General: Barbados > Reviews

Advantages: People, weather, sea, sand etc
Disadvantages: Expensive

This place is definitely the biz. Having visited the Caribbean a couple of times and left with mixed feelings (Jamaica - too much hassle and Cuba - nice, but strange) I was very pleasantly surprised to discover a really fine place with outstandingly nice, decent people. I just wish we’d been for longer than a week. First of all I’ll cover the bad bit, to get it out of the way. We stayed at the Southwinds Beach and Racquet Club, a Divi (Yank ... Read review

Advantages: jst fabulous with a little advice from someone who has been
Disadvantages: can be pricey if you don't know where to look!

well my advice is if you get the chance you MUST go to Barbados, don't be fooled into thinking it is only for the rich and famous ,if you do some looking you can go and NOT spend a fortune! we went two years ago ( and are going back this nov) for 3 people in a studio apartment ( plenty of space!) we are paying £2100 (total not each) this is for 2 weeks and includes flights ( we are travelling with virgin this time) my best advice is to stay on ... Read review

Advantages: Great weather, friendly locals
Disadvantages: Sellers harass you on the streets and beaches

If you're a resident of the UK or maybe even northern America, you'd probably not appreciate the crappo weather that we can have at the very early part of the year. Hence the reason why I fancied escaping it all and getting myself some Sun, Sea and Sand. I'm pleased that we chose Barbados, as it delivered all that I had hoped for. We stayed at the Sunset Crest complex, located in St. James on the West coast, which I believe is one of the very ... Read review

Advantages: EVERYTHING about Barbados
Disadvantages: Takes approx 8 hours to fly

Say "Barbados" and images of swaying palms, crystal clear water, smiling faces and Boogie Buses spring to mind. But what surprised me was you also get Trafalgar Square, English churches and Cricket. Now they may seem odd things to add to the list, but, give me some time and I'll explain... The only time I've cried because I had to come home, was on my first holiday to Barbados. Every 'thing' about the place was my favourite thing. I loved the ... Read review

Advantages: Tropical paradise,great weather,food
Disadvantages: Very expensive,anoying beach sellers

265,000 people in Barbabos.This 166 square mile island is a tropical paradise.Barbados used to be inhabited by Amerindians.In 1627,British settled here and Barbados gained independance from Briain in 1964. Barbados has good stability and most people generally have a good quality of life and it is a number one developing country.Sugar has been the main product for over 350 years .All that lovely rum,yum.The biggest money maker now is tourism. Barbados ... Read review

Advantages: Fun, nice people...
Disadvantages: Some places - eg Airport - a little dark and ugly - and old

Barbados. Heaven. Barbados. Heaven.. Barbados. (Sorry Religious people!) Barbados is certainely one of the world's number one paradise islands, and last time I was there never did I think it wasn't worth it or did I want to leave. It's great fun on the beach, but there is a lot to do around the island - take a look around the mainland. And if you don't want to leave the beach, delve further into it and take a ride on a banana bpat - a truly ... Read review

Advantages: Weather, friendly people, beaches, cheap alcohol...
Disadvantages: Annoying people trying to sell you jewellery/drugs on the street

Undoubtedly Barbados has to be one of the most beautiful and enchanting places on earth. The weather is pretty much consistent in being brilliant all year round. The beaches are absolutley fantastic, especially around the south-west St. Lawrence Gap area and the best beaches are probably on the east coast but this is very much an exclusive and very expensive place to stay which would explain why it is frequented by the rich and famous. The nightlife ... Read review

Advantages: all
Disadvantages: none - but living ain't cheap

I have been lucky to have been returning to Barbados every Christmas for nearly all of my life (I’m 27) Whilst there have been changes – much more tourism, new hotels – considering the increase in visitors it has managed to maintain an unspoilt element. The East Coast looks over the Atlantic and is naturally breathtakingly beautiful and largely unaffected by mass tourism. There are elements of Barbados to please everyone – although as a young ... Read review

Advantages: Its simply awesome, relax unwind, revive and be you
Disadvantages: When you leave to go home

If you want to memorable dream holiday, relax, unwind, and soak up the azure ocean, and the Barbadian ambience. There is no place like it. Choose to fly with Virgin Atlantic and enjoy your journey into newly refurbished Grantly Adams Airport, and be ready for a stunning break of a lifetime. BARBADOS FACTS Barbados is naturally rich in water & land sports so whether you fancy Scuba Diving off the East Coast or trying your hand at Gold at ... Read review

Advantages: A side to Barbados most tourists never see
Disadvantages: None

I have family in barbados and I thought a review on the non tourist side of barbados and places most people never get to see would be helpful. Barbados is a very beautiful and laid back island and along with the tried and tested tourist attractions there are very many places you cannot miss on a visit the first of these is Oistins Bay at the south of the Island, there is a beautiful beach here called Miami Beach (not that one) mainly used by locals ... Read review

Advantages: gorgeous beaches, clear seas, great weather
Disadvantages: beach sellers

Having never been to the Caribbean before, Barbados certainly lived up to my expectations of what paradise should be. Gorgeous beaches, clear seas and lots of sun. Although I stayed at the beautiful Almond Beach Village on the west coast but I also managed to drag myself away from the beach and experience some of the other areas the island has to offer. the island is very varied ranging from the quiet and beautiful west coast to the lively south coast ... Read review

Advantages: Great weather, gourgeous beaches and the people are really something!!
Disadvantages: Long haul flight, you have to like reggae music!

I believed that the Caribbean was restricted to those who could afford lavish holidays, however I was pleased to find when choosing a holiday that it is possible to have a holiday in Barbados when you are on a budget….and few of the Caribbean islands can equal Barbados for its broad spectrum of panorama and mood We stayed on the expensive coastline of St James in the lovely Holetown. The complex where we stayed is known as Sunset Crest, and provided ... Read review