Sugar Bay Barbados

Barbados, Caribbean

Virgin rating

Signature Room
Signature Room
Signature Room
Deluxe Signature Room
Deluxe Signature Room
Deluxe Signature Room
Ocean Front Room
Family Suite
Family Suite
Family Suite
Family Suite
Colin's Beach Bar
Reef Buffet Restaurant
Umi Restaurant
Umi Restaurant
Sizzle Steakhouse
Sizzle Steakhouse
Reef
Lazy Mongoose
Lazy Mongoose
Lobby
Library
Beachfront Lounge
Driftwood Cafe Lounge
Reef
Kids Club
Creche
Creche
Signature Room
Signature Room
Signature Room
Deluxe Signature Room
Deluxe Signature Room
Deluxe Signature Room
Ocean Front Room
Family Suite
Family Suite
Family Suite
Family Suite
Colin's Beach Bar
Reef Buffet Restaurant
Umi Restaurant
Umi Restaurant
Sizzle Steakhouse
Sizzle Steakhouse
Reef
Lazy Mongoose
Lazy Mongoose
Lobby
Library
Beachfront Lounge
Driftwood Cafe Lounge
Reef
Kids Club
Creche
Creche

The hotel

The All Inclusive Sugar Bay Barbados offers a delightful holiday base with an array of activities, four fantastic restaurants, tranquil Caribbean waters in a protected lagoon, and with Bridgetown only a 10-minute drive away, you will be spoilt for choice with things to do and see! Perfect for couples, friends and families, Sugar Bay oozes boho-chic style and radiates a serene atmosphere allowing you to completely unwind in paradise. Guest rooms suit all types of holidaymakers with spacious family suites ideal for larger groups, all of which have great views of the ocean, the pool or the lush, green gardens. Being just a few metres from the calmest seas of the south coast, water sports are very much the order of the day with plenty available. Aside from taking a swim in the cool Caribbean Sea, there are also two swimming pools to laze by and a fitness centre for enthusiasts. Otherwise, head to Karma Spa for a spot of well-deserved pampering. Whilst the adults are at play, the kids have their very own children’s club, offering beach games, competitions and opportunities for exploring. Teens aren’t left out; they can hang together in the clubhouse, an adult no-go area! Dining is a joy, as Sugar Bay Barbados boasts more dining options than most hotels in Barbados! There is a tantalising selection of restaurants to choose from, each utilising the freshest produce from land and sea.

Amenities

  • Kayaking
  • Snorkelling
  • Babysitting service
  • Creche
  • Kids Club
  • Teen Club
  • Families
  • Honeymoon
  • Wedding
  • Bar
  • Evening Entertainment
  • Fitness Centre/Gym

Where is it

Overlooking the stunning beachfront and tranquil Caribbean Sea. The capital, Bridgetown, is only a 10-minute drive away. The south coast boardwalk is accessible from the beach offering a short walk along the ocean side to a variety of restaurants and bars. Transfer time from airport: 25 minutes.

Hotel information

138 rooms, all of which are air-conditioned with private balcony, TV, telephone, complimentary WiFi, mini-fridge, tea/coffee-making facilities, safe, hairdryer and iron and board. Signature Room with pool or garden views and 1 king-size bed (twin beds available on request), sleeping maximum 2 adults.

All Inclusive of: breakfast, lunch and dinner, two specialty dining experiences (Sizzle Steak House and Umi; guests can choose two sushi experiences in Umi or two steakhouse experiences in Sizzle Steak House, or one of each. Only valid for stays of 7 nights or more), premium alcoholic beverages and non-alcoholic beverages. All entertainment and activities above unless stated otherwise.

Please note: guests can have additional specialty dining experiences at the cost of $25pp (payable locally, subject to change).

Deluxe Signature Rooms with pool or garden views and 1 king-size bed (twin beds available on request) and sofa bed. This room is larger in size than the Signature Room and sleeps maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 child.

