Colony Club by Elegant HotelsvsRadisson Aquatica Resort Barbados
Both hotels are highly recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Colony Club by Elegant Hotels is the choice of most writers compared to Radisson Aquatica Resort Barbados. Colony Club by Elegant Hotels comes in at 81 with positive reviews from 6 publications such as Star Service, Oyster and Fodor's.
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.
Radisson Aquatica Resort Barbados
Aquatica Gap, Bridgetown, Barbados
From $149/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Star Service
"On a calm bay 2 kilometers outside of Bridgetown, this former independent lies on the calmest beach on the island, where every morning West Indian race horses from the nearby paddock come to bathe." Full review
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Staffers appear overworked and often have little time for special requests.
Fodor's
"Vacationers love the magnificent white-sand beach—and its crystal clear water and gentle waves—that stretches completely around the bay, as well as its proximity to the Garrison Historic Area." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"Situated in the Aquatic Gap close to Bridgetown, the Radisson Aquatica Resort has a beautiful beachfront location – the water is calm, blue, and clear." Full review