10/10 Excellent
Valerie F.
12 February 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful tranquil stay in the Barbados countryside
We are so pleased we chose Ocean View for our stay in Barbados.
Delia was a fantastic host, never intrusive but readily available for friendly and helpful advice and a chat
The apartment was large and airy , decorated in a rustic traditional style with wonderful high, wooden ceilings and a big kitchen with lots of useful equipment.The 3 balconies,each with a different aspect meant we could make the. most of outdoor living at all times of the day.
Like all the other holidaymakers we were captivated by the views and thoroughly enjoyed lazing in the attractive gardens with interesting plants and bird life, whilst taking in the vast expanse of ocean, the cliffs down to the rugged coastline and the sound of the waves. We also had fun feeding our leftover fruit and veg to the farm animals in the backyard.
We chose not to hire a car as we enjoy energetic hikes and our walks included beautiful coastal trails to Bath beach and Bathsheba. We also made interesting round trips along country lanes and tracks to Andromeda Gardens, to St John's Church and to Codrington College . On other days we caught an early bus( 8.45ish seems quite reliable) into Bridgetown and had fun meeting and chatting with the friendly local residents waiting at the Rum shop bus stop. Buses to Bridgetown enable you to explore the island and pick up some shopping prior to returning. (The small village enterprises sell a variety of goods but not often things that we needed and we didn't really come to grips with opening hours). The return bus timetables are not so dependable but they get you back eventually! For anyone with less patience or energy it may be better to hire a car.
On restaurants, we had an excellent meal at the Bay Tavern in Martin's Bay on their special Thursday afternoon event and also had good lunches in Bathsheba.We spent our evenings at the apartment enjoying a bit of star gazing.The TV provides a good range of programmes and the WiFi was excellent,
For swimming we found the best beaches on our bus outings to Carlisle Bay, Oistins Bay and at Speightstown. Locally, Bath beach provides swimming, sometimes with a turtle!
We also had a chance to see the 2 ground floor apartments which are both very good and decorated in a more modern, simpler style.
We had a wonderful holiday, thank you Delia, and hope to be able to return.
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Valerie F.
Stayed 17 nights in Jan 2023
