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Recreation
A streetside terrace fronting the resort contains a 33.5-by-3.6 meter (110-by-12-foot) rectangular pool surrounded by an expansive sundeck furnished with lounge chairs. The pool contains a 18.2-meter (60-foot) lap-swimming section in the middle, with a plunge section at one end and a shallow children's section at the other end. At Rockley Beach Park across the street from the hotel, vendors rent kayaks, small sailboats, snorkeling gear, boogie boards, personal watercraft, windsurfers, lounge chairs, and umbrellas. The park also includes a volleyball net. Barbados Golf Club, which lies 10 km (6.25 miles) away, offers resort guests a discount on green fees. The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
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Features
What to expect: Opened in 2002, the resort primarily attracts adults, although children are welcome. Guests find a tranquil, contemporary, condominium-style ambience and can cook in their kitchens or dine casually at a poolside bar and an air-conditioned restaurant. The neighborhood contains small shops, restaurants, and open-air bars and dining spots.
Amenity highlights: A streetside terrace with an expansive sundeck contains a 33.5-by-3.6 meter (110-by-12-foot), three-section rectangular pool comprising a 18.2-meter (60-foot) lap-swimming section in the middle, a plunge section at one end, and a children's section at the other. The resort's sleek restaurant and poolside bar offer contemporary cuisine such as chilled cucumber soup with crème de menthe, smoked baby squid, grilled lobster, Thai shrimp, and Sichuan-seasoned yellowfin tuna.
Insider tip: Locals and visitors gather Friday nights for music, dancing, beer, rum, and food such as grilled fish and barbecued chicken in an open-air "fish fry" (food shacks) adjacent to the daytime fish market at Oistins, 5.6 km (3.5 miles) away. Guests can take taxis or catch public buses and private van-buses operating along the main street fronting the hotel.
Mosaic - Air-conditioned restaurant with blue-and-white walls, tan-marble floor, sheer blue curtains, white table linens, high-backed cushioned chairs. American/English breakfast menu with Bajan touches such as fried flying fish. Lunch menu choices include fajitas, ribs, steak, pepperpot, Thai shrimp, smoked baby squid, grilled lobster, mussels in garlic-flavored beer, and striploin steak with red-onion crust. Dinner menu includes smoked duck breast, onion-goat cheese pizza, chilled cucumber soup with crème de menthe, lobster-shrimp thermador, and Sichuan-seasoned yellowfin tuna with fried polenta. Mosaic Bar - Open-air poolside bar under blue awning serving tropical drinks and food such as wild-mushroom burger, curried chicken roti, skewered flying fish with green-apple salsa, pita-bread pizza, and smoked mahi mahi, chicken breast, steak, and pork chop. Open for lunch and dinner.
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South Beach Resort & Vacation Club Reviews
| Traveler Ratings Summary for South Beach Resort & Vacation Club
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Overall: 5.00 |
Service
4.75 |
Condition
4.75 |
Cleanliness
5.00 |
Comfort
5.00 |
Recommend
100 % |
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| Can't Wait to go again! |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| This place is great. It is centerally located to everything including the beach which is literally right across the street. Children are certianly welcome at this hotel as well, they even have a baby pool. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Each room has a full kitchen and there are two supermarkets close by so if you want, you won't have to go out and eat. I will be going back this summer.
Reviewed by traveler from Philadelphia, Pa on February 28, 2005 |
| Looking forward to going back |
Overall: 4 |
Service
5 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| All of the hotel personnel were very helpful with any questions that you may have from asking directions to any places of interest, to directions to other places or any question you may have. They also treated you with the respect and the dignity that you deserved as a guest at their hotel. Overall my wife and i were very impressed with the service, and the view of the ocean was just AWESOME!!! We would recommend it to anyone visiting the beautiful island of Barbados.
Reviewed by traveler from Stockton, CA on December 13, 2004 |
| Excellent Rooms.....Below Average Location |
Overall: 3 |
Service
4 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Make no mistake these rooms are as clean and updated as any you will find in the caribbean. The furniture is new, clean and comfortable; the rooms are spacious with couches, tables and extras chairs for relaxing.The street outside is VERY busy. The beach across the street is VERY average. Lots of T-Shirts shops, trinket stands, and beer huts obscure any view and contribute to the general poor appearance of the surrounding area. I would recommend as a great value for a stay PROVIDED you have a rental car to go see other places. The property is clean and relatively inexpensive - which is rare in Barbados - but many other locations are more desireable. This property feels more like an property off the interstate or near the airport in the U.S. - great ammenities in a boisterous commerce district. It is not an ideallic island shangri-la.
Reviewed by traveler from Charlotte, NC on December 10, 2004 |
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