Gem Holiday Beach Resort

Booked this hotel having stayed there before. This time we were upgraded to the Kalinago Hotel next door at no extra charge. Both are located on a small idyllic beach with beach-side bars serving drinks and food. Reception staff friendly, helpful and efficient. Absolutely pure Caribbean atmosphere.

If you want to spend $600-$1,000 per night in Grenada, you can do that. Plenty of places will take your money. We were looking for a beachfront property away from touristy areas but close enough to St. George's University so we could easily got to our son to visit. I'm not sure we could have found a better place than Gem Holiday Resort. Gem sits on BBC beach, one of many public beaches in Grenada, but it may as well have been private. We never had more than 8-10 people on the beach near us at any time over four days. And the water was stunning. The scenery all around is beautiful. As for the property itself, Gem is less flashy and new than other places. But like many places in Grenada it is built for safety and ocean exposure. The rooms are furnished like many other hotels and apartments in Grenada. This suited our needs perfectly fine being we spent so little time in the room over four days. The beds and living room furniture were all very comfortable. The on-site restaurant offered breakfast, lunch and dinner menus as well as a bar with the usual selections of beer, wine and spirits. The staff were helpful and accommodating. They're Grenadian, so they're some of the most friendly and welcoming people you will ever meet. They also offer taxi service and will arrange excursions for you. One note, be sure to pick up an electricity converter. There was only one plug in our room for US style outlets. Wasn't a huge deal, but having more outlets would be ideal.

The property looks as though it is from the Colonial era, and has not been maintained since that time It's location is what sells, not the property. The apartment was not maintained. The beds were old and rotting.The bedding, looked and felt like someone 's used sheets and pillows, three and a half black out curtains, dresser drawers that didn't close,horrible bathroom horrible beach chairs.Apartment 15 at the GEM is HORRIBLE! GRENADA is BEAUTIFUL!