Barbados Travel Forum

How long will it take by car to drive up the East Coast? Is it an easy or hard drive and what type of car do you recommend?

can anyone advise me of the weather at the moment, the forcasts all say thunder storms but surley they cant be all day, arriving friday any advice on if i need my brolly. x

It will be our first time to Barbados in May! We need advise what to see & do in Barbados. Do we need to rent a car or we could use local buses?
Thank you in advance

We are thinking of travelling to Barbados for Christmas 2008, but see that the rates of most places double. We are looking for nice accommodations that are no more than $350 per night during that time of year. Any suggestions appreciated.

Hello,

I have always wanted to visit the carribean and never been! Barbados has stood out as being beautiful, relaxing and well worth going to.

I have thought about visiting there this summer 08, from the UK for 2 weeks. I have found some reasonable flights and looking into getting a villa, apartment to stay in separately!

Just a few questions:

Whats the weather going to be like? Is it too risky going in August?

Is it very expensive?

Are there lots of things to do?

Also, if anyone knows of any villas/apartments for rent it would be much appreciated.

Many thanks

Steph
Stephanieuk23@aol.com

Just a general question really.........I was wondering how much would one need to live comfortably in Barbados?

i'm heading to barbados in april this year and am wondering where the best place to buy live lobster is.. We'd like to cook it ourselves.. also, what is the average cost for the lobster?

we are leaving the cruiseship at 8am and need to know if there is somewhere we can leave our luggage as our flight isn't until 5.50pm.
many thanks
kim

could someone please advise how much a taxi would cost from bridgetown airport to tropical escape hotel and will it carry 5 passengers, thanks

Hi,

Could anyone provide names of reliable/cheap places to rent scooters and the "right" rate that I should seek.
I will be in Barbados between end of January and start of February and I'd like to rent it for 4/5 days.
I will be staying in the Christ Church (Oistins) area.

Thank you.

nikione

Hi, does anyone know of any cheap flights out of Barbados to South America?

Many thanks

So like, what happened with the earthquake? You guys survive? is the world still turning down there?

ok, your best guess, "How far of a walk is it from the Allamanda Beach Hotel south of Bridgeport to the cruise ship port building in Bridgeport?" Walking for me is not a problem. I have 2 feet that work along with the rest of the body being that I just lost 20 pounds. Anyone? Anyone?

Having google mapped it, it looks really close to me.

Hope someone can help me out here. Cruising the Caribbean in Jan and have a frim idea of which places of interest I want to visit in Barbados. However none of the organised trips either arranged by the cruise line or agencies in Barbados meet my needs. So the query is would I be able to hire a taxi once off the liner, specify where I want to go, agree a price and expect the driver to either wait for me at each destination or pick up at a specified time (paying at the end of the day,of course !!) ??? More to the point, how much would this cost approximately, assuming 6 hours or thereabouts? All advice gratefully received. Thanks, in anticipation. Paul

I am visiting the St James ares of Barbados. Will I have any difficulty finding a cash machine?

I would like to know what the current departure tax is in Barbados. $BBD or US. We are due to re visit in April from the U.K for a wedding. We are getting different advice as to the current charge whereand how it is paid. I look forward to any advice and help
Many thanks in advance for any replies.
Carol

Hi
I'm booked to visit Barbados on 21st November for 2 weeks. I have been keeping an eye on the weather reports lately and they look dreadful, thunderstorms and rain etc. This seems to have been the over-riding pattern now for a few weeks? How bad exactly is the weather at the moment and is there any news/forecast of it improving in the near future? I'm thinking of rescheduling to next year.

Thanks for any help/advice. Sorry to ask about the weather, I know nothing can be guaranteed! I just wanted the general opinion of anyone who is a local.

My husband and I will be heading down to Barbados in November for our anniversary. We are staying at the Hilton and were looking for both restaurant recommendations (heard Brown Sugar nearby is good) and whether we will need to rent a car to try out good places to eat in Hole Town, etc.

We are going to Barbados (The Gap)in November and wanted to know whether to take US Dollars or Barbados Dollars. Which is best for the local bars and restaurants? When we went to Mexico we took US Dollars but then realised that peso would have been better,you'd give the shop keeper USD's but then you'd be given your change in peso, it all gets very confusing.

any vegetarian restaurant in Barbados?

TRYING TO CONTACT SOMEONE STAYING THERE PLEASE DO YOU HAVE A PHONE NUMBER FOR THE BAR PLEASE
MANY THANKS

I know these questions have probably been asked and answered a thousand times, and I should know anyway as I've already been to Barbados twice, but as the GB Pound to US Dollar exchange rate is so high I wanted to know a few things.

What is the Exchange rate at banks for converting GB Pound Travellers Cheques to Barbados Dollars?

What is the Exchange rate at banks for converting US Dollar Travellers Cheques to Barbados Dollars?

Do Restaurants, Bars, Shops etc. accept US Dollar travellers cheques as cash?

Do Restaurants, Bars, Shops etc. still price at 2 Barbados Dollars to 1 US?

As I say, sorry if these questions have been asked before but an accurate answer could save us a lot of money.

Thanks

Ronnie

So, like, what happened to you guys in Barbados from hurricane Dean? Anything worth mentioning?

Has anyone any experience cruising the Baltic? We are looking at July Aug 2008, and would love to hear of others experiences and the ships they travelled on. we hope to sail and return from the UK up to St Petersbeg. many thanks

Hi,
me and my friend are travelling to Barbados in Sept. I would like to ask you how is it with rainy season in this area. When is it and how heavy is it?
Also Barbados seems to be quite expensive place for me. I could find some prices for accomodationa and airtickets but could you give me any info about prices in restaurants and for some services such as renting a surfboard or snorkling equipment?
Thanks for any help
Peter

Hello!
we 2 adults,and child planing to go to Barbados,and would be nice to stay in some appartment where we can cook our food..
can anyone recommend something please?
...and how expensive is Barbados otherwise??
thanx,Bali

Is there a Flea Market in Bridgetown?

Hi there, we're a funloving family in need of some help. Last time we've been travelling to Barbados was about 3 yrs ago and we were staying near the lonestar/glitter bay area. We had undisputably one of the best beach holidays ever!
Does anyone know a watersports' guy who called himself tony "the tiger"? My kids had a great time with him and I felt he was quite a sensible guy. As far as I remember he had his own business. Iwas wondering whether he's still working in this area. Does he teach waterskiing too? Any idea on how to contact him? We'll be travelling there from Dec. 12th-26th. Thanks a lot!
steven, maggie, jake and jennifer

As part of our package for hosting our wedding at a Hilton Hotel in Chicago, we have the option of staying for free for 5 nights at select hotels in the Caribbean - and one it the Hilton Barbados. We are considering visiting for our first anniversary in November. Is this a good time to visit? Will we be close to beautiful beaches? Will we be close to good restaurants? What else would you recommend in Bridgetown? Should we rent a car?

Hello. Could you suggest me some good address of hotels, apartments or private house? i'd want to go to barbados island . can we find good room less than 100us$?
many thanks