Elbow Beach Hotel Bermuda

 

 

Category: $$$$  Location: Paget Parish 

 

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Elbow Beach Hotel is one of the Mandarin Oriental’s luxury hotels in Bermuda and one of the top rated accommodations in the island. The resort covers 50 acres of beautiful landscape and overlooks one of the most wonderful pink sandy beaches on the south shore. 

 

The beach is also known as the Elbow beach, a part of which is privately owned by the hotel. Elbow Beach Hotel is one of the oldest hotels in Bermuda. The main hotel building dates back to 1908. The hotel has however gone through many changes and upgrades since it establishment. The main hotel houses 131 guest rooms and another 104 cottage-suites and garden rooms. 

 

Renovations were done in summer of 2006, and everything looks much better now at this resort. The bedrooms, the full-service spa and fitness center, the tennis courts, and the swimming pool were all upgraded. The watersports program was expanded, the 24-hour room service and dining program vastly improved. You have a wide choice of rooms now - those with balconies overlooking the water, duplex cottages, and rooms with terrace overlooking the pool or the ocean. 

 

 

 

Update October 2014: Since April 1, Elbow beach is no longer part of Mandarin group and is now an independent hotel. The hotel has recently gone through some crisis. The occupancy rate had fallen, a part of the hotel was closed down and a new CEO has been hired to turn it around. The employees morale was sulking which has been now re-vitalized and the hotel is back on track. They have reverted to the old traditional Bermudian hospitality and all staffs are now Bermudian. They have also opened a service for personalized assistance. The lobby bar has been re-established. The hotel currently operates with 98 rooms. The management will soon add more meeting facilities as the focus will also be on group and corporate bookings which is to comprise of about 35% of the occupancy. 

 

Asian furnishings, hardwood floors, and exposed ceiling beams are the features of many of the rooms. The most spacious rooms are in low-rise buildings on terraces leading to the sands. Bathrooms are generally of Italian marble, with tub/shower combinations and touches of luxury such as robes. 

 

 

 

There are 98 accommodations including rooms, suites and cottages which can cater to virtually all type of choices. All have amenities such as ploh beds, separate shower and bath, coffee makers, large desks, both wire and wi-fi internet, LCD TV, audio system with iPod docking station etc. 

 

For honeymoon or a romantic stay, choose the one-bedroom cottage on the beach front with stunning views. It's not only designed elegantly with floor to ceiling French glass doors and looking like an exclusive villa, it enjoys a perfect privacy on the beach as well. This is the only cottage in the property which has a private access to the beach (it's known as Bird of Paradise Cottage). 

 

There are three restaurants at Elbow Beach Hotel offering a full range of cuisine, from casual to very elegant. At the beachfront is the Cafe Lido restaurant with stunning views of the ocean and ideal for fine dining. They serve nice seafood and other items with a Mediterranean flavor. 

 

 

 

Another restaurant Sea Breeze Lounge with al fresco dining on a terrace with wonderful view of the beach and the ocean serves Sushi, Tapas and drinks. The ambiance with wicker chairs, fire pits and bamboo trees all around is so relaxing. Great place to have a cocktail under the starry sky. 

 

'Blue Point' is a poolside alfresco dining option serving lite bites like buffalo wings, salads, sandwiches, chocolate cakes and such. 

 

A full food and beverage service is available on the beach from Mickey’s Beach Bistro. 'The Deep Lounge' used to be a nightclub once. But now it can only be booked for private parties. 

 

The Spa at Elbow Beach Hotel has six private treatment suites, 4 for singles and 2 for couples . Each of them feature stunning ocean views, a hand-crafted granite soaking tub, bamboo flooring and pebble-lined steam shower. 

 

One of the best attractions of the hotel is the beach itself. Although a large part of the beach is open to public, the hotel has a half a mile stretch which is private and having lounge chairs, umbrellas, towels, changing rooms and showers, and of course it also runs the beach bar Mickey’s Beach Bistro which is accessible to public as well. 

 

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