Rosalie Bay Eco Resort & Spa

From arrival to departure, Rosalie Bay Eco Resort & Spa exceeded all expectations. The lush surroundings immediately put me at ease with vibrant tropical gardens, soothing ocean views, and peaceful birdsong everywhere. Our villa was beautifully designed with natural materials, airy windows, and all the comforts one could want. The staff were warm, attentive, and genuinely caring; they remembered little details and made us feel truly welcomed. Meals at the on site restaurant were fresh, locally sourced, and absolutely delicious. Every dish felt like a celebration of island flavors. The spa treatments were the perfect indulgence after exploring, relaxing and rejuvenating in a tranquil setting. What I loved most was the balance this resort strikes. You feel enveloped by nature and serenity, yet nothing is lacking in comfort. Whether swimming, walking the shore, or simply unwinding, it’s a place that stays with you.

The tropical gardens are the highlight of this resort, beautifully cared for and more colour and variety than the botanic gardens in Roseau. As others have said, the beach is difficult to access through tropical undergrowth, seaweed and rocks. Swimming is not permitted owing to a dangerous rip tide. Not a place to linger. This is not a "boutique hotel" as described above. The rooms, fixtures and fittings are tired although spotlessly clean. Wifi only seemed to work around the "restaurant". The food particularly the inclusive breakfast was very poor, overcooked eggs, tinned hotdog sausages, bacon, toast your own toast and cheap jam. Watermelon was the only fruit we saw all week. The evening meals were expensive and thoroughly bland or even inedible. We appreciate that fresh ingreduents might be hard to come by but many delicious and nutritious meals can be made with canned or frozen ingredients. Once at the resort you are a captive audience as there are no alternative eating places nearby and no shops. I would say this "resort" is worth visiting if you are looking for peace and quiet in a tropical setting. Other than that and cheerful, friendly staff I cannot recommend a stay here. We saw no evidence to support the "eco resort" title. No turtles were spotted in the 5 days we were at the resort. A car is essential unless you book onto the daily tours run by the excellent guide Zahia. We felt that 112 US dollars each for a shared guided walk was too expensive. Surrounding roads beautiful but surfaces were dangerously poor, unmarked and unlit at night.

This property was so fun to explore! The ocean and river are stunning and everything is very peaceful. We especially loved the driver for the resort, Zia. He was so friendly and knowledgeable and a pleasure to have accompany us on all of our excursions! We would love to come back during turtle season!

We liked the peace and serenity most,we also like the fact of all amenities were functional.However some instruction on the TV Network will be appreciated. With regards to the free breakfast found this to be very good. Staff were all pleasant. We will have no hesitation in returning in the future.

Rosalie Bay was so beautiful in so many ways. The atmosphere was spectacular with the ocean, rivers, the beautiful black sand beach and incredibly gorgeous gardens. The rooms were extremely comfortable and spacious. The people were friendly every step of the way the food in the restaurant was exquisite. There were many activities to choose from, and the staff went out of their way to help make your stay perfect. If you love birds, this is a stop for you and just sitting by the ocean for a nice meditation Is food for the soul. I guarantee that you will agree this is a very special piece of the planet.

This is necessarily a mixture review of the Rosalie Bay Resort and Dominica island, as you will see below. Everything on the island is less developed, looked after, and sophisticated than on most of the rest of the Caribbean islands. We did not visit the northwest area but expect it applies to that area as well. Arriving at the airport from Miami was simple and fairly quick processing. Leaving was far more difficult-the airport personnel are much more strict on what you can put in your carryon luggage (although a 4 ounce bottle of vanilla made it through, while they seized a 1/4 inch slide razer cutter that was not seized when I boarded with it in my carryon in the U.S.) Rented car from Courtesy Rental car at the airport. They charged $50 to pick up the car at Rosalie days later, but worth it to avoid stressful drive (ride to airport to go home was included in resort room rate). Small building with several rental car "offices" at the airport. Car was not very recent vintage, but understandable given the horrible condition of the roads, and I mean horrible. There are switchbacks on narrow 2 lane roads every 100 yards or so on most of the roadways (not exaggerating) with little curbing and large ditches on the side, so driving on the island (on the left) is not for the faint of heart (i.e., may jeopardize your marriage). I averaged 25 m.p.h. for the whole trip, and learned about "beeping" as I approached each blind switchback turn. Rosalie Resort is a lovely well maintained and landscaped large rural venue on the east coast. There is hardly anything in the area though. We stayed in a Premier Oceanfront unit with 2 "queen beds"- they are not queens, but closer to doubles. The room was immaculately clean, and housekeeping (optional each day) kept it so. The building is two story, one unit above another, set back about 20 yards from the "beach". The complex has lots of signage for getting to the different places (i.e., Reception, Parking, Restaurant, etc.) There is a sign- "BEACH". There is no "beach" per se or swimming there-only a black sand berm with yards of kelp piled up along the shore. You can't sun yourself there and there are no beach chairs or loungers. The view from the unit has multiple trees that partially block the view of the sea, but the front patio of the unit is a very nice place to just lie on the chaises (very thin cushion though) and relax-also has tables and other chairs. The room- good size room and bathroom, although the shower wall is too short to block water from the floor and the shower head basic, with a hand sprayer as well. No control over the strength of the water spray, but pressure was good and hot water plenty. The linens, pillows (choices of firmness), and towels quality were all first rate. nice size small fridge, although no ice tray. There was no instruction on use of the remote for the " in wall/near ceiling " air-conditioner, but once we figured it out, it was the bes