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Island Inn
Barbados, Caribbean
Bridgetown
With twenty-four guest rooms & suites in five different categories, this quaint hotel offers a personalized service. An optional daily Barbados Hotel & Tourism Fee of $2 per room, per night is payable locally by guest upon check-in. (Fee subject to change) All Inclusive Package includes: Daily full breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and Dinner daily; All beverages except specialty wines, champagne and bottled water.*Guests must be 18 years or older to be served alcohol.; WiFi available in public areas of the Hotel; Weekly manager's cocktail reception; Live entertainment three nights weekly; Use of Mini Gym; Scuba lessons in pool *Available on request; All other charges and taxes. Early departures will be charged the full amount of original reservation.
Facilities
- Car park
- Wired Internet
- Wi-fi
- Laundry service
- Launderette
- Babysitting service
- Hotel safe
- Currency exchange facilities
- Garden
- Sun terrace
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.5 Excellent969 reviews
Excellent
58%
Very Good
27%
Average
10%
Poor
3%
Terrible
2%
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Island inn hotel
The hotel is shabby and dirty. Our 1st room had black mold on the walls. They did move us to a better room without any fuss. Meals were very good. However most of the staff acted like they didnt want to be there. Got a grunt from the bar staff and a finger pointed from restaraunt staff whe requstiong a cup of tea. Really felt like it was tired and cleaning was not high on the agenda except for the area that were most prominent. We were not the only people who had to hange rooms.
Friends family home is what the island inn is
Our 5th visit to the island inn. As always was a awesome experience. Staff amazing, just to mention a few, tre Terry Victor on the bar. All the ladies in the restaurant, reception staff all so friendly and helpful. Room clean, beds comfy. Food was awesome and nothing to much trouble if you wanted something not on menu. This gem is a special place.
Absolutely fabulous!
Loved this hotel. The staff were fabulous. The ladies in reception always had a lovely smile to greet us, the bar staff were good company (ask for a Mississippi slide!! They are delicious), the atmosphere was relaxed and all the other guests were friendly. There are only 24 rooms here so you will get chatting! I loved not having buffet food every night, as there is a set menu most meals, except breakfast. Food was good! We went for our anniversary and we were upgraded to a junior suite (and I would pay extra for this room when we go again!) . Our room was also decorated and some bubbly left for us. Lovely surprise! All in all this is a wonderful place to stay
Review by jbuc2 Daventry, United Kingdom
Barbados treat
We went for our anniversary and chose the hotel as knew it was only small, and so glad we did. On arrival we were welcomed with rum punches, very nice and taken to our room, a lovely suite near the pool. The pool is only small but absolutely fine for a nice cool down. The meals were lovely, a nice combination of buffet and a la carte, portions were perfect not out facing. There was entertainment some nights, we thoroughly enjoyed making new friends, again because the hotel is small, you tend to get chatting to other guests which we enjoyed. The location is perfect with pebbles beach just round the corner, we were able to see the race horses being exercised swimming in the bay each morning. We loved seeing the different birds, banana quits, humming birds,finches, and king birds all wonderful. There are monkeys around the hotel which were very entertaining to watch on a daily basis but not to be encouraged.
Review by brenda s Lancaster District, United Kingdom
Some positives and badly let down by some staff attitudes
We stayed for two weeks. We liked our room, big room with a large bathroom. The combination of the air conditioning and a fan kept it cool. The cleaning was OK, but constantly chasing coffee, shower gel etc.
The pool was small and usually there were enough sunbeds, but very little shade. In the two weeks we were there, the pool area by our room was never swept. Was covered in fallen seeds from the trees.
The food was on the whole tasty and plentiful, with the waiting service very good. The quality of drinks at the bar was excellent, proper bar men who knew how to make cocktails.
On the whole the staff were polite and friendly. The exception being a very grumpy waitress and all the reception staff, other than Sharon and the young trainees. We felt like an inconvenience if we asked for anything. They would talk to us without any eye contact and were made to feel like we were talking to a headmistress! Not in the least bit welcoming!
We had an enjoyable time with all the other guests, as the hotel is so small you do find there is a lot of interaction. We very much liked the sister hotel Mango Bay, where you had immediate access to the beach. Otherwise you had to pay $20 per day, per person to use the sunbeds near Island inn beaches.
Sadly the hotel isn’t situated as to allow a nice stroll in the evening, but it’s great in other ways. Easily access to the Garrison area. We visited George Washington House, saw the race horses swimming in the morning. Had a fantastic afternoon at the races. The local buses were great fun, only costing $3.50 (Barbadian) a single trip. The local people were so helpful.
All in all, albeit some staff attitudes and cleanliness issues the hotel is OK. Though I can’t see why people come year after year to this hotel.
Review by trsfr Lincoln, United Kingdom
