We had a great 9-day stay at the Rainbow Hotel. Here's the down low.
The good:
- Great location close to the split
- Recently renovated rooms with comfortable queen-sized beds
- Air conditioning with full control
- A great shower with plenty of hot water
- Very friendly and helpful staff
- Has it's own small section of beachfront with plenty of shade, picnic tables and sun lounges
- You can go for a dip right off the hotel dock (about 4 ft deep). We saw about 10 different fish, a nurse shark a stingray and a spotted eagle ray all in/around the dock
- Great coffee bar next door (Ice and Beans)
- We had a hinge broken on the cupboard. When brought to the attention of the staff they fixed it within 2 hrs
- They rent bikes which are in better shape than most of the others I saw on the island
- The Rainbow Restaurant is pretty decent (different management, but right there!) and is built right over the water
The bad:
- It's a noisy area. The air conditioner creates a fair bit of white noise that masks the sound from outside so this wasn't a major problem.
- Although it has a 'kitchenette', there are no plates/bowls/cutlery. So it's mostly only useful for storing leftovers and reheating
- The sun loungers are in pretty bad shape and need maintenance
We were supposed to move to a different hotel halfway through, but we enjoyed the Rainbow hotel so much we extended our stay! Would definitely stay again.