Colony Club, a Luxury Collection Resort, Barbados

We stayed at the Colony Club for 5 nights as the second half of a split stay, having come directly from the O2 Beach Club. After a disappointing first half, the Colony Club completely restored our faith in the holiday — and in Barbados itself. CHECK-IN Warm, efficient and welcoming. Welcome drinks on arrival and staff who actually made you feel like guests rather than an inconvenience. What a difference. ROOMS We stayed in a 1-bedroom sea view suite which was fantastic — recently refurbished, beautifully appointed, and in a great spot right by the pool and beach. Exactly what you'd hope for. FOOD Excellent throughout, and genuinely varied. The Sunday buffet was a highlight — high quality, plentiful, and clearly well regarded locally given the number of Bajans who come specifically for it as a day out. That speaks volumes. The dinner on the sunset deck is a lovely touch — great service, beautiful setting, and a real sense of occasion without being stuffy. SERVICE The standout. Every single member of staff said hello when they passed you. They learned our names quickly and used them. When something wasn't quite right on our first evening (slow dinner service), a member of staff proactively came to apologise the following morning unprompted. That's the mark of a well-run hotel. Particularly impressive was the attitude towards our 2-year-old. Staff were genuinely warm and helpful with him throughout — happy to provide food outside of normal service hours without any fuss, and a lovely touch was the concierge offering him fish food to feed the fish in the lobby fountain, which he absolutely loved and talked about for days. CONCIERGE Really helpful and knowledgeable. Booked a number of excursions for us including a food tour and glass bottom boat trip, all smoothly arranged. Nothing was too much trouble. LOCATION Excellent. Easy walk into Holetown for restaurants, bars and the Limegrove shopping centre. You can also walk along the beach in either direction. Felt connected to the island rather than isolated. THE ONE DOWNSIDE — MIDGES Worth flagging honestly — there are a lot of midges, particularly in the evenings. The hotel acknowledged this and said they would be misting the grounds to help, but it was enough to affect outdoor comfort at times. Bring a good insect repellent and you'll be fine, but don't say you weren't warned. OVERALL The Colony Club is listed as 4 stars, one below the O2 we had just come from. It wasn't close. The service, food, attitude towards families and general attention to detail put it in a completely different league. We left genuinely sad to go and would return without hesitation. Highly recommended — just pack the bug spray.

What a wonderful little gem this is! A real find! A relatively last minute booking as Middle East has issues! We were not disappointed. A charming resort with exceptional staff. Here with family for the first week and catering for the children was superb. Extremely clean, airy rooms with excellent air conditioning and facilities. Kids can’t wait to come back and catch more crabs in the rocks! Dining is of a very good standard - you won’t go hungry here! Room service very helpful. We have a few ongoing medical issues and everyone couldn’t have been more kind and attentive to our needs. There is ample opportunity to visit local bars and restaurants and taxis available through the hotel. The hotel provides singers/entertainment every evening and some are exceptional. A totally relaxed and happy environment. Beach furniture is of a good standard and very well staffed and spent most days just chilling by the beautiful Caribbean drinking cocktails! Not much more to say really we loved it and will be back!, You could say we arrived as strangers and left as friends!

We arrived after a week on Seabourn Ovation cruise which was awesome ! The service food entertainment and Staff made a great trip fantastic . We decided to stay at the Colony Club as we had stayed here a couple of years ago . We really like the hotel and looked forward to a few nights stay before returning home ! The hotel has had a complete refurbishment the room we have been allocated is very nice everything working and all new . Great Job It takes time to readjust to the Barbados slower pace of service and slickness it is still good but not amazing. The staff are nice people and work at the own pace a lot different to the Octavia Personnel. We arrived to the main swimming pool out of action due to a “Accident”!!! The pool is still full of water but taped off and it appears the staff are not up to speed if at all it is going to be back in working order before we leave ??? Oh well there is an alternative pool to use but not the point !

We stayed at the Colony Club in mid February prior to going on a cruise around the eastern Caribbean. In the four to six weeks before our visit, we looked at some of the reviews here and were concerned about some of the things we read. Well, our experience overall was great and we do not recognise many of the negative comments posted by some other guests. We had a superior ocean view room which was beautifully appointed, spacious and spotlessly clean. The grounds are immaculate and very well maintained. The staff were all very pleasant and helpful especially those at breakfast who could not have been more helpful, friendly and accommodating. The food offerings at breakfast were excellent - very good quality and great choice. Many people mention that the room where the breakfast buffet is served is small, which it possibly is but this was never a problem except on our last day when a significant number of children arrived and, to put it bluntly, many of their parents allowed them to cause chaos by running around and getting in the way of other guests. Not a good idea when there’s hot food being served. There are a couple of negatives. First, while there are enough sun beds located around the grounds or on the beautiful beach, many selfish guests insist on “reserving” the best located beds and then not using them for several hours or indeed not at all. We suggested during our stay that the hotel should have a policy on guests not being able to do this but they seem to be reluctant to do so. Secondly, we ordered a taxi (through the hotel) to take us to a local restaurant and sadly, we were scammed. We’re not the first people to mention this in a review of the Colony Club. The hotel really needs to clamp down on this.

The Colony Club is a lovely well run hotel. The refurbishment is stylish and comfortable. The shower was enormous. Breakfast was good quality and we ate at the Hotel in the evening 4 times which speaks for itself. The staff are friendly and helpful. It is true that the best sunbed spots are taken early but there are enough to go round. Fresh towels are plentiful and available all day. The only reason I couldn't give 5 stars was our experience at the end. We wanted a light lunch on Sunday before heading to the airport and we knew the all day menu was available. The restaurant did not want us there at all! The lovely steel band was playing and a $165 a head 3 course buffet was in full swing but that wasn’t appropriate with an hour to spare. We felt unwelcome which was a shame and it seemed a big deal to find a menu which you would expect to be on hand. This is a minor thing but I do recognise this sort of this from other reviews. Politeness is all we want. I do recommend the hotel and would return again.