Time Out at the Gap

Our second trip to Barbados was planned only because we loved the first! The town of St. Lawrence Gap on the south side of the island is made for us! A different restaurant every night (Mexican, Italian, local, upscale, street vendors, etc) kept us fed well and it never got boring. A different pub nightly with dancing and singing kept the weight gain to a minimum! And the Oistens Fish Fry on Friday and Saturday was amazing. It's not just fish but lobsters and burgers and every imaginable delicacy on the island with live band music to keep the masses moving in rhythmic synchrony! It's NOT to be missed. The hotel was pretty average, after all, we weren't planning to spend too much time in it, with the sun and sand just across the street. However, our one rainy day was spent in the lobby/lounge area downstairs. It was fabulous because we met many locals that used it as their local watering hole. We chatted with tourists and compared notes with regard to can't miss attractions. We stopped by the rain just long enough to realize that there were monkeys in the palm trees just outside the hotel. Apparently, they await snack time, swooping in at lightening speed to cherry pick anything on a tray that resembled an apple. They were adorable. Our room was very clean and everything maintained well. It's not the Ritz Carlton but it's relaxing enough. If I were to be in it for a long time period, I'd be longing for a few more luxury appointments, but it was a week that was meant to be spent touring the island, dancing with locals, drinking like tourists, swimming like the majestic laggerhead turtles that surf the turquois waters and sunning like lizards on the white sand. It was perfect. Cheap Caribbean made everything so simple.. Our ride was waiting for us when we got there, check in was simple as the hotel had everything up front, we were treated like royalty and checkout was a 3 minute deal. The promotion that we purchased provided for some spending money on a prepaid Visa card when we got there and it was everything it was supposed to be. If you're not booking with CC, you're paying too much!

We took advantage of the "Best of Barbados" special offered by Cheap Caribbean and traveled there the last week of August 2009. The Time Out at the Gap hotel did not offer the best in accomodations but it is perfect if you plan to spend most of your time at the beach, pool or out site seeing. It is located right across the street from a very nice stretch of beach and minutes away from museums and other local attractions. The pool was also nice. What I didn't like was that some of the staff were rude. The bar comes alive almost every night and offers great entertainment. Overall it was worth the $$ we paid for our trip. As a frequent visitor to Barbados, I would recommend this hotel for anyone who is on the go.

We have had a great experience with cheap carribean, everything was well organized, and it made for an easy, seamless transition from work to a vacation of a lifetime!!!!

My holiday at time out at the Gap was one of the best for me. I will definitley go back one day to Barbados and Time out at the Gap will remain on my list as a place to stay. It is not a very modern hotel but it is clean and nice. It is very close to everything and transportation is readily availble to go into the town. The staff was extremely helpful and friendly.