Blue Waters Inn - January 2005
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 9:58 pm
Having driven over the top of the hill leading to the Speyside Lookout, and seen the mind-blowing panorama below us, we knew the BWI setting would be something special, and it is. Right from our arrival we got the impression of friendly and efficient team-work. All the buildings have been freshly painted, and the landscape team are continuing to repair the damage to the grounds from the November landslide.
None of the rooms are more than a few feet from the sea. Standard rooms are in two storey buildings on one side of the main building and on the other side there are one, two and three bedroom self catering bungalows. We started off in a top floor room – ask to go on the top floor if you like your privacy, because the beach-front path passes right outside the front of the ground floor rooms. Later in the week we moved to one of the bungalows – which was wonderful.
The beach is soft sand and the bay is incredibly well protected other than from the north-east. Sadly while we were there there was a lot of rain, so the water was very brown, but once you swam past this it was fabulous.
The catering suited us very well. There is a large breakfast menu to choose from, cooked to order; the lunch snack menu always included a local special dish (get there early!) and so did the dinner menu. The dining room is a bit hot, so we tended to have a one or two course meal out in the bar which is always cool. We know that some guests had problems with delays in the dining room in the evening and Duane told us that he was very short-staffed. There is a great range of cocktails which you can just about work through in the course of a week! Jemmas, Redmans, Speyside Inn and Manta Ray Lodge are all about 15 minutes walk away when you want to ring the changes. Don’t forget a torch!
Excursions to Little Tobago and the reef run from outside the hotel, and there are trails through the grounds with excellent birdwatching. We also went out for a long day’s birdwatching with Newton George - the highlight of the holiday.
We loved the BWI’s laid-back friendliness; the staff were lovely, and we had a wonderful time there. We are already planning a return visit.
None of the rooms are more than a few feet from the sea. Standard rooms are in two storey buildings on one side of the main building and on the other side there are one, two and three bedroom self catering bungalows. We started off in a top floor room – ask to go on the top floor if you like your privacy, because the beach-front path passes right outside the front of the ground floor rooms. Later in the week we moved to one of the bungalows – which was wonderful.
The beach is soft sand and the bay is incredibly well protected other than from the north-east. Sadly while we were there there was a lot of rain, so the water was very brown, but once you swam past this it was fabulous.
The catering suited us very well. There is a large breakfast menu to choose from, cooked to order; the lunch snack menu always included a local special dish (get there early!) and so did the dinner menu. The dining room is a bit hot, so we tended to have a one or two course meal out in the bar which is always cool. We know that some guests had problems with delays in the dining room in the evening and Duane told us that he was very short-staffed. There is a great range of cocktails which you can just about work through in the course of a week! Jemmas, Redmans, Speyside Inn and Manta Ray Lodge are all about 15 minutes walk away when you want to ring the changes. Don’t forget a torch!
Excursions to Little Tobago and the reef run from outside the hotel, and there are trails through the grounds with excellent birdwatching. We also went out for a long day’s birdwatching with Newton George - the highlight of the holiday.
We loved the BWI’s laid-back friendliness; the staff were lovely, and we had a wonderful time there. We are already planning a return visit.