Coral Mist Beach Hotel

We had a great stay at the Coral Mist Hotel. When we first arrived, the room we were given did not match the description on Booking.com; however the staff acted quickly to correct this and by the next morning we were given a room that met our expectations. It truly felt like our home away from home for the two weeks that we stayed there. The location is great, walking distance to shops, grocery store, and restaurants. The beach location is beautiful, the staff were very welcoming and the hotel has good amenities.

The location could not have been better. Staff are super friendly and will happily engage in conversation with you. Shout out to Deborah and Melissa and the girls at reception, whatever the hotel pays you it is not enough. I understand some reviews saying hotel needs some TLC but hey, the rooms were clean and we did not have a problem with anything at the hotel. A Taxi from the airport to hotel is 62 BD around £ 30 which is a bit steep for a 5 mile journey, but it is what it is. The small vans that travel back and forth continuously, run up and down the main road blasting the horn to see if you want a ride was a very cheap and efficient way of travelling along the coast. The cost of the ride is a flat rate 3.50 BD ( £1-50) usually packed and with music belting out, but "when in Rome" The Tiki Bar, a 4 minute walk has a cracking deal for lounger and umbrella, price includes 5 beers and 25 bd off a meal. Be aware like all barbadian food outlets expect to wait and I mean up to 1-hr, so relax and enjoy the view. We used the worthing food mall, great takeaway food at a reasonable price. For snorkeling I recommend Carlisle Bay there are a couple of wrecks a hundred yards off of the beach, ask the deck chair vendors, I went to the very first row of chairs coming from Worthing, you can see buoys, thats where the sunken boats are located. Plenty of Turtles fish and stingrays to be seen and easy to swim out to. We also liked Miami Beach not for snorleling but is within walking distance of Oistens food courts. (4mins)

The location is fantastic and we have been visiting Barbados for over 30 years and this is one of the best locations for us. The view from the balcony is just amazing. Our Kingsize bed was so comfortable and we slept so well and the AC worked really efficiently. The Ocean Courtyard Restaurant on site was a bonus and Tabbi, her gorgeous sons and staff are doing a great job. Asher the beautiful waitress was charming as was Darren. Always a smile on their faces. The cocktails were great and the food delicious in a great setting. Letesha on the front desk was just a delight and could not do enough for us and was super helpful always with a beautiful smile. Reggie on facilities was lovely and full of advise on trips etc. Having the security around the property made us feel very secure as the property is fairly open to road and car park.

Breakfast was OK. The menu needs to be changed. At the very top, there is a sentence "Coffee or tea is included in every selection below", but when I ordered one of the items, they charged me for coffee. When I questioned it, they said the free coffee was only for the most expensive item. On another visit, the menu said oatmeal was 12 Barbadian dollars but they charged me 18 BD.

Beach was nice . Enough lounge chairs & Umbrellas. Two pools were a bonus .Cleaning staff were very friendly. Especially Deborah. The Facilty was kept clean . Restaurant staff was very nice . Especially Darren & Trisso . View from our balcony was nice . Reggie the tour guide was very personable & informative