Restaurants and bars

Cooking worth the trip on its own

One room for a long dinner, one for a fast one, and one that is open when nothing else is.

Gulf seafood · $$$

Hertavina

Royal reds, grouper and whatever the boats at Bon Secour landed that morning.

Beach grill · $$

Feet in the sand, fish tacos, frozen drinks and a band from six on Fridays.

Rooftop · $$$

Ten floors up, facing west, with the blue hour doing the heavy lifting.

Breakfast · $

Big breakfasts, good coffee, and a to-go window for people heading straight to the water.

Poolside · $$

Five pools, one kitchen, and a piña colada that is genuinely dangerous.

Practical

Every kitchen keeps an allergen matrix at the pass and every menu is available in large print. Tell whoever seats you and they will tell the kitchen.

Welcome everywhere except the gaming floor and the bars after 8 PM. There is a proper children's menu rather than three fried things.

Full vegetarian and vegan options at every venue, not a single substitution, and gluten-free bread made rather than bought in.

There is no dress code anywhere. We ask for smart dress in one room late in the evening and we ask it kindly.