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Hilton Barbados Resort
Needham's Point, St. Michael, Bridgetown BB 11000, Barbados
TEL: +1-246-426-0200 FAX: +1-246-434-5770
Email [email protected]
Link to Hilton web page.
Parking: free
Check in: 4:00 pm (strict), check out 11:00 am
Smoking: No smoking
Pets or service animals: No (Barbados law permits this)
Location on the southwestern point with Carlisle Bay on the West and the Southern Shote on the South, on the Caribbean Sea . Near Bridgetown and its cruise port, just coastsude from the Garrison.
BGI / Grantley Adams International Airport is 11 miles away (~30 minutes, but urban traffic can be slow at times - add 10-15 minutes if work or schoolkids rush hours), taxi cost ~$25 USD.
The property consists of two connected north-south oriented towers, the eastern Lighthouse Tower with the Bernard St. John Suite and the Fort Tower (Executive Lounge on floor 8 in the Fort Tower). All rooms face east and south (toward Oistins and distantly toward BGI / Grantley Adams International Airport.
Rooms all face westward; Fort Tower overlooks pools area, Lighthouse Tower overlooks Lighthouse and D. J. dance area, looking toward Oistins. A few end suites in the Fort Tower overlook scenic Carlisle Bay. Beaches include very calm Carlisle Bay, and south Pebbles Beach with a rock sea wall with inlet and small bay. Rooms are being refurbished (since 2015, continues Nov 2017).
Floors 8 and 6 are designated Executive floors. Safes in rooms. Refrigerators (not mini-bars) in room. Executive rooms include bathrobes, apparently not slippers. Peter Thomas Roth amenities in baths, H collection linens.
Executive Lounge: 8th floor west, Fort Tower, card access. Gorgeous Carlisle Bay views. Basic Continental breakfast; cakes at 3 pm, very basic canaps at 5 pm; coffee, teas, soft drinks, water - alcoholic drinks after 5 for sale only. Crowded, not especially comfortable. $30 Bd / $15 USD add on for hot cooked breakfast in Lighthouse Terrace Restaurant for Lounge-eligible giests, Continental (cold offerings) breakfast free for Lounge eligible guests.
Amenities (link):
Needham's Point, St. Michael, Bridgetown BB 11000, Barbados
TEL: +1-246-426-0200 FAX: +1-246-434-5770
Email [email protected]
Link to Hilton web page.
Parking: free
Check in: 4:00 pm (strict), check out 11:00 am
Smoking: No smoking
Pets or service animals: No (Barbados law permits this)
Location on the southwestern point with Carlisle Bay on the West and the Southern Shote on the South, on the Caribbean Sea . Near Bridgetown and its cruise port, just coastsude from the Garrison.
BGI / Grantley Adams International Airport is 11 miles away (~30 minutes, but urban traffic can be slow at times - add 10-15 minutes if work or schoolkids rush hours), taxi cost ~$25 USD.
The property consists of two connected north-south oriented towers, the eastern Lighthouse Tower with the Bernard St. John Suite and the Fort Tower (Executive Lounge on floor 8 in the Fort Tower). All rooms face east and south (toward Oistins and distantly toward BGI / Grantley Adams International Airport.
Rooms all face westward; Fort Tower overlooks pools area, Lighthouse Tower overlooks Lighthouse and D. J. dance area, looking toward Oistins. A few end suites in the Fort Tower overlook scenic Carlisle Bay. Beaches include very calm Carlisle Bay, and south Pebbles Beach with a rock sea wall with inlet and small bay. Rooms are being refurbished (since 2015, continues Nov 2017).
Floors 8 and 6 are designated Executive floors. Safes in rooms. Refrigerators (not mini-bars) in room. Executive rooms include bathrobes, apparently not slippers. Peter Thomas Roth amenities in baths, H collection linens.
Executive Lounge: 8th floor west, Fort Tower, card access. Gorgeous Carlisle Bay views. Basic Continental breakfast; cakes at 3 pm, very basic canaps at 5 pm; coffee, teas, soft drinks, water - alcoholic drinks after 5 for sale only. Crowded, not especially comfortable. $30 Bd / $15 USD add on for hot cooked breakfast in Lighthouse Terrace Restaurant for Lounge-eligible giests, Continental (cold offerings) breakfast free for Lounge eligible guests.
