Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Bar Hopping in Bermuda

Dance clubs, music clubs, beach parties in summer, the Bermuda Music Festival and a wide selection of bars with live entertainment ensure that visitors to Bermuda never have a dull evening. Whether you are looking for a place to relax after dinner with a good Cuban cigar and single malt or you find yourself in the mood for some mellow vintage wine, Bermuda bars cover the entire spectrum of nightlife and entertainment options that vacationers choose.

Guests at various luxury hotels and resorts will find that their hotel has one or more bars with live music and dancing as well as shows as part of the entertainment. Bars and night clubs are scattered around the city of Hamilton mostly, and there are a few nightspots such as the White Horse Tavern in St. George’s. Among the bars, The Veranda Bar at the Elbow Beach Hotel is the place for an energetic salsa with your partner on Fridays. To mix with an elegant crowd and sip the perfect martini seated on comfortable sofas while listening to live music, there is no place like Jasmine at Fairmont Southampton. For a quiet evening nursing a cocktail while you play a game of pool, step into the Cellar at the same hotel.

British style pubs like the Frog and Onion Pub and Robin Hood Pub are the places one goes for hearty ale. For those on the lookout for a trendy chic bar the Pickled Onion, Ozone and Opus fit the bill with their hip décor and casual ambiance. To get a taste of Bermuda’s own Rum Swizzle, visitors to Bermuda flock to Swizzle Inn on Bailey’s Bay.

Café Lido and Mickey’s Beach Bistro and Bar at Elbow Beach Hotel as well as Tavern by the Sea are bars for those who don’t want to stray too far from the beach. Whichever Bermuda bars you patronize, don’t forget to taste the Dark ‘n’ Stormy, considered by many as Bermuda’s national drink.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Go to Bermuda !

If “work hard, play harder” is your motto, you will find Bermuda to be the best place for a fun-filled holiday, given the extensive recreational and athletic facilities available at various luxury hotels and resorts here. Accommodations in seaside cottage colonies, resorts and luxury hotels, Bermuda has plenty of variety for travelers to choose from. The more luxurious the accommodation, the more extensive recreational and athletic facilities the resort has. Pools, fitness centers with saunas, steam baths, spas, and water sports operators catering to guests of a particular hotel, these are some of the extensive recreational and athletic facilities that guests have come to expect in most luxury resorts. Hotels like the Fairmont Southampton go a step further offering their guests an 18-hole executive golf course, 11 tennis courts and 11 venues for their guests’ dining pleasure. A full service business center on the mezzanine floor caters to the needs of professionals who travel to Bermuda on business.

In addition to these, Fairmont Southampton also has a team of professionals to arrange the perfect wedding for those who want to get married in Bermuda. The Willos Stream Spa offers special treatments for couples and honeymooners. Special touches like a dinner on the beach or a candle light dinner for two on the balcony of the suite can be arranged for couples who wish to celebrate an anniversary or a special moment.

Families with children find the Fairmont Southampton’s extensive recreational and athletic facilities ideal for a relaxing holiday in the sun. An explorer’s camp at the children’s activity center keeps children busy with an interesting range of activities and excursions, allowing the parents to spend quality time together. For those with infants and toddlers, the hotel can arrange for a babysitter on request. The concierge at the hotel helps to book tours or fishing trips and even with reservations for dinner at restaurants for their guests..