Bougainvillea Barbados

Customer Ratings & Reviews

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2690 reviews

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  Nice, Friendly, Small Hotel but not a True 4 star

  This hotel is good in parts. Great position on the beautiful Maxwell beach . Nice rooms, well maintained by the friendly staff unfortunately very few rooms have a true sea view and there are no complimentary beverages in the rooms. There are no lifts, so if you can't deal with stairs, ask for a ground floor room. Nice small pools that seem child friendly and plenty of beach sunbeds and umbrellas serviced by a friendly water sports group. Food is a high standard in the only restaurant, but the menu is fixed, which can be a bit monotonous if, like us, you are there for 14 nights. The restaurant staff are very friendly and helpful but be aware, there is loud music next to the restaurant in the evening which makes it hard to have a conversation over dinner. There is a pool bar with great staff. We did find a problem getting room faults corrected during the stay. TV in the bedroom didn't work for the first week. Turns out, it needed a Google TV box. The phone was faulty, and it took them 12 days to fix it, in spite of repeatedly reporting it. Checkout is 11.00, so if you have a later flight, you will be hanging around the lobby for hours. One major fault is that there is only a single public toilet in the lobby and only one to cover the beach and restaurant. Overall, it is a nicely positioned hotel, but the single, noisey dining option means it's not a true four star facility, and we would not choose it in future. That may be something to do with us being in our late seventies.

  Apr 07, 2025
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  Lovely spot.

  Grounds are fabulous, pools are nice. Staff is great. Units are good.The beach is awesome, but sometimes the surf is rough. I really like it here.

  Apr 04, 2025
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  Great resort with no complaints

  We stayed here for seven nights in a junior suite. This room had kitchen facilities including a stove, freezer, refrigerator, and microwave. Dishes and glassware as well. I'm not sure if we really needed that since it really isn't the kind of place where you want to bring groceries in and cook your own meals. Our room was on the 1st floor but elevated above the swimming pools. Beautiful landscaping outside the rooms and our room had a miniature plunge pool connected to the swimming pool. Nice big deck with a table and seating for four as well as a chaise lounge. Big shower. Internet is pretty slow but reliable. The room furnishings were excellent and the bed comfortable. If you're going to be on the 1st floor I suggest getting a room on the West side because otherwise you are right out on the pool level. The staff were very helpful and friendly. We rented a car and they had arranged it so we could pick it up at the lobby. There are two pools and a sit-down pool bar that were surrounded by many beach chairs. Again, the landscaping was very nice and there was privacy easily found in these areas despite all of the rooms surrounding it. There is a little gift shop with things like sunscreen and snacks if needed. The beach was beautiful, large and sandy. Not a snorkeling location. However, there are big waves which actually prohibited people from swimming on certain days because of the wind. You could wade on those days but the staff were very careful about keeping people out of the water. Same with the adjacent Sandals Resort. There were many beach chairs and no problem with getting one anytime of the day. The staff would set up an umbrella if you needed one and there were also permanent palapas. There was no drink service on the beach but the bar was just a short walk away. The restaurant Calabas had very good food and I highly recommend signing up for the breakfast buffet plan. Lots of creative and fresh local foods that are different every morning. I will review the restaurant separately but suffice to say the service at lunch was slow and at dinner was unacceptably slow. The hotel is in a busy neighborhood and is not very amenable to walking, but there wasn't much to walk to anyway. However, we did find out that the Dover Market which has all kinds of good stuff (food, liquor, sandwiches, etc.) can actually be accessed if you walk down the beach about a 1,000 ft to the west. There are discrete paths between the beach and the roads since beaches in Barbados are all public. The guests were almost all British and ranged from families to elderly folks. Definitely not dominated by kids but it is kid friendly. All in all I highly recommend this place.

  Apr 02, 2025
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  Our 2nd Christmas at Bougainvillea

  After a fantastic family Christmas vacation at Bougainvillea in 2022, we decided to return for Christmas 2024, and once again, it did not disappoint. Bougainvillea embodies everything we love about Barbados! We love the location, the friendly staff, and the beautiful beach. Our family of 8, ranging from 14 to 83, occupied 3 beautiful rooms for 9 glorious days. If you are thinking about staying here, don't hesitate....book it! Thank you Bougainvillea for another memorable Christmas, hope to see you in 2026!

  Apr 02, 2025
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  Superb in every aspect

  We stayed here for two weeks and can honestly say it's the best hotel we've been to in 15 years of coming to Barbados. The reception staff including Miranda and Roslyn were most welcoming and always friendly and helpful. The beach is superb, ok there is Sargassum from time to time but it comes and goes, never spoils our enjoyment of the sea. The beach facilities are excellent and Jason in particular works hard to ensure everyone is having a great time. He's a real character and everyone loves him. The restaurant (Calabash) is way way better than we could ever have anticipated. No word of a lie when I say the food quality and ideas are up there with the best on the island. You would not be disappointed getting food served like this at QP, The Cliff, or Champers. Nickoli was exceptional in the restaurant, serving a bottle of bubbly with style. The hotel itself is kept spotlessly clean inside and out. Our own suite was serviced by Brendalee, who was so lovely. She told us more about the island and places to eat especially. The beds are super as is all the bedding, the bathrooms and shower are perfect and the rooms are decent sizes. We were on the 4th floor with the most spectacular balcony views. We will be back !!

  Mar 26, 2025