Fairmont Royal Pavilion

Barbados, Caribbean

Palm Terrace
Luxury Oceanfront Room
Luxury Oceanfront Room
Luxury Oceanfront Rooms and Signature Oceanfront Rooms
Signature Oceanfront Room
Beachfront Suite
Beachfront Suite
Villa Junior Suite
Villa 2-Bedroom Suite
Villa 2-Bedroom Suite
3-Bedroom Villa
Taboras
Beachfront Suite
Palm Terrace
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Luxury Oceanfront Room
Luxury Oceanfront Room
Luxury Oceanfront Rooms and Signature Oceanfront Rooms
Signature Oceanfront Room
Beachfront Suite
Beachfront Suite
Villa Junior Suite
Villa 2-Bedroom Suite
Villa 2-Bedroom Suite
3-Bedroom Villa
Taboras
Beachfront Suite

The hotel

Hidden away on the beautiful west coast of Barbados, the newly renovated Fairmont Royal Pavilion sits on an unrivalled half-a-mile stretch of powder-soft beach and 11 acres of lush, tropical gardens. You'll find warm, welcoming staff, impeccable service and complimentary facilities including a freshwater swimming pool, non-motorised water sports, swimming with turtles and tennis.This elegant colonial-style resort features 72 newly renovated rooms and suites, glass fronted balconies in the Luxury and Signature Oceanfront rooms, spacious 650 sq ft Beachfront Suites with butler service and decked terraces, a step away from the beach, perfect for moonlit dining overlooking the ocean. Families with children are welcome year round with complimentary daily kids activities. The Palm Terrace restaurant has breathtaking views of the sunset over the Caribbean Sea. Open-air Taboras provides exceptional International and local cuisine in a relaxed setting just a stones throw from the waters edge. All rooms include full buffet breakfast and airport fast track while the Beachfront Suites, Signature Oceanfront and Villa categories enjoy the added benefits of butler service with evening canapes.

Amenities

  • Bar
  • Swimming Pool
  • Hot tub
  • Honeymoon
  • Babysitting service
  • Room Service
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Wheelchair access
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Laundry Service
  • Internet Access
  • Beachfront location

Where is it

In the parish of St James, on the calm west coast of Barbados on a half-a-mile stretch of white sand. Transfer time from airport: 45 minutes.

Hotel information

72 newly renovated rooms and suites. All with air-conditioning, ceiling fans, private balcony or terrace, flat-screen satellite TV, DVD/CD player, telephone with voicemail, tea/coffee maker, mini-bar*, safe, iron and board, dressing table, marble-floored bathrooms with deep soaking tub and separate shower, Seersucker bathrobes and hairdryer. Luxury Oceanfront Rooms have beautiful ocean views, and either 1 king-size bed or twin beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 child. Interconnecting rooms for families are available (on request and subject to availability).

Half Board/Full Board options: available at a supplement.

Please note: children eat for free when dining off the kids menu, and 50% off when dining off the adult menu. Adults must be present at dining to receive discounted prices.

Signature Oceanfront Rooms are close to the beach and feature unobstructed ocean views from the oversized balcony and have butler service. With 1 king-size bed or twin beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 child.

Villa Junior Suite is located less than 100m from the beach, and features sea views and butler service. With 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Beachfront Suites are larger with direct beach access, and include butler service and additional seating both inside and on the private terrace. With 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children (0-17 years). Wheelchair accessible Beachfront Junior Suite with roll-in shower and 1 king-size bed.

Villa 2-Bedroom Suite consists of 2 bedrooms, either side of the large lounge, and a terrace with garden and partial sea views. Butler service and evening canapes are also included. With 2 king-size beds, sleeping maximum 5 adults, or 2 adults and 3 children.

3-Bedroom Villas are one-of-a-kind stand-alone villas located in the lush tropical gardens, offering breathtaking vistas of the azure Caribbean Sea from 2 furnished terraces. Butler service and evening canapes are also included, along with a spacious living room featuring seating and dining areas, and 1 king-size bed in each bedroom, sleeping maximum 7 adults or 2 adults and 5 children. 

Please note: all rooms include platinum fast track service through customs and immigration at the airport, complimentary afternoon tea (once per 7 night stay), and daily full buffet breakfast.

  • Honeymoon offer: honeymooners receive bottle of Champagne and $150 credit towards a private candellit dinner on your balcony or deck, when staying a minimum of 7 nights.

    Any applicable offers have been calculated into the prices shown. Offers may not be combinable. 

  • Booking bonus: book by 26 Dec '20 to receive up to 55% off the accommodation cost between 1 Jan–26 Dec '20 when staying in a Luxury Ocean Front, Signature Ocean Front or Beachfront Suite.

    Any applicable offers have been calculated into the prices shown. Offers may not be combinable.

  • Booking bonus: book by 18 Apr '21 to receive up to 50% off the accommodation cost, for stays between 11 Feb '20–18 Apr '21 when staying in a Luxury Ocean Front, Signature Ocean Front or Beachfront Suite.

    Any applicable offers have been calculated into the prices shown. Offers may not be combinable.

  • Booking bonus: book by 30 Sep '20 and save up to 50% off the accommodation cost for travel 1 Jun–30 Nov '20 when staying 7 nights or more.

    Any applicable offers have been calculated into the prices shown. Offers may not be combinable.

3 restaurants: Taboras (à la carte open-air, lunch, afternoon tea* and dinner), Beach Club and The Palm Terrace (gourmet International cuisine, open for breakfast, and dinner during high season Nov-Apr on selected days of the week). Daily afternoon tea at Taboras for guests staying in Villa Junior Suites, Beachfront Suites and 2/3 Bedroom Villas. *Complimentary afternoon tea once per 7 night stay.

