Santosha Barbados

The location provides easy access to the East Coast and Speightstown with beautiful sights and a peaceful environment. Guests praise the courteous staff and the extremely comfortable bed.

Our stay was fabulous. Being on the north east party of the island was perfect. We had a car and could drive to great beaches and the wildlife reserve and flower forest. We went to Oistin's Friday Fish Fry and toured the cotton mill. And in the evenings, we could relax back at our room.

We were looking for somewhere on the NE coast for a couple of days in mid-March, and found Santosha Barbados. Booked a room for 2 night - it was really expensive at US$250/night. But the photos looked good, and there isn't a lot of choice on the east coast. We got one of the dungeon rooms on the bottom. Was a bit of a cave inside. All sorts of problems, such as one dial for the burner was broken, tiny fridge very loud and far too small (the upper rooms have bigger ones), freezer area iced up, smallest lowest-quality TV I've ever seen, pillows far too soft, loud noise from people walking above, shabby everywhere, smelled musty, shower built for midgets, sink plug in bathroom not closing, no plug for the kitchen sink, rust, electrical sockets that looked dangerous. Bed was ok. The pool was ok, but the decking was dangerous - boards lifting as a tripping hazard, cracks and rotten wood everywhere. The sort-of jacuzzi seating area in the mini pool was a mess - slimy, leaves everywhere. The whole place is in serious need of a LOT of investment. And the icing on this cake was we met a couple who stayed in the best room - the middle one on the top floor - and they paid almost HALF what we did, US$150/night. On a positive note, the bright light was the young, very friendly and accommodating manager, Xavier, who tried his best to sort out the most egregious problems. My litmus test of how good a place is, is whether I would go back. And my answer for Santosha Barbados is a huge NO, unless we get an upper floor room for US$100/night or less. It's not worth paying any more than that. And I wouldn't stay in a dungeon room again.