In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- The Hillside Cottage Suites may be a short trek up the hill, but it's worth the climb as the higher you go, the more stunning the bay view – and there’s always a golf buggy to ferry you around if you’re not feeling up to the ascent. These Asian-inspired wooden cottages have private infinity plunge pools beside white-curtained day-bed terraces – ideal for lounging in front of the inimitable Caribbean sunset. Down by the seafront, the Beach Cottage Suites may lack pools, but the fact the sea is but a hop, skip and dive away more than makes up for it.
- Packing tips
- Insect repellent is a must, given the critters that come out at night; any classics you’ve never got around to reading – this is the perfect place to do it.
- Also
- The Garden Spa offers Dorissima treatments that use colour rituals based on the body’s Chakra systems – full spiritual enlightenment guaranteed.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A 30-minute credit towards a 60-minute spa treatment
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Hermitage Bay
Antigua & Barbuda, Caribbean[view map]
- Style
- Asian-inspired Caribbean cottages
- Setting
- Secluded Antigua bay
Hermitage Bay is well named; a dirt-track tumble to a hidden Antigua bay takes you to this peaceful Caribbean boutique resort, where there’s no danger of urban distraction – there’s nothing for miles around. A scattering of wooden cottages blends seamlessly with the lush green gardens of the hillside, offering sweet seclusion, understated luxury and a deserted white-sand beach.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 25 Cottage Suites.
- Rates
- Low season, $700–$850; high season $900–$1,650, includes all meals, snacks and most drinks. Guests staying three night or more get free airport transfers. Additionally, there’s a 10.5 per cent government tax and 10 per cent service charge.
- Check-out
- Midday; later on request, subject to availability.
- Facilities
- Spa, DVD library, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: flatscreen TV, DVD player, sound system with iPod dock, minibar, outdoor rain shower, Aromatherapy Associates toiletries.
- Poolside
- The hotel’s main freshwater pool is an invitingly curved, infinity-edged, broad-bean-shaped delight, overlooking the sea and set beside the lounge bar. Waiters are always on hand to bring refreshment your way.
- Hotel closed
- 5 September to 10 October.
- Also
- Smoking is not allowed in the restaurant or Suites (but you can go out onto the veranda).
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- With tables spreading from the decking onto the beach, Hermitage Bay’s three-tier restaurant shares the Balinese/Asian feel of the suites, but serves a fusion of Caribbean and Modern European flavours, created, where possible, from local ingredients.
- Dress code
- Bonny, beachy and fabulously floaty.
- Top table
- There are sea views from every table, but the corner table on the lower tier is the most romantic spot.
- Last orders
- 9.30pm at the restaurant; the bar closes at 11.45pm.
- Room service
- Breakfast can be brought to you between 7.30am and 10.30am. Afterwards, from 12.30pm to 9.30pm, there's a snack menu on offer. Restaurant dishes are available in-rooms 7pm–9.30pm.
- Hotel bar
- The sheltered poolside bar is a sleek and spacious lounge filled with low coffee tables, white fabrics and dark rattan armchairs. The old-style wide wooden bar counter is ideal for supping a cold beer or tropical cocktail.
Also worth knowing
- Children
- The hotel welcomes children aged 12 and up for $200 a night in low season and $300 a night in high season. In July and August, you can bring kids from eight years old.
Smith members offer
A 30-minute credit towards a 60-minute spa treatment
Our members get a little something extra at every hotel they book with us. Just show your Mr & Mrs Smith card at check-in to claim.
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To book this hotel please click here, or contact our travel team on 1 866 610 3867. We guarantee you'll get the best available rates, and we don't charge a booking fee.
