement stay must be taken within one year from the hotel’s reopening and will be in an equivalent room category to the original booking. Other expenses, including airfare and incidentals, are not covered by this guarantee

Please contact your hotel or cottage colony or guesthouse or apartment so see if they participate and for complete Hurricane Guarantee terms and conditions.

Current small hotels

• When space is available for the disabled - accompanied if in a wheelchair - this symbol indicates this. Always confirm this with the proprietor and note that properties in Bermuda do not have to conform to ADA or any locally-equivalent standards at this time.

The Breakers 

Formerly, Mermaid Beach Club. 25-30 rooms, depending on condominium leasebacks. On the ocean side of South Road, Warwick Parish. Call 1 (441) 236-5031 or fax (441) 236-9890.  E-mail mermaid@ibl.bm. Contact Jean Astwood. A luxurious small condominium and boutique resort hotel on its own private beach just east and adjacent to the large public beach of (Warwick Long Bay). It has gone through considerable changes in recent years. Some suites have fully equipped kitchens at extra cost. All have balconies or patios with water views. Bar, but one of the very few hotels in Bermuda without its own restaurant.

Coco Reef Bermuda

Formerly Stonington Beach Hotel. Name changed June 2003 to reflect the Coco Beach name of its Tobago-based Bermudian owner John Jeffries who once managed the Elbow Beach Hotel. 28 ocean front, 32 ocean view rooms and 2 one-bedroom ocean-front suites. South Road, Paget Parish. Telephone (441) 236 5416. Taxi fare from/to airport from $26 per taxi for 1-4 passengers or from $32 for 5-6 passengers. Overlooking the ocean and with a shared  - by Elbow Beach - gorgeous private beach (it used to be public Elba Beach until the hotel was built), complete with superb boiler reefs. It is less than a ten minute drive from the City of Hamilton and is served by buses on the 2 and 7 routes. It has 2 tennis courts, bar, two restaurants open to guests and the general public and a fresh water pool. The 2 tennis courts are plexi-pave. Owned by the Bermuda Government, it was up to March 2002 part of the Bermuda Government-owned Bermuda College, a junior college (it awards associate degrees, not full degrees) and the hotel of the Hospitality and Culinary Institute of Bermuda. But it is was hived off to the Ministry of Tourism which in turn lease-contracted it out to Mr. Jeffries for 50 years. It first opened in 1980 as a training ground for students at the Bermuda College. It has won several major local tourism awards but never made a profit and incurred heavy losses each year.  It will continue to provide Bermuda College hospitality students with training. In January 2008 a Bermuda Government -issued Special Development Order was granted, which by-passed normal planning regulations, for an additional  66 luxury holiday apartments.

Grape Bay Beach Hotel

Formerly White Sands Hotel and Cottages. 40 rooms and 3 oceanfront cottages. 55 White Sands Road, Paget Parish, PG 05. Phone (441) 236-2023 for reservations. Fax (441) 236-2024 or 2486. General Manager from July 14, 2003 is Bermudian Marcus Jones. Taxi fare from/to airport from $29 per taxi for 1-4 passengers or from $38 for 5-6 passengers. Re-opened in 2003 under new ownership and management after being closed for nearly two years. Now owned by Bermudian businessman Jeffrey Amaral, who also owns the Palmetto Gardens condominium development. It was owned by New Jersey-based American property developer James M. Dwyer, with then General Manager Esan Frederick. But after severe problems in staff not being paid for months, the property went into receivership with substantial debts and was advertised on March 22, 2002 as up for sale. It finally reopens July 14, 2003 after extensive refurbishment by the Bermuda Resort Hotels management group who now operate it for the owner. New in 2003 are a lounge overlooking the South Shore and the Sapori Restaurant with Bermudian, Thai and sushi dishes, under the control of the Primavera Restaurant operation in Bermuda. It is a fair walk from the hotel to bus routes 7 (going west, not east and 8 ). It has nice rounds and gardens. It overlooks spectacular Grape Bay, a spectacular private beach for hotel guests and approved local residents. 

