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Colony Club by Elegant HotelsvsCobblers Cove
Both Colony Club by Elegant Hotels and Cobblers Cove are recommended by travel writers. Overall, Cobblers Cove scores significantly better than Colony Club by Elegant Hotels. Cobblers Cove has a TripExpert Score of 88 with endorsements from 10 publications including Fodor's, The Telegraph and Condé Nast Traveler.
Colony Club by Elegant Hotels
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Fodor's
The Telegraph
Star Service
Porters, Barbados
From $706/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Travel + Leisure "Part of the Elegant Hotels Group, this beachfront resort is located on the Platinum Coast, just half a mile north of Holetown." Full review
DK Eyewitness "A remarkable, luxury property...of tropical gardens. All rooms and suites have private balconies or patios. There are four freshwater swimming lagoons."
Fodor's "The signature hotel of five Elegant Hotel properties on Barbados is certainly elegant, but with a quiet, friendly, understated style primarily targeted to adults." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"The Colony Club is an upmarket, civilised and unflashy hotel by an excellent west-coast beach. And though rates are high, lots of "extras" are included." Full review
Star Service "On three lushly landscaped hectares, 13 km north of Bridgetown, one km north of Holetown...this property ranks with the Tamarind as the best value offering of Elegant Hotels of Barbados." Full review
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Management would be wise to cater more readily to special requests; these rates are too pricey not to.
Cobblers Cove
Jetsetter Fodor's Travel + Leisure Star Service
Condé Nast Traveler The Telegraph
Hideaway Report
Oyster
Mr & Mrs Smith
Frommer's Show All Reviews
Speightstown, Barbados
From $959/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Jetsetter "Pastel pink, country house-style sleep set along the beach on Barbados’ west coast." Full review
Fodor's "Each elegant suite in this English Country-style resort has a comfy sitting room with a sofa bed, a small library of books, and a wall of louvered shutters that open onto a patio." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Located on the famous Platinum Coast, this 40-suite beachfront hotel is built around a former sugar plantation established in 1941." Full review
Star Service "On the fashionable west coast, near the salty charms of Speightstown and 18 km north of Bridgetown, this hotel ranks with the Coral Reef as one of the premier lodgings on the island." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "This cool, breezy Barbados resort gives the luxury of a five-star property with the relaxing vibe of the island." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"This genteel, old-school Barbados classic has a loyal, largely British clientele." Full review
Hideaway Report91.0
"Tranquil beachfront English country house-style hotel on the west coast." Full review
OysterLuxury
"Cobblers Cove is a boutique luxury hideaway that blends British Colonial elegance with Caribbean island chic on a pristine (albeit narrow) aqua beachfront." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "At Cobblers Cove, pastel-shaded cottages are set around a tropical garden and pool terrace, overlooking a secluded strip of golden sand on the island’s coveted west coast." Full review
Frommer's "This Relais & Châteaux property has long reigned as the posh resort on Barbados...the 40 elegant suites are arranged around ten Iberian-style villas amid the gardens." Full review
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Note that only the bedrooms are air-conditioned; the living areas are cooled by fans and the sea breezes coming through the louvered doors onto the private patio or balcony.
