What We Love
- It's small, and privately owned, so you'll be spoiled and you can easily get around the resort.
- The rooms - boho chic with either ocean, pool or garden views from your own Private Idaho private balcony.
- The oh-so British afternoon tea. You'll feel so freakin' royal.
- Karma Spa that offers ice baths for detoxing and purification.
- Creche/nursery for your babies and Teen club for your zesty adolescents.
Things to Know
- It's only 15 short minutes from the airport and located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Woo hoo!
- The capital, Bridgetown, is just 10 minutes away.
- If you want to get hitched, you can get the Sugar & Spice Wedding Package. It's dreamy.
- The Mount Gay Rum Factory is near. Gotta get a taste of this.
- The George Washington House, the South Coast Boardwalk and the Garrison Savannah Horseracing track are just a short hop away.
Resort Details
- Bluch CafeCoffee shop is also available in the Sugar Bay Chattel Village (not a part of the all-inclusive plan).
- Colin's Bar & Grill
Colin’s is a fun rum shop, beach bar and restaurant. Serving everything from hot-dogs and burgers to paninis and pizza, Colin’s Beach Bar will satisfy your cravings. Colin’s is located near to the water sport hut, Karma spa, the kids crèche and teen hut making it the perfect place to dine for all ages.
- Lazy Mongoose Pub
Unwind at The Lazy Mongoose located in the Sugar Bay Chattel Plaza. Based on an English Pub theme, The Lazy Mongoose will feature leather chairs and an oak bar counter. The Pub features local brews such as Banks Beer and late night snacks.
- Sizzle Steakhouse
Located in the Sugar Bay Chattel Village, Sizzle Steakhouse is open for dinner. The wood covered walls and designer furniture pieces gives Sizzle that unique setting and features communal tables as well as private dining. Guests can wine and dine at Sizzle up to twice per week. Please note that while this restaurant is a part of the all-inclusive package, some premium menu items are subject to a surcharge.
*Limited dining
- The Reef
Travel around the world without leaving beautiful Barbados. At Reef, enjoy delicious international buffets every day right in the heart of Sugar Bay. Reef, located beachside is a cool looking buffet restaurant and beach bar decorated in driftwood and pastels.
- UMI
UMI (Japanese for Ocean) is an elegant, romantic sushi restaurant decorated with driftwood and modern white furnishings. UMI overlooks the main pool on one side and the sea on the other. UMI specializes in Sushi cuisine and offers upstairs seating. Below UMI is a large lounge area for families and those who want to lounge poolside. Join us for dinner at UMI up to twice per week.
- Babysitting†
- Car rental desk†
- Children programs†
- Dry cleaning†
- Exercise gym†
- Game room†
- Gift/News stand†
- Grocery store†
- Hairdresser/barber,Offsite†
- Lounges/bars†
- Babysitting†
- Car rental desk†
- Children programs†
- Dry cleaning†
- Exercise gym†
- Game room†
- Gift/News stand†
- Grocery store†
- Hairdresser/barber, Offsite†
- Lounges/bars†
- Pool
- Restaurant†
- Spa†
- Water sports†
- Conference Suite†
- Please contact the hotel for additional information.
† Fees may apply
- Children's program †
- Fitness center on-site
- Non-Motorized Water Sports
- Pool
- Spa †
- Teen programs †
- Volleyball
- Motorized Water Sports
- Scuba diving †
- Barbados Museum
- Bridgetown
- Garrison Historic Area
- George Washington House
- Mount Gay Rum Factory
- South Coast Boardwalk
† Fees may apply
Guest Reviews
Customer Ratings & Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
2351 reviews
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Apr 26, 2025NOT HAPPY AT SUGAR BAY
Despite the food being wonderful, the staff friendly, and the entertainment good, my husband and I had a problem. Due to the cleanliness of the pool ( there had been a water main break issue that lead to funky/no water), and the unforeseen steps in the middle that he hit, he ended up with an infection in his foot that ruined us being able to go in the water ( I need his help going in and out of the ocean) or him being able to enjoy a drink. The hotel did not take responsibility and argued with us. Messages were sometimes “lost”/ no one told me, etc. We were not impressed and won’t go back.
