The House by Elegant Hotels

Here now. Meeting another couple. Birthday celebration. Booked over a year ago. Requested adjacent rooms 60 days in advance and they couldn’t figure it out. VERY small resort, beach non-existent. Out of several items on the limited menu, they are out of several at 12:30 PM. For $8,800 USD for 5 nights, to say I’m disappointed is an understatement.

This place is amazing! From the time you step out of the cab there is someone to greet you. The check in process was flawless and had someone to carry our bags to our room and make sure we were settled. The atmosphere was so relaxing every day and staff was so attentive. If you come and get the chance to meet Denise, TJ, or Quasi you are very lucky, great people. The food was so good although if you have the unfortunate opportunity to meet Nadia, don’t worry, you don’t need a reservation, they will feed you whenever you get there. The beach is amazing and the pool area so clean. It is a very quiet place, no crazy music, but the sound of the ocean is so beautiful!

It was with a little trepidation that we headed to The House for a much-needed escape. Recent reviews had been quite negative, but there is a lot to love about the adults-only hotel. Our room -- third floor Ocean Front Junior Suite -- was modern, clean and with a stunning view. The bed was so comfy, and we enjoyed our peaceful oasis overlooking the ocean, with some incredible sunsets. We were really impressed by the food -- again, I wasn't expecting much as recent reviews had been quite damning -- but the lunch and dinner menus changed daily, and featured an interesting variety of options which were all fresh and delicious. There was a Caribbean buffet one night and a BBQ on the Saturday lunchtime we left -- all great! The breakfast buffet is also good. The real highlight -- as others have said -- is the staff. Honestly, I have never stayed anywhere else with such lovely people working there! All of them so warm and friendly. Our thanks go to each one for looking after us. They really made our holiday. There are a few niggles. General service seems to be a bit hit and miss -- some mornings we were asked if we'd like to book a table for dinner; other days we weren't asked; other guests were asked if they'd like to book tables for the whole week (this might sound unimportant, but the restaurant does fill up and one night we didn't get to eat until after 10pm). We did get our complimentary massage (with was fabulous!); other guests didn't. Apparently there are options for a la carte menus, picnics and afternoon tea, but that info is hidden on a shelf around a corner in the lobby which we didn't spot until the day before we left. There is zero information in the bedroom -- a pack with details on the spa facilities, meal times, water taxi info, the dine around scheme, water sports, etc, surely is a must. Also, I'm not sure to what extent the hotel was renovated, but there were several big blotches on our bedroom wall (we did mention this and an attempt was apparently made to paint them in, but we couldn't see any difference), as well as flaking ceilings on the walkway leading to the rooms, and badly chipped and flaking outside lounge furniture in the common areas -- unfortunately not reflective of a 5-star hotel. That said, though, we quickly eased into a relaxed way of being at The House, and had a great holiday.

We stayed at The House late January 2026. From arrival to departure we were made to feel incredibly welcome and comfortable. The room was lovely with a large bedroom, a sizeable bathroom with walk in shower and a bigger than usual balcony from which we had a gorgeous sea view. The food was always top class and my wife and I can honestly say that some of the meals rank amongst the best we've ever had. The sea food in particular was terrific and was always cooked to perfection. For a boutique hotel with only a small number of rooms (under 40 I think) we were surprised that it was all-inclusive - we've never been all-inclusive before as this tends to be something offered only in larger hotels which we don't really like. The hotel is right on the beach and I found the snorkelling - particularly to the right hand side of the beach to be really good. I saw dozens of different types fish including a disgruntled looking porcupine fish and shoals of blue tang. Even though by 9am a lot of the sun loungers had been taken (some people put towels out at 6:30 believe it or not) we never had a problem getting a couple overlooking the sea. My wife and I can honestly say that this was the nicest hotel we'd ever stayed at. We've stayed at swankier places but never felt so relaxed as we did at The House. To top it all we saw a humming bird darting around by the pool the day we arrived - WOW :o)

Our experience at this hotel was one of the best we have had. We have stayed at 5 star hotels throughout the world and have rarely had as wonderful service as we had at the house. The people were simply amazing. We were having a difficult time with missing luggage and the staff took complete care of of us. Patricia makes the most AMAZING BREAKFAST! If you like mushrooms, these are to DIE for. Andrew made us feel welcome every time we sat down. He made sure we had absolutely everything we needed. Including a hug when my luggage yet again did not arrive. The food overall was amazing. The rooms are expansive and comfortable. The ocean view is worth it to listen to the crashing waves and sit on the day bed on the balcony. The hotel is small and perfect. Reception helped us with everything from cabs to shopping to parting us have late checkout to take care of some last minute issues. The pool area is small but still we were able to get chairs. Really though, it’s about the amazing people. Everyone at the house was WONDERFUL. I can’t say enough things about this perfect little place and would highly recommend it if you are visiting Barbados!!