Tamarind by Elegant Hotels

EJ McCallion

A huge, belated thanks to the staff at the Tamarind for making our little family reunion/big B-day week-long trip a massive success. We were a group of 16, aged 2 - 80, and everyone had a blast. The kids loved the pools, the parents loved the bars by the pools, I enjoyed slipping away to the adjacent beach oasis. The free water sports were a hit, the food was excellent, the ocean views from the suites were breathtaking. The staff were knowledgeable and friendly, and were pros at dealing with all sorts. We had an amazing trip. I hope to go back to the Tamarind someday and I highly recommend it.

Stacey S

The property is lovely. The service was wonderful. Our favorites were Miss Alana at the Front Desk, Miss Ether at Breakfast, and Positano Restaurant, in particular their Excellent Bartender. Services included a ferry between sister properties and a variety of water sports. Unfortunately, water conditions didn't allow for us to use these services, but it is good to know it's available, weather permitting. My suggestion is to come prepared with Barbadian currency, because there is no atm on property. Also, it would have been nice to change up the breakfast buffet side items each day. Overall, I would stay here again.

Adam

This was the most disappointing stay our family have had for the Christmas and New Year period. The place is tired to the point of need ing major renovation, the staff are demoralised by hat appears to be very poor management and none of the guests that we spoke to and spent this period felt that they were having a great value experience. We stayed 14 nights as a family of 4 in one sea view suite. The room was not the one in the picture that we booked. The cost was a whacking 25k GBP all inclusive as a BA holiday package. The food was bad, entertainment minimal, no sign of life in the advertised kids club and not much in the way of feel good Caribbean vibes coming from any direction. I would say that they did make an effort for Christmas Day and New Years Eve (apart from cancelling the fire works at the last minute due to budget concerns). The truth is that the whole of this elegant resort chain seems to be cost cutting in every direction. Our room cleaner told us they could not even give out clean towels and toiletries as often as normal. My wife found another employee crying in the restrooms. Staff are demoralised, management is stingy and frankly negligent, and the BA and virgin holiday packages are massively overpriced (at least double) of what I would expect from many previous experiences with these all inclusive deals. We resorted to going out almost everyday and spending a fortune in local restaurants and beach clubs to avoid the humdrum, monotonous and really quite depressing atmosphere.

Martin Clack

Checked in ,shown to ground floor sea facing room, dull and poorly maintained , no hot water, tap broken , complained to front desk, maintenance man sent to solve problem ,unable to resolve , moved to second floor sea view, from then on a perfect holiday, found all the staff very helpful and pleasant, , nothing too much trouble .food not outstanding but good, location perfect, our thanks go to Astrid on front desk, for all her help, a very kind and sincere, member of staff, an asset to the hotel. Will definitely return in the future.

Tina Potter

Excellent location, extremely friendly staff. Food was of very good quality buffet style with occasional waiter events. New Year was amazing! All inclusive was superb.