Bird Rock Beach Resort

Bird Rock Beach Resort Review

This basic scuba-set resort crowns a bluff above Basseterre, delivering amazing views of the town, sea, and mountains from every vantage point. Two-story buildings in carnival colors wind through small gardens. The newer rooms are spiffier, with vivid throw rugs and mahogany two-poster beds; studios with kitchenettes and pullout sofas offer real bargains for families (an additional connecting room costs just $50). Avoid only the 700 block; most other rooms have jaw-dropping panoramas. The tiered sundeck and pool, replete with swim-up bar and reconstructed Rocky's (a popular local watering hole with hilarious signs and solid local food) rank among the island's top sunset perches. The expanded but still minuscule man-made beach (a complimentary shuttle drops guests at Frigate Bay), irregular hours, ancient kitchenettes, and occasional plumbing problems are a small price to pay and don't seem to bother the laid-back divers and young Europeans who give Bird Rock an appealing international flavor.