Fodor's Expert Review Fairmont Southampton

Editor's Note: This property is currently undergoing renovations.

With everything you could need on-site and many of the island's bests—the best restaurants, the best private beach, the best kids' club, the biggest spa, the best hotel golf course, lobby, shops, and so on—it is easy to overlook the fact that the Fairmont Southampton is also a clunky, high-rise chain hotel often overrun with families. Its private beach is indeed one of the very best in Bermuda, but it takes a quick shuttle or a five-minute walk to reach it from the vast grounds that stretch over 100 acres. The Willow Stream Spa has 15 treatment rooms, three lounges, two hot tubs overlooking the ocean, and an indoor heated pool with waterfalls. Ask to see a room before checking in—views vary—and avoid ones on the first three floors of the west and north wings, as they overlook a rooftop. The hotel recently introuced the first luxury all-inclusive package on the island, covering full breakfast, lunch, and dinner hotel-wide, some drinks, in-room dining, snacks, and gratuities. Check the fine print, however, to understand some restrictions.