Hamiltonian Hotel & Island Club

Langton Hill, Pembroke Parish.  Telephone (441) 295-5608 or fax (441) 295-7481. 32 ocean-view, one-bedroom timeshare suites in a sub-tropical garden setting, all overlooking the North Shore ocean. Situated high on a hill above the City of Hamilton and within walking distance of it on a cooler and not humid day. No beach, no restaurant, but pool, TV (not cable, local channels), refrigerator, microwave, toaster, coffeemaker. Walk to the North Shore Road to catch buses to and from Hamilton and beyond. Listed by RCI as one of the two timeshare properties in Bermuda. 3 asphalt tennis courts, 2 lit for night use (for a fee).  In the 1950s it was the site of the Eagle's Nest Hotel. In May 2006  the Bermuda Government's Debt Enforcement Unit (DEU) began legal proceedings, still ongoing, to collect a seven-figure sum in unpaid Government taxes, in the form of payroll tax, social insurance, the hospital levy, land tax, hotel occupancy tax, timeshare services tax and employment tax. Former operator of the hotel, American Harold Stavisky, died in 2004 after being declared bankrupt in Bermuda. Since then, a legal battle has ensued between his wife and his estate against the current management group that presently runs operations.

Harmony Club

98 well-appointed units. 109 South Road, Paget Parish. Phone 1 (441) 236-3500. E-mail reservations@harmonyclub.com. Offers all-inclusive rates on application. Elegant in physical attraction, local  history, elegance and amenities, its traditional Bermudian cottage-style architecture offers a private country hideaway in acres of exquisite flowering gardens. It began life in the 1830s as the new home of Bermudian merchant and ship owner Charles Conyers and his new bride, who named it Harmony Hall.  When they died, their children sold the handsome house. In the early 1900s the then-owners leased the property to Clarence James of Bermuda, who recognized the importance of the tourist trade. He set his family of seven children to work and opened a guest house for New England and Mid Atlantic American and Canadian visitors seeking an escape from a harsh winter. Originally with 12 guests, the James's expanded the property to house 20 guests. In 1939, their descendants sold the property to Albert Edward (Bill) Tumbridge, who built 28 more guest suites, created the famed Gombey Room and kept it until 1968.

It is about 6 minutes from the City of Hamilton by taxi. It is Bermuda's only all-inclusive resort, meaning that rates include all meals (American Plan). The innovative concept dates back to the mid 1980s and was the brain-child of Alfonso Giannuzzi, a senior executive of the UK-based British organization Trust Houses Forte International Hotels) which had owned the property since 1968 (it no longer does). Many other services are also included in the total package price payable by guests, making it an attractive proposition. 

Although not with water views of its own, guests have beach privileges at a South Shore hotel not far away. There are several tennis courts for guests only south of the property. The Harmony Club is served by the 2 and 7 bus routes offering day time service and limited # 7 evening service. It is owned by the owners of Surfside Beach Resort, Nam International,  for Sharad Tak and Naval Mehra, both of Washington, DC. Collectively, they own the Bermuda Resort Hotels company of which the Harmony Club is one. Naval Mehra is CEO and Billy Griffith is President. It undertook major renovations under the Hotels Concessions Act. 18 rooms were revamped at a cost of US$ 750,000 to create a whole new type of room category. Lobby, restaurant and bar areas have been re-done as well.

Newstead Belmont Hills Golf Resort and Spa

Harbour Road, Paget. Phone (441) 236-6060. On the harbor’s edge overlooking the city of Hamilton.  Owned by Bermudian developer Kevin 
Petty.  Bermuda’s first hotel to open (in April 2008) on the island in 35 years. On hand were Hollywood stars Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, who call Bermuda home, the Premier, affluent members of society, the entire staff along with the resort's first guests. Offers deeded part ownership of luxury suites to non-residents. Owning at a luxury fractional development such as this is essentially the only feasible way for foreigners to own real estate in Bermuda, due to a government policy that restricts the amount of real estate that can be sold to non-Bermudians. Because of their affiliations with hotel properties, private residence clubs are not affected by these regulations. This new resort is built from the remnants of two once-elegant Bermuda hotels called Newstead, once a 19th century colonial manor, then a hotel, and the former Belmont Manor a less luxurious but also spectacular in water views 20th century hotel circa 1920, plus the rebuilt Belmont Golf Course near the latter. The full service resort destination offers amenities such as an 18-hole golf course, located nearby at Belmont, a world class spa, two tennis courts, infinity pool overlooking Hamilton Harbour, two restaurants (including Beau Rivage), room service, concierge service, housekeeping service and bell service. It combines traditional Bermuda architecture with new Bermuda design, keeping the old world charm of a small boutique hotel and cottage community.  Guests at the facility can travel to and from Hamilton by a private water ferry, which will run throughout the morning and evening. Through an exclusive arrangement, Newstead guests will be able to use the Elbow Beach Hotel's private beach facilities, a complimentary shuttle service will take guest to the nearby resort. Guests will receive even more perks if they pay between $129,000 to $360,000 for fractional ownership of the cottages, which amounts to eight weeks throughout the year.

