Tucker's Point is an exclusive luxury resort on Bermuda. When it threw open its crisp white doors, it was the first hotel to do so in over 35 years; Bermuda's building regulations are so draconian it's near-impossible to get anything approved. When the people behind Tucker's Point managed to do so, the hotel world knew it was in for something special.

The facilities

Extensive and top-notch. The Point restaurant is elegant and sophisticated, with a menu that relies heavily on locally-sourced ingredients; the wine cellar holds over 3000 fine vintages. There's a more informal option at The Cafe, a cosy French bistro or to the pergola-shaded Beach Club Restaurant. The dining areas adhere to a strict dress code; open-necked shirts and short skirts need not apply.

There are myriad watersports to try out at the beach club, as well as four swimming pools, a croquet court, an 18-hole championship golf course, four clay tennis courts, a fitness centre and a yoga and tai-chi lawn. The spa is sybaritic, with a world-class array of treatments including honey and cane sugar scrubs, marine mud wraps and even a "Glamorous Gold Therapy".

The rooms

Each of the 88 guestrooms at Tucker's Point shares the same sophisticated colonial style as its communal areas. All are impeccably well-appointed with private balconies or terraces, flat screen televisions, luxurious Mascioni linens and Lili of Bermuda toiletries.