Salt Kettle House — Hotel in Main Island

A terrific little place in a perfect location. The Salt Kettle House is the perfect place to stage your Bermuda vacation. Enough rooms to accomodate a large family if you book early enough. More than ample tools and fridge space to cook your own meals, and John is almost always nearby if anything else is needed. The beds are comfortable (The queen my wife and I slept on was 2 twins pushed together which is perfect if you have younger kids that need/want their own bed.) There are a few close delivery restaurants for asian or pizza if you don't feel like cooking for yourself but want to relax at the accommodation. The ferry runs during the day and is a 4 minute walk from the Salt Kettle House. Taking the ferry across the bay to downtown Hamilton is the best and cheapest way to connect to the bus or other ferry's to begin a day of adventure. Getting to Dockyard or St. George takes a bit of logistics to catch the proper connections but John is always happy to help explain the schedules and how to get ferry/bus passes. Of course taxi or scooters are always an option albeit less affordable. Resources in Bermuda are naturally highly limited. Rain is collected on the beautiful slate roofs that are so characteristic of the island, and electricity is oil-driven, delivered on tankers. Consequently, plan on conserving while you're there. Short showers, no guest laundry facility, and limit faucet time while doing dishes to keep this an affordable guest house in a perfect location. Air conditioning works well, but they do ask that you turn it off and open the windows while you're out and about. The picturesque views (google Winslow Homer Salt Kettle if there's any doubt as to the beauty), lovely host/hostess, centralized location and the affordable price put this paradise location on the map for anyone. Cross Bermuda off your bucket list at the Salt Kettle House! ...

A terrific little place in a perfect location. The Salt Kettle House is the perfect place to stage your Bermuda vacation. Enough rooms to accomodate a large family if you book early enough. More than ample tools and fridge space to cook your own meals, and John is almost always nearby if anything else is needed. The beds are comfortable (The queen my wife and I slept on was 2 twins pushed together which is perfect if you have younger kids that need/want their own bed.) There are a few close delivery restaurants for asian or pizza if you don't feel like cooking for yourself but want to relax at the accommodation. The ferry runs during the day and is a 4 minute walk from the Salt Kettle House. Taking the ferry across the bay to downtown Hamilton is the best and cheapest way to connect to the bus or other ferry's to begin a day of adventure. Getting to Dockyard or St. George takes a bit of logistics to catch the proper connections but John is always happy to help explain the schedules and how to get ferry/bus passes. Of course taxi or scooters are always an option albeit less affordable. Resources in Bermuda are naturally highly limited. Rain is collected on the beautiful slate roofs that are so characteristic of the island, and electricity is oil-driven, delivered on tankers. Consequently, plan on conserving while you're there. Short showers, no guest laundry facility, and limit faucet time while doing dishes to keep this an affordable guest house in a perfect location. Air conditioning works well, but they do ask that you turn it off and open the windows while you're out and about. The picturesque views (google Winslow Homer Salt Kettle if there's any doubt as to the beauty), lovely host/hostess, centralized location and the affordable price put this paradise location on the map for anyone. Cross Bermuda off your bucket list at the Salt Kettle House! ...

We absolutely loved our stay at the magical and tranquil Salt Kettle House. Originally we were set to stay at an Air BnB in the area, but it was cancelled on us a few weeks before our trip so we were on a frantic search for alternate accommodation. I stumbled upon Salt Kettle House’s listing in a Frommer’s guide of Bermuda, and boy am I so glad I found them. John was incredibly accommodating, and luckily had a perfect unit for our dates - The Apartment, which is a completely self catering unit with a full kitchen (we are big on cooking, and you should be too in Bermuda as it can save you a ton of $$). He gave us tons of info on Salt Kettle and Bermuda prior to our arrival, even gave me a call to discuss beforehand. When we arrived, we were enthusiastically greeted by John and the lovely Bernadette, who made our stay all the more joyful and comfortable. The unit was absolutely perfect for our needs, and had a lovely deck where we had our morning coffee and all our meals while staring out into the Hamilton harbour. It’s in an amazing location, close to a ferry and bus stop so makes it really easy to traverse the island on public transport. It’s walkable (about 15 mins) to a nice little grocery if you need to stock up on anything, and we even trekked to Elbow Beach by foot - not a bad walk, about 30 mins and worth it!! Most of all, John and Bernadette are the most gracious hosts you could ever wish for, and truly make Salt Kettle the special place it is. I already know that when we return to Bermuda, we wouldn’t stay anywhere else. Thank you so much John, we can’t wait to return!! |Run, don’t walk to book this place - you will never regret it...