Frommer's Review
The restored Cambridge Beaches -- the most westerly resort in Bermuda -- attracts rich honeymooners, old-money families, and Vanity Fair couples who seek privacy, pampering, and plenty of facilities. The ambience is even more refined than that of the Horizons (reviewed below), and guests have access to five private palm-fringed beaches. If you're a first-time visitor, the clubby atmosphere may make you feel like an outsider. For snob appeal, Cambridge Beaches is numero uno in Bermuda (followed by Horizons). It's the natural choice for Saudi royalty. Children 4 and under are not allowed.
On a peninsula overlooking Mangrove Bay in Somerset, the colony's 10 hectares (25 acres) of semitropical gardens and green lawns occupy the entire western tip of the island. The colony centers on an old sea captain's house. The main lounges are tastefully furnished with antiques; the dominant feeling here is that of a country estate. Scattered throughout the gardens are nicely furnished cottages, some of which are nearly 300 years old. They have distinct Bermudian architectural features, with an added British starchiness. All of the cottages (some of which were once private homes) are conservatively furnished and come with sun-and-breakfast terraces, generally with unobstructed views of the bay and gardens. A cottage can comfortably house four. The least expensive units have land rather than ocean vistas. Clad in marble, the bathrooms contain dual basin sinks and whirlpool tubs along with showers.
Dining is in the excellent and very pricey Tamarisk Dining Room, or on the terrace, where barbecues are sometimes held. There's also an informal lounge, the Port O' Call Pub, with nightly entertainment during the high season.
Facilities:2 restaurants; 3 bars; 2 heated outdoor pools; access to all golf courses of Bermuda, including nearby Robert Trent Jones-designed golf course, Port Royal; putting green; 3 tennis courts (1 lit for night play); health club; spa; Jacuzzi; sauna; watersports equipment/rental (windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking, snorkeling, fishing, sailing, boating, glass-bottom boat excursions, and more); 2 bonefishing flats adjacent to the colony; bicycle and moped rentals; salon; room service; babysitting; laundry service; nonsmoking rooms.
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.
