Island Inn

This was 4th time in Barbados but our first time staying at the Island Inn. We had a nice welcome. We booked a superior garden room, which we were pleased with. Room was large and spacious, with a large walk in wardrobe, which was really handy. Plenty of room for all our clothes and luggage. Very peaceful at night. Handy having a fridge in the room. Just a few niggles. Bathroom was bright but in need of an update . The bedrooms are quite dark, even in the day. We enjoyed our meals. Mixture of buffet and table service. Never went hungry, always something to choose from. Had the pack lunches a couple of times which were very good. Book them the night before. Cocktails were good and rum punches were strong , we found them better than the sister hotels. Staff were friendly and helpful. As it’s a small hotel you get to know most of them all after a few days. When we had a cloudy day we got a ZR bus towards Accra and walked back along the broad walk which was nice. We went to both sister hotels for lunch, Mango bay , Holetown and The Sands , Worthing. Perfect for us as we had a car for 9 days and were going there anyway. You need to book the day before. We visited the Graham Hall animal sanctuary which was fun and a lovely place to have walk. We drove over to Bottom bay a stunning beach on the Atlantic coast. One of the bar staff recommended us to go to the Nothing box a lovely cafe/restaurant/bar We popped in for a drink while on our travels, it’s on the Atlantic side, stunning views , and you can walk along the cliff tops. Lovely place. Went on to Bath beach, then Bathsheba. We also went back to Alleyens bay, Heywoods beach, Speightown, New to us this year was Thunder bay and a lovely quiet beach just past Hole Town, Colony club beach, Heron bay. We did Pebbles beach once and Carlisle bay a few times. (7 min walk) We always choose to sit near the first part of Carlisle bay you come to, before the sun beds start. Carlisle is a beautiful beach but it’s far too busy for us now. It’s heaving when there are lots of cruise ships in. If you are going to hire a car , best to do it over the weekend , as the roads are busy on week days, come the rush hour. Had a great holiday and thanks to all the staff at the island Inn. Hope to see you all again.

I can't understand the hype some travellers have about the Island Inn Hotel in Bridgetown. The place relies too much on it's historic location and features. Our room needed a thorough clean and lacked storage space. I've never had a clothes rail in the bathroom! The food was hit and miss, and not plentiful. Advertised as All Inclusive, but really it is Full Board with drinks. We found the staff surly. They seemed to interact with the regular travellers who were "cliquish". The entertainment was normally a loudspeaker in the corner, but the nights that we had "turns" were poor and somewhat embarrassing. We met quite a few other guests who agreed with our feelings, and their camaraderie made the holiday bearable. I must admit that the packed lunches from the hotel were good, and we made use of them a few times, and stayed on the local beach. The hotel has two sister hotels and we visited them both. What a difference in standards there! You would not believe that they were in the same Group. Maybe I missed something, but I could have bought a secondhand car for what I spent on this holiday! One regular guest said that the Hotel was like Marmite - and I don't like Marmite.

Small hotel near Pebbles Beach with the early morning swimming horses. Friendly, fun loving staff. Food excellent, new chef really is working hard to cover modern & classic dishes, with lovely sauces can't get enough of them. Rooms have antique furniture, large comfortable beds and are kept very clean & "housekeeping" somehow managed to service our room while we were out. The cocktails created by the 3 barmen are very popular Terry, Tre and Shamanni keep us happy , every hour is a "Happy Hour" from 10am to 11pm. Must not forget Doris, Marlene, Sharon and others who wait on us with a smile. Loved it so much have already booked to return in November. Far better than 4* holidays we have stayed in.

We visited last year, loved it so booked again. On day 2 of our recent stay we have booked again for next year. If you like marble and mirrors this is not the place for you, if you like small hotel, quaint, friendly staff, good food and drink you will love it. You will find lots of people go back and back again! To me that says a lot. We met a lot of lovely people. Only down side is that some gym equipment not working. Having said that in the time I have stayed I was only one using gym! 😀

Stayed July 24 just after hurricane Beryl, just realised I never done a review. Had a wonderful stay, perfect room next to the pool me hubby and our grandson. The staff were so friendly, the food was varied cooked fresh and was so tasty. The drinks 👍 mango dacquiris and mudslide were my fave lol.The pool was small but was perfect for cooling down in, unfortunately five out of our 14 nights the pool was out of use a bit of a pain for our grandson😢, but visited sister hotel Mango Bay for a few hours one day. Our room was perfect spotlessly clean with walk-in shower and bath and the beds were so comfy. Would definitely recommend visiting. We are returning this year but to sister hotel Mango Bay, more activities for the big kids lol. Hoping to pop down to island inn for a visit .