Coral Reef Club

I first visited Coral Reef Club 41 years ago as a teenager during a holiday with a friend and his parents. The experience remained in my memory, and I always intended to return, though I didn't expect it would take 41 years.||On this return visit with my wife, I can honestly say that the resort retains the same charm and elegance I experienced many years ago. Our suite was spacious and beautifully decorated, featuring a large balcony with views of the lush gardens and the sea in the distance. The housekeeping service was superb, keeping our room spotless daily and providing a friendly turndown service each evening.||The grounds are immaculate, with gardeners working discreetly to maintain the beauty of the landscape. They were always friendly, greeting us with a hello and a smile. ||The main clubhouse, restaurant and bar are grand and beautifully furnished. Breakfast each morning was superb, with attentive and efficient servers. We had only positive experiences with all of the restaurant/bar staff, and believe me, there are a lot of them. But a particular mention to Elliot, David and the lovely ladies on the egg station at breakfast who multi-task like no other!||The beach is run like a well oiled machine, Richard looked after us each morning and is one of the friendliest people you could wish to meet. We never had an issue getting a sun bed and Richard advised on which beds got full sun, half sun or shade, so you could decide on the best location to suit your needs. The beach did get busy when we visited in March, but no one creeps down at 6am to put their Union Jack towel on a bed, it's actually a very well organised process: you see a beach guy, choose a bed and they set it up for you whilst you enjoy breakfast. Give them a tip for their hard work and everyone is happy with no stress.||All in all, we had a fantastic stay at Coral Reef Club, the owners know what they are doing and in my opinion should keep doing it. We'd like to return one day but won't leave it another 41 years.

Thank you Coral Reef for the most amazing family holiday. This is our 6th stay here, but Mum and Dad have been coming here for many many years and I have to say there is no where else we would choose to stay in Barbados. This beautiful family run hotel has a great selection of bedrooms, the most stunning grounds to walk around, with 2 lovely swimming pools and a lovely long stretch of beach. Our kids aged 10, 18 and 20 loved the watersports and sailing available together with the paddleboards and kayaks. A great area to snorkel too, we especially enjoyed the trip to the Turtles which you can do with High Tide. The breakfast is delicious and the dining in the evening is exceptional. Great location and a nice walk to Holetown. ||I could not name every member of the team individually as they were all outstanding and eager to deliver high standards, from the reservation to the arrival at Reception, to the gardeners and cleaners, the chefs, bar team, everyone was so friendly. A very special mention to Diane in reservations for all her help organising our accommodation, Nigel who we have known for years, Shelly and David who looked after us at breakfast, the fabulous Carlos who always had a smile on his face and looked after us on the beach, Lenny for just being the best and all his positive encouragement on the ski's, together with all the watersports team and of course to The O'Hara Family, so welcoming and friendly as always.||Always sad to leave but already looking forward to returning. I would highly recommend this wonderful hotel to all ages, our family ranged from age 10 to age 85 and we loved every moment of our holiday, so many laughs and lovely memories to treasure forever. Until next time Coral Reef xx

We have visited Barbados many times and stayed at 7 different hotel during our time there. This has been our favourite and we have booked to return this year for 9 nights. We usually do a split stay on the island. choosing to holiday on different sides but this year we have only booked to stay here , so that speaks volumes in itself. The hotel lends itself towards an older demographic of clientele seeking a tranquil refined ambience , without any pomp and ceremony. This suits us as we are in our 50’s and we found most of the guests were in their 50’s through to their 80’s. Many of these were repeat guests . ||These are the reasons we are returning -|Service levels were outstanding ; all the staff made us feel very welcome and looked after wherever we were in the resort. |The quality of the food ; both the produce and presentation were outstanding . It was consistently good every night which is a rare find. |The ambience and luxury; the rooms were luxurious and everything was clean and kept beautiful. ||You can turn right out of the hotel and walk into Holetown within 10 minutes. We visited the Limegrove centre and purchased some clothes and a piece of artwork in the gallery painted by a local artist. We ate out a couple of times , but as previously said by others there is no need to as the food in the hotel is difficult to beat. ||I have already emailed the hotel and booked to attend the Pilates during my stay , along with requesting a TV for our bedroom. I had my hair done by the hairdresser near the hotel at the entrance and she was very good indeed.

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.

We’ve stayed at Coral Reef many times before, usually for 9 or 10 nights, but this time we stayed for 2 weeks and are so pleased we did so. We think that the hotel (which was always lovely) is even better than before. I think this is entirely due to the staff who seem more friendly and happier. The whole team were amazing but I think we need to “shout out” Sheldon who looked after us on the beach each day with a smile and fantastic service. ||The hotel is beautifully maintained - the rooms, public areas, gardens, and the swimming pool. In our opinion it is the best hotel on the West Coast- better than Sandy Lane. You can tell that it is family owned and managed - it’s obvious from the attention to detail and the care that is taken in maintaining the property to such a high standard. By contrast (and whilst we didn’t stay there we did dine there), Sandy Lane feels impersonal and “corporate”.||Thank you Coral Reef for a fabulous stay.

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 stayed here in April for our Honeymoon. It was the perfect destination full of luxury, tranquility, impeccable service and divine food. The O’Hara family were most welcoming, all staff at Coral Reef Club were super friendly and couldn’t do enough for us. The food at the hotel was absolutely scrumptious, we ate there 3 nights and also dined at the sister hotel the Sandpiper too for a Bajan Buffet which was 10/10 and the most stunning buffet display. The Spa was incredible, the treatments were the best I’ve had. Thank you to the Reception Team for your hospitality with arranging taxis and a boat trip, you just made everything super smooth and easy for us. Every night has evening entertainment, each set of musicians were top quality and thoroughly enjoyable. The tropical gardens are impressive and immaculate, we loved the view from our balcony and morning walks around the grounds. The beach towel & service team were super friendly and attentive, we spent many hours daily on the beach with a sorbet in hand (complimentary), iced water topped up and towels at the ready. The whole experience staying at Coral Reef Club matched the 5 star standard in every way. We can’t wait to come back to celebrate an Anniversary. We felt so truly rested and spoilt. Thank you to all at Coral Reef Club for making our honeymoon one to treasure. Jennifer & Nicholas x

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.