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You can now reserve a cabana on the pink sand below the Fairmont Southampton, spend the afternoon beside an oceanfront infinity pool and stay for sunset cocktails at The Grill. One of Bermuda’s best-known resort beaches has returned with a new name and a new beach-club experience.
The Palmetto Beach Club officially opened Aug. 13, bringing day passes, private cabanas, beach service and a new restaurant to Bermuda’s South Shore.
Palmetto is the newest piece of the continuing return of the Fairmont Southampton, the landmark Bermuda resort whose beach has long been one of the signature stretches of sand associated with the property. The new club gives visitors a way to experience the beachfront while the broader resort continues toward its return.
And you don’t have to be staying at the hotel to reserve a day here.
A New Beach Club On Bermuda’s South Shore
The new Palmetto Beach Club centers on the beach and an oceanfront infinity pool, with loungers, cabanas and food and beverage service available during the day.
The location is a familiar one for longtime Bermuda visitors. The Fairmont Southampton’s beach has been a major part of the resort experience for decades, set below the main hotel property on the island’s South Shore.
Palmetto gives the beach a new identity. The club is designed for full-day visits, with separate reservations available for the pool and beach experience and for private cabanas.
You can reserve your day in advance, arrive at the club and spend the next several hours between a lounger, the pool and the pink sand. The experience continues into the evening with dinner and cocktails at The Grill.
If you’ve been following the Fairmont Southampton’s return, Palmetto is one of the most tangible signs yet of what is coming back to the property.
What You’ll Find At Palmetto
The oceanfront infinity pool is the centerpiece away from the sand, creating a second place to spend the day when you want a break from the beach. Loungers line the pool area, while private Palmetto cabanas can be reserved separately.
The beach itself remains the essential Bermuda element: pink sand, South Shore views and the familiar rocky edges of this part of Southampton Parish.
Service extends across the club, so you can settle into a lounger or cabana and make Palmetto a full-day stop instead of a quick beach visit.
The resort is taking reservations for both the Beach & Pool day-pass experience and private Palmetto cabanas. Invited guests receive complimentary admission when they reserve the Beach & Pool experience and present their invitation on arrival. Other visitors pay the applicable day-pass rate.
Palmetto also brings back something Bermuda has traditionally had in relatively limited supply: a resort-style beach day available to people who aren’t necessarily checking into a room upstairs.
If you’re visiting Bermuda on a cruise, staying elsewhere on the island or simply want a dedicated beach-club day during a longer trip, the new day-pass option adds another South Shore choice.
Lunch, Dinner And Sunset Cocktails At The Grill
The food component comes through The Grill, Palmetto’s restaurant overlooking the beach-club experience.
The restaurant serves lunch and dinner, along with cocktails as the sun drops over the South Shore. Table reservations are available separately, which means you can also plan a meal at The Grill as part of a Palmetto day.
The format makes it easy to spend considerably more than a couple of hours here. You can arrive for the beach and pool, take a long lunch, return to your lounger and finish with a cocktail or dinner.
Bermuda already has several excellent hotel beaches and private beach experiences, although many are reserved for overnight guests. Palmetto adds another option for visitors looking specifically for a serviced pool-and-beach day.
Why Palmetto Is Important For The Fairmont Southampton
The opening carries significance beyond the beach club itself.
The Fairmont Southampton has long been one of Bermuda’s defining resorts, a sprawling Southampton property known for its pink exterior, golf, restaurants and South Shore beach. Palmetto returns one of the property’s signature experiences to visitors.
The club also gives travelers an early look at the design and hospitality direction connected to the Fairmont Southampton’s return.
You can see the approach in the physical pieces already operating at Palmetto: the infinity pool facing the beach, private cabanas, dedicated service and an all-day restaurant designed to carry the experience from lunch through cocktails and dinner.
The larger resort has historically drawn families, couples, golfers, meetings and repeat Bermuda visitors, and the beach has always been one of its defining attractions. Palmetto gives the beachfront a more independent identity, one capable of drawing visitors specifically for the club.
What A Palmetto Day Looks Like
If you reserve the beach-and-pool experience, the easiest plan is to give Palmetto most of the day.
You can start at the pool, take a lounger near the beach, swim, have lunch at The Grill and alternate between the sand and pool through the afternoon. A cabana adds more privacy if you’re visiting with family or friends and want a dedicated base for the day.
The beach here also puts you on one of Bermuda’s best-known stretches of the South Shore, in the same part of the island as several of its most photographed pink-sand beaches.
A trip to Palmetto can fit particularly well into a Bermuda itinerary when you want one full resort day between outings elsewhere on the island. Hamilton, St. George’s, golf, snorkeling and Bermuda’s caves can fill other days; Palmetto gives you a reason to leave one day deliberately open.
There’s also a different appeal for repeat Bermuda visitors who remember the Fairmont Southampton beach from earlier trips. The location is familiar. The new infinity pool, cabanas and Palmetto identity create a distinctly new experience around it.
Can You Visit If You Aren’t Staying At The Fairmont?
Yes. Day-pass reservations are available, giving visitors a way to use the pool-and-beach experience even if they aren’t hotel guests.
Private cabanas can also be reserved, while The Grill takes separate table reservations.
The day-pass model could make Palmetto especially appealing during Bermuda’s cruise season. Ships spending multiple days in Bermuda give passengers enough time to dedicate a full day to the South Shore, and a reserved beach club removes much of the guesswork from planning where to spend it.
You know where your chair will be. You have a pool, beach service and a restaurant in the same place. You can stay for several hours rather than piecing together different stops.
A Familiar Bermuda Beach Has A New Name
There are plenty of reasons travelers remember the Fairmont Southampton. The golf course. The big pink hotel overlooking Southampton. The restaurants. The view from the upper floors.
The beach has always been high on the list.
Now the beach has its own name, its own infinity pool and its own day-pass experience.
Palmetto Beach Club is open, reservations are available for the beach and pool, private cabanas can be reserved, and The Grill is serving lunch, dinner and cocktails.
If Bermuda is on your travel list this year, there’s a new South Shore address to add to the trip.
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