Coral Reef Club

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!

We just spent 5 wonderful nights at the Coral Reef Club to celebrate our anniversary. It was truly a pampering experience. The grounds are absolutely gorgeous and the service was fantastic. The food was great - they had an extensive breakfast buffet every morning, and we also had one lunch and one dinner there during our stay (we like to check out restaurants all over the island). We heard that the bbq buffet night is really nice but we already had plans that night. The beach in front of the resort is beautiful, and if you walk 5 minutes north along the coast you will find what might be the most spectacular beach for swimming in Barbados (we visited quite a few different beaches during our stay). The fitness center was also fairly well equipped. They gave us a lovely surprise for our anniversary, which we really appreciated. We met some other guests that visit the Coral Reef Club every year, and we certainly understand why - the place is an oasis. Overall we had a fantastic stay and look forward to our next visit.

Lovely family holiday with teenagers after A'levels. We had 2 upper level garden cottage rooms with interconnecting balconies. It was perfect for a family as we had a double and a twin room. Great sized rooms and lovely decor. Comfy beds. Good but slighty noisy air con but very necessary in June. Great wifi. The food was fantastic. We had only booked a B&B rate originally thinking we would have dinner locally most nights but after the first dinner at the hotel on arrival and then a lunch the following day we realised it was easier and more cost effective to upgrade to half board with the hotel. The food and drinks are expensive. There also weren't many nice looking local restaurants I wanted to try. Lots of fine dining restaurants in Barbados which I'm not interested. The hotel is a 10 minute walk from a very good but expensive supermarket called Massey's. Great for loading up with crisps etc for the room and more suncream. There is a taxi rank nearby if you buy heavy things. It's a very hot walk in the summer. The hotel can book taxis for you to go anywhere. The staff at Coral Reef are great. One of the owners walks around a lot chatting to the guests and making himself visible which is nice to see. The watersports team are great. We booked a few things through them and it's very affordable for motorised watersports compared to most places. You need to pay cash for jet skis as that's an independent guy called Tony who bases himself at the watersports hut. It was US$75 for 30 minutes which is still a lot cheaper than most places. Waterskiing or a speedboat trip to see turtles was about £20 or so for 30 minutes. Those trips can be put on your hotel bill. The beach is quite receding and very rocky in most places getting into the sea. You need to tread carefully. Further down towards the watersports shack is a nicer entry point with less rocks. The sea is gorgeous. A wonderful temperature and colour. Some of the sun loungers are looking a bit tired. The hotel is beautifully decorated. Average age is definitely retirees but that could just have been the time of year. There was also a large family group of all ages with little children as it's a great family place too. Beautiful pool which I only used once but very nice. All in all, a great holiday.