Barbados Travel Forum

I am a 58 years old widower and I have been trying to find a holiday in Barbados especially in the north near Speighstown. But finding a hotel with a single room is almost impossible. Can anyone advise me how to find single accomodation, preferably a hotel with a swimming pool and near the beach.
Graham

HI Graham, While I can't give you anywhere specific, try looking at the hotels listed in www.barbados.org. You may be able to find something through that site. It may also be hard to find a single, depending on the time of year you are traveling. You may want to look closer to Holetown as well as Speightstown.

Will be very difficult to find a traditional single room in Barbados. Most hotels will provide a double room at a single price. Not many hotels that far north, but you could check out Little Good Harbour. Would be great to see a nice boutique hotel in Speightstown. You could also check out Port St Charles, Almond Resorts and the Sugar Cane Club Hotel.

Thank you for your replies to my question. It seems Barbados is not for the single tourist, but I am determined to find somewhere because I really want to go. I need to be near Port st Charles because that is where my daughter will be visiting on a boat. I will ask her to look round for me, but I really would have liked to got something booked myself. Once again, thanks for your help.
Graham

Hi Graham,

As mentioned in one of the posts above, there are few hotels in this area... actually the entire west coast only has a handful of hotels now. Villas and cottages are much more common, especially since you're travelling by yourself.

Depending on your budget, you might be interested in a 1 bedroom apartment or villa. There are several new developments as well as hotel-to-condo conversions that all have pools. And if you're not into self-catering, many of them are fully managed with housekeeper, butler, chef, whatever you like really.

Have a look at this page:

http://www.greatbarbados.com/accommodations/apartments-condos/st-peter/index.php

Perhaps there are some options there that will suit your needs. Have no fear, Barbados isn't just for couples! ;-)