Colony Club, a Luxury Collection Resort, Barbados

A very good stay at this smallish resort. Standard breakfast buffet. Good WiFi. Good bed and linens. Plenty of beach loungers both sun and shade. Caribbean water— smiles. Only a twenty minute walk into town for dining off property. Easy transport to and from BGI airport.

Treat as you find - I found the rooms, facilities and team at the colony outstanding. The premises have been completely refitted and look great and the whole team were incredibly friendly helpful and professional. Having stayed at many top end hotels this definitely is in keeping with a great hotel In my view best pools and beach compared with others like coral reef and sandpiper Strongly recommended

The staff was five-star across the board! Paul gave us a warm welcome, tour and checked with us regularly to see what we needed. Jillian is an amazing concierge and arranged the perfect outings. Sherfilia makes the best mohitos and mango coladas hands down. All the wait staff (especially Rose) were so attentive. Truly every staff member we interacted with was warm, friendly and efficient. The food was good, with little bonuses like canapés, frozen grapes, and ice cream offered occasionally throughout the day. The hotel is beautiful - designed and landscaped perfectly to enhance island tranquility and tropical beauty. Lots of water activities available onsite. It’s convenient to restaurants and shopping. This stay was definitely top notch.

Overall: I wouldn’t rate the hotel 4 stars. I would pick another hotel for my next stay. Rooms: ok. Beds oddly made (duvet cover opening at top of bed where your face is, so your face touches the duvet is unhygienic…). Privacy not so great, could hear the neighbours whisking a spoon in their cup. Pool swim up for some rooms doesn’t feel appealing if you want privacy as there will be people on sunbeds in that area (I didn’t stay in one of those). Restaurant and food generally: very expensive and quality not up to those price standards (eg soggy fries). Menu options also limited. Which is a shame as there is lovely Caribbean food! I have eaten much better and for way less in nearby beach eateries. Drinks good but also very expensive. Staff slow, I ordered a drink at the beach which I never received, ended up walking to the bar to order. Small and private beach. Had an unpleasant encounter with one of the beach vendors that I had to report to the hotel staff for insulting me (solo female). Beach beds need more cleaning, lots of bird excrements.

First let em say I love Barbados because of the people here. They are genuinely friendly! They are happy and have always made my time on the island feel special unlike some other Caribbean islands that seem to want your $ and for you to leave. We are currently staying at this hotel. It’s definitely been updated and it’s nice. Just note: all the tile is porcelain look marble which cheapens it for a “Luxury Collection” property. The rooms are modern and we have a luxury ocean view (upgraded from an ocean view) and outside of the trees blocking the ocean it’s good. Our room is USD$3,500 for 5 nights. The main issue I have has been the service. I know island time and all that but I have been to plenty of 5 star hotels with excellent service. Today we had to set up our own beach chairs and when I asked for help the woman just pointed and said “there are chairs over there.” We moved from the beach to the pool, finally flagged someone down to get a menu to order lunch and then that person never came back. 34 minutes later my husband finally walked to the bar to ask and they said we could order there. NOT 5 STAR. We had similar issues last February at the St Regis Aurba. I wonder why Marriott is getting it so wrong on these so called luxury properties that don’t offer the service promised. They sure charge you the same rate.