Tamarind by Elegant Hotels

EJ McCallion

A huge, belated thanks to the staff at the Tamarind for making our little family reunion/big B-day week-long trip a massive success. We were a group of 16, aged 2 - 80, and everyone had a blast. The kids loved the pools, the parents loved the bars by the pools, I enjoyed slipping away to the adjacent beach oasis. The free water sports were a hit, the food was excellent, the ocean views from the suites were breathtaking. The staff were knowledgeable and friendly, and were pros at dealing with all sorts. We had an amazing trip. I hope to go back to the Tamarind someday and I highly recommend it.

John Crook

Beautiful hotel with a stunning location, just wow. The food was adequate and sometimes amazing. Breakfast buffet style, but do go and see Ether on the egg station, but if you order an omelette, don't ask for cheese until last, you've been warned. Lunch the sane buffet style unless you order food from the bar, but expect a slow delivery. Evening meal, sometimes off a menu other times buffet, it seems to depend on how they feel that day. Also, book your restaurant times asap for your evening meal. The beach was small but adequate, but the pool was more than enough for me. I do wish they had poolside waiters, but considering our experience with the hospitality staff, it may have been a blessing in disguise. The rooms are dated, but they suit the surroundings and are cleaned to a high standard. If you have a chance eat at the restaurant next door. It's included in your stay, but book it as soon as you arrive, the views are stunning. Unfortunately, waitresses and bar Staff were the only things that let this place down, 90% of them that is, the rest couldn't do enough for you. It may be that they had a bad week, but either way, it put a downer on our holiday.

Stacey S

The property is lovely. The service was wonderful. Our favorites were Miss Alana at the Front Desk, Miss Ether at Breakfast, and Positano Restaurant, in particular their Excellent Bartender. Services included a ferry between sister properties and a variety of water sports. Unfortunately, water conditions didn't allow for us to use these services, but it is good to know it's available, weather permitting. My suggestion is to come prepared with Barbadian currency, because there is no atm on property. Also, it would have been nice to change up the breakfast buffet side items each day. Overall, I would stay here again.

Steve Fletcher

Lovely! Really friendly and attentive staff. Was really quiet when we were there but started to fill up with families with young noisy kids as Easter approached. Great location right on the beach, and decent food. The water taxi to the 3 other hotels in the group was handy for a change of scenery. Taxis are really expensive - as is everything else! Duty free on gifts though bring prices down to UK levels. Recommended

Adam

This was the most disappointing stay our family have had for the Christmas and New Year period. The place is tired to the point of need ing major renovation, the staff are demoralised by hat appears to be very poor management and none of the guests that we spoke to and spent this period felt that they were having a great value experience. We stayed 14 nights as a family of 4 in one sea view suite. The room was not the one in the picture that we booked. The cost was a whacking 25k GBP all inclusive as a BA holiday package. The food was bad, entertainment minimal, no sign of life in the advertised kids club and not much in the way of feel good Caribbean vibes coming from any direction. I would say that they did make an effort for Christmas Day and New Years Eve (apart from cancelling the fire works at the last minute due to budget concerns). The truth is that the whole of this elegant resort chain seems to be cost cutting in every direction. Our room cleaner told us they could not even give out clean towels and toiletries as often as normal. My wife found another employee crying in the restrooms. Staff are demoralised, management is stingy and frankly negligent, and the BA and virgin holiday packages are massively overpriced (at least double) of what I would expect from many previous experiences with these all inclusive deals. We resorted to going out almost everyday and spending a fortune in local restaurants and beach clubs to avoid the humdrum, monotonous and really quite depressing atmosphere.