We stayed at Fort Young during the July "off season" of 2007. We booked a Deluxe Oceanfront Room, and couldn't have been happier! The room was immaculate and well maintained. The view of Scott's Head (to the north) from the private balcony was lovely.

The activities coordinator, Sonya, was incredibly helpful. She not only set up some group trips for us, but helped us with detailed information about the island.

The restaurant is quite passable. Breakfasts were buffet-style, but with an excellent selection of fresh fruits and the ubiquitous passion fruit juice. Dinners were very good, though it was nice to head out to other local restaurants for a change.

The only complaint (and it's a very minor one) was that the bar staff weren't particularly friendly. It was in stark contrast to every other person we met in Dominica... some of the most genuinely friendly and most helpful people you will ever meet!

The view from the Deluxe Oceanfront room was wonderful. Dominica is an island filled with spectacular, picturesque, natural scenery. It has numerous hiking trails and waterfalls. You must relax in one of the many natural warm water springs. If you are looking to get away from the overally saturated tourist traps of other islands, Dominica is the place to go.

As far as the hotel goes, I enjoyed my stay. My room was clean and spacious. The staff was friendly and referred to me by name. Everyone seemed interested in making my stay a good experience. The place was quiet and scenic. Some of the best views in Dominica can be found simply milling around the hotel pool and veranda.

You can plan tours directly from the hotel. Although, you could probably find cheaper rates off site. The food was delicious! I wanted to see more entertainment in the evenings. They had live music only on 2 of the 5 nights I stayed there. But, overall I had a great time and will return soon!

During my trip to Dominica I stayed with my wife at three different hotels, and this was by far the worst. The service was poor, and seemed very unfriendly. I don't blame them though because the guests seemed miserable as well. When I go on trips I enjoy getting away from "mass produced resorts", and this was my experiment with the other side of life. The room was OK. I had a deluxe oceanfront room after reading the reviews of how the other rooms are piss-poor, and I was not that impressed. The view of the ocean was nice, but that is true pretty much everywhere on the coast in Dominica. We ate at the hotel restaurant because my wife is pregnant, and was not up to stray too far. The food was adequate, and very over-priced. If you're going to Dominica find somewhere else to stay unless you prefer to feel like you never left America.

I was in Dominica for a morning meeting and satyed at the Fort Young for one night. I attempted to check in early about 11:00 am before my meeting but my room was not ready. While I waited I made the mistake of having the most expensive sandwhich I had ever eaten from the Balour Bar. US$8.00 plus service charge plus 15% tax!!!

When I finally got my room after the meeting, it turned out that the view from my Oceanview room (519) was actually a view of the roof of another block and the branches of some palms. So much for paying extra to get a view of the sea!

The room was basic but comfortable enough. The water pressure in the shower was low and the shower stall extremely small. I hate having to brush against the shower curtain when bathing- I just don't get that clean feeling. On afternoon, the rooms can be pretty hot as the sun blazes down on the west.

I tried to get lunch about 3:00 but the restaurants were closed and I ws advised that even off property, it was unlikely that I would get anything to eat until 7pm. A staff member recommended ordering a snack from the bar menu but after my sandwhich experience, decided to pass.

I had diner off property since I could not wait till the hotel's restaurants opened for diner at 7 but decided to have desert and wine in the hotel's waterfront restaurant since I wanted to expereince it. I was informed (quite rudely I might add) that they were quite busy that night and I should have my desrt and wine by the bar!!! I sweetly asked the maitre'd if they were full and I guess by my tone and sarcasm, she got my point and gave me a table. That quite turned me off.

I had the full breakfast the next morning which was EC$30 but came to almost $40. I was pretty good and almost good value for money.

My overall impression: it seemlingly is the best that Roseau has to offer but they need to fine tune certain things: the 'moments of truth' betwen guests and staff, buliding covered walkways to certain parts of the hotel (I had to wait in the washroom until the rain stopped), puting coffee makers in all rooms, covering the front entrance, I had to jump from my taxi and run in the rain.

I guess I would stay here again but the wow! factor was simply not there.