I booked a trip to this hotel through BA holidays. I was supposed to visit St. Kitts with XL and they folded so this was second time lucky. On arrival we were met and brought onto a bus that looked like the prison bus from the movie Conair. When I mentioned this to the man from the hotel, he threw his head back and roared laughing. So began a great holiday.
Check in was slow so we went for a wander. They have 2 swimming pools, one for kids& adults and one for just adults. The kids one is convienently located away from the adults one so if you don't have kids you don't need to listen to them. They have a pizza/chips/burger place beside the kids pool which is open every day for lunch. They sometimes have a lunch buffet but when it's quiet you can order from the a la carte.
We checked into our room, it backed onto a golf course and was on 2 levels, the 2nd one had a balcony. Beware if sunbathing outside at your balcony, the golf balls come across frequently, our balcony window was shattered by a golf ball.
We spent most days lying by the adult pool in the morning, stopping for lunch and going down to the beach in the afternoon. The beach (Atlantic) is a good 10 minute walk away but they will bring you in the golf buggy if you ask. We only went to the Caribbean beach once, we went to the Altantic one every day. They have a bar down there which is part of the all inclusive.
We went out for dinner one night, it was really expensive in a place called Ciao. Nice food but very dear for an Italian. the next night, they had an a la carte in the hotel which was far superior to the restaurant and part of the all inclusive. Argh!!!
The Mariott is straight across the road, great for getting money and stocking up on water/snacks. The casino there is magnificant.
while you are in the Royal St Kitts, you can get your hair done in the hotel. Really friendly and competent hairdresser, she did a great job on my hair, colour, cut, the works!!!
I highly recommend this hotel. Staff really nice. They also had satellite TV with US stations which was great. This is not a 5 star place but great if you are happy with the 3 star resorts, if you want 5 star go across the road to the Mariott.
- Royal St Kitts Hotel
- Hotel Royal St Kitts
