Mango Bay

Barbados, Caribbean

Star rating

Standard room
Standard room
Superior Room
Ocean Front Room
Standard Room Bathroom
Entrance and Lobby Area
Standard room patio
Mango Bay Bar
Deluxe Room
Standard room
Standard room
Superior Room
Ocean Front Room
Standard Room Bathroom
Entrance and Lobby Area
Standard room patio
Mango Bay Bar
Deluxe Room

The hotel

Mango Bay is in a great location on a beautiful beach on the west coast. We love it because it's a small, friendly hotel that exudes bajan charm. From outside dining under the stars to traditional English afternoon tea, this hotel is ideal if you are looking for a relaxing getaway. The restaurants, bars and boutiques of fashionable Holetown St. James, along with the Limegrove Lifestyle complex, are just footsteps away - and the complimentary catamaran cruise allows you to explore even more that the island has to offer. 

Amenities

  • Kayaking
  • Scuba Diving
  • Snorkelling
  • Water Skiing
  • Babysitting service
  • Honeymoon
  • Wedding
  • Bar
  • Evening Entertainment
  • Internet Access
  • No Smoking
  • Restaurant

Where is it

On the West Coast, in Holetown. Close to the Limegrove Lifestyle shopping centre. 25 minutes to Bridgetown. Transfer time from airport: 45 minutes.

Hotel information

67 air-conditioned rooms on 4 floors in 2 buildings, 1 with lift. Standard Rooms are located in the standard block and situated over 4 floors. All Standard Rooms have a balcony or terrace overlooking the front of the hotel or gardens, bathroom with walk-in shower, cable TV, tea/coffee-making facilities, safe and hairdryer. There is no lift in this block. Rooms have 1 king-size bed (twin beds on request) and sleep maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 child (with rollaway bed). These rooms are at the edge of the property and may experience noise from the local bars and restaurants.


All Inclusive of: Full Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, and Dinner. Snack menu 11am -4pm daily. All drinks, including house wine with meals. Exceptions are champagne, prosecco, speciality wines and bottled water. Complimentary water sports include water skiing, kayaking, Hobie Cat sailing, paddle boards, snorkelling, and one Catamaran Cruise per guest per stay.


Please note: guests must be 18 years or over to be served alcohol.

Room upgrades

Superior Pool/Garden View Rooms are located in the main building on the 1st through 3rd floors, with 1 king-size bed (twin beds available on request), bathroom with shower, some rooms have shower over bath, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Deluxe Rooms with views of pool and gardens, mini-fridge stocked with soft drinks, with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Ocean Front Rooms are parallel to the beach with views of the ocean, mini-fridge stocked with soft drinks, with 1 king-size bed (twin beds available on request) sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Penthouse Suites have panoramic sea views, private patio with plunge pool, indoor double Jacuzzi tub, mini-fridge stocked with soft drinks, with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children aged 13 years or over.

Standard 1-Bedroom Apartments are located in a private block of 10, which is separate from the main accommodation and situated over 2 floors. Each with air-conditioning (in the bedroom only), separate living/dining area and garden views, bedroom with 1 king-size or queen-size bed (twin beds available on request in living room), sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 3 children.

Julien's Restaurant, an elegant, non-smoking, beachside restaurant serves an International buffet (two nights per week) and table d'hôte selection (five nights per week). The Bar is open 10:00am-midnight daily. Barbecue night once a week. Snack menu available 10:00am - 4:00pm. Daily afternoon tea.

Please note: reservations are required for lunch and dinner daily.

Live music in the restaurant each night. Weekly cocktail party. A selection of complimentary seasonal activities and programmes are available to kids and teens during Christmas, Easter and the Summer school holidays. Subject to change and rotation, and will run based on minimum numbers.

Swimming pool. Spa*. Mini-gym. Water sports including water-skiing, snorkelling, kayaking, Hobie cats and wakeboarding. 2-hour catamaran cruise. Complimentary scuba-diving session in the swimming pool. Guest lounge with big-screen TV.

Complimentary WiFi in guest rooms and all public areas. Babysitting available*. Cots and high chairs available. Boutique*. Limegrove Lifestyle Centre shops close by. Room service*.