Ocean Front Rooms overlook the beach and lagoon and have 1 king-size bed (twin beds available on request), sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Ocean Front Honeymoon Suites overlook the beach and lagoon and have 1 king-size 4-poster bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Deluxe Ocean Front Room with 1 king-size bed (twin beds available on request) and a sofa bed, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 child.

Family Suite with pool or garden views, a large living area with sofa bed and a separate bedroom with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 4 adults, 3 adults and 2 children or 2 adults and 3 children.

Ocean Front Family Suites boast great views of the ocean, a large living area with sofa bed and a separate bedroom with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 4 adults, 3 adults and 2 children or 2 adults and 3 children

2-Bedroom Suite with garden views, master bedroom with 1 king-size bed and additional bedroom with 1 queen-size bed plus a sofa bed in the separate living area, sleeping maximum 5 adults or 2 adults and 3 children.

2-Bedroom Ocean Front Suite with master bedroom with 1 king-size bed and additional bedroom with twin beds plus a sofa bed in the separate living area, sleeping maximum 6 adults, 3 adults and 3 children or 2 adults and 4 children.

  • Book by 14 May 2024  to receive up to 20% off stays between 01 Jun– 30 Jun '24. Terms and conditions apply. Blackout Dates apply. Applies to certain room types. 

The Reef (buffet restaurant/breakfast, lunch and dinner), Colin’s Bar & Grill (lunch), Lazy Mongoose Pub, Sizzle Steak House (dinner only/limited dining), Umi (Sushi/Asian Fusion - dinner only/limited dining). New Driftwood Cafe. Blush Cafe* (coffee shop).

Arcade. In-house guest activities team to organise day/evening activities/entertainment.

2 swimming pools, one with a swim-up bar. Karma Spa* with a new salon. Fitness centre. Non-motorised water sports including boogie boards, kayaking and snorkelling. Beach volleyball. Newly redesigned games room. Creche and kids' club. Teen clubhouse.

Gift shop*. Complimentary WiFi. Babysitting* (on request). Creche/nursery. Laundry/dry-cleaning service*. 24-hour reception.

A Tourism Fee will be charged per bedroom, per night and will be collected at check out. The rate is subject to change by the Government, and varies by hotel room. Fees currently range from 8.75 Barbadian dollar (approximately £3.90) to 35 Barbadian dollar​ (approximately £16.00) per bedroom, per night. 

7 nights between 21 Dec-2 Jan.

* Denotes local charge.  

Please note: smoking is not allowed in guest rooms or balconies.

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Apr 30, 2024 Jane A

Our second visit to Sugar Bay and just as good as the first. Excellent food and facilities. Lovely Ocean View room and in our opinion worth paying the extra. Food delicious and of high standard. Thoroughly enjoyed Umi and Sizzle again but the food from the buffet judt as good. We had our daughter with us this time and she enjoyed all the… Read more
Our second visit to Sugar Bay and just as good as the first. Excellent food and facilities. Lovely Ocean View room and in our opinion worth paying the extra. Food delicious and of high standard. Thoroughly enjoyed Umi and Sizzle again but the food from the buffet judt as good. We had our daughter with us this time and she enjoyed all the watersport options and the friendliness and helpfulness of all the watersports team. Tyrise was as chirpy and smiley as ever and nothing too much trouble. This applies to all the staff. As many reviews state, they really do make the place! This is a lovely Caribbean hotel, nothing like the sterile chains, long may it continue. We'll be back. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating A cruise experience without the Ship!