Amenities (link):
Children's club and activities (ground floor)
Eforea Spa
Precor Fitness facility
Pools, beaches, beach chairs and umbrellas
Restaurants (link):Eforea Spa
Precor Fitness facility
Pools, beaches, beach chairs and umbrellas
Lighthouse Terrace: Open 6:30 am - 10:00 pm for breakfast, lunch and dinner. A la carte and buffet.
The Grille: Open dinner only Tuesday to Saturday from 6.30pm to 10.00 pm. Closed on Sundays and Mondays. Reservations best.
Water's Edge Bar : tables with umbrellas, drinks and snacks including burgers, fish sandwiches. Open daily 10:00 am - 9:00 pm.
Cuppa Caf coffee shop: coffees, soft drinks, pastries. Open 5:30 am - 9:00 pm.
Careenage Bar: limited snacks
Note restaurant schedules will vary according to chalkboards placed daily in the Lobby.
Room Service: 6:00 am - 11:00 pm
Nearby food alternatives West :The Grille: Open dinner only Tuesday to Saturday from 6.30pm to 10.00 pm. Closed on Sundays and Mondays. Reservations best.
Water's Edge Bar : tables with umbrellas, drinks and snacks including burgers, fish sandwiches. Open daily 10:00 am - 9:00 pm.
Cuppa Caf coffee shop: coffees, soft drinks, pastries. Open 5:30 am - 9:00 pm.
Careenage Bar: limited snacks
Note restaurant schedules will vary according to chalkboards placed daily in the Lobby.
Room Service: 6:00 am - 11:00 pm
Cuz' Fish Shack - just 250 feet west on Aquatic Gap, highly rated fish sandwiches. Walk out of the hotel lobby and follow Aquatic Gap on your left, small blue box trailer.
Brown Sugar: (link) left on Bay Street 0.4 miles near Radisson
Lobster Alive: flies Grenadines-caught spiny lobsters in on their own aircraft, prepares several ways. 1.2 miles west on Bay Street. Link
Down Hastings Road to east within 1-1.5 miles: (right on Hastings from Hilton)Brown Sugar: (link) left on Bay Street 0.4 miles near Radisson
Lobster Alive: flies Grenadines-caught spiny lobsters in on their own aircraft, prepares several ways. 1.2 miles west on Bay Street. Link
Mama Mia Italian Deli and Pizzeria, highly rated
Buzo Osteria Italiana, Italian Restaurant
New York Pizza
Updated by JDiver 22 Nov 2017Buzo Osteria Italiana, Italian Restaurant
New York Pizza
Hilton Barbados Resort {BRB}
Oct 2, 2012 | 8:32 am
#511
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Dorset, Vermont, USA
Programs: All of them!
Posts: 433
Greetings:
I just booked a suite for a stay later this month and was wondering if they are located in the 'lighthouse" section or not. Was on the EL on the 8th floor and loved it last October. Any help is greatly appreciated!
I just booked a suite for a stay later this month and was wondering if they are located in the 'lighthouse" section or not. Was on the EL on the 8th floor and loved it last October. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Oct 2, 2012 | 10:10 am
#512
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 360
Had 2 rooms last spring, one was a suite in the 'other' tower ( i forget the name), and the other was a room in the lighthouse tower, on the 8th floor. The view from lighthouse tower is nicer. You get the bay view from the other tower, but you can also see the parking lot, the storage tanks, etc.
Oct 2, 2012 | 6:42 pm
#514
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Dorset, Vermont, USA
Programs: All of them!
Posts: 433
Thanks for the replies. I remarked in the "other comments" portion of the standard hilton.com reservation form about my request, and got an e-mail from the Hilton Barbados saying they would try and honor my request for a suite on the beachfront side of the Lighthouse tower section. I will leave it at that until I check in..............!
Oct 13, 2012 | 10:17 am
#515
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 116
Have just booked my first premium room reward stay at the Barbados Hilton.
Am confused whether there are any taxes to pay in addition to the required number of points.
Can somebody who has stayed there on a reward stay help please?
Thank you.
Am confused whether there are any taxes to pay in addition to the required number of points.
