Coral Reef Club
Holetown, St James, Barbados
Location
Holetown, St James
On the west coast at Holetown, twelve acres of gardens running down to a white-sand beach.
Transfer
A west-coast transfer
Around 45 minutes from Grantley Adams International.
Villas
Rooms, cottages & suites
Eighty-eight rooms, cottages and suites across the gardens, with Plantation and Luxury Cottage Suites adding private plunge pools.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, families and loyal returning guests drawn to traditional West Indian elegance and renowned dining.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast or half board
A bed-and-breakfast or half-board base, with exchange dining at The Sandpiper.
About the Resort
Fifty years of family-owned elegance
Coral Reef Club has been owned by the O'Hara family for around fifty years, an elegant West Indian plantation-style resort in twelve acres of gardens above a white-sand beach. A single award-winning beachfront restaurant changes its menu daily, plunge-pool cottages dot the grounds, and exchange dining links it to its sister hotel, The Sandpiper, a short walk away. A small spa with an outdoor couples’ pavilion completes the stay.
Accommodation
Rooms, cottages & suites
Eighty-eight rooms, cottages and suites, some with private plunge pools.
Entry
Garden Room / Cottage
Sleeps two, king or twin. A garden-view room or cottage with a private patio or balcony.
Garden view
Suite
Superior Junior Suite
Sleeps two, king or twin. A sitting area within the bedroom and a bathroom with separate tub and shower, with a balcony.
Separate tub & shower
Sea
Luxury Junior Suite
Sleeps two, king or twin. Closer to the sea than the Superior, with a sitting area and some sea views.
Closer to the sea
Pool
Luxury Cottage with Plunge Pool
Sleeps three adults or two adults and two children. A dressing area, separate living room and large patio with a private plunge pool.
Private plunge poolLiving room
Adults
Luxury Plantation Suite
Sleeps two adults. One of five exclusive suites with a wraparound terrace, wet bar and open sundeck with a plunge pool.
Plunge poolOnly five
Signature
Two-/Three-/Four-Bedroom Villa
Sleeps six to eight. Multi-bedroom villas with a shared pool, private garden, kitchen and full resort access.
Multi-bedroomGroups
Food & Drink
Dining
An award-winning beachfront restaurant with a daily-changing menu.
Signature
Beachfront Restaurant
Daily-changing à la carte plus weekly Bajan, BBQ, curry and Oriental buffets.
Bar
Cocktail Bar
Drinks with nightly jazz and calypso in winter.
Exchange
The Sandpiper
Exchange dining at the sister hotel.
Wellbeing
The Spa at Coral Reef Club
A colonial-style spa with four treatment rooms and an outdoor couples’ pavilion.
Couples pavilion
An outdoor pavilion with waterfalls.
Four treatment rooms
Set in a colonial-style building.
Shared with Sandpiper
Also serves sister-hotel guests.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Traditional West-Coast luxury.
Daily-changing dining
A renowned beachfront menu.
Exchange dining
Dine at sister hotel The Sandpiper.
Plunge-pool cottages
Private pools among the gardens.
Twelve acres of gardens
A "hidden Caribbean village" feel.
Family heritage
Fifty years of O’Hara ownership.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By road
About 45 minutes from BGI
A transfer up the west coast to Holetown.
Near The Sandpiper
A short walk
Free shuttle and exchange dining with the sister hotel.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Coral Reef Club. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed-and-breakfast or half board with exchange dining.
Heritage
- Owned by the O’Hara family for around fifty years.
Families
- Interconnecting suites available.
Getting there
- Around 45 minutes from Grantley Adams International.
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