Pompano Beach Club

Pompano Beach Road, Southampton Parish. Phone (800) 343-4155 in the USA or Canada or (441) 234 0222 directly. E-mail info@pompano.bm. Offers all-inclusive rates on application. 74-room hotel, family-owned since 1956, originally as Bermuda's first fishing club, named after the pompano game fish prolific in these parts. It has expanded appreciably since. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006. Has many repeat guests and long-serving staff. Taxi fare from/to airport from $38 per taxi for 1-4 passengers or from $48 for 5-6 passengers. Managing Director Tom Lamb III and his brother Larry are owners  It offers dramatic ocean views from the main clubhouse and all guest rooms. With two fine restaurants, pool, its own private South Shore beach, fitness center, bar and much more. A spectacular location, in gorgeous turquoise waters, but not for the disabled. The two tennis courts are clay. It is on its own private road well away from all the noise of traffic, so it offers peace and tranquility. The 8 bus route is on the main Middle Road a mile away and if you stay here a courtesy shuttle bus from the hotel will take you there or collect you to and from the bus stop at the junction of Middle Road and Pompano Beach Road.

The Reefs

South Road, Southampton Parish. Phone (800) 742-2008 in the USA or Canada or directly at (441) 238-0222. Fax (441) 238 8372. E-mail reefsbda@ibl.bm. Taxi fare from/to airport from $35 per taxi for 1-4 passengers or from $45 for 5-6 passengers. A beach resort, nestled into coral cliffs above a private pink beach with good diving and snorkel facilities. Each guest room has Bermuda-inspired colors. Each private lanai is situated to give maximum privacy. With three gourmet restaurants, bar and fitness center. The 2 tennis courts are plexi-pave. On the 7 bus route. Owned by David Dodwell, a former Minister of Tourism for the United Bermuda Party. (He also owns a hotel on the island of Nevis, Caribbean). It applied for and got major renovations under the Hotels Concessions Act and has invested US$5 million on renovations and additions. It has new suites, entrance area, landscaping and first "infinity" hotel swimming pool in Bermuda. The USA's Travel & Leisure magazine voted this hotel as best in in the Caribbean region for the standard of its rooms, facilities, service, food, restaurant and value - and 23rd best in the world. in June 2007 work started on a $40 million dollar new development, The Reefs Club, expected to be complete by the 2009 tourist season. It is a Private Residence Club (PRC) with 19 two-and-three bedroom residences all with unobstructed ocean views and will feature a spa on the patio of every unit. Residents will also have access to an infinity pool, whirlpool, club lounge and state-of-the-art fitness centre. The PRC will be located immediately west of The Reefs property. The PRC units will be fractionally owned, meaning there will be ten owners per unit. When a unit is purchased the owners get to select the dates they will be residing there, but also have the right to use the unit whenever it is free. Owning at a luxury fractional development such as this is essentially the only feasible way for foreigners to own real estate in Bermuda, due to a government policy that restricts the amount of real estate that can be sold to non-Bermudians. Because of their affiliations with hotel properties, private residence clubs are not affected by these regulations.

Rosedon Hotel 

47 rooms. Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke Parish. Or P. O. Box HM 290, Hamilton HM AX, Bermuda. Phone (441) 295-1640. Fax (441) 295-5904. Toll free in USA 1 800 742 5008. E-mail rosedon@ibl.bm. Owned by the Kitson family of Bermuda. Operates 365 days a year, offering all guests "Old English Bermuda Charm." Taxi fare from/to airport from $26 per taxi for 1-4 passengers or from $32 for 5-6 passengers. An old former Bermuda colonial home in a central and convenient location, a lush and immaculate garden setting  with flowers of every colour and featuring comfortable and pleasant guest bedrooms in the main house and wing off a secluded garden setting. There are two large lounges with television with wide verandahs for guests in the main house, also a self-service bar. The swimming pool is fresh water and one of the few in Bermuda to be heated in winter. It is a short and pleasant walk to the City of Hamilton and its ferry terminal for the western and eastern parishes, many attractions, public transportation buses, restaurants and services. Most of the staff have been there for 20 years. 

