Petite Anse
Irvin Bay Review
Location
A memorable spot: views out to sea take in several islands, including Carriacou in the far distance. It’s always breezy up here, and pelicans and frigate birds can often be seen hovering in the updraughts. The beach directly below the hotel is around 150 yards of palm-backed golden sands. Note, however, that big waves mean it’s often not safe to swim here. The colourful, rustic town of Sauteurs is a short drive or 30 minutes’ walk away.
Many guests rent a car for at least part of their stay. Some of Grenada’s best attractions, such as chocolate factories and a rum distillery, are a short drive away. It’s a long, windy journey to the touristy heartland of the island in the south-west corner. To Grand Anse takes about an hour and a quarter, and transfers from the airport up to an hour and a half.

Style and Character
The heart of Petite Anse is the lovely bar/lounge/restaurant, with French windows opening on to a terrace that basks in the exhilarating views. With the owner’s school photos on a wall of the bar, wicker armchairs and sofas, and a large table covered in celebrity and yachting magazines, it exudes something of the atmosphere of a country house hotel in the tropics.
Service and Facilities
Phillip and Annie Clift, the British owners who built Petite Anse from scratch, are emigrants from Worcestershire, where Phillip was a farmer and hotelier. They are vivacious and fun hosts, and have put their heart and soul into Petite Anse and Grenada. In the morning, you may come across Annie coming down the hill to the hotel from the Clifts’ home riding on her donkey. The Clifts can arrange all sorts of local excursions – a popular option is a day out on a deserted offshore island with a fisherman. Phillip is a keen hiker, and a mine of information on where to go walking. He leads a short hike for guests from Petite Anse on Sunday mornings.
In terms of on-site facilities, there’s a pretty and decent-sized swimming pool.
• Restaurant
• Bar
• Laundry
• Pool
• Wi-Fi

Rooms
There are 13 bedrooms, all with a sea view and terrace, most with a four-poster bed. Eleven are single-storey cottages, some detached, others semi-detached, dotted over the hillside, while the two pricier Grenadine Rooms are part of the main building, and have a bigger bed and terrace. Though not luxurious, the rooms have a number of nice touches, such as planters chairs on the terraces, basins in bathrooms hand painted with palms and turtles, and fresh milk in the fridge for tea and coffee. No televisions.

Food and Drink
Expect good, honest Caribbean/European cooking, hearty portions, and a big emphasis on fresh fish and local fruit and veg, much of which is grown in the Clifts’ kitchen garden. If you don’t want an elaborate dinner, you can eat more simply off the all-day menu, having perhaps a pizza or roti. Buffet breakfasts include freshly squeezed local juices and bread made on the premises; you can also order a full English cooked platter or a traditional Grenadian breakfast with coconut bakes and cocoa tea. The bar offers ale and cider on tap brewed in a microbrewery on Grenada.

Value for Money
Double rooms from USD$190 (£145) in low season; and from USD$340 (£260) in high. Breakfast included. That’s really good value in the low season. Half-board and all-inclusive options are also possible. Free Wi-Fi.

Access for guests with disabilities?
N/A

Family-Friendly?
Two cottages are interconnecting and good for families, but Petite Anse feels more of a getaway place for couples.