Blue Horizons Garden Resort
Irvin Bay Review
Location
Off a quiet back lane in the Grand Anse area – Grenada’s tourism hub. It’s about 300 yards to the spectacular mile-and-a-half-long sands of Grand Anse Beach, and a similar distance to the Spiceland Mall, which has the area’s best supermarket and other shops and fast-food outlets.

Style and Character
The accommodation occupies mostly semi-detached bungalows spread over six acres of immaculate, sloping gardens, liberally sprinkled with palms and other tropical fruit trees, including mango, ficus, almond and breadfruit. A calm, easy-going atmosphere prevails.

Service and Facilities
Service is good: this is a hands-on and long-established family-run operation, and many guests are on repeat visits. There’s a smart, good-sized, rectangular swimming pool. Free birdwatching and garden tours are laid on once a week. Guests can use, for free, non-motorised watersports and some basic sun loungers at the Spice Island Beach Resort, a luxury property on Grand Anse Beach run by the brother of the owner of Blue Horizons Garden Resort.
• Parking
• Restaurant
• Room service
• Bar
• Laundry
• Pool
• Wi-Fi

Rooms
The 32 apartment-like rooms are comfy and spacious. The six Superior Studios are one large room, while the 26 Deluxe One Bedroom Garden View and Deluxe One Bedroom Ocean and Garden View rooms are larger, and have a wholly or partially separate living room. All have a private verandah or terrace, and soothing décor in shades of brown and green with floral motifs, in keeping with the garden setting. Refurbished rooms have much-improved bathrooms with beige limestone tiling and smart walk-in rainforest showers; other bathrooms are rather old-fashioned. All the units have a substantial and well-equipped kitchenette with a fridge and cooker – a pity no tea or coffee is provided on arrival.

Food and Drink
Breakfast and dinner can be had in the Belle Creole, a fairly formal, Colonial-style restaurant on the hillside above the gardens, with lovely views up the coast. Breakfast is served (ie not a buffet) and features local juices, a fruit platter and cooked options such as eggs any which way and pancakes. For dinner, I had a warm goat cheese salad, fried shrimp in a coconut and ginger sauce, and farine pudding (cassava, chocolate and cinnamon syrup); I thought the food was rather over-elaborate and overpriced. More affordable and straightforward dishes (catch of the day, burgers etc) can be had at lunchtime and in the evening in a more informal atmosphere at the poolside bar and grill. Many guests choose to self-cater for breakfast and eat out in the evening.

Value for Money
Double rooms (Superior Studios) from USD$168 (£128) in low season; and from USD$228 (£174) in high. The One Bedroom rooms are not much more. Breakfast is excluded and costs USD$21 (£16). Given the spaciousness of the rooms, Blue Horizons is really good value. Free Wi-Fi.

Access for guests with disabilities?

Family-Friendly?
Yes. The One Bedroom accommodation sleep a family of four comfortably, with the children either on a second bed or sofa bed. Under 16’s stay for free when sharing with parents.