St. James, Cobblers Cove

Best hotel in Barbados ever. Having stayed at both Cobblers Cove and Sandy Lane Cobblers Cove was so much more relaxed comfortable and friendlier, I loved it!

Cobblers Cove is a "suite" hotel - they only have 40 rooms and all are suites.

The layout is a V shape; two block of rooms forming the sides of the V, with the open end facing the beach. All suites have a balcony (first floor) or veranda (ground floor).

Each suite comprises a living room (with sofa bed), and kitchen area, dressing area, bathroom and air conditioned bedroom with one king size or two double beds.

In the mouth of the V is a building containing the bar and restaurant. Both are very good in quality and service, although a bit pricey. However Speightstown is a 5 minute walk down the beach, and that has a reasonable range of cheaper options.

The rest of the inside of the V contains wome very nice tropical gardens. Tennis courts and a gym are provided on the opposite side of the road.

Watersports - snorkelling, windsurfing, waterskiing and power boat rides - are provided free of charge, but tuition is not.

Turtles live just offshore, and you can easily swim out to play with them.

Overall this is a luxurious place to stay and the price reflects that. But by west coast Barbados standards it's not really that expensive!