Yellow Bird Hotel

Firstly I would like to say how clean this hotel is. Rooms were spotless. Bed very uncomfortable, mattress very lumpy, pillows hard. We stayed on a B&B basis, not great I must say. Included 1 coffee or tea, juice extra! no water ever offered at breakfast, some days served cold. Area now very run down. Some of the staff were really helpful and polite, some were not!! Yes there is some noise at night, but that is to be expected re hotel's location. Would I return, No Read less

Yellow bird hotel , where to start . Welcome at hotel was fun, lots of smiles and a beautiful bajan welcome drink to kick off our stay . 20 room hotel perfect size for personal attention and interaction with all the staff at the hotel. Great location and view to the beach & sea are incredible. We loved our lower level room 102 as it gave garden and straight access to the pool . Higher floors afford a better sea view but ground level in my view didn’t diminish the view . The rooms are big,comfortable, great bathroom, huge bed , kitchen area to cook if you wish, big fridge , Safe in room you really have it all and great AC but the best part is cleanliness it’s spotlessly clean and meticulously cleaned every single day buy awesome team . The bar area is relaxing spot with great staff , happy hrs 12-1 & 5-6 a must to take advantage of . Good standard of hotel food , especially breakfast and very reasonably priced for Barbados location. Pool area is compact but excellent, cleaned daily and perfect temperature. Lastly and most importantly the staff Cheryl and her wonderful team are just brilliant and made our holiday into a very special memory the entire team from front desk, bar, restaurant, housekeeping and management are a true credit to the hotel and Barbados. Thank you for everything Jim & Pamela Rodgers Read less

Where do I even begin. Upon looking for a place to stay for my upcoming travels to Barbados, I stumbled upon the Yellowbird hotel. Looking at the pictures online of the hotel, it looked very well kept and had amazing views of the ocean. I just want to say, that this hotel is an ocean view and not an ocean front. Upon arriving at the hotel, my first thought was "oh my God" and not in a good way. The area that the hotel is in (St. Lawrence Gap) looks run down and thinking back to the pictures online, didn't meet my expectations. The hotel doesn't have an elevator, so if you have a ton of luggage, good luck carrying all of that up to the top floors. The room was pleasant for a basic hotel in the Caribbean, but nothing to write home about. It was equipped with a kitchen that had silverware, cups, plates, fridge, microwave, etc. so that was nice. The bed was a little firm which was good for me, but not for my g/f. The stench of the sargassum that washes up on the shoreline each day, made it very hard to sit outside on the balcony without getting the occasional whiff. The bar/restaurant was nothing impressive either. When we arrived, we decided to go and get something to eat after unpacking our stuff. I wish we would've went somewhere else! It literally took almost an hour to get two hamburgers and fries!? There were only 2 other people in the bar area?!? The waitress could have cared less about us and kept talking to one of her friends the entire time and not asking us if we needed anything. Very unprofessional! But when it was time to pay the bill, of course she was all about tending to that. Throughout the week, we witnessed tons of homeless outside on the street right by the hotel, screaming and cursing at each other at late hours of the night. The hotel has night time security for a reason, to keep the homeless from entering the property. Every time we left the hotel, we were constantly bombarded with locals/homeless asking us for money or to buy something, even when we were at the pool area. Most of the staff were rude and just didn't seem to care that we were there spending money. Most of the island seemed that way honestly. Barbados has to be one of the most unfriendliest places I have visited in some time. Of course you will always have your bad apples anywhere you go, but it seemed like every restaurant or place we went, everyone just seemed to turn their nose up to tourists. The only positive thing I can give Yellowbird hotel is that, it is centrally located to restaurants that are within reasonable walking distance. Even though you will spend an arm and a leg for food, you have tons of choices on cuisines. My recommendation is to book an all inclusive and at least you will have beach front access and meals/drinks included and won't have to worry about homeless/locals approaching you when you leave your room. For the price of food in Barbados, I wish we would have just booked an all inclusive resort stay and we would have probably spent much less in the long run. If you are only staying one, maybe two nights, then yellowbird may not be that bad of an option for you, but if you are looking to come to Barbados on holiday, then book an all inclusive resort! Read less

This was our first visit to the Yellow Bird Hotel, having stayed in the area on several previous holidays. We received a very warm reception on our arrival and this continued throughout our stay, with all the staff greeting us in a friendly manner each day. Our room (304) was spotless, as was the hotel. There is an an amazing view of St Laurence Bay from our balcony. The restaurant is clean and modern with an excellent menu and we tried several dishes on different days and we're never disappointed, as the meals were always delicious. We had a little difficulty using the sunbeds and parasols as there was a clear shortage. There is a lovely garden next to the swimming pool in which more sunbeds and shades could be placed. We'd like to thank the Manager and all the staff for enabling us to have a wonderful holiday, as we have never been treated so well before. Read less