Bequia Beach Hotel

Our first family holiday was our 5 month old! This hotel was absolutely gorgeous- stunning grounds, beautiful Junior Suite room, lovely staff and great facilities. The room was very comfortable with a separate bedroom and crib for our baby. There are 2 restaurants. One with an Italian menu and also a beach bar that serves lunch. Very tasty food in all places. A good breakfast with something for everyone. The staff were very friendly and accommodating. They also have a lovely kids club and will take babies from a young age. Great access to Port Elizabeth (7 mins in a taxi) and all other local interests are nearby. We recommend an island tour! Unfortunately for my bank account, this is quite likely to become a December tradition! Read less

Stayed here at the Bequia Beach hotel this past week for seven nights, traveling solo. The hotel was a beautiful property with a great West Indies style. The staff was all nice and helpful when needed. The grounds were well maintained with daily raking of the yards as well as the beach chair area. They had a nice steam room that I used daily. Stayed in one of the “classic rooms”. The room was nice and all that I needed, and serviced daily. Definitely glad I didn’t spend all the extra on the beach front suites as I wouldn’t have been in the room much during daylight anyways. It had a nice view out over the property. Just be sure you are mobile enough to get up to these rooms. I had rental car the whole week and there was plenty of good safe parking. I think I was the only one that had a rental on the property. The concierge/guest services manager was excellent. Went to inquire about going on a sail and she knew everything about the current availability by the charter companies. Handled getting me booked on a trip to Mustique and also had a contact on Mustique to set up a rental of a mule too. The rate included the huge breakfast buffet at Bagatelle. Buffet isn’t my thing at all but there was a large selection (awful sausage) which kept the old Brits all grazing, plus there was a nice egg station (although some well undercooked) and you could also order French toast or eggs benedict too. Breakfast was all good and a great setting there on the beach. Bar kept the drinks flowing all day. Was a beautiful, very quiet beach and not busy at all with outsiders as it was on the “rougher” Atlantic side. Jack’s Bar on the opposite side of the island was a great spot for lunch and food and drinks were good. They had a nice parking lot up top above the bar too. Now that side of the island is busy with many other non guests. Ate one night at their secondary restaurant Blue Tropic (only because I was hammered from the manager’s social and a day of cocktails and didn’t want to drive any more on those lousy roads) and had a very delicious, large pumpkin & ginger soup and tasty homemade lobster ravioli (although only four small ones for like US$32!). No idea why the guy at reception continuously told guests it was reservation only as that wasn’t the case. Other than one night the restaurant was basically empty. Negatives: I didn’t think the food at their main restaurant Bagatelle was very good at all. Ate dinner there the first night and then never went back for dinner the rest of the week and never tried lunch. Just bland with no creativity at all. I think the food matches the majority of the guests: old Brits. The menu was so uninteresting the first night I ended up ordering “French” onion soup and then the chicken Corden bleu. On an island. LOL. The French onion soup came out in a small cup maybe 2/3 full with no melted cheese and bread on top. None. Also had ½ the amount of onions that should have been in it, maybe less than that. The chicken was oddly plated too and dull. The bar was pretty good but wished they had more than just the two red wines by the glass. Also there was next to no service down on the beach. Maybe they figured all the old Brits just wanted to be left alone to sit there and read all day. They should have a big towel box by the beach that says PUT YOUR TOWELS HERE WHEN DONE as so many just leave them on the chairs all day out of laziness and or trying to reserve the seats all day long. Staff should go through and pick the towels up and free up the chairs and they ought to remind guests at check in not to save chairs. The Sand Bar was nothing special. Laid out pretty bad, inadequate seating and tables, bad music, and uncomfortable swinging chairs way too tight together that had bad angle views to the beach. Had a couple of large millipedes to kill in the room every day. Probably not much they could do about it as they were all over the tropical property. Thankfully not much of any mosquitos in the room even though there is the odd small open slatted window in the bathroom that lets hot air in. The do not disturb sign was so large and poorly thought out that you could not put it on the door from inside of the room and close the door. I have no ide why I was given a set of keys to the room held together with a clasp that constantly fell apart. My keys went everywhere about four times withing the first 24 hours and then I just took a spare loop off my own key chain and put the hotel keys on it. Maybe the most annoying thing of the whole stay, so I guess not too bad all things considered. Read less

If you are looking for a very low key, and yet luxurious in the sense of being provided with everything you could need getaway holiday, then Bequia Beach is perfect. (We didn't miss TV, though internet better than back in the UK) It is unpretentious, has spacious rooms, friendly and attentive staff, excellent food, and this vibe very much in keeping with the unspoilt charm of Bequia island. We stayed from 3rd -12th Dec, weather perfect at this time, 30 degrees but with a cooling breeze- or wind . Sister venues of Jacks Bar and the Sandbar also excellent. Fish on the menu everyday, Lobster, Tuna, and the freshest, juiciest Prawns I have ever eaten . All you need do is bring some good books, and look forward to a week of snorkelling, swimming, chilling on quiet or deserted beaches. Caribbean veterans told us again and again this was like a step back in time, and their favourite choice. Thank you to all staff Bequia Beach, we would love to come back..... Read less

We had a wonderful time at Bequia Beach Hotel for a few reasons. The staff, especially Rima, is absolutely amazing. When we had an issue with our luggage, Rima stepped in and organized a fix that made what could be a terrible start to the trip, a non issue. The staff at the kids club helped our children explore the property and learn about the different fruits and trees growing on the property. Definitely one of the most unique kids clubs the kids have ever been too. Kiara was super friendly and an ever present smile. The food is a 5/5 at all of the associated restaurants, including Jacks, which isn’t attached but is related to the resort. We truly enjoyed our trip, just wish we had more time! We can’t wait to go back. Read less