Weekly manager's cocktail reception.

Freshwater swimming pool and outdoor Jacuzzi. 24-hour fitness room with treadmill and weights. 2 hard court tennis courts. In-room holistic spa treatments* and massages*. Complimentary swim with the turtles daily. Non-motorised water sports including kayaking, paddle boards, Hobie Wave sail boats, snorkelling, windsurfing and float beds. Available locally at an additional cost are Luxury cruises, fishing trips, water-skiing and scuba diving. Seasonal complimentary daily activities for kids and teens, including kayaking, sailing, beach cricket, soccer, local Bajan sporting games, treasure hunts, films and much more, ensuring a memorable family holiday. Access to exclusive 18-hole Royal Westmoreland golf course*.

Room service*. Babysitting* (reservations required). Laundry service*. Complimentary WiFi access and use of laptops. Complimentary valet parking.

Please note: a room levy of $17.50 per bedroom, per night applies (payable locally, subject to change).

Wheelchair adapted rooms with partially accessible amenities or facilities available on request. Please note that these rooms are subject to availability and may be restricted to specific room categories and bedding arrangements. Rooms and facilities vary between hotels so please check at the time of booking. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page

5 nights between 26 Dec—31 Dec.

* Denotes local charge.

Please note: child ages 0-12 years.

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Traveller rating

  • Excellent (1023)
  • Very good (286)
  • Average (93)
  • Poor (48)
  • Terrible (22)
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Difficult to fault

Mar 24, 2020 Ian L Warminster, United Kingdom

This hotel, run by Accor group, is set on a spectacular beach and if you like swimming must rank as one of the best in Barbados. All room face the sea and those on the cond and third floors have magnificent views from well furnished balconeys. Rooms are of very high quality. Food is the only variable. Breakfast excellent but the dining is varied… Read more
This hotel, run by Accor group, is set on a spectacular beach and if you like swimming must rank as one of the best in Barbados. All room face the sea and those on the cond and third floors have magnificent views from well furnished balconeys. Rooms are of very high quality. Food is the only variable. Breakfast excellent but the dining is varied in the evening. The main restaurant has fine dinning of good quality but the Taboras restaurant can be hit and mis when not offering a 'speciaty' night. Service is again excellent and staff friendliness and willingness to assist very high. Would certainly recommend. Read less
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Feb 29, 2020 brendank6 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Parts of the property were in bad shape. We had some lovely experience with staff, but also a few managers types who we found to be rude. The beach area was very nice. It does not feel like an allround Fairmont property
Image of the Tripadvisor rating We loved it here!

Feb 29, 2020 IrishFan-80 Lancaster, PA

Our first stay here and we loved our week in the OF King on the 2nd floor. Almost every staff person was friendly and helpful. The beach and ocean here deserves the Platinum Coast name. We enjoyed walks, snorkelling, hobie cats and the twice daily treats. Our twice daily housekeeping took great care of us too. The included breakfast was very nice… Read more
Our first stay here and we loved our week in the OF King on the 2nd floor. Almost every staff person was friendly and helpful. The beach and ocean here deserves the Platinum Coast name. We enjoyed walks, snorkelling, hobie cats and the twice daily treats. Our twice daily housekeeping took great care of us too. The included breakfast was very nice though the birds got a little annoying. We also enjoyed the Managers cocktail party though we had the champagne. Ha. Highly recommend the Fairmont! Read less
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Feb 24, 2020 Chiliwil

So disappointed in our experience at the Fairmont, wasn’t particularly greeted with a warm welcome and girl behind reception looked miserable.Felt like we had to win the staff over which is incredulous as WE were the customers!The service was atrocious, first morning asked for Americano coffee rather than the awful filter and was told it was in… Read more
So disappointed in our experience at the Fairmont, wasn’t particularly greeted with a warm welcome and girl behind reception looked miserable.Felt like we had to win the staff over which is incredulous as WE were the customers!The service was atrocious, first morning asked for Americano coffee rather than the awful filter and was told it was in the store cupboard and couldn’t find it!At breakfast the HP sauce was empty, asked for replacement and didn’t come for 3 days!Asked for nuts at the bar (nothing was ever offered) were told no nuts but pulled out a tube of Pringles and chucked them on a plate, definitely not a five star hotel! The manager was nowhere to be scene and there was no one on the beach checking if we’d like drinks as advertised.We ordered a bottle of water to take to beach and the bar man said he would send it over, after an hour we returned back to the bar to ask again for the water and he again told us he’d send it over in which case we decided to stay at the bar until we received it!The bathroom haven’t been renovated as expected as there was black mould all around our shower!The holiday cost £16,000 for b/b for the two of us and it was the worst money we have ever spent.We always stay in 5 star accommodation all over the world and are used to this and we suggest that this hotel is a four star at best.Need less to say we won’t be returning and if it hadn’t been for the restaurants outside of the hotel ie The Cliff,Lonestar,Tides,Cin Cin the holiday would’ve been a complete wash out! didn’t complain while we were there as there didn’t look to be anyone in charge at all and the staff all looked completely unhappy in their work.Sandy Lane all the way from now on a true five star.Just would like to point out I have never done a review before as we just don’t complain normally as we are very easygoing people but this was something else!!!! Read less
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Feb 14, 2020 surfgirl1967 Fort Worth, Texas

I’m glad we picked The Fairmont over Sandy Lane. There’s no music piped out onto the beach and mostly just one row of beach chairs so everyone has a great spot! Service was 5-star! The pool & hot tub were also a lovely spot to spend the day! I’d rate it one of the best hotels in the Caribbean!