Rosa Bartlett

Review of Carlisle Bay Resort

We have been five times to this unique wonder of a...

We have been five times to this unique wonder of a hotel. Book an Ocean Suite. They are huge. The vast room is divided into bed/ bath/ sitting room and balcony. Perfectly designed and so spacious that even the balcony has a double daybed on it plus a table & chairs. The bathroom has a giant tub, racing basins, large shower, two wardrobes, separate loo etc.
Then, of course there is the white sandy beach just outside. A mere totter and you re on your lounger being offered some chilled melon on a kebab or a cold drink. The staff are an absolute delight, they always remember you, they are endlessly patient, smiling and helpful. Things can be slow, but in a truly Caribbean way, you don t want to rush.
The resort has four places to eat, an Asian restaurant, a general restaurant, a BBQ & fish on the beach restaurant, and a light lunch pizza n pasta or salad place by pool.
Facilities for playing in or on the sea are all a stroll down the beach. There s a cinema, a gym, lots of tennis courts and a really chilled beauty spa.
Quite honestly we hardly leave once we ve settled in. If you ve done the tourist sights on your first visit, apart from eating the odd meal out,there is no reason to.
Oh yes, there is a jetty at the end of the beach, which you can book for a private dinner. A butler serves you, the jetty is lit by lanterns and candles, the sea gently laps, and the moon makes a silvery path. Sitting there, one November night, my husband proposed to me. It truly could not have been more perfect.