Where to Stay in Bermuda

Where to stay in Bermuda?

If you’re thinking about going to Bermuda for a vacation, there are lots of third party discount offers available. The place that I keep migrating back to is the South Hampton Fairmont. It has everything that you want for a vacation and more!

I recently went back to the South Hampton Fairmont. This time, my husband and I decided to stay on the premises the entire time. (On other trips to Bermuda, we ventured off and went into Hamilton and the Navy Dockyard, among many other areas. But this time, we stayed put. And you know what? I liked it!)

The South Hampton Fairmont is elegant. It’s a 6 story building set on top of a hill that overlooks the golf course, the beach and the ocean.

The only time, we went outside of the hotel was to play golf on one of the nicest courses, I’ve ever played. The course, Port Royale, is a magnificent course. It’s very challenging and has many high tee boxes and/or steep greens! The 16th hole is their signature hole where you play from one tee box and have to get the ball across an island. (And, if you get a hole in one and take a photo, you get a free drink!)

We’ve played this course once before and we really enjoyed it. But, beware, there are lots of hills to climb and the cart can only go 90 degree angles so you will have to walk.

We also played the par 3 course, called Turtle Hill Golf Course, at the hotel. This is no walk in the park. This course is tough. It also has lots of hills and steep grades. But it’s a gorgeous course and lots of fun to play. It is very challenging so if you’re not a scratch golfer, don’t expect to par many of the holes.

In addition to the golf, the hotel also has a host of tennis courts and its own private beach.

You take a little pink shuttle to get down to the beach and once you’re there, there are lots of facilities including a restaurant, bathrooms, showers, a gift shop, dive shop and more. I love that there are lots of chaise lounges for everyone including umbrellas. (If you know me, you know I don’t love to be in the sun. I prefer to sit in the shade and that’s exactly what I did.)

The water at the beach is incredible. The color is turquoise blue and crystal clear. As you swim, you can see your arms moving. It’s incredible, especially since when swimming in the northeast open water, you can barely see your hand let alone two feet in front of you! The South Hampton Fairmont also has a nice outdoor pool back at the hotel. As you sit and sunbath, the wait staff comes around to take your drink order and provide you with a cold compress. (Nice touch!)

There are several restaurants on the premises as well. There’s Bacci, the Italian Restaurant,where the lasagna is the signature dish. I also had the chicken parm, which was incredibly tasty. We had a nice California Wine with Dinner and the two nights that we were there, we started with either the Caesar salad or the caprese salad. The second night, we finished off the meal with a tiramisu.

On other nights we went to the Ocean Club, which is their seafood restaurant. I loved the view and the food was pretty good as well. I ended up having a filet mignon, but my husband had a local fish wrapped in banana leaves. He was happy with his choice.

The Waterlot Inn is their expensive steak restaurant. When we walked in, we were escorted to a lounge area for a drink before dinner. They let us stay there as long as we wanted, which was a nice touch. After that, they seated us downstairs for our dinner. I had a surf and turf (filet mignon and lobster) and my husband had the lamb chops. Both were excellent. We finished our meal with a delicious bananas foster (my favorite)! The restaurant was set in an old style steakhouse, it was beautifully decorated and the seats were exceptionally comfortable.

One of the nights, we ate a the Newport, a gastropub, which was located in the actual hotel. I had a wonderful mac and cheese with crabmeat and my husband had a delicious sword fish. We ended up splitting the meals. We also ended up having dessert here which was a melted chocolate chip cookie in a small pan with vanilla ice cream on top. Yummy!

We found the two restaurants to be quite good for lunch as well — The Burger Bar at Wickets and the Cabana Bar & Grill. I ended up eating a lot of burgers, but they really were delicious!

From fine food, amazing beaches and challenging golf, what could be better on a vacation? The Fairmont South Hampton is a place I will continue to frequent in years to come!