What We Love
- It's small, and privately owned, so you'll be spoiled and you can easily get around the resort.
- The rooms - boho chic with either ocean, pool or garden views from your own Private Idaho private balcony.
- The oh-so British afternoon tea. You'll feel so freakin' royal.
- Karma Spa that offers ice baths for detoxing and purification.
- Creche/nursery for your babies and Teen club for your zesty adolescents.
Things to Know
- It's only 15 short minutes from the airport and located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Woo hoo!
- The capital, Bridgetown, is just 10 minutes away.
- If you want to get hitched, you can get the Sugar & Spice Wedding Package. It's dreamy.
- The Mount Gay Rum Factory is near. Gotta get a taste of this.
- The George Washington House, the South Coast Boardwalk and the Garrison Savannah Horseracing track are just a short hop away.
Resort Details
- Bluch CafeCoffee shop is also available in the Sugar Bay Chattel Village (not a part of the all-inclusive plan).
- Colin's Bar & Grill
Colin’s is a fun rum shop, beach bar and restaurant. Serving everything from hot-dogs and burgers to paninis and pizza, Colin’s Beach Bar will satisfy your cravings. Colin’s is located near to the water sport hut, Karma spa, the kids crèche and teen hut making it the perfect place to dine for all ages.
- Lazy Mongoose Pub
Unwind at The Lazy Mongoose located in the Sugar Bay Chattel Plaza. Based on an English Pub theme, The Lazy Mongoose will feature leather chairs and an oak bar counter. The Pub features local brews such as Banks Beer and late night snacks.
- Sizzle Steakhouse
Located in the Sugar Bay Chattel Village, Sizzle Steakhouse is open for dinner. The wood covered walls and designer furniture pieces gives Sizzle that unique setting and features communal tables as well as private dining. Guests can wine and dine at Sizzle up to twice per week. Please note that while this restaurant is a part of the all-inclusive package, some premium menu items are subject to a surcharge.
*Limited dining
- The Reef
Travel around the world without leaving beautiful Barbados. At Reef, enjoy delicious international buffets every day right in the heart of Sugar Bay. Reef, located beachside is a cool looking buffet restaurant and beach bar decorated in driftwood and pastels.
- UMI
UMI (Japanese for Ocean) is an elegant, romantic sushi restaurant decorated with driftwood and modern white furnishings. UMI overlooks the main pool on one side and the sea on the other. UMI specializes in Sushi cuisine and offers upstairs seating. Below UMI is a large lounge area for families and those who want to lounge poolside. Join us for dinner at UMI up to twice per week.
- Babysitting†
- Car rental desk†
- Children programs†
- Dry cleaning†
- Exercise gym†
- Game room†
- Gift/News stand†
- Grocery store†
- Hairdresser/barber,Offsite†
- Lounges/bars†
- Babysitting†
- Car rental desk†
- Children programs†
- Dry cleaning†
- Exercise gym†
- Game room†
- Gift/News stand†
- Grocery store†
- Hairdresser/barber, Offsite†
- Lounges/bars†
- Pool
- Restaurant†
- Spa†
- Water sports†
- Conference Suite†
- Please contact the hotel for additional information.
