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Bitter End Yacht ClubvsSugar Mill Hotel
Both Bitter End Yacht Club and Sugar Mill Hotel are highly recommended by professionals. On balance, Bitter End Yacht Club scores marginally better than Sugar Mill Hotel. Bitter End Yacht Club scores 88 with positive reviews from 9 sources like Oyster, Afar Magazine and Fodor's.
Bitter End Yacht Club
Concierge
Fodor's
Oyster
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
Afar Magazine
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Virgin Gorda
From $294/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"This is a resort for people who don't take their vacation lying down. Action-packed is the name of the game with day trips, snorkeling excursions... and sailing, sailing, sailing."
"Sailing's the thing at this busy hotel and marina in the nautically inclined North Sound, and the use of everything from small sailboats to kayaks to windsurfers is included in the price." Full review
Upper-middle-range
"The Bitter End Yacht Club, snuggled into a steep hill on the scenic North Sound, is a relaxed, family-friendly resort." Full review
"At the family-owned Bitter End Yacht Club (one of the first hotels on the island), Boston Whaler motorboats are at the ready for island explorers." Full review
"It’s hard to get more nautical than this place in North Sound, accessible only by ferry, and surrounded by boats of all sizes."
"This is the liveliest of the BVI resorts, a comprehensive, very busy sailing and diving complex." Full review
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TVs and DVDs are supplied on request, but Wi-Fi is still a pipe dream.
"To step onto the shore at the BEYC is to enter a kinder, simpler era. The classic architecture of the place wraps around you like a hug." Full review
" Accommodations have a breezy-casual rustic elegance...there are activities aplenty at Bitter End, from movie screenings in the Sand Palace to sailing school lesson to Champagne cruises to snorkeling " Full review
"This all-inclusive resort at the east end of North Sound has 85 hillside villas adorned with batik bedspreads and teak floors." Full review
Sugar Mill Hotel
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
Jetsetter
Oyster
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Apple Bay, Tortola
From $250/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
"Though it's not a sprawling resort, the Sugar Mill Hotel has a Caribbean cachet that's hard to beat, and it's a favorite place to stay on Tortola." Full review
"Children under 11 are not permitted from December 12 through April 14, but kids of all ages are welcome the rest of the year. (The hotel is closed August and September.)." Full review
"With an old sugar mill as its centerpiece, this hotel has 24 rooms, suites, and a villa scattered up the hillside at Apple Bay."
"The Sugar Mill can't miss when it comes to meeting (and often surpassing) guest expectations. Service is spot-on, and management concerns itself with all of the nuts-and-bolts details." Full review
"Tortola’s enchanting Sugar Mill Hotel is all about tranquil tropical days, casual candlelit evenings and the island’s finest restaurant just a few paces from your bed." Full review
Upscale
"For quaint beachside lodging in Tortola, it's hard to beat the Sugar Mill Hotel, an upscale property that occupies the site of a 400-year-old sugar plantation." Full review
"Historic ruins, fine dining, and intimate accommodations make this boutique inn, on the site of a 300-year-old sugar mill, a favorite among travelers" Full review
Top choice
"In a league of its own for ambience, intimacy and customer service, this boutique hotel rises from the ruins of the Appleby Plantation that gave Apple Bay its name." Full review