Rosewood Little DIX Bay

A truly fabulous hotel and vacation. From the moment we arrived and were taken to our room in a golf cart by our very own butler/concierge, we felt totally pampered. The staff of this hotel really make it stand out, from Bernard on the beach to the friendly smiles during breakfast service. The property is also fantastic. Great gym, beautiful beach, gorgeous views of the BVIs, three wonderful restaurants and a lot of activities. We will definitely be back.

Little Dix is truly an old school paradise found. It’s a really classy resort with high quality staff and guests. The staff is available to cater to guests’ every need. Our butlers Clement and Prada were there for dinner reservations, car service, and excursions. They made us feel special and they were always accessible 24/7. The other staff that were incredible and stood out included Maris at the shop, Thomas the Artist Bartender, Clementine the French student/waitress, Nadia at the Pavillion, Jolly the Rasta beach waiter, and Sam the dinner host who seems to be everywhere. They made the service stand out with a personal touch. We loved riding the bikes around the resort and we visited the petting zoo and farm where they grow much of the food at the resort. The food at the resort is very good. We would highly recommend CocoMaya which has the best food and atmosphere on the island directly on the beach and with a great, young vibe. The Beach Drop is an absolute must. We had a phenomenal picnic lunch and although the beach at the hotel is nice, it’s nothing compared to the isolated beach where the boat dropped us. In terms of the hotel beach, it’s nice to be at a resort beach where you don’t need to rush to get a chaise and there is silence vs the omnipresent pop/club music that pervades many luxury hotels. The Baths is a Virgin Gorda landmark hike and it was trickier and longer than I had remembered. We liked the beach drop better and it featured the same giant boulders. We played tennis with the pro which was fun and the artificial grass courts are in good shape. They have plenty of new demo racquets so no need to drag them from home. And the gym is modern and clean. We flew directly to Virgin Gorda from San Juan PR which was a cool experience and an easy flight. If you come from Miami you take the hotels resort yacht to arrive at the resort. The hotel sent a car for us and it was only 5-10 minutes from the airport. We will definitely come back to Little Dix. It’s quiet and relaxing for certain - there is not much in the way of night life but it’s absolutely perfect for a quiet week in paradise. Mr. Rockefeller would be pleased that his vision lives on.

Loud bass thumping music / noise 2 nights in a row! Complained the 1st night and the resort manager Eric Gonzalez came and met with us and informed us there was another party and said if it was too loud he had another room he would move us to. It was and when we requested the room move we were told it wasn’t available! We have stayed 4 times in the last 5 years and never experienced this situation. This wasn’t a loud music party all night resort before now! Looking around 90% of the patrons are over 50 many much older and I’m sure not interested in this kind of resort experience, certainly we are not!

Absolutely beautiful setting. The rooms/suites are perfect, and are so nicely spread out that you have terrific privacy. They had full occupancy, but it often felt like we were the only ones there. The suite had a huge bathroom, outdoor shower, his and hers closets. Best part? no TV. The balcony was very large and is the place to spend most of your time. The beach is spectacular, with constant service, extras like daily ice cream, and plenty of boats and snorkel gear to enjoy the sea turtles in the bay. Service was excellent, with butlers available at all times (kudos Javid and Hubert!), and exceptional cleaning service. The food selections were excellent, and every meal was served by a friendly staff. Make reservations ahead of time for dinner. The stay was expensive, but we felt very satisfied that we got our money's worth. Can't wait to return! note for first-timers: fly to Tortolla and take the water taxi directly to the resort's dock. Don't fly into Virgin Gorda.

Little Dix is a great resort which could easily be exceptional if it simply tried a bit harder. This was our second stay at Little Dix in 2 years. The resort is a a beautiful breath of fresh air in a world full of overcrowded run of the mill luxury resorts. The grounds are amazingly manicured by a team of artists and the walking paths bring you back to an old Caribbean where things were simpler. The restaurants locations and setup are stunning and set the stage for what could be an amazing Caribbean feast (more on that later). The Rooms: The aesthetics are minimal by intention and that is both good and bad. The rooms have an authenticity to them that is calming and fresh at first but as the week goes on you begin to realize that this authentic feel may just be that they are old and not maintained well. Simple things like soft close toilet seats and light switches that are marked “blank” do not belong in a hotel of this caliber nor do curbless showers that are ill conceived and flood the floor of the entire bathroom when used. The housekeeping staff is quite lax in their work. We had a small room and the only table we had was left disheveled with arrival papers for the entire week. We actually messed up the papers every morning (after organizing them ourselves at night) to see if the housekeeper would put them back in a pile. This was never done once did. All this is disheartening for a hotel like this but the most disappointing aspect and in my opinion the largest weakness of Little Dix is the butler program. First off, we’re a humble family who I grew up humble and staying at Howard Johnsons, we by no means need a butler. With that said if you are going to force a pair of butlers upon my family they better add some value because you know they are going to have their hands out at the end of your trip. Our butlers were so disappointing on our first trip that we actually requested new butlers for this trip. We didn’t receive new butlers we got the same two that delusionally refer to themselves as the ‘dream team’. These two butlers are so confident in their work that they are under the impression that they don’t need to do anything besides sit in their golf cart all day and send out the same canned, cut and pasted message to us every morning. They couldn’t get one simple request accomplished there entire trip whether it was big or small. I spent the week watching other butlers hustle up and down the beach to ensure their guests were having the time of their lives; essentially doing their job. Our ‘dream team’ didn’t think that was necessary apparently as we saw them probably 4 times during the week. As we waiting for cabs other butlers whisked their guests into the cab and wished them a good night. Our butlers were nowhere to be seen. As expected they did showed up on the last day with smiles on their faces for obvious reasons. Fix the problem or make the butlers optional. The food. I get it, we’re a fancy resort and we need fancy food. Th

Let me start out by saying the staff was the nicest part of the visit. Let me also add this resort is not exactly what I expected. The grounds were not really that nice expected much more . However the beach area is beautiful. Our experience was such that there was alot of confusion about who was assigned to what chair. Was it first come first serve or by room number. The mostly absent attendant and older couple removed our belongings left them upside down in the sand where they became wet. Lots of privileged folks here. We stopped going to the buffet not wanting to wait in line we ordered room service every day. Was expensive always took a long time and order was always wrong. My husband went every morning when the kitchen opened and got coffee to bring back to the room . Quality was hit or miss. Coffee machine in the gym was closed on Monday and Tuesday because no staff was available to change the grounds????? The butler service was ok. I felt like we were pushed to book dinner every night. We only eat 2 meals a day. We usually eat a late lunch sometimes order appetizer via roomservice . The menu was very limited and slow. I am not a beach all the time person. Pool was small and crowded,a distance from our small room . No TV. All that said I was ready to leave after 2 days. I blame myself for not doing better research. We did a last minute change from the luxury resort in Mayakoba because of our President's constant threats about the border. We left the Rosewood early went to Puerto Rico and finally relaxed. We should have left days earlier. It's the first time I was actually stressed out at a resort. I don't like all inclusive but we felt some of the charges were not what u would expect from a resort like Rosewood . This experience was basically my bad. I just chose something that was perhaps not a good fit. I would advise you make sure u know what to expect. We won't be back .