we are thinking about bitter end yacht club in march. can anyone describe the beach, pool, and oceanfront accomodations? Thanks for your help, cathy

I've only been there on a charter sailboat but it was a great experience. It has a small beach but it cetainly is nice. It is a great place for watersports, more specifically sailing. It also has a small little resturaunt a short ferry hop from the hotel that is lots of fun and there are regular ferry rides to Tortola if you want toexplore the big island. Nice place.

Hi Cathy, <BR>We have been traveling in the caribbean for 13 years and still feel the Bitter End was one of our best trips. The admiral package includes all your snorkel trips (Anegada, the Baths, Horseshoe reef and the Dogs). You can use their fleet of sail boats or windsurfing epuipment. We enjoyed taking out the boston whalers and discovering our own private beach or snorkel spot. They will pack you a picnic lunch in a cooler for your trip. The champagne sunset cruise, the catamaran sunset sail and the lobster beach barbacue is also included in the admiral package. The beach was fine as far as we were concerned. The pool was very nice and great place to relax after a long day. We stayed in the rooms on the hillside. These rooms have large balconies and beautiful views of the sound. I think the best part about the Bitter End is its friendly staff and the guest at the resort know they have found a special place. We still kept in touch with couples we met there. If you have any more questions, I would be happy to answer them. <BR>Laurie

We stayed at BEYC in July '97. The room was really nice and "islandy" with a good breeze. Very private. You can look at the Caribbean while you shower. Double sink in bathroom, small refrig. Nice wraparound porch with chairs and hammock. No room key, by the way. All rooms have a view of the Caribbean. However, our room was at the absolute "bitter end" of the resort -- looking at BEYC from the water, we were to the extreme left. We wound up doing an awful lot of walking and always making sure we had our duffle bag of towels and such with us. The pool was at the opposite end of the resort and a bit of a hike in the heat. The food was good, although not particularly inspiring. Only one restaurant was open in July. They will charge you "extra" for certain food entrees you might wish to order, such as lobster. You are locked into eating there most of the time, especially since you cannot get to anywhere else on the island except by boat. As far as the "beach," there really isn't much of one to speak of. We enjoyed taking out hobie cats and boston whalers, which were a part of our package. Also took a snorkeling trip and sunset sailboat cruise. All in all, we really had a good time there and were happy with the service, etc. However, I don't think I'd stay there again. It was quite expensive, and I just don't think it is worth what we paid for it. We got tired of the distance of our room to everything else on the resort. We also got a bit tired of the same restaurant. A friend recently stayed at Guavaberry -- her second trip to VG -- and she recommends it. They have a website. The rooms are just a few minute walk from the water, I believe. The prices are pretty reasonable, and you're not locked into a meal plan. I don't know about you, but we like to try different restaurants. Whatever you decide, have a great time!

Hi ... may be late but here goes ... Bitter End is very busy and commercialized and the food is at best medicore in all three restaurants but you might want the "excitement" and activity offered there. Check out Scubamom.com for other BVI resorts (Biras Creek is "next" to Bitter End ... just a hike away) and offers wonderful accomodations, good food and a peaceful hide-a-way ... the swimming beach is three-quarters of a mile from the rooms (bikes are provided!).

Cathy, my wife and I just returned from Biras Creek Resort which is a short walk from Bitter End. We went over to BE for lunch and spent a few hours checking the place out. We like to visit different BVI resorts to check out the possibilities for a future vacation. This time we took a look at BE, Little Dix, Leverick Bay, Mangoe Bay, and a few others. Also, from past visits we have visited (on Tortola) Frenchman's Cay, Long Bay, Sugar Mill, Ft. Recovery, and some others. <BR>Anyway, let's get to your questions. BE is built along the water and stretches hundreds of yards from one end to the other (hence Waggie's comment about long walks, above). Most, if not all, rooms are along the hillside. Some are a long walk, both horizontally and vertically, but not so far as to be a significant problem, in my opinion. <BR>The beach is extremely picturesque. I like it a lot, even though it's not as long as at most resorts that charge as much as BE. <BR>The pool is fine. It was uncrowded and my guess it that it is smaller than olympic size, but I'm not sure. The pool is nicely situated, well landscaped, and close to the beach. <BR>As to "oceanfront" accomodations, if you mean right on the water, I didn't see any and I don't think there are any. <BR>Let me add the following, which are just my opinion. BE is first and foremost a marina. If you are into sailing, then BE is the premier place in the BVI. Sailing is the common denominator of the clentele there. It tends to be a fairly transient group of people walking up and down their waterfront with some being guests that don't sail, guests that do sail, and non-guests using the marina and the restaruants from their boats. I felt out of place there since I have no interest in sailing. <BR>But most important for me and my wife, there wasn't a lick of breeze inasmuch as BE is in the lee of the tradewinds that come from the SE. It's hot. <BR>Also, the food wasn't at all remarkable, but then, we had becomed spoiled by the cuisine at Biras. <BR>Hope this info is of use. If I can help further let me know. <BR>JD <BR>