Tamarind by Elegant Hotels

Barbados, Caribbean

Virgin rating

Oceanfront Room
Oceanfront Room with Sleeper Chair
Ocean View Junior Suite
Ocean View Junior Suite
Bathroom
Rilaks Deck
Spa
Spa
Junior Suite
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Oceanfront Room
Oceanfront Room with Sleeper Chair
Ocean View Junior Suite
Ocean View Junior Suite
Bathroom
Rilaks Deck
Spa
Spa
Junior Suite

The hotel

Situated on an idyllic 750ft crescent of beach on the Platinum West Coast of Barbados, Elegant Hotels proudly re-introduce Tamarind. A fusion of Mediterranean warmth and Caribbean spirit coupled with serene outdoor spaces give it a distinctive personality. It is a perfect holiday destination for couples, honeymooners and families seeking a stylish retreat. There’s an array of complimentary water sports and activities for all ages, kids' club, family lounge, fitness centre, an intimate spa and relaxation pool (adults only) and access to acclaimed golfing nearby. Culinary experiences include the Taste of Asia, 246 Fridays and Caribbean Buffet Nights, and a series of Chef-inspired A La Carte menu options with live entertainment 5 days a week.

Amenities

  • Kids Club
  • Wheelchair access
  • Families
  • Honeymoon
  • Wedding
  • Bar
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Internet Access
  • Restaurant
  • Room Service
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Spa

Where is it

At Paynes Bay, St James. 20-minutes to Bridgetown. Transfer time from airport: 35 minutes.

Hotel information

104 rooms on 3 floors with no lifts. All with balcony or patio, air-conditioning, flat-screen cable TV, coffee/tea making facilities, radio with iPod docking station, fridge, complimentary WiFi, safe, iron and ironing board, bathrobe and hairdryer. 

Pool/Garden View Rooms have 1 king-size bed and a sleeper chair, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child. All rooms are non-smoking. 

All Inclusive of: breakfast, lunch, all-day dining options, afternoon tea and dinner. All beverages and cocktails (excluding champagne and fine wines). Room service is also available at a supplementary delivery charge. Complimentary motorized and non-motorized water sports and fitness classes.

Oceanfront Rooms have sea views and 1 king-size bed. This room type is not available as a twin, and sleeps maximum 2 adults. 

Oceanfront Rooms with Sleeper Chair, featuring 1 king-size bed and pull out sleeper chair. This room type is not available as a twin, and sleeps maximum 2 adults and 1 child.

Junior Suite Pool/Garden View featuring a living area with sofa bed, and either 1 king-size bed or twin beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults, or 2 adults and 2 children.

Junior Suite Ocean View featuring a living area with sofa bed, and either 1 king-size bed or twin beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children. Wheelchair accessible Room with roll-in shower.

1-Bedroom Suite Pool/Garden View featuring a separate living room with sofa bed, and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

1-Bedroom Suite Oceanfront featuring a separate living room with sofa bed, and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Family Connected Oceanview Junior Suites are available and consist of 2 Junior Suite Oceanview Rooms, sleeping maximum 6 adults or 4 adults and 4 children. 

Sugar Cane Room — open-air restaurant serving full breakfast buffet, traditional breakfast choices as well as local Bajan delights. Rilaks Deck & Bar — South Beach Miami-inspired outdoor lounge serving light snacks and cocktails with music including R&B, jazz, Caribbean, and soul. The 246 Deck — oceanfront restaurant serving local and international dishes for lunch and dinner. Room service*. Taste of Elegance Dine Around Programme* at select sister properties (drink and meal supplements may apply, exclusions may apply).

Live entertainment 5 days a week, including live bands, solo artists, and steel pannists. Saturday special BBQ buffet nights.

3 freshwater pools including an adults-only relaxation pool. Boutique spa*. Fitness centre. Yoga, aqua aerobics, and fitness classes. Complimentary motorised and non-motorised water sports including water-skiing, tubing, banana boat rides, stand up paddle boarding, snorkelling, hobie cat sailing, and kayaking. Water trampoline. Flying Fish Kids Club. Tamarind Teens Den with outdoor activities, water sports and local educational activities.

