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British Virgin Islands All Tips All Island Tips | Tips Home Restaurant Tips ( 2 tips) Scuba Diving Tips (0 tips) Beaches Tips (0 tips) Nightlife Tips (0 tips) Activities Tips (0 tips) Transportation Tips (0 tips) Tourist Trap Tips (0 tips) Shopping Tips (0 tips) General Tips (0 tips) Accommodation Tips ( 1 tip) Snorkeling Tips (0 tips)   3 Tips Found (Page 1 of 1) « previous                 » next Order Tips by: Date Submitted | Tip Helpfulness Accommodations Tip Biras Creek Resort: In The British Virgin Islands "Peace and Quiet" Submitted By: Bill / bcrabill From: South Riding, VA Tip Submitted On: March 22, 2006 Tip Helpfulness: 5.00 As ranked by other Members Submit Your Own Accommodations Tip British Virgin Islands Accommodations Tips All British Virgin Islands Tips Biras Creek Resort View Hotel Information: Biras Creek Resort Accommodations Rating: Date of Visit: May 2004 Accommodations Tip: "Peace and Quiet" I did quite a bit of research before picking Biras Creek. We knew we wanted to try Virgin Gorda after several trips to Tortola. We considered The Bitter End as well as Little Dix Bay, but decided on Biras. We were happy we did, the resort looked just like all the pictures in the brochure and website. Each suite was in a duplex and was very secluded. The hotel was full, but we never saw nor heard our neighbors. The view was fantastic and the room spotless. We found two complementary robes and a complementary selection of drinks in our refrigerator. The bedroom was air conditioned. Two bicycles were provided for getting around the resort. Meals were quite good. Breakfast started at 8:00 am, lunch at 1:00 pm and dinner at 7:00 pm. Lunch was a buffet on the beach most days. Dinner featured a rotating menu with several appetizer and entrée choices. There was entertainment on three nights: Saturday a steel band, and on Tuesday and Thursday, a solo singer. We enjoyed great sunsets at the bar before dinner. The resort had numerous activities available. There was a resident assistant in the restaurant each morning, to help you with tours, diving or reserve a Boston Whaler dinghy to run about the North Sound. There were lots of nice secluded beaches, several had good snorkeling. Biras will pack a lunch to take with you if you let them know the night before. Tuesday morning, Dive BVI holds a free resort course in the pool. After completing this, you can go out on a reef dive for about $100. On the property, there were numerous paths that guests could hike and beautiful gardens to enjoy. Several paths go up the mountain and one goes to the Bitter End Yacht Club. On the beach there were numerous rafts, hobie cats, sunfish, windsurfers and kayaks. There was an instructor to assist you at no charge. The beach was not crowded and was peaceful. One evening we took a sunset sail. There was also a shuttle boat that can take you to main road to meet a taxi or pick up a rental car. The only thing we didn’t like was leaving Biras Creek. It was beautiful and quiet. The room was very clean. The staff was friendly and helpful. Everything was perfect. Type of Property: Resort Price: US$501 and up Unique Qualities: Cannot reach this one from land. Remote and accessible only by boat. (Or Helicopter.) Directions/Location: North Sound, Virgin Gorda, BVI Add your comments about this traveler tip | View Comments (0) Rank the Helpfulness of this Tip Not Helpful 1   2   3   4   5  Very Helpful Restaurant Tip Giorgio's Table: In The British Virgin Islands "Virgin Gorda Dining Disapointment" Submitted By: Tip Submitted On: April 16, 2008 Tip Helpfulness: (Tip Not Ranked) [ edit this tip ] Submit Your Own Restaurant Tip British Virgin Islands Restaurant Tips All British Virgin Islands Tips Giorgio's Table Restaurant Rating: Date of Visit: February 0 Restaurant Tip: "Virgin Gorda Dining Disapointment" Very disappointing. We had meals go back to the kitchen because they tasted so "fishy" and they charged us for the food that we were unhappy with as well as the replacement meals. They refused to take the bad food off our bill. 6 people dining and not one happy customer when we left. Outrageously expensive for the quality of food that you are served. Over $800.00 for 6 of us with no wine. Save your "fine dining" dollars for others and go here for a cocktail and enjoy the only thing that saves the place. The location. Definitley cannot recommend this restaurant. Type of Restaurant: Italian Price: US$41 and up Add your comments about this traveler tip | View Comments (0) Rank the Helpfulness of this Tip Not Helpful 1   2   3   4   5  Very Helpful Restaurant Tip BananaKeet Cafe: In The British Virgin Islands "Wedding reception at Bananakeet" Submitted By: Tip Submitted On: May 14, 2008 Tip Helpfulness: (Tip Not Ranked) [ edit this tip ] Submit Your Own Restaurant Tip British Virgin Islands Restaurant Tips All British Virgin Islands Tips BananaKeet Cafe Restaurant Rating: Date of Visit: May 0 Restaurant Tip: "Wedding reception at Bananakeet" My husband and I had our wedding reception at the Bananakeet Café. The view is absolutely unparalleled and the food was fantastic. Our guests were very pleased with the reception and a good time was had by all. We did encounter one rather large problem during the reception, however, and I would strongly recommend that other couples thinking of holding a reception there take heed. When we arrived for our reception, the floor plan was not set up according to the prior agreement we had with the staff at Bananakeet, and instead of a dance floor, there were tables for other dinner guests (not in our party) where it should have been. Chris, the owner, was argumentative and said we should have paid the exclusive use fee ($500) because it was raining and she had nowhere else to seat other guests. However, during the course of months of emails back and forth with her staff I was assured that the exclusive use fee would not be necessary as long as we were ok with other guests being at the café during the same time, and that other guests would be kept separate from our area. Also, when I met with her staff two days before the event, and was shown the floor plan, that area was clearly designated as our dance floor and cake cutting area, and there was never any mention that we might lose our dance floor in the event of rain. In the end, the owner did eventually remove the tables from the dance floor, with quite a bit of hostility I might add, and we had to give up a portion of the area we had rented so she could seat her other guests, also not according to the floor plan provided by her staff, but it did solve the problem. It was stressful to have to deal with this when we had spent so much time and effort to plan all the details beforehand so that we could enjoy our time with our family and friends, and I was disappointed that we had to waste precious time arguing with the owner over what had already been agreed to long before. I would strongly recommend a signed contract stating what happens in the event of rain, signed by the owner and not her staff, as the owner apparently does not honor what her staff has agreed to prior to an event. Type of Restaurant: International Price: US$31-40 Favorite Dish: The food was excellent - best food we had on Tortola by far. Highest quality. Directions/Location: windy hill switchbacks overlooking Carrot Bay, Apple Bay and Long Bay Web Link: http://www.heritageinnbvi.com Phone: 284-494-5842 Add your comments about this traveler tip | View Comments (0) Rank the Helpfulness of this Tip Not Helpful 1   2   3   4   5  Very Helpful Sandals Resorts « previous                » next 3 Tips Found (Page 1 of 1)

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