The appeal of Barbados transcends its rather quaint old-world Britishness. Along the west coast, the parish of St. James—always popular with the island’s U.K. socialites—now attracts a more universal, even sexier crowd. Trendy shops such as Studio and Un Dimanche à Paris have a more refined feel and restaurants are bustling. In fact, Barbados was the first Caribbean island to receive its own Zagat guide.
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The Coral Reef Club feels more like a posh country club or expertly run family compound than a beach resort.
A family-friendly resort vibe pervades this pink-hued hotel, set on one of the prettiest beaches in Barbados.
Once a playground for British royalty, Sandy Lane today is today the epicenter of Caribbean luxury, and caters almost exclusively to billionaire guests who are looking for utmost perfection.
The Sandpiper, owned by the same family as the Coral Reef Club, radiates ease and elegant comfort, with a family-friendly atmosphere.
Many Barbados visitors seeking privacy or traveling with a group prefer to stay in a fully staffed villa. Houses available for rent run from one-room cottages to ten-room mansions and can be anywhere the island. Indagare has scouted several villas...
Barbados’s east and west coasts offer two entirely different beach experiences. On the west coast, where most of the high-end hotels are located, you’ll find the calm turquoise waters of the Caribbean. The less crowded Atlantic coast, on the east,...
A trio of top-notch course designers have, in the past decade, transformed Barbados into one of the Caribbean’s premier golfing destinations. Robert Trent Jones Jr. completed the Royal Westmoreland’s super-challenging eighteen-hole course in 1995; in 2001, Tom Fazio designed two of Sandy Lane’s three...
Though polo is the sport of kings, ticket prices in Barbados are altogether democratic, and throughout the season you’ll see a lot of local enthusiasts mixing with the big-hatted blue bloods. Matches, many of them international, are held January through...
Cobblers Cove has a quaint, cozy little spa, and the Royal Westmoreland opened one on Mullins Beach, but the Coral Reef Club and Sandy Lane take center stage here. Sandy Lane's 47,000 square foot spa facility has multiple treatment suites—each either a private pool or...
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A tropical paradise with equal emphasis placed on its British heritage as its world-class luxury, Barbados is one of the Caribbean's most appealing—and accessible—islands. Cast between the Caribbean Sea to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the...
In centuries past, some Caribbean islands were theaters for European rivalries, colonized by different governments and exposed to new rulers, languages and customs depending on the country in power. Unlike these islands, Barbados remained under uninterrupted British rule for more...
Indagare member Louise Schliemann recently returned from a trip to Barbados. Here are her impressions from the trip.
In the third hour of our stay at the elegant yet supremely comfortable Coral Reef Club, my friend turned to me and pronounced, “I have a major crush on Barbados.” I agreed. The island has everything: one coast with soft,...
A rising trend for many Indagare members—seeking to minimize both their time at airports and their carbon footprints—is to opt for the fewest flight connections as possible. But in the last two years, airlines have reduced their routes, especially to...
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