Apr 29, 2024 Herschel K

Lounging on a beach chair, umbrella overhead, drink in hand, I thought to myself, This is what I was looking for. But before that, the arrival at Sugar Bay involved a brief wait in the lobby while we sipped our first rum punch. A little sweet for my taste, but it took the edge off the wait. The staff are numerous, friendly, and helpful. Once… Read more
Lounging on a beach chair, umbrella overhead, drink in hand, I thought to myself, This is what I was looking for. But before that, the arrival at Sugar Bay involved a brief wait in the lobby while we sipped our first rum punch. A little sweet for my taste, but it took the edge off the wait. The staff are numerous, friendly, and helpful. Once in the room, our particular garden view was the kids playset and rooftops. We saw other rooms with much better garden views; we booked too late for a beach view. Our bath was tiny! I did see that the rooms vary tremendously in size, bath size, and view in the same 'room category'. We headed straight to the beach. On the way, we somehow met the head chef. We were looking for something quick to eat but we arrived between lunch and dinner so he offered to make us something; that was SO NICE but we decided we could wait for dinner; we wanted to get to the beach! The dinner was excellent. Every breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the "The Reef" buffet was absolutely delicious. A nice variety at each meal, in my opinion. Frankly too much to try to list what was served; but it was all excellent. Book your reservation for the two "premium" restaurants right away as they book quickly but honestly, you don't really need to. Those restaurants are included in the all inclusive package btw. The entire resort was very clean. There are no bugs but there are were birds annoying the outdoor dining experience. There are a lot of staff and they are busy and I repeat, friendly and helpful. You can tip but I ran out of tip money! As we walked around nearby, we realized Sugar Bay had the nicest beach in the area by far. Some of the others were not even swimmable. Bring your goggles to look underwater as there are fish and plants down there. Bring water shoes too as there are lots of rocks to navigate; but the rocks don't really detract from a lovely swim in clear and calm ocean water. Its an all inclusive and I did not want for drink. Rum Punch or Sour, Mojito, or Banks Beer, Pina Colada, all made to order without much wait. They had entertainment each night; some of it way too loud but the younger crowd liked it that way. I highly recommend it. While there, take the e-bike tour. You see a different part of the island, and get some historical context too. Other guests say the Harrison cave was good but that was booked! Overall, it was an excellent experience and we will be back to Sugar Bay. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Retirement holiday for 2 oldie girlfriends

Apr 29, 2024 Janet P Plymouth, United Kingdom

Overall the holiday was very relaxing and the hotel has by far the nicest setting with one of the best beach aspects on the island that we saw with palm trees going right onto the beach. We did visit Pebbles Beach about 10 minutes walk away at 6am one day to watch the racehorses being taken for a swim (worthwhile) and whilst the sea is calmer… Read more
Overall the holiday was very relaxing and the hotel has by far the nicest setting with one of the best beach aspects on the island that we saw with palm trees going right onto the beach. We did visit Pebbles Beach about 10 minutes walk away at 6am one day to watch the racehorses being taken for a swim (worthwhile) and whilst the sea is calmer the beach wasn't as pretty as the the one at Sugar Bay. Generally the sea at Sugar Bay beach which is surrounded by a man made rocks either side to protect it from the waves was nice and calm in the morning and in the afternoon has some waves (not big) when the wind came up. Our guest accommodation overlooking the garden was in a quiet location and our bedroom had all the facilities that were needed. The main Reef Restaurant where all the main meals are taken had a good variety of buffet dishes for both breakfast and dinner (can't comment on lunch as we never took it there) with tables easily available and the staff throughout were every attentive and smiley. We also ate one night in the Sizzle Steakhouse and Umi on site which you need to book for and both meals were excellent and a chance from a buffet. Each night there was live entertainment and the standard of the varied singers was very high. We were disappointed on the Caribbean night and found the entertainment to be disappointing, sub standard and not what we had expected. We had snacks most days at Colins beach hut which were good but mostly consisted of the same dishes, burgers, hotdogs and the special of the day a fish and a chicken dish - would have been good to feature a club sandwich or something else. Despite a notice saying that only bums could reserve sun loungers on the beach not towels we found that by 8am all the best sunloungers had been reserved by people placing towels on them and then going away - which was slightly irratating! Nevertheless there were always plenty of sun loungers available and the watersport staff were always helpful in arranging an umbrella and table for you. The only thing though was that the sunloungers could have done with a wipedown or hose either every evening of first thing in the morning as some were badly stained or sticky with drinks. Normal all inclusive type of holiday with plenty of alcoholic, soft drinks, wine etc to be had although sometimes it helped if you tipped as you got served quicker either that or some people just butted in and raised their voices to be heard at the bar! All in all the staff were very friendly and we found it to be a lovely stay an value for money. Read less
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Apr 28, 2024 Falconhoof Scotland

