Classical design coral stone resort, set in a mahogany grove overlooking a sweeping Crescent of golden sand and the Caribbean seas. Sandy Lane hotel is a world-class premier Luxury hotel. Our spacious 112 room resort conjures up images of glorious exotic settings Between the mature mahogany trees and our Palladian style building of cream coral limestone, Shimmering in the sunlight on the sapphire clear blue waters of the Caribbean seas.

What to expect: Because children under 18 are not permitted, this Caribbean beach resort is designed for couples seeking relaxing holidays in the ambience of a private residence. Entrance is through a gate with no sign to betray the resorts presence. A white-clad Personal Ambassador assigned to each couple serves fruit smoothies on arrival and explains how the 24-hour ambassador service operates.
Amenity highlights: In addition to a sandy beach, this Barbados resort includes a two-level pool complex with a jetted section. Assigned to each couple, Personal Ambassadors tend to every need, including beach-side lunch service. Use of water sports equipment is complimentary at a partner property, 91 meters (100 yds) away.

Complimentary food service consists of a daily Champagne breakfast buffet, high tea, and nightly Port wine. The resort is home to Daphnes restaurant, which offers Modern Italian cuisine.

Insider tip: Guests can walk or take water taxis to three partner resorts along the West Coast, where they may use pools and other facilities, and charge restaurant meals to their rooms.

Many British royalty and celebrities are regulars at this resort, favoring the discreet hospitality offered amid 11 tropical acres of snoop-screening thickets. The hotel dates from the 1940s.

Restored and enlarged, this 7-acre former private club is secluded at the end of a long driveway lined by casuarina trees. The hotel attracts couples and families with older children seeking beach vacations that combine tranquil sunbathing with water sports. Children under age 12 are not permitted during February.

This small hotel attracts young adult couples and singles desiring access to action along the half-mile St. Lawrence Gap dining/nightlife strip, as well as proximity to the beach across the street. One of the Gap's attractions, a colorful, open-air, West Indian-style shopping village, is just 100 yards away. The hotel's moderate pricing also draws business travelers.

This adults-only resort caters to singles and couples 16 and older. The compact, 1.5-hectare (four-acre) resort supplies tranquil daylight sunbathing amid a lush landscape of palm trees and tropical flowers, and lively after-dark entertainment and socializing; open-air shopping is nearby at a West Indian-style shopping village.

Designed for families, this 13-hectare (32-acre) resort on one kilometer (0.5 miles) of beachfront is large enough to be lively in some areas and tranquil in others, pleasing both children and adults. Adults also enjoy a restaurant reserved for them. A reminder of the resort's former life as a sugar plantation remains in the form of a stone tower.

This compact resort is set into a hillside amid gardens and waterfalls. Orchids bloom in the open-air, marble-floor lobby; a two-story coral-stone atrium is adjacent.

Upscale amenities in a family-friendly setting

• Originally built as a private estate, this family-owned resort sits on 12 acres on the calm west coast of Barbados.
• Guestrooms are distributed among a main building and nearby cottages, all with balconies and some with private plunge pools.
• Guests can swim, play tennis, or try a variety of complimentary water-sports, then relax with a massage or afternoon tea.

Compactly terraced on a flower-bedecked hillside overlooking the Caribbean Sea, this resort appeals to families and couples seeking active holidays centered on the beach and water sports. Tranquil spots can be found, including an open-air lounge off the lobby with a bleached-wood ceiling, overstuffed seating, and a view of the sea and sunsets.

• Located on the southwest side of the island, this all suite beachfront Saint Lawrence Gap hotel is set amid gardens, pools, and tennis courts.
• Suites have balconies or patios; air conditioning, safes, and kitchens with microwaves/refrigerators.
• Other hotel amenities include a restaurant, hair salon, and lobby kiosk where high-speed Internet access is available.

Located on the fabled west coast of Barbados, Mango Bay is an intimate resort with just 76 guestrooms. Calm Caribbean waters and a white-sand beach invite swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, and sunbathing. Holetown bars and boutiques are a two-minute walk. The resort appeals to vacationers seeking an all-inclusive experience with a friendly, personalized touch.

Driven by steady tradewinds, the Atlantic Ocean arrives just east of Barbados' southernmost point in long, rolling swells and medium surf, making this hotel a prime destination for kite-surfers, windsurfers, and surfers. Others prize the breezy, peaceful locale and the panoramic views of the majestic ocean.

Coralstone walls and pink-and-gray marble floors in an open-air lobby herald the relaxed, Mediterranean-Caribbean ambience at the hotel, which primarily attracts couples except for school-holiday seasons when families arrive.

Popular with business travelers because of its proximity to Bridgetown, The Savannah also appeals to adult leisure travelers seeking a tranquil beachside holiday with ready access to downtown shopping. Locals use the hotel for special occasions and meetings.

Breezy informality with contemporary style begins in an open-air, marble-floor lobby under the resort's signature whitewashed latticework ceilings of tropical pine and extends through tropical gardens to a long beach. Couples find peace and quiet while families stay active on the beach and in pools.

Recognized as the Caribbean's oldest continuously operating hotel, this resort stands on a cliff above a picture-perfect beach, where pink-tinged white sands meet the azure Atlantic. The resort maintains its original 1887 ambience, exemplified by the lobby's creamy coral-stone walls and manicured, sculpture-dotted grounds. The hotel primarily draws celebrating couples.