This hotel is in the heart of the capital of Dominica - Roseau, just down the street from the par aliment building, and adjacent to the cruise ship dock. It is also nestled at the edge of a cliff overlooking the Caribbean Sea and Pointe Michelle. The property is Dominica's premier business hotel.

The property has 71 rooms and at least the room we stayed in was more than roomy and spacious. All rooms are air-conditioned and the property is above the mosquitos lines so you don't have to worry about getting bitten.

When my wife and I arrived in the country we had a driver, Clem, there to drive us to the hotel. The drive to Roseau was harrowing as Dominica's roads are narrow and hang off cliffs; regardless, our driver was polite, professional and told us the history of this beautiful island nation.

Upon entering the hotel, the staff had two fresh squeezed pineapple juices sitting on the reception desk and checked us in. The bellhop, Priestly, got us to our room and then proceeded to show us around the property. When I mentioned we were interested in attending Sunday services, the bellhop showed us where the church in town was - walking us a couple blocks to show us where in town the church situated. He went above and beyond the call of duty to welcome us to Dominica.

We were excited to find our Oceanview room to be spacious with a large king sized bed and a patio deck which overlooked Port Michel. The trip was a honeymoon and the hotel had two glasses and a bottle champagne so my new wife and I could toast starting our new life together along with a fruit dish.

For being in a somewhat poor nation it was great to have a suite bathroom, cable TV and free wi-fi network. But when you are in Dominica you don't spend too much time in your room as the island is for exploration and connecting to nature. But each night after our adventures it was great to relax on our balcony listening to the splashing of the waves below as we uploaded our photos and videos to Facebook using the complimentary high speed internet access is exclusively available in the room.

The Fort Young Hotel also featured a wide range of facilities and amenities including an infinity pool, hot tubs, restaurant, dive shop, duty free shop, hotel bar called the Balas Club and a new workout facility. The pool had a waterfall like fountain that feed it. I original drafted this entry and review while sitting on the edge of the pool staring into the sea with a nice breeze keeping us cool while my wife reviews photos she took during one of our hikes in the rainforest.

One final note, the hotel is somehow connect with Khatts tour company who maintains a transfer and tour desk - they can arrange for guides, drivers, tours and dry land activities. They have great events and the dive shop can arrange for snorkeling, whale watching and water related activities. Ask for Martin (Transfer/Tour Desk) or Ken (Dive Shop), they both did good jobs assisting us on our exploration of Nature's Island.

I had booked a Standard Room and was upgraded to a Fort Room... talk about LUCK!!! The Fort Rooms are worth every penny of difference and next time I will not make the mistake of booking Standard. The view alone is worth it. Only complaint is the lack of wireless, I would have loved to been able to sit on the porch and work.

So my travels to Dominica started with trying to book Fort Young...booked solid to my disappointment. On arriving in Roseau I thought I would stop by and check availability..as luck would have it I got 3 day stay at the end of my trip Nov 2-5th..Great ambiance..especially the bar and restaurant...great breakfast and service..the view was spectacular specifically at nite. you could chill at the main bar relax with a Kubali beer...check in was smooth..our room was clean and was maintained that way everyday...it's also in the middle of town..near the Ruins Bar/Restaurant..great hangout...jacuzzi could have been warmer, but pool was relaxing, not alot of traffic... Security staff were also great made you feel safe. I have no complaints but gratitude for such hospitality and I have travelled to many caribbean hotels, but this one is a gem..we will return again and again..

After reading a few negative reviews about noise concerning the older section of the hotel, I went ahead with my reservation specifically requesting for a 'quiet' room.We were given one of the noisiest room right next to the road! Apparently nobody paid attention to our only request. Our room 502 had high fixed glass louvres that can't be fully closed (can't screen out noise)and a big hole in the mosquito netting. The door looks like it will snap if you give a kick. By instinct I should have insisted a different room ,not expecting it to be this bad.Wow was I wrong! It was the noise from the road that kept me from sleeping the entire night! So a irate me went to front desk at 5.45am in the morning to find a guy on night duty who promised that he'll see to it that our room get changed.Just before heading out for the day,I voiced my complain again to one of the morning staff to make sure the message gets through.After a long tiring day+ a sleepless night, nothing was done when we came back! It requires a third person and wasted time to finally put us in a decent room! But the beautiful premises and overall good service kind of made up for the lousy first night...
Conclusion;
For a 'prestigious' hotel like Fort Young,they should not even sell these rooms until improvements have been made.Question of ethics!I am in hospitality myself and it is the minor but important improvements that makes a big difference.Well if you are given 501, 502 or 503 you may need to knock yourself out with sleeping pills or beer to get a good night sleep!