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Apr 26, 2025Family Break over Easter
Lovely hotel on the Wonderful island of Barbados. All of the staff, without exception were absolutely fantastic, happy, v cheerful and definitely made our holiday. Special mention to Jomo in the beach bar, and Daniel in the swim up pool bar. Also thanks to Kimberly who lit up our day with her chats and lovely smile. The food here was really good in the main restaurant and even better in the Sizzle steakhouse and Umi which we visited on one occasion each. Only slight downside was the beach, which was quite small and often blighted by a mass of seaweed which washed up and became a bit of an eyesore. The hotel staff did their best to regularly clean up the beach, but were fighting a bit of a losing battle.
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Apr 25, 2025Lovely hotel and the staff were brilliant!
I loved this hotel. The staff were lovely and couldn’t be more helpful. The food and drinks were really good quality and great variety. Our room was great, we had a 2 bedroom suite with our teenage kids and it was really fun watching the monkeys from our balcony. I would definitely come back to this hotel!
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Apr 25, 2025Pigeon heaven
We stayed at Sugar Bay the 1st week of April , the location is excellent, staff are good. The issue we found with the hotel was the restaurant, pigeons walking all over set tables for breakfast and lunch and dinner. We sat and watched with horror as staff set tables and pigeons then walked over cutlery , sat on the top of glasses and the restaurant staff did not seem to care. We did complain when pigeons were walking round the dinning room and pinching food off tables. Food was plentiful however it was all the same. The specialist restaurants were good. I did feel that our room was slightly forgotten when it came to cleaning we were up the back staircase in Room 222. The spa was very good and the staff were amazing.
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Apr 23, 2025
Brilliant but could be cleaner
First of all, had an amazing time, loved the staff, food excellent, good entertainment, met many people who have been coming for years; This could be such a cleaner hotel and many of the loyal guests did say they thought the care and attention in a couple of areas had declined. The Beach team are very helpful and great with the kids but once they've finished dishing out umbrellas, much of the time they were sitting on phones or playing in the water, they have so much time on their hands whist the beach has plastic cups and much seaweed (not their fault of course) making the beach scruffy (see pic); there was a dead eel amongst the seaweed on our last day covered in flies whilst they played in the water. I have been on beaches much larger than this in the Caribbean/Europe that are cleaned regularly so the beach is pristine which it should be for Barbados. By the bar, I cleaned up the glasses/plastic and passed them all to the bar staff who had clearly not checked the area by the beach chairs and that was at lunchtime. The management of roles is very lax. Whoever is in charge of making sure the areas are clean is not doing a great job. We loved this place but it appeared the care and attention was lacking and some of the 5+ year loyals had noticed this. Don't get me wrong, we will return but hopefully some quality checks on the cleanliness will improve the appearance.
- AdvisoryImportant Notice The wearing of camouflage and/or military apparel is illegal in Barbados. Clothing of this nature will be confiscated and persons will be charged accordingly.
- AdvisoryA mandatory Government imposed fee of $9.63 is charged and collected by the hotel either at check-in or check-out. This fee may not include tax and is subject to change.
- Check In: 4:00 PM
- Check Out: 12:00 PM
- Minimum Check-In Age: 18
- General Policies: Check-in Policy - Hotel requires a credit/debit card authorization or cash deposit upon check-in for incidentals; this will place a hold on your funds.
Hotel Spring Break Policy - This hotel cannot guarantee a spring-break-free environment.
Transfer Policy - A price may display when children stay free, if your vacation includes transfer to your hotel.
General Information - Room taxes and service fees are included in vacation price. Minimum night stay restrictions may apply. Reservation changes may not be permitted unless authorized by the hotel.