A Tourism Fee per bedroom, per night will be collected at check-out. Rates vary by room and may change per government regulations, ranging from 8.75 BBD (£3.90) to 35 BBD (£16.00).

Good general access for guests who are able to walk short distances and can manage up to six steps. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page

3 nights between 1 Apr-22 Dec.

5 nights between 6 Jan-31 Mar.

8 nights between 23 Dec-5 Jan.

* Denotes local charge.

Mango Bay check out time is 12 noon. Check in is at 4:00pm.

Dress code: Julians Restaurant (year round), the evening dress code is smart casual which means that gentlemen may wear smart tailored dress shorts and short sleeved shirts (polo shirts are allowed), please note that no sports replica shirts or club branded merchandise are allowed at dinner. Smart jeans are allowed. No flip flops or trainers are allowed in the evening in the restaurant. Cover-ups are required in the restaurant for breakfast and lunch and footwear is required in the restaurant at all times.

Please note: although the dress code has been relaxed at this hotel, there may still be some occasions at the hotel and on the island where long trousers and shirt sleeves will be more appropriate or compulsory for gentlemen, so it is highly recommended to still pack some.

Please note: all rooms are non-smoking. Smoking is permitted in limited areas around the hotel.

Please note: infants and children 12 years and under are not permitted in Penthouse Suites.

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Lovely hotel but it just didn't live up to the expectation.

Mar 31, 2026 Anthony P Wilmslow, United Kingdom

This is a really tough review to write - should I have given it 5 stars, maybe but there are just a few things that it's missing. The hotel is getting tired. I know that's the Barbados charm but it does need some money spending on it. I can understand the owners are probably going to see how the opening of the new Royalton next door affects them… Read more
This is a really tough review to write - should I have given it 5 stars, maybe but there are just a few things that it's missing. The hotel is getting tired. I know that's the Barbados charm but it does need some money spending on it. I can understand the owners are probably going to see how the opening of the new Royalton next door affects them but they need to lift their game a little to keep people coming back. The hotel's entrance is lovely - it gives you a feeling of luxury and welcoming and makes you glad you chose Mango Bay. The rooms however are a different story. Ours was tired, the cupboards didn't close properly, the bathroom was quite damp and it generally needed some TLC. We stayed from a Wednesday for 6 nights. We were in the block overlooking 1st street and when we arrived the couple in the room next door to us asked us if we had ear plugs. We looked quizzically at them and then they explained that 1st street gets quite lively Fri/Sat/Sun nights - and oh does it. Some nights we felt as though the bar goers were in our room :) We managed to acquire some melatonin from Massy supermarket which helped with the sleeping. The hotel pool is a nice change from the sea - and maintains the sunshine right until sunset. The beach is lovely and couldn't be easier to get to from the hotel as it's literally in front. Beach and pool loungers are reserved early by people so beware - if you're one of those that likes to chill out and not worry about getting a lounger early you're going to be upset by the towel laying crowd. I don't know why people do it - it's sad really. There were even couples reserving beds at the pool and the beach and alternating their day between the two! Hotel maybe needs to introduce a policy to curb that behavior. We found the food perfectly adequate. Very little variety though if it was a buffet but the occasional a la carte meals were fine. There was one evening that the buffet was 'Mexican' style - which we were quite excited about as we love Mexican food - but it turned out to be the same salad and meat offerings as all of the other buffets we'd eaten at the hotel with the addition of flavoured rice (the Mexican twist). Drinks were prepared with great attention to detail - the bar staff actually knew how to mix cocktails rather than pouring it from a pre-mix bottle. The watersports were all free, ranging from waterskiing to kayaking, to small catamarans. The watersports staff however seemed very unenthralled with their jobs and quite often aloof in their interactions with us. The hotel did lay on entertainment every evening which was nice and the restaurant and bar staff worked really hard to cater for the guests needs. A nice touch to the hotel was a free 2 hour catamaran trip up the coast. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Maybe the last time at Mango Bay

