Stayed here for two weeks in a studio room - they have bigger apartments but this was fine for us, comfortable bed, good storage, great shower, air conditioning worked well, decent kitchen and fridge.

Negatives? Shower wasn't very warm for a couple of days, restaurant had limited choice when we ate there (but there's plenty of other places within walking distance) beach in front of hotel had red flag throughout our stay (but there's plenty of other beaches within walking distance), tv reception not great (but who goes to Barbados to watch tv?)

Positives? Stunning view from the balcony, right on the main bus route, (we didn't hire a car and didn't miss it) very friendly and helpful staff, wifi at reception, good fitness room that nobody else seemed to want to use, supermarkets nearby, clean and comfortable. If we go back (and we hope to), this is where we'll look first. And I shook hands with Gary Sobers.

March 29th,2008
I have just returned Mar 23rd,2008 from a weeks stay at the Coral Mist Beach Hotel in Barbados. It was a great stay. The room was 193$ per night and we had a kitchen, sitting room, bedroom and bathroom. Everyday the beds were changed and the floors were washed. It was all very very clean. It was my first trip to Barbados so I really did not know what to expect and was pleasantly surprised. A turtle layed eggs on our beach only forty feet from out room, it was something you only see on tv. I went on this trip with my sister and was a little concerned about being two females alone. The Coral Mist has security present 24 hours a day. I don't know if it is needed but I was more relaxed just knowing they were there. They were actually stationed right next door to our room so being a new traveller I slept like a baby. Our room was located on the first floor so we were literally twenty feet from the water. The loud sound of the surf was hard to get used to at first but I grew acustom to it very quickly and it lulled me to sleep at night, and now home in Montreal with all the snow, I really miss it that sound. While there I called home and raved so much that my husband insisted that I book us for next year which I did.!! If relaxation is what you want and not formallity it is the place to stay. You don't have to dress up for diner but can if you'd like, all very casual. The staff is friendly and Reggie and Vie at the front desk help in any way they can and then some. The bigger hotels which we had friends staying at were lovely but more crowded and formal. If that is what you want then by all means do. The Coral Mist on a busy day has only about twenty people on the beach you really feel like you are on an island because there are not five hundred lounge chairs lined up in a row after row. It is a fabulous place to be and Lisa who handles the bookings is a great help also. I did book a room on a higher floor for my next visit for more privacy but other than that I hope everything is exactly the same. I look forward to being back in paradise in fifty weeks or so with my husband to make some new memories and to show him paradise through my eyes. Fantastic vacation spot.!! Would go back every year and will try!

Stayed at this property with my Wife for her 50th Birthday. Chose it from the reviews on this site and I knew the area as I had stayed at sandy Bay along the road twice! The reason we did not stay at Sandy Bay this time, was my Wife prefers Self Catering and she wasn't with me when I stayed there. Arrived at about 9pm and got checked in quite easily and shown to our 1 bed studio,and yes we were given help with the bags. The room was fine, clean,well appointed with a kitchen that had everything you could need to cater for yourselves(we ate out every night). the location is great, right on the beach and as other reviewers have put ,within easy access to bars and restaurants. we walked over to Berts for a drink and something to eat that first night. We also ate at Champers(very nice), Bellinis(excellent) twice, Berts again whilst watching 2 West Ham Football matches(we lost both 4-0) Lucky Horseshoe(no!) and Jade Garden at the gap (food was ok, lots of it, but place didn't seem clean). This was my 6th visit to Barbados and we both enjoyed it very much. Now the BUT! The noise from the road is unbearable and I don't know how other people can say it doesn't affect you. We had to stuff pillows in the slatted windows and it could still be heard and as for the waves drowning it out,well the waves were just as unbearable, I was ready to move hotels after 2 very bad nights sleep but my wife said she couldn't be bothered with packing and moving. So, I would like to say a big thank you to Virgin atlantic for the earplugs we nearly left on the plane. One other gripe,when checking out I wanted to pay cash in $US the bill had the total in $BDS and $US as I went to pay, I was told they charge at an exchange rate of $BDS1.95 to $US1,where on the bill the amount was showing at 2 for 1, they also took $US510 as my $BDS1020 deposit when I first booked. I walked to the bank and changed my $US there. Overall it was a nice relaxing ( around Blue Orchids pool) clean hotel with friendly staff, in a great location for walking to places but the noise spoilt it for us.

Just returned from an enjoyable two week stay at this hotel. Stayed in a one bedroom appartment, which was very well appointed and had all the bits and pieces we needed. The room was cleaned daily to a good standard.

The view of the sea from the balcony was fantastic and we could see turtles on one day. Breakfast on our balcony was the highlight of each day.

All the reception staff and Reggie were friendly and helpfull.

As we had a one bedroom appartment the traffic noise was not a problem, once the bathroom door was shut you couldn't hear anything from the road.

The problem we fould was the noise of the waves. Although it didn't appear to bother any other quests. A sea view appartment sounded like a good idea, but we found it impossible to sleep without ear plugs.

There was a storm last week which has sadly done serious damage to the beach, exposing a huge amount of coral. When we left on 23 March the waves were still doing some damage.

Service in the bar/restaurant was not that good, but there are plently of other bars/restaurants close to the hotel. There are also a couple of good supermarkets.