Elbow Beach Bermuda

We stayed at Elbow Beach for the first time in October 2015 and we were in the Bougainvillea building (room 803). We loved it so much, my husband wanted to book his 50th birthday trip there with two other couples in August 2018. We reserved 3 Premier Ocean View Rooms and requested the Alamanda or Poinciana buildings, since they were a little further away from the Lido Complex. We knew August was a prime time there, and didn't want the hustle and bustle of people coming and going from the Lido Complex all day and night if we stayed in Bougainvillea. Not only did we get our pick of the Alamanda building, we were thrilled upon arrival to see that the hotel upgraded my husband and I to a huge suite in Alamanda (room 663) in the middle of the building, and the other two couples were nearby in rooms 661 and 668 in the same building. Gorgeous views of the ocean, huge suite with full living room, 2 bathrooms and a giant king bedroom, with a large patio. Amazing! Weather was absolutely perfect, 85 and sunny everyday. The staff is amazing, friendly, and accommodating. We've covered a lot of the island and are foodies, we've eaten at Barracuda Grill, The Ocean Club at Fairmonth Southampton, Coconuts at The Reefs, etc. and find that both Mickey's Beach Bistro and Seabreeze at Elbow Beach's Lido Complex offer some of the best cuisine on the island by far. Cannot say enough about Mickey's, everything there is just delicious. We also did a sushi night at Seabreeze and that was fantastic! We loved our waitstaff, Lidia from the Ukraine was amazing! The only downside to Elbow Beach Resort is the breakfast pricing, it's the simplest and cheapest meal of the day in most cases, but here it's outrageously priced at $42/person. We got a tip about a more economical breakfast place, walking distance from the hotel. It is called the Paraquet Cafe, and is half the price of breakfast at Elbow. Good option if you're not into breakfast being the most expensive meal of the day. Elbow Beach's grounds are just so lush and beatiful, wide open space and beach... and as people who love the beach, we have not found a better beach on the island. The staff makes you feel like a true guest, from the towel service to the drink service on the beach, it's just pure relaxation to the max. I do not understand some of the sub par reviews I see, I just cannot imagine a person who can complain about these accommodations or staff, we find it all spectacular! Yes there are some tiny ants that inhabit the grounds, but we're on a tropical island, it's expected. The hotel is upfront about it and even leaves a card in your room advising that they are doing their best to control the ant population but, ridding the property of them fully seems unrealistic. No other insects or pests were visible, which is rather amazing considering the lush grounds. We visited other hotels while there, just to be sure that we weren't missing out on anything, and every time we said to ourselves, thank goodness we chose Elbow Beach again. Perfect vacation, we love it here and will return!

Our ocean view room was gorgeous, spacious + well-appointed. Right on the beach- exactly what we wanted. Food was very fresh. Housekeeping very responsive. Close to town/ convenient. Highly recommend!

If you want to pay $700+/night for a gorgeous beach and nothing else, this is the hotel for you. Mickey's is also decent. So the beach and Mickey's are the ONLY 2 things the place has going for it. If you're expecting accommodations and service to match that price, then you should looks elsewhere. The hotel is very old and the rooms feel dingy and outdated. We were in an ocean premiere room which had a great view of the beach, but everything else about it was at the same level as a budget motel. Additionally, while you're charged significantly more because of the ocean view, there is also a disadvantage to being on the beach, the fact that you can hear the pumping music from the beach restaurant/bar when you're trying to sleep. And the service at the hotel was particularly poor: 1. When we checked in they didn't inform us that the concierge left at 4 so when we called to try and book and excursion for the next day the concierge was gone and we were unable to go on a snorkel tour. 2. It was 3pm the next day and housekeeping still hadn't come to our room. The front desk said that "wasn't normal, but housekeeping was very busy." NO APOLOGY. 3. The "sushi" restaurant was 10% full but the host wouldn't let us just grab a drink there, and was very rude. 4. Half the toiletry bottles in the room were used when we got there, not new.