Mar 27, 2026 Doug J Wirral

We have stayed many times at Mango Bay, but this may be our last visit. This is not the fault of Mango Bay Hotel, but exterior factors. First the beach has altered. When we first went to Mango Bay, you descended steps to the beach, but because of tides and storms, the beach is now level with the board walk. This means the beach is smaller and… Read more
We have stayed many times at Mango Bay, but this may be our last visit. This is not the fault of Mango Bay Hotel, but exterior factors. First the beach has altered. When we first went to Mango Bay, you descended steps to the beach, but because of tides and storms, the beach is now level with the board walk. This means the beach is smaller and you have a very steep descent into the sea and some people may struggle getting out of the sea back onto the sand. Secondly, the new Royalton hotel being built next door. This new hotel is massive. Think of the big hotels you find on the Spanish Costas and then double it. This small bay is already becoming crowded, so where are they going to put all the sun beds? It is a large brutalist building completely out of character with Mango Bay Hotel and the neighbouring Sandpiper. The rooms at Mango Bay are still dated but some have been given a “facelift”. My attitude is, I do not come on holiday to live in my room! Providing the beds are comfortable and they are, and the bathroom has plenty of hot water and it does, and the house keeping is good and it is, then that’s OK for me. My only criticism of the room is that it needs more power points rather than an extension inside the wardrobe. The dining is good, but could have been better. This criticism is based on what seemed to be a staff problem in the kitchen on some nights, so service was sometimes slow and haphazard with some a la carte nights becoming buffet nights. But the quality of the food is good. The highlight of the hotel is its staff. They are always very helpful, very friendly, always wanting to share a joke. They want you to enjoy your holiday. As I said, maybe our last time here. But we are considering one of the other hotels in the Mango Bay group. If the other Mango Bay group hotels run on the same ethos, I’m sure we will have a great time. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Location good but hotel very tired - rooms need a major update m. Disappointing to say the least

Mar 15, 2026 JanKirby59 East Grinstead, United Kingdom

Here is my honest review, which has been hard to write: Location is good and beach is fine, but hotel is very tired - mould on ceiling in bathroom, bathroom mirrors need replacing, plug sockets need replacing, furniture has seen better days, beds need updating. Was left many evenings without clean towels (no towels were provided). Many requests… Read more
Here is my honest review, which has been hard to write: Location is good and beach is fine, but hotel is very tired - mould on ceiling in bathroom, bathroom mirrors need replacing, plug sockets need replacing, furniture has seen better days, beds need updating. Was left many evenings without clean towels (no towels were provided). Many requests for towels which should be automatically provided each day. Brochure said hotel had a spa, but this was closed months ago. Staffing problems are major, and the hotel kept changing a-La-Cart menu to buffet, which was regularly below standard. When you pay for a-La-carte, you expect to be waited on. Several times breakfast, lunch & dinner were delayed due to them “not being ready”, meaning a half hour wait beyond your dedicated time slot. Some mornings, beach staff were late and did not put out sun beds, so guests had to put their own out. A lot of sun beds are falling apart and need replacing - same with the parasols. The beach towels are faded and tatty. Hotel needs a complete renovation - everything is done on a tight budget and it is very noticeable. This should be a 3* hotel and the price should reflect that - paying over £10k, I would expect a higher standard. Was extremely disappointed and would definitely not visit again. Read less
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Mar 9, 2026 Inyokernjb

Amazing place lovely people would definitely go back again SUPERB.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Brilliant stay ! Lovely staff and hotel

Mar 5, 2026 SLPER72 United Kingdom

We have stayed in 3 hotels this time visiting Barbados , and I can honestly say that Mango Bay was the best , the staff are amazing, the food is excellent and the location is perfect, we had an issue with the air con in our booked standard room , we were switched rooms and upgraded to a deluxe pool view room, nothing was too much trouble, lovely… Read more
We have stayed in 3 hotels this time visiting Barbados , and I can honestly say that Mango Bay was the best , the staff are amazing, the food is excellent and the location is perfect, we had an issue with the air con in our booked standard room , we were switched rooms and upgraded to a deluxe pool view room, nothing was too much trouble, lovely room , recommend picking room 204 , it was quiet, near the lift , spacious and great view. Special mentions to the pool staff , esp Rayden, he was so lovely he even came to say bye and hug us as we left, lovely lovely fella, Damien , he’s the dancer, he’s nuts, so entertaining around the pool serving drinks, and Sabrina in the restaurant, the young receptionist with the hair to one side, VERY bubbly and happy. What a lovely hotel , we hope to return next year ! Read less