Royal Palms Hotel

25 rooms. 24 Rosemont Avenue, Pembroke Parish, HM 05. Telephone 1 441 292 1854. E-mail rpalms@ibl.bm. Taxi fare from/to airport from $26 per taxi for 1-4 passengers or from $32 for 5-6 passengers. Owner managers are Susan Weare, Richard  Smith and Edmund Smith. A 90 year old converted gracious estate with a fresh water pool. It also has small suites with kitchenettes and  a buffet continental breakfast is available as an option from 7 am. Within 10-15 minutes walking distance to the City of Hamilton on a cooler and not humid day. There are no regular buses serving this property. With its own "Ascots" restaurant for guests and the general public. 

Surf Side Beach Club

46 rooms (92 beds). 90 South Road, Warwick Parish. Facing the South Shore ocean and with its own beach and with land at the back of the property. On 7 bus route. Telephone (441) 236-7100. Fax (441) 236-9765. E-mail: surf@ibl.bm. USA and Canadian residents can call 1 800 553 9990. Taxi fare from/to airport from $30 per taxi for 1-4 passengers or from $38 for 5-6 passengers. On the South Shore at the Warwick Parish and Paget Parish boundary, about 15 minutes drive from Hamilton and 35 to 40 minutes from the airport. Catering mostly but not exclusively to families. With a full restaurant ("Palms") for breakfast, lunch and dinner, open to guests and the general public, and bar. The guest units are in a semi-circle on 5 acres of landscaped oceanfront. They include new three-bedroom units, each unit with a full kitchen, cable television. No tennis (at another facility a few minutes away). The owner is Nam International, for Sharad Tak and Naval Mehra, both of Washington, DC. They also own the Harmony Club, above. Collectively, they own the Bermuda Resort Hotels company of which Surfside is one. They have invested US$5 million into the property for major concessions under the Hotels Concessions Act, first major addition since 1971. 

In September 2007 it was announced the cliffside resort plans to add ten more suites and enlarge five existing cottages. It received planning permission to demolish three suites and replace them with two three-storey buildings containing 13 accommodations in a 36,866 square foot redevelopment, in three-storey buildings. The resort must now obtain a building permit ahead of construction.

Waterloo House

30 rooms, guest capacity 60 persons. 100 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke Parish, Hamilton HM 08. Overlooking Hamilton Harbour, with a private dock. Air-mail postal address is Horizons Ltd, P. O. Box PG 200, Paget, PG BX, Bermuda. Phone (441) 295- 4480. Fax (441) 295-2585. USA and Canadian residents call 1 800 468 4100. E-mail waterloo@ibl.bm. Offers all-inclusive rates on application. Taxi fare from/to airport from $28 per taxi for 1-4 passengers or from $34 for 5-6 passengers. 32 rooms and suites, all with views of the water or gardens, antiques or reproductions, original paintings and modern conveniences including personal voice mail, data ports, 24 hour room service, fitness center, pool, bar, conference room, cable television, state-of-the-art meeting salon, launch for cruises to secluded islets. Restaurants include the inside formal Wellington Room - to complement the name of the hotel - or the waterside Poinciana Terrace. A luxurious 1815 manor house and harbourside hotel on 5 landscaped acres, with water views and secluded gardens. Seasonal rates, plus taxes and gratuities. Within walking distance to but not geographically a part of the City of Hamilton. No beach or tennis courts of its own but guests can claim superb private-beach and tennis privileges at the Coral Beach and Tennis Club sister property in Paget Parish. Guests can also request golf privileges at every course in Bermuda. Buses do not come here but the terminal for them and the ferry system are a few minutes walk.

