A couple who were robbed at gunpoint at Grotto Bay have vowed to come back to the Island next year.

Peter Hoffman, a 60-year-old American tourist was stabbed and his wife, Barbara Warner, 62, was hit in the head during an armed robbery on Saturday.

In a Letter to the Editor of this newspaper, the couple said they have visited the Island three times and will be back next year.

"We understand that only one person attacked us and this person may not have even been Bermudian.

"We would like to thank everyone else in Bermuda for the outpouring of sympathy, warmth, kindness and goodwill."

The letter continued: "In particular, we would like to thank JP Martens, and Clyde Darrell, general manager and resident manager of the Grotto Bay, as well as Grotto Bay personnel for their sincere concern, generosity and kindness throughout out ordeal and the remainder of our stay in the Island."

The couple thanked the Department of Tourism and the Police as well.

"The Police were gracious enough to accommodate our needs and perform their duties at our convenience which we much appreciated.

"In addition the hospital staff in the emergency room, anaesthesia recovery on Perry Ward, the pharmacy and in the fracture clinic were extremely helpful, caring and competent."

According to a Police spokesman, officers were alerted to the incident at the hotel in Hamilton Parish, at 5.10 a.m.

"It appears that an unknown man brandishing a bladed article and a blunt object gained entry into a guest room at the premises," he explained.

"The intruder demanded money from the occupants and made good his escape with a quantity of cash.

"The victims, a 60-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman who are husband and wife, were injured and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment."

The couple will be back on Island next year to participate in the Round the Sound Swim.

• Read the couple's letter in full on Page 4.