Willowbank Resort

I stayed at Willowbank Resort with my husband, 2 year old, and my brothers. I fell in love with the place. The staff were absolutely BEYOND. Front desk, security, the restaurant, the owners - the most wonderful people, so lovely, so kind and such a joy to be around. From the first night on front desk we were assisted to our rooms and stayed in Tamarisk 1 and Tamarisk 4 - unbeatable view with a superb little private beach. We ate at the restaurant most nights and enjoyed our meals so much. The grounds and the facilities themselves are great, super chilled out , super clean and incredibly family friendly. My little daughter loved it so much and it brought me so much joy. I am going to give a more fuller review to name the wonderful people who we interacted with at a later date as I simply have not gotten round to doing so, but if you are in two minds if you should stay here then just go for it. 2 years prior we had gotten married and stayed at Cambridge Beaches and had a good time, we were going to go there again but decided to try Willowbank and I really enjoyed the peacefulness low key vibe - wild, free and super peaceful, a true gem. CHEFS KISS. Thank you to all of you. I cannot wait to come back. Much love to all of the Willowbank Resort . Thank you for such a warm and welcoming stay.

First the pros: very quiet, very clean hotel, two tiny beaches, but beautiful. Food at the restaurant is very good and service at the restaurant is excellent. The cons: it is far from most places and since you cannot rent a car it is quite challenging to find transportation. The hotel would call a taxi and it would take over 30-40 minutes to get it, it is shows at all. Reception does not help on this. Also we did not like the room- it was obviously not used for a long time, it had a funny smell and was very humid. We saw much better rooms so that was only our experience, but it did make a difference. Overall good, but select a room facing the water as those seemed much better.

This is the second time I stayed at the Willowbank and I must say their employees are amazing. Services is great. It’s a special hotel and a special place.

Beautiful place to stay.

Porch was grimy so was not able to sit outside and enjoy the view. Room also had lots of bugs.

We stayed at Willowbank for four nights in late June, and found it to be a very peaceful, restful, quiet resort with an amazing location while the staff exceeded our expectations. With that said, here are some additional thoughts. The property is up on a hill and there are many challenging paths to transverse for two 70 year olds like us to walk to get to the dining area, pool and beaches. This may not be a concern to some however it was for us. Room…. We had a remodeled room with a spectacular view of the water, which included a nice patio. All areas have amazing views of the water. The room was clean and comfortable. I would add that when we were taken to our room I was concerned because that area outside the door had no grass and looked a bit rundown however the room made up for it. Dining… included was a continental breakfast which was nice however was not too vast. Included was bread for toast, small muffins and danish, yogurt and some fresh fruit. Lots of carbs however you can order a la cart for additional charge. It would have been nice to have a hard boiled egg or cereal added. Can dine inside or out and outside dining offers spectacular views. We had dinner there once and it was ok but soup was real salty Pool and Beaches… as mentioned if you wish to go to either of these places, you have to walk down steep hills and back up them to go to your room. There are two beaches, one very small that has beach chairs, and a couple umbrellas and the second one is larger with beach chairs, also available for free The pool again is a walk and is not very resort like but it is fine with not a lot going on around it. I will add that while my wife was in the pool someone was walking their dog and the dog jumped in the pool with her. She got out questioned whether or not pets were allowed at Willowbank. There is nothing really around off property that you’ll have to take a cab to which are very expensive or you can take the bus which is right outside the front gate which we did quite a number of times. You can purchase the token for the bus or the ferry inside The office at Willowbank and they are quite safe, air condition and the people are extremely nice. In closing, we enjoyed our stay at Willowbank. It is very peaceful, and not a lot of action going on. The terrain was difficult for us. but it may not be for you, And again the people there were so helpful, friendly, and amazing and we would go back again BTW….There are tennis courts next to the pool, but there are no nets up and they were look like in the process of trying to repaint the lines and remodel or redo them.

We loved this place it was stunning! two small beaches - great food , amazing views. It was clean all the staff were nice and it was quiet . kinda perfect!

The property is very outdated and not modern. We were looking for luxury resort feel, and Willobank does not offer that. In addition, we were not provided the size bed we requested. Management was gracious about our situation and agreed to reimburse our money and we went to stay elsewhere.

This was a great place to stay. 2 private beaches and a wholesome staff.