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Hotel Information: With an emphasis on sailing and water sports, Bitter End draws active families seeking a tranquil holiday free of television, air-conditioning, and automobiles. The resort is set on 75 acres of steep, green hillside and one mile of ocean shoreline. The main section resembles a Caribbean seaside village, with multicolored buildings, gingerbread trim, and corrugated red-steel roofs.
Amenity highlights: In addition to its complimentary watercraft fleet, the resort offers a mile-long, gently curved oceanfront featuring three beaches, each furnished with cushioned, weathered-teak lounge chairs. One beach, protected from Atlantic Ocean breezes, has calm water ideal for swimming. Another beach offers windsurfing and snorkeling. The resort's swimming pool is bordered by a sundeck with canopy shades.
Insider tip: Guests using complimentary 11-foot Boston Whaler outboards are supplied a map displaying suggested destinations 10-45 minutes away. These include snorkeling, swimming, hiking, and seashell-gathering spots on nearby reefs, islands, and Virgin Gorda bays.
Rooms
The resort offers 77 guestrooms in 23 weathered-wood buildings on a rocky hillside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Each villa building has two guestrooms and is accessible by steep wood-and-stone stairways and paths past rock formations and through dense flowering gardens.
Incorporating fieldstone walls, dark woods, and rattan furniture, rooms are designed for private, open-air living in the resort's natural setting. Ocean-view, wraparound wood verandas under thatched awnings feature two-person hammocks, lounge chairs, and two-chair dining sets. No televisions or radios intrude on the tranquil ambience. Rooms are cooled by ocean breezes and ceiling fans (no air conditioning). Decor includes polished wood floors and blue-and-white bedspreads and throw pillows. Spacious bath suites include dressing areas with walk-in closets, vanity sinks, and separate extra-large stall showers.
Room Amenities
- Balcony
- Ceiling fan
- Internet access - dial-up
- Voice mail
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Window opens
- Welcome amenities
- Desk
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Recreation
Use of the resort's fleet of 100 watercraft is complimentary. The fleet includes 11-foot Boston Whaler motorboats, Hobie single and double kayaks, Alden rowing shells, various types of windsurfers, and sailboats such as Hunter 216s, Rhodes 19s, Lasers, Barnett 1400s, Vanguard 15s, and Hobie Waves. Also complimentary are Sunday Regatta racing aboard Lasers and Rhodes 19s. Beginners' and children’s sailing lessons are complimentary
Fees are charged for use of other vessels, including Bradley 22 powerboats, and an eight-passenger racing sailboat. Available excursions include day sails aboard Cosmic Warlord, deep-sea and fly fishing, glass-bottom boat tours; and day and sunset sails aboard the Paranda racing catamaran (fees charged). Scuba-diving lessons are offered at the resort, as are excursions to reefs and such wreck sites as the RMS Rhone (fees charged). Beginning through advanced sailing and windsurfing lessons are also available (fees charged).
Snorkeling is available off the resort's beaches. Use of fins is complimentary; snorkels and masks can be rented at the resort.
Hiking trails include a short walk to a bird-sanctuary salt pond and a climb across the resort's forested hill. Illuminated for after-dark running, a 220-yard jogging path includes 16 exercise stations and an open-air fitness center.
From a landing site at the resort, a helicopter service provides sightseeing tours of Virgin Gorda and nearby islands (fee charged). Parasailing is also available (fee charged).
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Windsurfing
- Boat launch
- Motor boating
- Rowing or canoeing
- Sailing
- Swimming
- Snorkeling
- Running track/path
- Hiking/biking trails
- Horse riding/rental
- Parasailing
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing
- Bird watching
- Fishing
Property Amenities
The resort is fronted by a mile-long, gently curved shoreline with snorkeling spots offshore. Three beaches are furnished with cushioned, weathered-teak lounge chairs. Video movies, usually beginning with a children's selection, are shown nightly in an open-air theater. Complimentary children's arts-and-crafts activities are hosted in an open-air thatched-roof hut Monday-Friday.
Computers in the main building provide dial-up Internet access (fee charged). Within the resort are clothing boutiques, arts-and-crafts shops, and a store offering wine, liquor, snack foods, and baked goods. The resort's marina includes 70 moorings and 14 slips as well as a fuel dock, electric hookups, a chandlery, and private showers and toilets dockside.
- Marina on site
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Poolside bar
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Fitness equipment
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Bar/lounge
- Conference room(s)
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Banquet facilities
- Audio-visual equipment
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Business services
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Number of rooms: 77
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Porter/bellhop
- Security guard
- Babysitting or child care
- Shopping on site
- Currency exchange
- Supervised child care/activities
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pets not allowed
- Resort fee charged at hotel/condo
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Mandatory Hotel-imposed Fees
The following mandatory hotel-imposed fees are charged and collected by the hotel either at check-in or check-out.
- Hotel resort fee: 18% of room rate
The above list may not be comprehensive. Mandatory hotel-imposed fees may not include tax and are subject to change.
Know Before You Go
This hotel is best suited for children ages 5 and older.
A per-person charge is added at the hotel for airport ferry-boat transfers. Charges vary according to time of day.
Guests who arrive after 7:15 PM are subject to an additional per-person late charge.
Dining
A complimentary cocktail party with appetizers is held on Monday nights for all guests.
Clubhouse Steak & Seafood Grille - Open-air waterfront restaurant decorated with polished woods and hanging yacht-club burgees. Breakfast buffet and to-order egg dishes, waffles. Lunch buffet of salads, fruit, cold cuts, hot dish, desserts. Main courses include à la carte dishes such as lobster-and-crab cakes, eggs Benedict, conch fritters, burgers, fish. Dinner buffet of salads, appetizers, desserts. Main courses include à la carte dishes such as blackened swordfish, barbecued ribs, steaks, broiled lobster, rack of lamb. Friday night seafood buffet. Sunday brunch.
The Carvery - Monday night roast-meat-and-seafood buffet.
Almond Walk - Tuesday night West Indian buffet and live music in starlit, open-air setting near tropical almond trees.
The Clubhouse Bar - Cocktails and tropical drinks.
Poolside Bar - Light foods and tropical drinks.
The Pub - Featuring brick oven pizza, rum, beer, sandwiches, snack foods. (Food not included in Full American Plan.) Open daily until late night.
Address
North Sound
North Sound, Virgin Gorda 33178
Virgin Islands, British
Nearest major airport:
Tortola, British Virgin Islands (EIS-Terrance B. Lettsome Intl.)
Area:
Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
