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Little Good HarbourvsThe Sandpiper
Both hotels are recommended by experts. Overall, The Sandpiper ranks marginally better than Little Good Harbour. The Sandpiper comes in at #8 in Barbados with approval from 6 publications including Oyster, The Telegraph and Fodor's.
Little Good Harbour
Concierge
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Star Service
Afar Magazine
Oyster
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
Shermans, Barbados
From $448/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
"Since it opened in 2000, this 21-unit, family-run place on the northwest coast has had visitors raving about "Barbados how it used to be"."
"This cluster of modern, spacious, self-catering cottages, built in updated chattel-house style with gingerbread balconies, overlooks a narrow strip of beach in far north Barbados." Full review
"Housed in one of the oldest structures on Barbados, the newly opened India Hicks-designed Little Good Harbour is a sweet Bali-meets-Barbados find." Full review
"Around the bend from a fishing village strewn with colorful beached boats, this delightful condo-style hotel rises up from inland from a beach road in typical modern, West Indian style." Full review
"A scattering of whitewashed coral-stone cottages, the seaside hotel smacks of unpretentious luxury – the perfect in-the-know hidey-hole for Caribbean beach-bunnies."
Upper-middle-range
"Set on the secluded northwest coast of Barbados, Little Good Harbour is a 21-room, casually posh, upper-middle-range boutique hotel with a residential vibe and colonial Caribbean style." Full review
8.0
"This small, low-key, relaxed and out of the way property lies on Barbados' sleepy north-west coast." Full review
"This fine hotel has 21 one- to three-bedroom villas in a little compound near the water." Full review
The Sandpiper
Frommer's
Fodor's
Condé Nast Traveler
Oyster
Star Service
The Telegraph
Holetown, Barbados
From $0/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
"The Coral Reef Club does it better, but if it's full, this South Seas resort on a white-sand beach evokes an earlier Barbados." Full review
"An intimate vibe and (practically) private beach keep guests coming back to this little hideaway on the west coast of Barbados." Full review
"Loyalists abound at the Sandpiper... their devotion is well-earned: family run for now two generations, with all the requisite perks of beachfront Caribbean luxury." Full review
Luxury
"The Sandpiper is a family-owned resort on the ritzy west coast of Barbados. It's hard to find fault in the rooms or amenities at this small, colonial-style luxury property." Full review
"This two-story property, a smaller, more private version of its sister hotel, the Coral Reef, is a more upscale version of the nearby Mango Bay, one that offers lots of British reserve." Full review
8.0
"The family-run Sandpiper is one of Barbados' best luxury hotels, particularly since its revamp, which added a second sleek swimming pool and stylish new beachfront suites." Full review