We went to 9 Beaches for our honeymoon. The place looks very different from the photos on the website--very run-down though the view is nice. The bathroom was dirty and stained. Worst of all our sheets had not been changed when we arrived. We pulled down the bedspread and discovered stains and 2 spots of feces. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it. The owner was very accommodating and apologetic. She gave us a full refund and paid for our cab to a different resort. She also offered us a free meal if we wanted one. I would never go again or recommend 9 Beaches.

First & foremost I have to say the staff at 9 Beaches is wonderful, truly attentive & try their best to accommodate all their guests wants & needs. That said, expect to stay in a tent like "room" & have a very different experience than your usual hotel. The grounds are beautiful but don't expect a manicured look, or paving in the area around the cabana's. Expect a natural setting with nature around you. Our cabana was #30 looking over the beach where all the action is. Action here is watching people snorkeling or snoobaing & people drinking at the bar or eating lunch. I was under the impression that dinner would also be served at this beach side venue, but its not. Its in the same room as breakfast. Breakfasts are a bit bland; scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, french toast, waffles or pancakes, juice, fruit & cereal etc. It changes very little, but you can order an omelet or eggs cooked your way if you like. Dinner however is a different story. The chef really does make the effort to make delicious food & an excellent risotto. Fresh fish would always be my pick. Rum drinks abound if that's your desire but there is a long wine list as well.

Wifi in only in the lobby/bar area in the same building. We did get wifi in our cabana but it so so sporadic that it was more frustrating than not. There is a little out building for ice, which will be much needed, with a soda & water dispenser too. There are small fridges for cold drinks & what not in the rooms. As said in many reviews things are very expensive in Bermuda, there are no cars to rent & to get to the airport & back we had no choice but take a taxi. And the drivers here know how to soak a tourist. Example: when leaving the airport, at the taxi stand, a young woman seemed to work there & had a list. On the list she said how much our ride should be to 9 Beaches & quoted us $29.00. The cab driver taking our bags into his car looked at her list & said "where'd you get that?" I charge them whats on the meter. She tried to tell him rates were from the something or other but he nearly laughed at her. The cad driver quoted about $40. my husband said ok. We got in & by the time we got there it was over $52.00. But wait, it gets worse. On the way back to the airport we decided we would try to split a cab with other guests. We did manage to find another couple to share with, arranged by 9 Beaches front desk. Terrific I thought. We met the other couple, waited for the taxi who showed up looking for the one couple & said he was not expecting to find two. Oh, well he said, get in & you can all go together. "Gee thanks I thought." He again sad that he was not expecting to have to take 4 people & seemed put out. I said that 9 beaches arranged it & he said no they didn't. No matter, along the way he regaled us with his many stories of himself, never stopped talking about how expensive it is to live in Bermuda, called me a backseat driver & when we finally arrived at the airport managed to rack up $63.00 on his meter....hummm. I'm not sure how he managed to rack up a $10.00 difference to the same place & back ,but to make matters worse he told us each couple had to pay that amount-unreal! I told him "that's not right & you know it." He stood his ground & said "its my cab." My husband & the other husband wanted to just pay & get out on with it. So they settled on $50. each which was highway robbery & if you think its better for locals think again. I talked to someone who lived there & went through the same thing. Only her cabbie asked for a tip as well, to that she hit the ceiling. Gas prices & everything else is high there, so I guess they justify ripping off those who can afford a taxi is only fair. If there were an alternative I would tell you about it. Aside from the city bus though you are stuck. Ladies tip: clingy clothes are out-forget dressing up.

My husband, friends and I just returned from 9 Beaches and had a wonderful time. We were looking for a place where we could unwind and leave the pressures of home behind and this was the spot. The views were spectular and the water delightful. Our cabanna was clean and comfortable and located directly overlooking the water. At night we with windows open and the fans it was comfortable, one rainy night we had to use the air conditioner. You should, however, have very clear expectations of the accomodations, if you are looking for marble bathroom counters and Ritz Carlton level service this is not the place for you. The staff was pleasant and for the most part very helpful.

The food at the hotel was fine. Because it is a rather secluded spot we only left the premise for dinner once. The other two nights we used the Al La Carte menu to order dinner to our decks to enjoy the sunset. After 3 days, the menus got boring and had we stayed longer we would have need to venutre out more. The advice from other reviewers to head to the local market was much appreciated as was the advice to bring snorkeling gear with you.

We stayed at 9 Beaches for 4 nights from 7/2-6/09. The purpose of our vacation was for rest and relaxation without being too active or adventurous - to recharge our batteries.

We found the site to be visually beautiful with constant sea breezes off-setting the daytime heat.

The cabanas are basic but perfectly adequate for a seaside stay. We had cliffside Aqua Vista on the sunset side of the head and found a couple of open windows with the fan and ceiling fan perfectly adequate to provide enough comfort to sleep and had no encounters with insects.

We were a little surprised that the overwater cabanas did not have steps down to the sea.

There are 9 beaches although one can only be reached by sea, several are dominated by live weed (both in the water and except at the peak of high tide on the sand itself) and rocks and most are two shallow for an adult to swim at even if providing some basic snorkelling opportunities, and the only beach we found good for swimming at had very minimal frontage with no sand at high tide.

On the other hand the beaches were mostly uncrowded although we did notice broken glass at several.

To get best value from the the waters you would need to mostly just want to sunbathe or to use the watersports facilities to kayak/jet ski out to the nearby wreck and around the beautiful waters.

The small breakfast buffet was good if somewhat limited. The dinner menu was somewhat hit or miss. Good breads and the appetizers were mostly decent, but entrees often let left a lot to be desired. We found the chicken dishes to largely miss the mark and tend to be dried out, attempts to fuse Thai cuisine woefully flavorless and the fish to not quite live up to it's potential. On the other hand the pepper steak and rack of lamb were carried off well. We didn't try the pasta dishes. The menu did not vary over the course of our stay - a daily special in each category would have been nice. We used the a-la-cart service once and the food arrived promptly.

A shuttle service offers access to other west end locations such as the dockyards at a reasonable rate. We found the staff to be pleasant and helpful. Many of the facilities were only available for limited periods such as the bar typically only being open 3pm-6pm most days. Wifi did not work in our cabana - other people seemed to gather in reception to access the signal.

9 Beaches does have a lot going for it and served our need for sun and water quite adequately in a beautiful setting just when that was what we needed. However there is a lack of balance between the successfully basic accomodation and unsuccesfully ambitious dinner menu, the nine beatiful small beaches that are best for looking at rather than for swimming, waters whose depths are best suited for small children but whose rocks and weeds aren't.