I booked this hotel 2 weeks before I left. I just needed to get away from New York and the real world for a few days ( 5 to be exact!). I got this hotel for 83$ U.S. per night and while its a great price I thought I was going to "get what I paid for". NO WAY! the service was FANtastic. everyone had a smile, said hello and offered help. the rooms are avg. nothing to complain about, how much time are you really spending in there anyway! no clock in the room, loved that!!I a/c was fine. i had a pool side, ground floor room. this hotel is in a great location in a cove (hence the name), which means no wind. perfect beach w/lots of those thatched tiki huts(no extra costs to use). I noticed, no other hotels had them on the beach. other people from other hotels tried to come over and use them, rent them but security was right on them. as other reviewers said, there are people trying to sell you stuff on the beach, but as soon as you say no thank you, they reply w/a thank you and move on...not pushy at all! some stray dogs running around on the beach (actually the whole island) but also totally harmless. the food is buffet style at the hotel, but not bad. there are a couple of beach bar+grille's right down the beach. prices of drinks and food are reasonable, but then again being from NY my ideas of reasonable may vary. oh, I got a massage at "wandas" at the hotel, I think she may actually come to your room upon request. the massage parlor is just a 1 room 1 bed parlor, but it worked (55$ U.S. for an hour)!! there always was some kind of entertainment (calypso or steel drum band) at night. the internet (1 kiosk) wasn't the fastest.

I didn't do any shore excursions, as I had just sprained my ankle and was afraid of really messing it up, so I cant help w/any of that. the island seems pretty much 3rd world of what I saw.

I deff. recommend this hotel...the service, the water, the sand...PERFECT.... DO IT!

Fantastic resort, the best area on the Island. All the others are on their own and very isolated. Dickenson Bay has at least 4 different hotels etc. We booked RO but upgraded to AI for 5 days when we were there. So we sampled the fantastic food in the Hotel the first week and then having got our bearings ventured out to the other restraunts in the area. Don't miss Coconut Grove at the other end of the beach for breakfast and fantastic evening meals and location. "The Beach" is also very good as is the Steak and Pizza place out of the front gates and 400m up the hill. The staff were very friendly esp. Heather, Kelvin and our cleaner who came every day, always ready with a smile. Fantastic snorkling on the reef a couple of miles out, get there by boat from the watersports place. Great beach cricket each week with Hyacinth. Crazy golf at a bar behind "The Beach" restraunt. Couple of beach bars between Halcyon Cove and Sandles where can watch Premiership football. Great thunderstorms and waterspouts out at sea. We especially enjoyed our last night when we ran the beach bar at the hotel for 2 hours, becasue it was raining and the staff "disappeared". Those of you who were there will remember the "topless barmaid competition! (only a one off event!).
Would throughly recommend. We booked Std Room but got given a Pool Side upgrade without even asking.
If you went and didn't enjoy it then you only have yourselves to blame, ask the staff and they will move you, sort out your problems always with a smile, if you talk to them niceley. Some people are just abusive and deserve all they get!
Would love to go back.
Steve & Sue - Telford

we got married there and have been back every year but last year as we had our son.
the place is a first class resort for what it is (3 star) we are returning in jan to show our boy what a fab place it is.

stayed at rex halcyon, not a place to stay if you want 5 star hotel more like 2 star, bathroom awful, but ok otherwise.
staff are brilliant. local people very friendly keep a look out for marvellous marvin and forgotten his name, he was tall 1 tooth missing and he used to be a flight attendant, very good trips with them. shirley heights was amazing stayed with l the locals after visitors went great time. trip around island by catamaran and jeep brill.