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“Mango Bay has a great location on a gorgeous sandy beach on the west coast, close to Holetown. It’s within walking distance of a number of bars where you can watch sport and sing karaoke – which is a big thing in Barbados! The variety of food on offer for lunch was huge and the service really friendly.”


ISLAND INN Best for: History buffs


This smaller sibling of The Sands and Mango Bay is as cute as they come, a single-level all-inclusive resort sitting pretty in the parish of Saint Michael on the postcard- perfect south coast. With just 24 cottages


set around a small pool, it lends itself brilliantly to clients wanting a quiet, laid-back holiday. Built as the rum storage


MANGO BAY


Best for: Ocean thrill-seekers


Set on the west coast close to Holetown, Mango Bay greets guests with a hacienda-style exterior. It has 76 rooms on four floors across two buildings, all featuring a private balcony or patio area, creating an intimate all-inclusive resort centred around a freeform pool. The range of rooms spans standard – simple in design and facing the manicured gardens or front of the hotel – to oceanfront rooms sleeping four. Despite Mango Bay’s


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diminutive size, it doesn’t stint on activities. Live entertainment and music each night and a weekly Mango Bay cocktail party keep things lively on land, while daytime beach activities include complimentary watersports, from waterskiing to scuba lessons in the swimming pool, as well as Hobie cat sailing, wakeboarding, paddleboarding, snorkelling and kayaking. Guests can do a catamaran cruise too, and it’s all just a 40-minute drive from the airport. mangobaybarbados.com


facility for the British regiment in Barbados in 1804, the resort is now a low-key bolthole with one restaurant, occasional live music and a weekly manager’s rum punch party where guests can mingle with each other. The rooms reflect


the hotel’s history with warm, heritage-filled decor but are infused with splashes of vibrant Caribbean character. Location-wise, the


Unesco World Heritage Site of Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison Area are less than a mile away, and the shores of the beautiful Carlisle Bay and Pebbles Beach are even closer – just a two-minute walk away. islandinnbarbados.com


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recommend Island Inn. I loved seeing all the rum barrels and the


quirkiness of the hotel. Its location is great too, not least for its


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