Squatters continue to seek comfort on the grounds of the former Club Med hotel on the Island's east end.

Yesterday The Royal Gazette travelled to St. George's and toured three empty buildings which formerly served as staff quarters for Club Med.

Each of the buildings on Victoria Road contains between ten and 20 rooms over three floors.

Although many of the rooms were locked, there were many cases of removed window panes or forced doors as well.

Some of the rooms were totally empty while others contained a variety of leftover bedding, cabinets, mirrors, and chairs.

There was also evidence of people using the vacant facility for both short and long term stays.

Clothing, radios, empty beer bottles, cigarette butts, and trash were all articles found inside the empty rooms.

But some of the rooms had also been re-furnished with the ready supply of items.

And in one tidy room on the third floor -- where the carpet showed signs of having recently been vacuumed -- a reporter from The Royal Gazette stumbled upon an elderly gentleman lying in bed under sheets.

However, the man refused to comment and responded to all questions with an abrupt "breaking and entering'' before instructing the reporter to leave.

Contrary to an earlier report, there was no running water in any of the buildings and a large pile of discarded water bottles is clearly visible outside.

However, electrical current is still running through at least one building.

Some of the rooms even have working air conditioners.

Last night Health and Family Services Minister Nelson Bascome said he only learned of the squatters this week.

And he would be meeting with Works and Engineering Minister Alex Scott today to discuss the matter.

But he denied earlier reports that he had been involved in talks to have the buildings renovated to serve as emergency housing.