We stayed here in January 2022 with Omicron in full flow back in the UK but felt so safe in Barbados and of course in this hotel. The staff are wonderful and do all they can to ensure you enjoy your stay. We were a big family group of 3 generations and there was entertainment and food to suit all of us. The beach is amazing and one of the best on the south coast as it has a breakwater creating a sort of lagoon which we could all enjoy without being knocked off our feet by the waves.

Myself and my wife had our sixtieth birthdays while staying here and our children had arranged with the help of the hotel a catamaran trip and then a celebration dinner back at Sugar Bay on the beach for us. It was a fantastic experience and will live long in our memories.

We will come back as returning guests because is was sooooo good.

The staff are all great, but some helped and served us particularly well;

All the reception and concierge staff,
Barry our dinner waiter on the Terrace,
Danell our breakfast waitress on the Terrace,
Helen, Damien and Nicholas at the bar,
Beverley our Celebration dinner waitress,
And Tamika our Celebration dinner Hostess.

Thank you Sugar Bay for a great holiday.

We have one day left at Sugar Bay, Barbados before we have to leave, to travel back home to the UK. So, I thought this was the ideal time to write a review.

We are here as a couple in our 60's (but young at heart) :-) We are quite well travelled and before I go into any detail, my summary of Sugar Bay is "FANTASTIC".

From the moment we got here and throughout our stay, the Staff have been amazing. To me, the entire Staff are a huge part of the experience of being on holiday. There are so many names I could and should call out. But to be quite honest, it would be unfair on the others, who’s names I do not know. They have ALL been truly amazing .

From the staff in UMI who looked after a very fussy eater, twice. I will just say “bread”, you guys know who you are 😊.
Everyone at Colins, which is a fabulous place to have lunch. The staff at Sizzles, the wonderful Steak House. Reception, Breakfast staff, Concierge service who booked my Golf and Taxis. Last not least, not forgetting the Security guys, who removed my Golf Clubs I had left in Reception whilst I went to lunch, “for Security reasons”. Quite rightly so, but I did have a slight panic moment, but we had a laugh about it when they brought them back 😊

The main Dinner restaurant has a variety of food. Not a huge choice, but very good quality. As a “Fussy” eater, I had no problem and don’t forget, there are two other restaurants on site.

We had one issue with a light in the room, in was repaired within 10 minutes. !!
A slight negative, in the Terrace Restaurant, something should be done about the Pigeons. It is not a huge issue for me, but for some people, a very real issue.

As for Covid, I feel safer here than in the UK. They are strict, but polite if you do forget your mask. We went to Bridgetown one morning and EVERY small shop or big store had sanitisers and Temperature monitoring machines on entry.

So it’s a brief summary covering two weeks, but hope this is helpful to others. I will be booking again for next year as soon as I get back home. So, Sugar Bay, see you next time 😊

We had originally booked for November 2020 which was cancelled due to covid. Flew with Virgin, premium economy was excellent.

On arrival we were delighted to be upgraded to an oceanfront room which really made our holiday! Room was clean and spacious, very comfortable bed, good aircon, everything worked as it should, plenty of hot water, decent shower and mini fridge with bottled water.

We loved the laid back vibe of the hotel and staff as mentioned before are amazing. Food was excellent and varied at the buffet, we had 3 complimentary visits to the a la carte restaurants during our 11 night stay, we preferred Umi as the meal we had at Sizzle wasn’t great and the service was poor. We went to the snack bar on the beach once but most of the food was fried and not very appetising.

Bar service was good especially Derek, cocktails were great but I was disappointed with the sparkling wine which I mainly drink, it was a Spanish sparkling rose and too sweet and acidic for me. The mojitos were excellent!

The beach was wonderful, beautiful calm, clear water and plenty of sun loungers although this did not stop people reserving beds and cabanas at 6am, we are early risers and watched them from our balcony in the mornings! We didn’t use the pool as beds were always reserved before breakfast and we much prefer the beach.

The other reason I have not given 5 stars is that because the hotel entertainment started so early every meal with interrupted by extremely loud music. Under normal circumstances we would have really enjoyed listening to the music after dinner as some of the acts were excellent but we found it intrusive as it was impossible to have a conversation whilst eating.

To summarise, Sugar Bay is a lovely relaxed hotel on a stunning beach with great food and amazing staff. We wouldn’t return, preferring to try different hotels but I would recommend to friends and family.