Sol Barbados

Kirsty Clarke

The animation team are amazing! Even though it's not high season, the hotel provided plenty of entertainment including a kids club twice a day! The reception staff were lovely. Canteen staff could definitely learn to smile, but it was very busy so possibly stressful. The hotel is lovely and clean and a few mins from beach and bars. Rooms are small and hot but again, very clean. Would definitely return!

Dominik Brame

Pros: within a walking distance to a beach nearby. Overall very clean and has a nice little water park area in the back mostly for kids. Front desk staff and cleaning staff were very hospitable and friendly. Really enjoyed that there were shops nearby if you need annything. Atmosphere is great and they had little events in the evening the weekend we were there. Balcony view was decent in our room, but if you get a view from the beach side of the hotel I can promise you it’ll be a joy to sit on the balcony in the evening time. Cons: you get nickeled and dimed for every little thing. Dining room staff overall was nice but a few rude people. In most places we’ve stayed, during non-dining specific hours there would be donuts or small assortments laid out for all to enjoy; not here! Here you can expect to be given a “stern talking to” for not having the right wrist band. No where is it made clear that you need a wristband to grab an apple or donut. Food (we had breakfast and dinner package) is absolutely terrible. It’s made for the masses but still a little flavor won’t hurt (Scrambled eggs are soggy, bread is stale, omelette is tasteless). Site says laundry but laundry is off-site and it’s a laundromat a decent walk away. The walls are much thinner than most hotels so you can hear the people in the room next to you clear as day. Pool is not heated. Not even kiddy pool (very minor annoyance but an annoyance non the less). If you rent a car, don’t bother staying here as parking is non existent near the hotel and the few spots they have on the premises you have to pay for and there are only like 10 spaces available. (First come first serve and this seems to be a trend on the island understandably so as real estate is slim). Overall: if you don’t mind the cons the surroundings are beautiful. Location isn’t perfect I’d stay much closer to Palma in the future but for the price it wasn’t terrible.

Bella Kaur

We have just recently come back from here. I didn’t see the reviews until our first night there. We arrived late at 3am. The receptionist was lovely. The room however was very small not like the pictures my partner shown me but it is what it is. The next night it was so warm there, we put on the ac but it was hot air, we was told as it’s not peak season it would be hot air instead of cold so we had to sleep with the slide door open, but then my young children struggled to sleep due to the outside noise and then we had the smell of cigarettes so I had to keep closing and opening the door which stopped me from sleeping. When speaking to another couple there they told me they mentioned the air con and theirs was sorted so I was not happy. The breakfast and dinner buffet was nice. Big quies understandable but the hot food was cold. The pools were lovely and great for kids. The lifeguards on duty were fun with the kids also. The beach was a 3 mins walk which was amazing, and the attractions we went to were not too far the Kathmandu park was amazing and the Marineland was brilliant. It was a nice holiday although I wouldn’t go back to this hotel again :)

Ben Hill

It was a toss up between a 3 star or 4 star review. In the end I went for 3 stars. Firstly the good points Great pools and as we went off season no issues with deckchairs etc. Entertainment for kids great. Club staff got into it and my youngest thought they were great. Location good and close to beach. Negatives. Lifts slow Food absolutely atrocious Bar staff miserable as sin. One night they allowed a group of 18 yr old to hire a room next to us (with young child) music blaring and noise all night. Complained 3 times and to be fair the guy tried his best. It was dealt with well by manager named Cati (I think that's her name) who upgraded our room for free as we refused to be on that floor after the incident. I would suggest this hotel only during off season. I can imagine it would be a different review if it was busy.

david stevenson

Hotel was clean and well kept. Food was cold, the hotplate the food was served from was barely warm so it would not have been able to keep the food hot. It did improve later in the week. Some bar staff were slow and eager to chat to colleagues rather than serve.