Boutique. Jewellery store. Gift shop. Complimentary WiFi in rooms and throughout the property. Daytime water taxi service (subject to availability and weather conditions) stops at select West Coast Elegant Hotels. Beach Ambassador service.

Please note: a room levy of $9.63 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. To discover all the special assistance services we offer please see additional information below.

1 night between 5 Jan-21 Dec and 5 Jan-31 Oct.

7 nights between 22 Dec-2 Jan.

* Denotes local charge.

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Special assistance

Please note: child ages from 2-12 years.

Dress code: elegantly casual in the evenings.

Please note: over Christmas and New Year, a dinner credit of $90 per adult and $45 per child will be given towards the cost of the gala dinners.

Please note: the Dine Around Programme is only available at select properties and may be subject to an additional cost. A complimentary water taxi to select west coast Elegant properties is available during daytime only and subject to availability and weather conditions.

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May 19, 2022 ArronK_11 Birmingham, United Kingdom

Room Ocean view suite, very spacious great storage space for clothes also inc kettle /iron. The staff are brilliant & genuinely want you to enjoy your holiday, helpful & willing to do as much as they possibly can for you. Food & drink was a good standard. Beach is shallow by the hotel but more than suitable (small reef for snorkelling) & has… Read more
Room Ocean view suite, very spacious great storage space for clothes also inc kettle /iron. The staff are brilliant & genuinely want you to enjoy your holiday, helpful & willing to do as much as they possibly can for you. Food & drink was a good standard. Beach is shallow by the hotel but more than suitable (small reef for snorkelling) & has great access to adjoining beaches for a nice walk /swim. Great water sports included sailed the hobby cats most days inc 15 mins motorised banana boat / water skiing, the lads in the water sport hut can arrange a no frills glass bottom boat trip to swim with the turtles $100 ECB (recommend) the boat shores at the hotel and takes about 2.5hrs, its basic but is a great value morning trip (we had the boat to ourselves) the captain jumped in the sea with us and fed the turtles to attract them, also seen stingrays & snorkelled a ship wreck. Read less
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May 12, 2022 rach24_95 England, United Kingdom

Barbados was everything and more. The tamarind is such a lovely hotel, super clean, spacious, great location but the staff are what make this hotel even more amazing. Big shout out to my favourite bar staff/waiters Christopher, Kendall, Joseph, Ray, Tito, Wayne, Dijon, Shanelle, Rashida and Deon. (Sorry if I spelt any names wrong) they are always… Read more
Barbados was everything and more. The tamarind is such a lovely hotel, super clean, spacious, great location but the staff are what make this hotel even more amazing. Big shout out to my favourite bar staff/waiters Christopher, Kendall, Joseph, Ray, Tito, Wayne, Dijon, Shanelle, Rashida and Deon. (Sorry if I spelt any names wrong) they are always working hard with smiles on there faces (under masks) and always got time for everyone and nothing is too much trouble. The Al a carte food was AMAZING, however I found the evening buffet was where the standards slip in a way of choice and it wasn’t always hot but I always found something tasty to eat nether the less. We ate in the 246 bar most lunchtimes and really enjoyed the food there. We stayed in Room 229 which was an end room on the middle floor. It was big with a double sink and double showers/a bath. Plenty coat hangers, safe, hairdryer etc. The balcony was a great size and we had views of both the pool and the sea with amazing sunset views. The only downfall of the room which I found was odd compare to most all inclusive is there is an empty fridge, you get bottles of water left on the side for you, I don’t know why these aren’t put in the fridge and usually you would find fizzy drinks in a fridge on all inclusive holidays, however you could get bottles of coke, sprite and Fanta from the bar and take them to your room for free so it wasn’t too much of an inconvenience. During our first week it was over Easter and people were reserving sun beds at 6am however we always found a bed when we went to breakfast around 8am, on the second week is was a bit quieter and there was no bother getting a bed at any time. There are 3 pools one to the left side of the hotel one to the right and an adults only in the middle hidden away between the buildings. All pools were excellent and had different depths. The beach was lovely but due to Mother Nature there is a little bit of an incline getting in and out of the sea. Overall I had the best 2 weeks here and I would return in a heartbeat. If you want a nice chilled holiday with amazing sunsets from your hotel this is the place to be. Read less
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May 8, 2022 jdx2016 London, United Kingdom

