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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 canapés 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 canapés 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 Café 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 Café 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}
Feb 8, 2005, 8:52 am
#46
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,061
Reservations for Barbados Hilton Now Being Accepted
After several stops and starts the Hilton website is now accepting reservations for stays starting May 23, 2005. It just so happens we are getting off a cruise in Barbados the first week of June and I have a 3 day stay reserved. I'll post a report. Did anyone else manage a stay in the rebuilt hotel pre-hurricane (after which it had to be closed for repairs)?
Feb 18, 2005, 11:20 am
#48
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 321
New Hilton Barbados finally opens this May
Web Posted - Fri Feb 18 2005
THE new Hilton Barbados hotel will miss out entirely on the lucrative winter tourist season.
Confirmation of this came from Hilton Caribbean, which has announced that the US$110 million five-star resort will finally throw open is doors in May.
The winter tourist season runs from December 15 to April 15 and is the period in which Barbados traditionally welcomes most of its long-stay visitors.
Web Posted - Fri Feb 18 2005
THE new Hilton Barbados hotel will miss out entirely on the lucrative winter tourist season.
Confirmation of this came from Hilton Caribbean, which has announced that the US$110 million five-star resort will finally throw open is doors in May.
The winter tourist season runs from December 15 to April 15 and is the period in which Barbados traditionally welcomes most of its long-stay visitors.
May 22, 2005, 8:14 pm
#51
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
Hilton Barbados quadruple base points offer
If you go to the renovated Hilton Barbados, there is a current offer (American Airlines "American Way" magazine.)
Earn quadruple base points (or quadruple airline miles) from May 30 to August 31, 2005, requesting plan code QJ for points, QL for airline miles.
(Also, Hilton Santo Domingo is offering triple base points (or triple airline miles) for stays during the same period; request plan code QJ or QL as above.)
Earn quadruple base points (or quadruple airline miles) from May 30 to August 31, 2005, requesting plan code QJ for points, QL for airline miles.
(Also, Hilton Santo Domingo is offering triple base points (or triple airline miles) for stays during the same period; request plan code QJ or QL as above.)
Last edited by JDiver; May 22, 2005 at 8:17 pm Reason: add Hilton Santo Domingo
May 23, 2005, 1:53 pm
#53
Join Date: Sep 2004
Programs: US Silver Hilton Gold SPG Gold Marriott Plat AA Gold
Posts: 52
Award Stays.
I already booked my week reward stay. Going for 2 weeks. I actually did it in the very beginning of April when the manager from the hotel gave me a call. I had submitted a request for info on the site.
Going there for my honeymoon in August. Hope it will be ready then.
Going there for my honeymoon in August. Hope it will be ready then.
May 23, 2005, 6:24 pm
#54
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Originally Posted by blcst101
I already booked my week reward stay. Going for 2 weeks. I actually did it in the very beginning of April when the manager from the hotel gave me a call. I had submitted a request for info on the site.
Going there for my honeymoon in August. Hope it will be ready then.
Going there for my honeymoon in August. Hope it will be ready then.
May 23, 2005, 6:48 pm
#55
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I hope you all have great stays - but be sure to register for the quadruple base miles. And post a report, of course. 
May 23, 2005, 7:47 pm
#56
Join Date: Sep 2004
Programs: US Silver Hilton Gold SPG Gold Marriott Plat AA Gold
Posts: 52
Barbados
I booked the 4x points for my stay. The way I figure it, I will get 90,000 for my few extra days there and with the travel for this year, I will be ready for another week next year. The 4x is a great deal. I am researching the island now, thanks for the heads up on the festival.
I will submit my review of the hotel when I get back. It will be interesting to see what the Gold treatment will be for my stay. I was hoping to score a nice upgrade, but only time will tell.
Link to the hotel page, which has the 4x offer
http://www.hiltoncaribbean.com/barbados/
I will submit my review of the hotel when I get back. It will be interesting to see what the Gold treatment will be for my stay. I was hoping to score a nice upgrade, but only time will tell.
Link to the hotel page, which has the 4x offer
http://www.hiltoncaribbean.com/barbados/
May 24, 2005, 9:54 am
#57
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: St. Louis
Posts: 13
yes on award stays!
Originally Posted by Lauriebugg
So you think they are taking award stays yet?
Reviews of "pre-opening" visitors are already posted on www.tripadvisor.com and it is looking good!!
I am very excited to hear all reviews.
Jun 7, 2005, 5:24 am
#60
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Boston, MA
Posts: 321
Uuuuh, Barbados Hilton Finally ReOpens
"THERE WERE CHEERS, loud applause and glasses of champagne for the first guests of the Hilton Hotel yesterday.
A party atmosphere prevailed at the lavish resort at Needham's Point, St Michael, as Minister of Tourism Noel Lynch headed a list of specially invited guests for a soft opening.
At about 11:45 a.m., a sleek white limosene pulled into the tastefully decorated lobby.
A somewhat surprised Philip Reusch and his wife Rhonda, from Kansas City, Missouri, United States, alighted to a welcome of sparkling champagne and scores of smiling faces.
The Reusches, whose business involves making parts for railroads across America, were to spend two nights in the hotel.
Philip said it was their first visit to the island.
"The people are very wonderful, friendly; it has been a great trip. On the Internet we looked at properties throughout the Caribbean and the Hilton caught our eye," he said... - http://www.nationnews.com/story/283481160406235.php
A party atmosphere prevailed at the lavish resort at Needham's Point, St Michael, as Minister of Tourism Noel Lynch headed a list of specially invited guests for a soft opening.
At about 11:45 a.m., a sleek white limosene pulled into the tastefully decorated lobby.
A somewhat surprised Philip Reusch and his wife Rhonda, from Kansas City, Missouri, United States, alighted to a welcome of sparkling champagne and scores of smiling faces.
The Reusches, whose business involves making parts for railroads across America, were to spend two nights in the hotel.
Philip said it was their first visit to the island.
"The people are very wonderful, friendly; it has been a great trip. On the Internet we looked at properties throughout the Caribbean and the Hilton caught our eye," he said... - http://www.nationnews.com/story/283481160406235.php