Little Arches Boutique HotelvsColony Club by Elegant Hotels
Both properties are endorsed by experts. On balance, Little Arches Boutique Hotel scores significantly better than Colony Club by Elegant Hotels. Little Arches Boutique Hotel scores 89 with endorsements from 9 reviewers including The Telegraph, Fodor's and Oyster.
Little Arches Boutique Hotel
Enterprise Beach Rd, Barbados
From $220/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"A real discovery, this adults-only boutique hotel overlooks white-sand Enterprise Beach on the south coast. It's a charmer for those who seek out personalized hotels." Full review
Concierge
"Owners Jacinta and Mark Cathran transformed the space into the island's most darling retreat, and its residential location on Enterprise Beach gives it an off-the-beaten-path allure."
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Ask for an ocean-facing suite with a private patio.
Fodor's
"Just east of the fishing village of Oistins, this classy boutique hotel has a distinctly Mediterranean ambience and a perfect vantage point overlooking the sea." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Located on the white-sand Enterprise Beach, Little Arches is a small, adults-only hotel just a mile outside the fishing village of Oistins." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"Due to its small size, the hotel has a private, luxurious ambiance, and the rates are reasonable for this caliber of property." Full review
Star Service
"Situated across the road from a low cliff that slopes down to a wide, tree-lined "locals" beach, this Mediterranean, Capri-like hotel is accented by abstract murals made from locally crafted tiles." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"This intimate, salmon-pink, hacienda-style hotel is popular with young-ish couples looking for romance, a chilled-out atmosphere." Full review
Jetsetter
"Mediterranean design meets the Caribbean beach at this romantic and intimate adults-only hideaway on Barbados's southern coast
." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Possibly the best boutique hotel on the south coast." Full review
Independent
"Little Arches is a charming, hacienda-style boutique hotel near Oistins. It is centred around its outdoor pool, surrounded by the pink-hued house and covered terrace areas."
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Colony Club by Elegant Hotels
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 Telegraph
8.0
"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.