Waves Hotel & Spa by Elegant Hotels

We had 9 nights at Waves and it was fantastic. Great room, super food and wonderful staff. The beach was small but sandy and very quiet with a good selection of equipment to use including SUPs and kayaks. The adult only pool is in the courtyard across the street very quiet, not deep 4 feet so no diving. Staff come round both the pool and beach regularly offering drinks and in the afternoon ice creams. Spa is excellent we had 2 treatments each There are 2 restaurants, the main hotel dining room does a mix of Caribbean and Mediterranean, the other is Asian fusion this is open 4 nights per week. Both really good but the Asian fusion was our favourite. They organise trips if, we went to Oistins for Friday evening to the fish restaurants, the place is mad but the fish was excellent. We also hired a car, a little Suzuki Jeep which worked out really well so we could explore the island, the hotel car park is free of charge. Overall we had the best time and highly recommend Waves.

We have just returned from a wonderful 2 week stay in 2 x ground floor ocean view rooms, large and spacious with tv, kettle/coffee facilities, iron, fridge, super comfy beds, plenty of wardrobe/drawer storage and outside area with table/chairs. Breakfast and lunch were buffet with evening meal being varied between shiso (pan Asian a la carte) and seascape(set menu of which you could select 3 courses) seascape changed to buffet Mondays & Thursday evenings. Food has been delicious and plentiful. We were given a printout each morning of the hotels activities/weather etc that day which is a lovely touch (see photos). This is also a spa hotel and for a two week stay you receive 3 x 30min complimentary treatments which were wonderful ! Family pool is small but adults only pool area is large and although just across the road tucked away amongst trees and is very peaceful with wonderful staff keeping drinks flowing and ice lollies coming. The beach is small with a slight step in the sand (possibly still from recent storm) entering the sea but it’s calm crystal clear water and good for snorkelling there is a roped off safe area. Also included in your stay are non motorised water sports so sail boat, tubing, water skiing/boarding aswell as snorkelling gear. Staff at the beach supplying drinks/fruit/ice lollies, the service around the pool and at the beach has been fab. One of many benefits of this being a smaller hotel far more attentive service. We hired a car for a day which concierge arranged for us along with various other trips. Wildlife is abundant green monkeys, humming birds, bats etc with the odd turtle, lots of fish, octopus in the waters. Staff know you by name within a day or two and are all so friendly and helpful and genuinely interesting you having the best stay.

Amazing and friendly staff, who make your stay feel extra comfortable (apart from one of the chef’s who was usually cooking the omelettes in a morning and occasionally on the outdoor food cart, she was pretty rude). Family pool very small but we actually liked it as we had it to ourselves most mornings, although the view wasn’t great (looking at four walls) and the sound of the traffic from the road side. Beach was small but beautiful. Drinks can be ordered from the beach, which is really convenient. Please be careful of the steps down to the beach, I missed the shorter step and sprained my ankle! Food was really tasty but please be aware that there is no air conditioning other than in your rooms, due to the hotel being open air. So during the summer, dinner time and evening can be very hot and stuffy. Some of the over head fans weren’t working also. Water taxi to Coral Bay hotel was great. We spent a lot of time there as the pools are all family pools. We also took the reggae bus to Turtle Beach hotel, which was also really nice and family oriented. If wanting to do an island tour, please ask the beach guys for SAM THE MAN. We had the most incredible private tour with the most incredible man on the island. Fairly priced too. Great hotel, we LOVED Barbados and everyone there. Planning to return to Barbados but would probably book a hotel with more of a family friendly pool.