The Fairmont Southampton
Hotel Information: A $64-million renovation and expansion completed in 2003 refreshed the Fairmont Southampton Hotel, which attracts families and romantic couples seeking activity-filled vacations or rest and relaxation. Restaurants offer both casual and resort-elegant dining. Expansive grounds complement the panoramic ocean views visible from the resort's hilltop location. Complimentary trolley buses transport guests to the beach, golf course, and a waterside restaurant and water-sports cove, from where guests can catch a complimentary ferry to downtown Hamilton for shopping and dining.
Amenity highlights: Accessible by complimentary trolley bus from the hotel's hilltop location, the resort's pink-sand beach runs 200 yards beside a turquoise cove protected by offshore reef and rock formations. Lounge chairs offer sunning opportunities; umbrellas provide shade. A casual beachside restaurant and bar serve light meals and tropical drinks. Up the hill at the hotel, large, heated outdoor and indoor pools supply freshwater swimming and additional sunbathing space. The hotel's 30,000-square-foot health-and-beauty spa offers a variety of relaxation and rejuvenation treatments. The resort's boat provides complimentary ferry service to a sister hotel located just 3 blocks from Hamilton's shopping and dining center.
Insider tip: A quarter-mile path leads from the hotel to Bermuda's signature Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, which has an observation platform 185 steps up that overlooks the 22-mile-long island and the turquoise-and-blue Atlantic surrounding it.
The Fairmont Southampton Hotel offers 593 guestrooms in a six-story pink resort located on Bermuda's highest hill. Some rooms include ocean-view balconies furnished with two-chair dining sets. White ceilings, crown molding, light-colored wood furniture, and marine-life prints contribute to the Bermuda-pastel ambience. Most bathrooms are lined in pink marble with separate gray-marble vanities. Down comforters dress triple-sheeted beds. Televisions offer U.S. cable channels. King-bed rooms come with couch and table, double-bed rooms with chair/ottoman and table. High-speed Internet is available in all rooms (surcharge).
