Bermuda's 9 Beaches Resort is Too Smelly for Fred Berstein

Where: 4 Daniels Head Rd, Bermuda, MA BX

10/09/2006 at 10:58 AM
Tags: Bermuda Hotel Reviews, Fred Bernstein, Overwater Bungalows

Following Travel + Leisure's lead, the New York Times checked out Bermuda's 9 Beaches Resort; a sort of tiki-hut Sur-Mer whose prices don't come close to rivaling the originals of this genre in Tahiti.

Even though, this cabana beach resort is easier to get to than the Tahitian versions, it's apparently a lot more smellier:

I hated it when I was in a cabin with the pungent odor of the neighboring dairy farm and slaughterhouse wafting across my cabin. I loved it when, after complaining about the smell, I was upgraded to a room at the other end of the property, where I looked out on miles of turquoise waters, coral reefs and several other cabanas (which is what 9 Beaches calls its cottages on stilts).

Fred wasn't alone in his smelly story--another couple there had to switch rooms because of the odor too.

Additionally, when T+L checked out the place they only faulted the sometimes weak interior of the stilted, over-water cabana/room. Bertstein's stay however, was riddled with problems and complaints. From the farm-like smell, lack of in-room telephone, weak air conditioner, to the 80 minute wait for his dinner and un-brûléed, crème- brûlée. Not to mention the staff's "all-too-frequent errors."

Yet Berstein wasn't in complete hell, he felt the staff, despite their errors, was energetic and making good effort. His dinner was comped, and his room was changed to accommodate to his distaste for the odor. That said, you may just wanna skip over Bermuda and head to St. Barts

Related Stories:
· Check In Check Out [New York Times]
· 9 Beaches Reviews [TripAdvisor]
· Overwater Bungalows Closer to Home [HotelChatter]