I have just returned from a week at the GGBR. I was visiting family who were staying nearby. The location is prime with direct access to the beautiful and unspoilt Grand Anse beach. The gardens are expansive and well maintained and the pool areas are excellent with one of the largest pools I have come across in the Caribbean. I would recommend upgrading to an Executive Beachfront room which although fairly basic, was spacious, quiet/clean and with an enormous and extremely comfortable bed as well as having a terrace with perfect ocean view. Some of the standard rooms looked very tired and poorly laid out, although several were being extensively renovated while I was there. The staff are helpful and friendly giving a genuinely personal and welcoming service. The buffet breakfast was limited and poor value. I found it cheaper and more pleasant to order individually in the coffee/bar area. I had pre-requested a fridge which incurs an additional daily charge, and was disappointed to be told on arrival that this was 'not available'. I did get one 2 days before I left but it should not have been such a hassle. My impression is that this hotel is not yet up to 4* standard but that the management are working very hard to achieve this. I would definitely return.

Stayed at GGBR for four days at the end of January (and elsewhere on the island the last 4 days). The hotel is in a great location--they have the largest beach frontage on beautiful Grand Anse Beach. The room itself was mediocre but kept clean. Mine was on the second floor level on the west side and was quiet and safe.

All of the staff were very professional and most were friendly. Lunch at the beach bar was very good. Breakfast was kind of greasy and overpriced. I stuck to cereal after the first morning.

The hotel was not very crowded at all. It is very spread out (the grounds are very pretty and well maintained). There were just enough other guests around for it to be friendly (I was travelling alone and met other guests to go on excursions with). Often I was the only one in the pool. I particularly enjoyed falling asleep in a hammock under a coconut tree near the beach.

The location could not have been better-just walk up to the street and catch a bus or taxi. There is a grocery store directly across the street, but the one at Spiceland Mall, a 5 minute walk away was larger and had a better selection. There were a few restaurants within walking distance (Coconut Beach, Umbrellas).

I'm glad I split my trip between two different locations, just to mix it up. I would return to GGBR (reasonably priced, great location, not crowded, THAT BEACH!), but again would likely try staying at more than one hotel, to explore other areas of the gorgeous island.

I am travelling a lot - staying in a lot of different hotels. Can't believe at this price you are getting such poor service. The receptionist was extremely rude at check-in. Her supervisor phoned and apologised. When I went back to the desk to settle the booking, she agressively denied that she was rude - without me referring to the issue settled by her supervisor. In my room (at a very high price for a ocean view), I have to keep the curtains closed, because everyone passing, from the security guard to the girls on the beach, keep looking into my room. So much for an ocean view....

In the room, the coffee machine was not working and after 2 days of endless phonecalls to housekeeping - I gave up and drink water. I tried 3 ice machines across the resort - no one is working.

Is this the price you pay in a highly rated resort?

Grenada is lovely and not overcrowded with tourists like many other islands - We stayed in St Maarten after this visit and it was much more crowded - a totally different style of island. The hotel is less than 10 minutes from the airport, which was great and taxis were cheap too. The hotel has a fantastic beach which you just step out of your room and you are virtually on the beach - cool. We found the food in the hotel to be expensive and although most of the staff were friendly, the service was actually very poor - they need training!

The room was OK, a bit tired but the location was superb. We chilled by the pool for a day after having had a nightmare journey but the lack of umberellas made it a bit uncomfortable and my wife suffered sunburn, despite using a high factor sun lotion.

We only stayed for 3 days before moving on to St Maarten but we would like to return and explore the island a bit more, a reall chill out place.