The Wharf Executive Hotel

Darrell's Wharf, Harbour Road, Warwick Parish. Formerly the Palm Reef Hotel, and before that the famous Inverurie on Hamilton Harbor, but mostly rebuilt. Apart from the failed Daniels Head resort, it is the first hotel to be built since Stonington Beach in 1980. Taxi fare from/to airport from $29 per taxi for 1-4 passengers or from $38 for 5-6 passengers. Geared towards the corporate business traveler. It opened officially on July 10, 2002 as a 15-suite boutique hotel with high speed Internet, office facilities, 24-hour concierge service and kitchens. There is a ferry stop adjacent to the hotel. Bermudian Marcus Jones is the Manager. Room rates start at US$210 a night for single executive suites and $225 for doubles, one bedroom suites cost from $375 for summer 2002. There are adjacent condominiums, ranging in size from 2-4 bedrooms. They range in price from US$850,000 to $2 million. The property was bought by the owners of the Harmony Club and Surfside Beach Resort, Nam International,  for Sharad Tak and Naval Mehra, both of Washington, DC. Collectively, they own the Bermuda Resort Hotels company of which the Wharf is one. Naval Mehra is CEO and Billy Griffith is President. 

Possible new hotels

Palmetto Gardens

P. O. Box FL 54, Flatts FL BX, Bermuda. Owned by Bermudian businessman and hotelier Jeffrey Amaral. Formerly Palmetto Bay at the bottom of Flatt's Hill and the junction of Harrington Sound Road, with spectacular views of both Flatt's Inlet and Harrington Sound. Just in the Smith's Parish part of Flatts. Substantially and permanently delayed up to 2006 to date. It was scheduled to start building in 2003 as a small (28 rooms) hotel, at the same physical and mailing address as before. What have already been built on part of the lovely old typically Bermudian architecture mansion once there which also had wonderful gardens are Canada-supplied pre-modular style condominiums. It is hoped the gardens will return. The planned new hotel - not the condominiums - qualified for close to $1 million in concessions from the Bermuda Government under the Hotel Concessions Act 2000.

Lantana  redevelopment

June 27, 2007. Plans have been submitted to transform a derelict hotel site into a new resort and marina. The Eden Group aims to create a mixed development resort at the former Lantana site in Southampton. Covering 9.70 acres, it will feature both hotel accommodation and residential leasehold properties. The land is already zoned as tourism but will also cover 0.48 acres of agricultural land and 0.40 acres of ‘green space’ along its north-east edge. The Eden Group is an international company based in London. Situated between the Railway Trail and the coastline north-west of Somerset Bridge, the resort will include 18 hotel suites in a main ‘Manor House’ complex, plus 20 residential units with driveways and 33 shared-ownership villas. Amenities include a spa, restaurants and bars, plus beachside and poolside facilities. In a letter to the Department of Planning, agents Conyers and Associates state: “Until 1998, Lantana was a successful tourism resort which has since been disused and over the subsequent years, fallen into a state of disrepair. “The proposal includes the provision of various shoreline amenities arranged around and adjacent to the existing beach which would be enhanced and protected through the addition of one new breakwater and the refurbishment of the existing breakwater. The primary purpose of this breakwater is to protect this vital beach amenity.” The resort — covering a total 95,703 sq ft — will also operate a water taxi service. The supporting letter to the application says: “The new dock is seen by the developer as a fundamental part of the resort’s strategy for transportation, with links to Hamilton and other areas of the island, and is intended to become a major gateway into the resort. “The provision of such marine facilities will take pressure off the roads and is viewed as a highly desirable transport solution for the resort as well as being consistent with the Government’s stated goal of providing inter-modal transport services. “Our client’s reputation as an international developer will ensure that the scenic quality and visual amenity of this part of Bermuda will be greatly enhanced.” 

The Lantana land was put up for sale for $18.5 million last August after plans to develop it into a luxury spa resort failed to materialize. A ‘breaking ground’ ceremony took place in February 2005 with the resort planned for 2007. It was described as a 40-suite hotel complex with 17 beachfront villas and marina, spa and conference centre. However, when backers Tanner and Haley pulled out and then  applied for bankruptcy in the US, the remaining investors decided not to pursue the project. The original Lantana Resort was developed by the late John Young and was one of the first ‘cottage colony’ resorts in Bermuda. Opened in the 1950s, it built up a reputation for friendliness and excellent service, but closed in 1998.  

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