My wife and I spent a pleasant enough week here recently. First impressions quite underwhelming, small reception area, lift to room sorely in need of a deep clean. Room 317 nice and cool. Secluded balcony overlooking main entrance. Bathroom has large walk-in shower with usual toiletries supplied. Bed large and reasonably comfortable. We… Read more
My wife and I spent a pleasant enough week here recently. First impressions quite underwhelming, small reception area, lift to room sorely in need of a deep clean. Room 317 nice and cool. Secluded balcony overlooking main entrance. Bathroom has large walk-in shower with usual toiletries supplied. Bed large and reasonably comfortable. We never really felt the room was given more than a cursory clean and tidy each day though. Food in all the restaurants was very tasty, the Reef had seating both inside and out and is where all meals (buffet style) are served. Not the biggest selection we’ve seen in an all-inclusive but they’ve gone for quality over quantity. Steak restaurant (Sizzle) and Asian (Umi) are both a la carte and very good. During the day, Colin’s beach bar serves drinks and snacks (burgers, hot dogs etc.) which we enjoyed. However, there were often issues trying to attract waiting staff to take a drinks order, especially at lunch and dinner, and a refill was seldom offered. We spent our days on the beach as opposed to the pool as there were always loungers and umbrellas available. Wonderful swimming in the warm ocean, but best bring beach shoes as there are some rockier patches. At the small stage next to the pool bar there was live music each night, very pleasant except for one night where the DJ’s music was far too loud, so much that the bar staff were finding it difficult to hear your drink order. On Mondays and Wednesdays at 10.00 there is what they call the Heritage tour, which is a walk around the immediate area, including the Garrison, Racetrack and George Washington’s House. On our chosen date, no-one else turned up so we enjoyed a personal tour in the wonderful company of our guide Roggick (who also works at the watersports centre). Staff were in general very polite and helpful with one or two exceptions (same as wherever you go). We felt things were a bit disorganised in the restaurants, for example someone would ask what you wanted to drink, someone else would bring a glass, then a third would actually fill your glass. Sometimes you would be given regular glasses and other times, plastic ones. Maybe ok during the day but we were annoyed when this happened in the evening. Wine in a plastic glass at dinner is not good. Our final hours were sadly a bit disappointing. We had a late flight and had asked about a late check-out which wasn’t available.......which is fair enough. Assurances given to us by the reception staff about use of a courtesy room pre-departure for a shower came to nothing and we were instead shown to the gym. Only one shower which had a trickle of water and no hairdryer. Plus all the while trying to avoid the regular gym users. Sorry, not acceptable at this price point. All in all, a nice enough stay and we have some lovely memories. Shame that there are some minor irritations which let it down. Would we return? Perhaps, but only if the price was right. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Beautiful hotel, excellent staff and food.

Apr 26, 2024 lisafJ6449JT

Just got back from a fabulous week at the sugarbay. We upgraded to an oceanfront room. So glad we did. It was lovely to open the doors every morning and just walk straight onto the beach. The beach is beautiful and the sea is so clear, I could see the fish without snorkelling. Every morning we had breakfast on the beach front restaurant,… Read more
Just got back from a fabulous week at the sugarbay. We upgraded to an oceanfront room. So glad we did. It was lovely to open the doors every morning and just walk straight onto the beach. The beach is beautiful and the sea is so clear, I could see the fish without snorkelling. Every morning we had breakfast on the beach front restaurant, which is buffet. The food was lovely. In the afternoon we went to Colin’s bar for snacks. All the staff were lovely, nothing too much trouble. Only one negative thing from me. The pool was too shallow, it had different levels in the pool, I kept scraping my knees swimming up to the pool bar. Not good if you enjoy swimming, but ok if you just like padding in the pool. But the beach was so lovely, we only went to the pool once. Read less