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Beautiful Bougainvillea

  • October 1, 2008
  • Rated 5 of 5 by Carmen from Fairfax, Virginia
Beautiful Bougainvillea

The Bougainvillea Beach Resort sits on the southern coastline of Barbados, featuring its own beach (though there are no private beaches in Barbados) with water that is generally conducive to swimming.

During my one-week stay in Barbados, I went on several trips where we had to pick up people from other hotels. I can say without hesitation that the Bougainvillea is one of the best on the southern coast – the only way you’re going to get better is if you pony up the cash and stay in a ritzy resort on the Caribbean side, where the water is as calm as bath water and Tiger Woods dropped $10 million on his wedding.

Upon arrival, the staff greeted us in their British/Caribbean accent, with a friendly smile despite the late hour. The bellman escorted us to our room on the fourth floor of one of the buildings. The only bad thing to say is that there was no elevator, but the walk to the top of the building was worth it. We had our own private deck with a table and chairs and a two loungers. The room featured a bamboo king bed draped with curtains set up so we could easily see the flat-screen TV, a kitchenette and a huge bathroom. The next morning we discovered that we also had a fantastic view of both the pool and the ocean below.

The room was kept clean our entire stay, and the housekeeper even washed our dishes (which were provided with the room.)

There are two restaurants at the hotel. Lanterns is the casual one, with breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the Waterfront Café is open only for dinner and is more of a "fine-dining" restaurant. The food at Lanterns is acceptable, though nothing to write home about. However, it’ll do in a pinch – though it’ll also pinch your wallet. However, all the other restaurants will, too.

That’s what makes it so great that there is a small grocery within a 2- or 3-minute walk from the hotel. It’s not a Whole Foods or anything, but you can get bread, peanut butter, milk, soda, etc. so you can eat a snack for lunch instead of dolling out more money.

Our stay included breakfast, which we learned to maximize each morning. You have a choice of fruit, eggs or hashbrowns, bacon or sausage. For $5 US you could order from the a la carte menu, or for $10, you could have the buffet. Both are unnecessary unless you just have a hankering for pancakes or something.

We didn’t make use of the pool bar except to use our one free drink card, because we didn’t want to spend the money, and we bought water and juice for the room.

The beach was nice and the waves weren’t overwhelming. There were a few pools, and if you look, you’ll find the "adult" pool which has a deep end and hardly anyone else there.

I would recommend a stay here in a heartbeat.

From journal Barbados: Living on Island Time

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