When staying at Coral Reef Club Barbados, guests experience a wonderful, tropical tranquillity. Their classical Bajan buildings standing amongst profuse lush gardens, with the beautiful colours of bougainvillea, and the rich green fan of a traveller's palm. Days are spent relaxing to the quiet background sounds of the ground doves and hiss of Casuarina pines, and then, as evening draws in, the gardens 'peep' to the sound of the tree frogs.

Coral Reef Hotel Barbados is family owned, the O'Hara family have been part of the West Coast of Barbados for almost fifty years the O'Hara brothers, Patrick and Mark, run the hotel. With the younger generation making some changes to encourage the faithful guests as well as a younger, trendier crowd.

Coral Reef Hotel Barbados is laid out in twelve acres that run down to the shore, approach along a drive, beneath the massive trees. To your right is a small block and then rooms are set in cottages around the lawn. Then you arrive reception, where there are more blocks of rooms, festooned in tropical greenery, and overlook the waterfront behind it.

Each building has a low-pitched shingle roof and cream-coloured coral stone or render, with stepped keystones at the corners, arched windows, pediments and white wooden balustrades. Since Coral Reef Club Barbados first opened in the 60s, every building in the hotel has been completely rebuilt.

Their most recent development was in 2003, the new rooms are leaner and much larger than before. The new bathrooms are nearly the size of the original rooms. The Luxury Cottages and the five Plantation Suites at Coral Reef Hotel Barbados  are spectacular and they each have their own plunge pools. 

The real pleasure of Coral Reef Club Barbados and the reasons why many guests chose to come back resides in its effortlessly elegant atmosphere. The staff, some of whom have worked there for decades, welcome guests like friends, and the O'Hara brothers, Patrick and Mark make themselves available when ever possible to greet every arriving guest. All this, encouraged by the informality of the hotel the guests also come to know one another, the atmosphere is understated and extremely low key. A true place of tranquillity in the tropics.

Accommodation at Coral Reef Club Barbados
There are 88 air-conditioned rooms, cottages and suites all of which continue with the classical Bajan theme inside the rooms - pickled pine woodwork giving a pleasant and light effect. Each has an area of outdoor space, with either a private patio or balcony, CD player/clock radios, wall safes, overhead fans, fridges, toasters and hair dryers. Chose from King or twin beds (indicate which you prefer when making your reservation)

Bathrooms are large and have combination shower and baths also following the theme in white and cream-coloured coral rock, with dressing gowns and Moulton Brown shampoos provided. 

The Coral Reef Club Barbados garden rooms and garden cottages to the rear of the main house are set in magnificent tropical greenery with either a king size bed or twin bed rooms, these rooms can accommodate two adults. Of these rooms there are four single garden rooms which can accommodate one adult - comprising of one double bed, bathroom and balcony.

The Coral Reef Club Barbados superior junior suites in the gardens and luxury junior suites are closer to the sea with a sitting area. These rooms feature a large king size or twin bed as well as a luxurious bathroom and balcony.

The newest rooms are Coral Reef Club Barbados luxury cottages (and the luxury suites above them) in the cottages around the lawn. These have a dressing area, living room with sofa bed, a wraparound veranda and a private plunge pool. The luxury rooms are in the front half of the property leading towards the sea and feature king or twin beds.

The best sea view of all is from the five Coral Reef Club Barbados plantation suites, which sit on the top floor of the blocks and are the pinnacle of elegance and style. They are fully air-conditioned with a large covered terrace and open sundeck area with a plunge pool which is 12'x9'. The living room has a fax machine, television, DVD player with a selection of DVDs, CD player and a selection of CDs plus a complimentary starter bar. Three of the suites have four poster king size beds and two can convert from king to twin beds, if required; all have a dressing room and large, ornate bathroom.

For Coral Reef Club Barbados interconnecting rooms or two bedroom accommodation, combinations available are two Garden Rooms/Cottages, one Superior Junior Suite and one Garden Room, two Luxury Junior Suites or two Luxury Cottages/Suites.

For a luxury villa experience within the hotel resort Coral Reef Club Barbados offer :

Tamarind Villa at Coral Reef Hotel Barbados (2 doubles, 2 singles and 2 bathrooms) is in the gardens next to a shared swimming pool (with Ixora Villa) has a kitchen, living room, large terrace and dining area leading to a private lawned area.

Ixora Villa  at Coral Reef Hotel Barbados (3 doubles, 1 single, 3 bathrooms and 1 shower room) shares a pool with Tamarind and has a kitchen, living room with television, DVD, CD player and features a luxurious Master Suite, private patio and large air-conditioned bathroom with separate bath and shower. It also has two double bedrooms with en suite bathrooms and a single room with en suite shower room. Outdoor areas as for Tamarind. 

Please note that due to the continual rise in fuel costs and after a comprehensive review of the hotel watersports operation for Coral Reef Club they have found it necessary to implement a nominal charge for guests to make use of motorized watersport activities.