O2 Beach Club & SpavsBeach View
Both properties are praised by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Ocean Two Resort & Residences scores marginally higher than Beach View. Ocean Two Resort & Residences is ranked #16 in Barbados with praise from 6 publications including Fodor's, The Telegraph and BlackBook.
O2 Beach Club & Spa
Dover St, St Lawrence Gap, Barbados
From $353/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Travel + Leisure
"Staying at the Ocean Two Resort is like having the keys to a friend’s Barbados beachfront condo." Full review
Star Service
"This offering is attracts significant attention from those who like to have condo-style amenities with hotel-focused services." Full review
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It is here that many guests choose to gather for sundowners by the onyx bar or on the terrace.
BlackBook
"Shiny new condo-hotel in Christ Church delivers four stars worth of luxury and pampering for those who've left their grimy beach-shack days behind them."
Fodor's
"Couples and families are drawn to this sophisticated beachfront resort in the midst of lively St. Lawrence Gap. Most accommodations are residential-style suites, with sitting rooms and kitchenettes." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"Ocean Two Resort & Residences, opened in 2011, is very chic. The rooms are extremely modern and updated ... and the amenities are upscale." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"This seven-storey, beachfront 'condominium-hotel' has sets the bar high for accommodation on the south coast." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The resort has 130 rooms and suites along with three pools including one of the only rooftop pools on the island and a full-service spa with the only Hamman available on the island."
The Telegraph
8.0
"A 130-room, premium, five-star hotel. Being far and away the best of Barbados' dozen or so all-inclusive resorts, it's popular with UK holidaymakers" Full review
Beach View
Paynes Bay, BB24009, Barbados
From $325/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Oyster
Upscale
"Built in 2009, this relatively modernized resort offers 36 spacious self-catering condos on the west coast of Barbados." Full review
Frommer's
"Opened in 2008 on three landscaped acres, the Beach View’s 36 large, airy, modern-tropical suites wrap around a grassy lawn centered on a peanut-shaped pool with separate family and adult sections." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"On the upmarket west coast of Barbados, this reasonably priced family-friendly hotel offers spacious apartments and a choice of swimming pools a short walk from Paynes Bay beach." Full review
Star Service
"This is not a beachfront hotel—it lies across the busy road—yet it compensates by offering large, moderately priced (for Barbados) all-suite accommodations and a big pool. " Full review
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Road noise is an issue in some accommodations closest to the road (for example, Carambola), but the entire property abuts the street, so occasional traffic can be hard to avoid.