† Fees may apply
- Children's program †
- Fitness center on-site
- Non-Motorized Water Sports
- Pool
- Spa †
- Teen programs †
- Volleyball
- Motorized Water Sports
- Scuba diving †
- Barbados Museum
- Bridgetown
- Garrison Historic Area
- George Washington House
- Mount Gay Rum Factory
- South Coast Boardwalk
† Fees may apply
Customer Ratings & Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
2280 reviews
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Jan 21, 2025Great family hotel with the best staff
Booked this on whim for my daughter’s birthday, a group of 7 with a baby. Sugar bay is about half hour from the airport and we had the best taxi driver who offered us beer or a soft drink on pick up. Check in was a bit busy but the staff were really friendly and helpful. Wrist bands were no chunky and ugly unlike other resorts, which was great and no tan lines! They were the room key too so no losing or having to hunt for a key in your bag. Rooms were clean and a good size, decorated lovely with a good shower. They even provided a baby bath for the baby! The cot was very old fashioned and metal but comfy. Pool area is nice and clean, comfy beds and extra towels on the beds as well as the ones from your room. You have to get up early to get a bed by the pool though. Breakfast was nice, seating outside or undercover. Not huge variety but enough. Too much can be very overwhelming. The beach bar is ok, David is an absolute legend! Hilarious, though one person took him too seriously and took offence, to which non was meant. He mAde our stay! Service is chilled and not fast, typical chilled Caribbean way. Beach is nice, clean with lots of beds. Sea is lovely and warm, but rocky at parts, has floating circular beds to chill on which is a nice addition. Lunch was at the beach bar - brilliant food and service! The girls and guys work so hard and really friendly! One got us some bottles hot sauce that they served at the hotel which we loved, I cannot remember her name but she really did go above and beyond to get them for us. Japanese restaurant is lovely. Food is nice. The steakhouse not so much. Not a lot of choice. Food not so great. Dinner and lunch in the reef, very much like breakfast- not huge variety but enough and decent. Blush cafe is on the property and very pretty. Gym was good, small but does the job. Walked to Bridgetown - took half hour and an easy walk. Carlisle bay for the turtles is 15/20 minutes walk and the race horses washed I the sea are 10 minute easy walk to pebble beach. Make sure you get there before 6am or it gets very busy. Race course is a 2 minute walk. Over all a very nice hotel and would come back
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Jan 21, 2025
Excellent relaxing holiday.
Fabulous hotel from the minute we arrived until we left. The staff are all polite, helpful & friendly too many to mention by name. The hotel is right on a lovely sandy beach & the lagoon is perfect for swimming & water sports. Restaurant buffet excellent with plenty of choice & a visit to the UMI restaurant is a must. Large room & a very comfortable bed. Hotel was pleased to help me celebrate my special birthday. Looking forward to returning sometime in the future.
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Jan 20, 2025
Simply the best
This hotel is next level. Absolutely beautiful. Fantastic staff, Helen, Joan, Antonio, Pedro to name a few but everyone was amazing I just didn’t get all the names. 20 minutes from the airport. Every restaurant was fantastic. All areas spotlessly clean. The room was huge and very comfortable. We will be back same time next year
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Jan 19, 2025
Sugar Bay Barbados
Not one for writing reviews but this hotel is on another level. From the rooms to the fantastic food on offer and not to mension the staff nothing was too much to ask for, all absolutely fantastic .Thank you so much for a Wonderfull experience .
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Jan 19, 2025Awesome beach and most staff, just too many irritants
Our fourth visit to Sugar Bay in 8 years... and I think our last. Its the same awesome well kept beach, location and most of the staff, and the food mostly has improved too, aside from breakfast that can be low on quality healthy options. But just too many irritants that could be so easily be done better, come on guys! I appreciate that the corridors are narrow around the hotel and options may be limited, but I've never stayed anywhere where the room cleaners stack up bin bags, laundry and mop buckets outside every other room, through the whole day. Especially when this is a resort hotel, where most guests are on site all day every day. Since our first visit, every morning is a bun fight for a beach umbrella, having to go before breakfast and request a hole to be dug in the beach to install one, or risk not getting one. There is also still a one in one out rationing of beach towels, so needlessly awkward. Its an all inclusive hotel, but without a mechanism to pay bring guests in. Nobody can join you for dinner from outside or even for a drink on the beach, pretty short sighted and easy to implement. We just got told firmly 'no'. The rooms and bathrooms haven't received any update in the 8 years that we've been visiting, and many of them are starting to look decidedly tired. My biggest gripe from this trip though was the bar service and the constantly being pressurised to drink alcohol. Ask for a coke or water in the evening and being ridiculed is really not cool, and forced shots and drinking games? This isn't an 18-30. Thanks for the amazing staff though! Especially Kay, what a legend.
- AdvisoryImportant Notice The wearing of camouflage and/or military apparel is illegal in Barbados. Clothing of this nature will be confiscated and persons will be charged accordingly.
- AdvisoryA mandatory Government imposed fee of $9.63 is charged and collected by the hotel either at check-in or check-out. This fee may not include tax and is subject to change.
- Check In: 4:00 PM
- Check Out: 12:00 PM
- Minimum Check-In Age: 18
- General Policies: Check-in Policy - Hotel requires a credit/debit card authorization or cash deposit upon check-in for incidentals; this will place a hold on your funds.
Hotel Spring Break Policy - This hotel cannot guarantee a spring-break-free environment.
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