Frommer's Review
If you'd like a small local hotel with charm and character in the City of Hamilton, Rosedon is for you. (Those who want a megahotel with lots of facilities can check into the Hamilton Princess across the street.) The staff at this stately 1906 mansion are helpful, polite, and personable. Although its rates are rather high for what it is -- basically, an overblown guesthouse -- it has its fans. Business travelers often stay here because of its proximity to the City of Hamilton.
Rosedon resembles a colonial-era plantation great house, with a pristine white exterior and royal blue shutters. Extensive gardens and lawns encircle the property. Look for the loquat tree (a small evergreen), a Bermuda trademark; other shrubs include hibiscus, banana plants, and bird of paradise. Once occupied by an English family, this was the first house in Bermuda with gaslights. The building has a formal entry hall and two antiques-filled lounges. A flagstone terrace with parasol-shaded tables surrounds the large, temperature-controlled pool.
The individually decorated, midsize bedrooms have balconies or patios, along with small but neat bathrooms containing tub/shower combinations. The modern veranda accommodations in the rear are often preferred over rooms in the main house. The modern accommodations open onto the pool. The colonial-style bedrooms in the main house, however, have more island flavor and character. All but six of the accommodations lie within a rambling two-story contemporary-looking annex that encircles a garden and a swimming pool in back. The main house, which is a white-sided, blue-shuttered neoclassical building built in the early 1900s, is mostly used as a reception area and office, and site of the above-mentioned six upstairs bedrooms.
The honor system prevails at the self-service bar. The full breakfast included in the rates is good and plentiful, with plenty of variety even if you stay a week. It can also be delivered to your room. There's afternoon tea, but no restaurant.
Facilities:
Bar; heated outdoor pool; access to tennis courts at South Shore Beach & Tennis Club; room service; babysitting; same-day laundry service
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without
notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before
planning your trip.
