This landmark hotel is 30 minutes from the airport, overlooking Hamilton Harbour in the island's downtown restaurant and shopping area. Surrounded by gardens, this hotel was built in 1884 after British royalty visited the island and declared it a Shangri-La. The Hamilton is the home to two restaurants, a shopping arcade, fitness center, beauty salon, and both freshwater and saltwater swimming pools. While there is no beach on-site, the hotel also offers a complimentary ferry to the Southampton Princess where guests are free to use the beach club, golf club, and tennis facilities. All rooms have air-conditioning, hairdryers, remote cable color TV, coffeemakers/tea kettles, in-room safes, internet access, dataports, bathrobes, voicemail, iron/ironing board, minibars, and cordless phone. The price includes the property's resort fee.