Reviews of Santosha Barbados

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.

The view was beautiful, but for the price we paid it really wasn't worth the money. The place felt a bit tired and warn, with so much that could be done to revive it. There is a tiny freezer space for a self catered hotel, and the amenities could be improved on (for example a one man cafetiere, that was broken, provided for two people). The pool isn't very deep, and a Jacuzzi area with no buttons for jets or hot water). There were only 3 cushions for the sun loungers, all with stains. There was a common area that could easily be used for a games room but was completely empty apart from a few sad chairs scattered around. It didn't feel that clean in the bathroom, and the water pressure and heat in the shower was completely unreliable. I would recommend going to a cheaper airbnb on the west cost, as we didn't really want to spend much time around here. For the price you paid I was definitely expecting more of a quality experience.

We had a fantastic time the room was very nice and clean the self catering kitchen is amazing it feels like home away from home the area is also very peaceful and quiet will definitely be back it was a lovely experience we really enjoyed our stay!