Fancy Bermuda? Lots of Avios availability has appeared in Business Class

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• roberto says:

  21 Oct21 October 06:56

  Went to Bermuda a few weeks back , infact arrived a few hours before Hurricane Fiona visited the Island.

  Six days there was about right, to be honest there is not a whole heap of stuff to do. Some lovley beaches, reasonable restaurants and hoping bars. Luckily for us there were no cruise ships for the first 3 days so once the winds had died down (the best day) we took possession of an small EV and toured the highlights in peace and quiet.

  It’s not the cheapest place I have every been to, some of the hotels are 3* yet charging 6* prices. We stayed near Hamilton in a water front guest house “Watercolours” which was more than adequate for our needs.

  I am glad I went , can’t say I have a burning desire to rush back but flew First both ways on a 241, saw a Hurricane at close quarters and had a blast whilst there.

• Neil says:

  21 Oct21 October 07:05

  I flew First on a 241 2 weeks ago (post Hurricane Fiona). No First Class Suite in my flights, although Club Suite had been fitted.

• Tom gold says:

  21 Oct21 October 07:26

  Are there any points hotels to be had in Bermuda?

  • aso40 says:

    21 Oct21 October 07:49

    We stayed at the new St Regis using points over Easter, and used an SNA to upgrade to a massive suite. We enjoyed it, though the reviews of that hotel can be mixed.

• FatherOfFour says:

  21 Oct21 October 08:49

  It will only be the “with-a-door First” if it’s a 777-300, which I don’t think it usually is to BDA.
  Strange how the availability has all been added recently, rather than dripping in like normal. Not a new route and don’t recall hearing it being dropped and re-instated.

• NorthernLass says:

  21 Oct21 October 08:57

  It’s a hugely expensive destination and I think the St Regis is the only chain hotel. In laws were there visiting family a couple of months ago and they said the cheapest meal out was pub fish and chips at £25 pp. Lots of complaints that the government has introduced a new $40 tourist tax which is putting visitors off (can’t remember if that was just for cruise passengers or all tourists).
  I have noticed that a lot of Air B n Bs and apartments to rent via hotels .com have popped up recently so I would go for one of those over a standard hotel if we visit again in future.
  Don’t forget it’s sub-tropical, not Caribbean so you won’t get beach weather between around November and March.

  • NorthernLass says:

    21 Oct21 October 08:59

    We’ve stayed at the Rosewood, which possibly isn’t even there any more, and the St George’s Club which is nice but quite far out so you’d very likely need to hire a moped or one of the little electric things.

    • Ariel says:

      21 Oct21 October 16:53

      Rosewood still there and does a brisk trade. St George’s Club is closed for reno.

  • John says:

    21 Oct21 October 09:59

    It’s not a tourist tax, it’s for everyone entering Bermuda including residents and is good for one entry only. It’s supposed to end in March 2023 but could be extended.

    • NorthernLass says:

      21 Oct21 October 14:51

      Ah, that’s probably why they were complaining so much then! They were calling it “entry tax”, I just assumed it was for tourists. Fancy charging your own residents to come home!

• janolabs says:

  21 Oct21 October 09:26

  Cancelling an Avios booking costs £35 per person. How much does it cost for an infant?

  • P4D says:

    21 Oct21 October 10:19

    +1

    • Tom says:

      21 Oct21 October 21:59

      It’s free – did it last week

• Froggee says:

  21 Oct21 October 10:33

  I used to live in Bermuda. I haven’t been back for a decade but by all accounts from friends who still visit, all the issues that were there when I was resident have got worse. In some ways it is a magical place to visit as it is so “twee”. But customer service is incredibly hit or miss; it is nose-bleedingly expensive; and the quality of what you get for your money is not great.

  However the time zone is pretty decent for a short break and I actually like the winter weather there. I’ll probably take the kids at some point but I suspect I’ll combine it with a trip to the States.

• pbcold says:

  21 Oct21 October 10:41

  A Hilton will appear soon apparently.

  • k says:

    21 Oct21 October 13:15

    Bermudiana Beach Resort? Seems to be an overpriced timeshare condo thingie beginning summer 2023.

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