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Centered on twelve acres of beautifully landscaped gardens on the calm west coast of Barbados, the family-owned and run Coral Reef Club is one of the finest and most tranquil resorts in the Caribbean. Following a major redevelopment that marked the genesis of new cottages with private plunge pools, this Small Luxury Hotels of the World member stands even more ready to receive guests with superlative accommodations, impeccable service, gourmet cuisine and hospitable comforts that are unique in the world today.
Coral Reef Club
West Indies
Saint James, Barbados
BB24017
Nearest Airport: BGI
Really excellent from start to finish. Staff, Management, Room, Restaurant, Ambience & Aesthetic and Location all 10/10. Such a professionally run and beautiful hotel. We spent a week with our two teenagers who loved it as much as us. Hotel organised excellent surfing and catamaran excursions and we had some lovely dinners nearby. Certainly the best service we’ve experienced in the Caribbean. We’ll be back.
Ben W
Thank you Coral Reef for the most amazing family holiday. This is our 6th stay here, but Mum and Dad have been coming here for many many years and I have to say there is no where else we would choose to stay in Barbados. This beautiful family run hotel has a great selection of bedrooms, the most stunning grounds to walk around, with 2 lovely swimming pools and a lovely long stretch of beach. Our kids aged 10, 18 and 20 loved the watersports and sailing available together with the paddleboards and kayaks. A great area to snorkel too, we especially enjoyed the trip to the Turtles which you can do with High Tide. The breakfast is delicious and the dining in the evening is exceptional. Great location and a nice walk to Holetown. I could not name every member of the team individually as they were all outstanding and eager to deliver high standards, from the reservation to the arrival at Reception, to the gardeners and cleaners, the chefs, bar team, everyone was so friendly. A very special mention to Diane in reservations for all her help organising our accommodation, Nigel who we have known for years, Shelly and David who looked after us at breakfast, the fabulous Carlos who always had a smile on his face and looked after us on the beach, Lenny for just being the best and all his positive encouragement on the ski's, together with all the watersports team and of course to The O'Hara Family, so welcoming and friendly as always. Always sad to leave but already looking forward to returning. I would highly recommend this wonderful hotel to all ages, our family ranged from age 10 to age 85 and we loved every moment of our holiday, so many laughs and lovely memories to treasure forever. Until next time Coral Reef xx
J W
We have visited Barbados many times and stayed at 7 different hotel during our time there. This has been our favourite and we have booked to return this year for 9 nights. We usually do a split stay on the island. choosing to holiday on different sides but this year we have only booked to stay here , so that speaks volumes in itself. The hotel lends itself towards an older demographic of clientele seeking a tranquil refined ambience , without any pomp and ceremony. This suits us as we are in our 50’s and we found most of the guests were in their 50’s through to their 80’s. Many of these were repeat guests . These are the reasons we are returning - Service levels were outstanding ; all the staff made us feel very welcome and looked after wherever we were in the resort. The quality of the food ; both the produce and presentation were outstanding . It was consistently good every night which is a rare find. The ambience and luxury; the rooms were luxurious and everything was clean and kept beautiful. You can turn right out of the hotel and walk into Holetown within 10 minutes. We visited the Limegrove centre and purchased some clothes and a piece of artwork in the gallery painted by a local artist. We ate out a couple of times , but as previously said by others there is no need to as the food in the hotel is difficult to beat. I have already emailed the hotel and booked to attend the Pilates during my stay , along with requesting a TV for our bedroom. I had my hair done by the hairdresser near the hotel at the entrance and she was very good indeed.
Caribbeantravels - Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom
As always a wonderful Hotel and holiday , The staff are always happy and helpful, the bedrooms and hotel perfect. A special thanks to Carlos on the beach and Lennie at the water sports . Will definitely return And thankyou to the O’Hara’s for welcoming my mother and family back again .
Neil R
Coral reef is a fantastic hotel. The staff are incredible and attentive, the grounds are stunning and the food and drinks were all delicious. We loved every minute of our honeymoon. I’d read reviews that the hotel seems tired and it was mainly older couples. We found this wasn’t the case. Having stayed at other hotels in Barbados, this is by far the best and most the guests were families with teenagers. There was a nice range of guests. The beach is lovely but get there early to get the best spot (I think this is the case with all Barbados hotels). There’s also a cocktail party on Monday evenings which was lovely! Thanks to the whole team for a wonderful stay!
Olivia M - Manchester, United Kingdom
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