We have just returned from a lovely relaxing break. Special thanks to Paul, Sharesa, Thor, Harriet, Dacia, Trey and Ether and all the other staff who were so kind and helpful. Our room had flat access and was close to the amenities that we needed. The outlook to the garden and the sea was idyllic! The fish dishes were a favourite and especially… Read more
We have just returned from a lovely relaxing break. Special thanks to Paul, Sharesa, Thor, Harriet, Dacia, Trey and Ether and all the other staff who were so kind and helpful. Our room had flat access and was close to the amenities that we needed. The outlook to the garden and the sea was idyllic! The fish dishes were a favourite and especially well cooked. A trip to the National Museum in Bridgetown was very interesting and thought provoking. The music enhanced the evening meal, except on one occasion! Read less
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May 6, 2022 fionagB8713VL

We stayed here for five nights prior to a Regent Cruise. Hotel is well below what Regent usually use. The room was clean but dated and there are no lifts. Our first room was up three flights of steep steps and the next one. The food was poor quality. One meal was al la carte and slightly better than the rest. Choice at lunch very limited… Read more
We stayed here for five nights prior to a Regent Cruise. Hotel is well below what Regent usually use. The room was clean but dated and there are no lifts. Our first room was up three flights of steep steps and the next one. The food was poor quality. One meal was al la carte and slightly better than the rest. Choice at lunch very limited and the all day menu also limited. Breakfast was average although the setting nice. They offer dine around and we found the Treasure Beach and Positano good but there is limited availability and you need to book before 9 am. The food was so bad at night we ended up paying for a second meal at Positano. On the positive side the staff were very good and very liberal with alcohol. Also the setting is stunning. The hotel is ideal for children of all ages and there were a lot. For an alder couple, like ourselves and most Regent guests, with no children it was totally unsuitable. Read less
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Apr 27, 2022 lyn898 Birmingham

We had a lovely, relaxing week here after a busy week on a cruise. Room was on the 3rd floor with a beautiful view of the ocean. Think all rooms would have a good view but best from top floor (3). Rooms are large & well equipped. ALL staff were helpful, kind and pleasant. Kids (11 & 9) did join in with some Easter activities put on by… Read more
We had a lovely, relaxing week here after a busy week on a cruise. Room was on the 3rd floor with a beautiful view of the ocean. Think all rooms would have a good view but best from top floor (3). Rooms are large & well equipped. ALL staff were helpful, kind and pleasant. Kids (11 & 9) did join in with some Easter activities put on by entertainment team but for most part were happy in pool with new friends. Did go on banana boat every day! If you want sun beds by the pool you do have to get up & reserve them before 7 but there did seem to be some available on beach ( only yards away) all day. The beach is only disappointment - think it has been eroded by past hurricans? & it is difficult to walk into sea here - lots of rocks / broken coral ( take water shoes)- but you could walk for 5 min & gain access by Sandy Lane? Food is good here - esp breakfasts. Dinner seemed to be mainly buffet with occ a la carte & kids are well catered for. We did go to the Italian next door (free but you do have to reserve at reception ) & that was a nice change. & there are other hotels in chain that you can visit but we were happy staying put! We did go on snorkelling trip & swam with turtles & would advise anyone to do same. There was low key musical entertainment everyday- small group or singer etc & all were good. On 2 days there were weddings and certain areas were reserved for those festivities but we were always told in advance and it made interesting watching and wasn’t for very long. Some people have said hotel was run down & needed refurb but don’t agree - it’s not a new hotel but is well maintained and in my opinion is a charming, smallish hotel set in a lovely location. Read less