Can somebody who has stayed there on a reward stay help please?
Thank you.
Oct 13, 2012 | 11:30 am
#516
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: DL Diamond, HHonors Diamond, National Executive Elite
Posts: 2,473
No taxes or resort fees. You'll only have to pay any incidental charges that you incur.
Oct 14, 2012 | 1:08 pm
#517
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 9
Is $279 for Hilton Barbados a good price?
We are travelling in mid Jan 2013. Does this hotel participate in the "january sale" usually? Should we book now for $279/night.
As hhonors gold, do they usually upgrade to exec floor?
Kind regards!
Pelle
As hhonors gold, do they usually upgrade to exec floor?
Kind regards!
Pelle
Oct 15, 2012 | 3:28 pm
#518
Join Date: May 2005
Location: YOW
Programs: AC-SE100K MM, AF-Plat, BA-S, HH-D, MB-G LT Sil, IHG-Dia, Nexus, Global Entry
Posts: 3,989
Upgrades to ocean view or deluxe rooms are common, but rarely to the executive floor but YMMV. Even if you are not on the Exec floor, you should be given lounge access.
The Hilton Barbados is one of my favourite properties, even more so since they banned smoking in the restaurant and around the pool.
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Oct 15, 2012 | 11:19 pm
#519
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: USA
Programs: HH Diamond, SPG Gold, PC Platinum Ambassador, Marriott Silver
Posts: 15,249
The Hilton is a great property. I would agree that at that time of year $279 is a good rate. And this is a great property for getting high value out of your HH points. There is a good thread on the Barbados resort in the Hilton forum:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...s-reviews.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...s-reviews.html
Last edited by cactuspete; Oct 17, 2012 at 1:54 pm
Oct 16, 2012 | 10:42 am
#520
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 9
Thank you for your answers. I have actually given up smoking after 22 years of bad habit. I read abour the anti-smoking laws in Barbados so that actually helped me quitting.
We are using our points for NY but I think I listen to your advice and book. How is the exec lounge? Hot breakfast and free evening cocktails?
Thanks a lot!
We are using our points for NY but I think I listen to your advice and book. How is the exec lounge? Hot breakfast and free evening cocktails?
Thanks a lot!
Oct 16, 2012 | 5:08 pm
#521
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT EXP; HH LT Diamond, Matre-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,950
Moderator action
This is better placed in the Hilton HHonors Forum, where it will be relocated.
JDiver, Senior Moderator
JDiver, Senior Moderator
Oct 16, 2012 | 9:55 pm
#522
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: USA
Programs: HH Diamond, SPG Gold, PC Platinum Ambassador, Marriott Silver
Posts: 15,249
Exec lounge is great. Breakfast, afternoon tea, evening appetizers. Open all days for drinks.
Again, more info in the main thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...s-reviews.html
Again, more info in the main thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hilto...s-reviews.html
Last edited by cactuspete; Oct 17, 2012 at 1:54 pm
Oct 17, 2012 | 12:36 am
#523
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Newcastle, UK
Programs: LT HH Diamond
Posts: 2,461
As a Gold member, with your MyWay preferences set to room upgrade, you are only granted access to the Executive Lounge if you are upgraded to an executive room. You will however be entitled to complimentary continental breakfast in the hotel restaurant. Only Diamond members are guaranteed access to the Executive Lounge if not upgraded. Hopefully you will be lucky, but all upgrades are subject to availability.
Oct 17, 2012 | 3:14 am
#524
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC, HHH (Diamond), Le Club (Platinum), Hertz (Gold), Priority Club,
Posts: 102
Pelle
I have stayed at the Barbados Hilton many time (since 1968, when it was a completely different building). You are unlikely to be upgraded to the Executive Floor (even as Diamond I always book and pay for the Exec Floor as I know the chances). As Gold you will not be allowed in the Exec Lounge unless you are lucky enough to be upgraded.
I have stayed at the Barbados Hilton many time (since 1968, when it was a completely different building). You are unlikely to be upgraded to the Executive Floor (even as Diamond I always book and pay for the Exec Floor as I know the chances). As Gold you will not be allowed in the Exec Lounge unless you are lucky enough to be upgraded.