What’s New in Bermuda: Renovation for Mandarin Oriental’s Elbow Beach Resort

On November 30, 2009, Bermuda's high-class Elbow Beach Resort will embark on a project to reposition itself as an "intimate resort" with 98 suites and secluded cottages. The hotel's 101-year-old main building will be closed for extensive renovations, and the recently-renovated guest rooms will get lavish bathroom improvements and cutting edge entertainment systems. Other facility updates: a new recreation lounge, new poolside courtesy suites for early check-in and late check-out guests, a new business center, luxury beach lounge chairs and a new spa beach pavilion on the resort's prized sandy beach, a new bar, and makeover of the Bermuda Room for weddings and special event functions. We're told the refurbishment will be done in discreet phases between January and March 2010 so as not to disturb guests.