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Reviews of We Stay Well Sanctuary Barbados - Wellness in Paradise

4 out of 5
We Stay Well Sanctuary Barbados - Wellness in Paradise
Waterford, Bridgetown, St. Michael

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 30 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David, Victoria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Charming historical plantation house. Staff welcoming and accommodating!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Nikki, Minneapollis

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dog hair all over furniture in common areas. Not food available. Pool was dirty. No greeting or explanation given about property. No assistance with luggage and all rooms are upstairs. Property is not as described. This is really a wedding venue with room for the wedding party to get ready and not a boutique hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Peaceful, relaxing. the host Holly met all of our needs, and the other staff were very good as well. Pool was very nice, and the rooms were great and kept very nicely.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful building and grounds—a little fatter from town than expected however
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Maria

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
This an interesting and different option. Great if you want a secluded place away from the bustle. Country house feel. Not much in the way of food or amenities but very relaxing. Close enough to town and entertainment, restaurants etc.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable, very spacious rooms, excellent meals, friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

OscarPerez

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Halley on 22 Jan 2020
Gracias !! Oscar seguimos en contacto y a tu orden !!! feliz dia

6/10 Okay

Peter, England

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Confusing on prices. A little rundown, but a great venue.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

James

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Never knew what was included and what we would be charged. Staff wasn't really around much. No coffee in the morning before we went out. No ice. No hot water two days.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning
Fabulous most relaxing stunning place, great staff and two wonderful dogs had a lovely holiday in a small independent hotel. Would recommend it if you want a real Bajan experience and Pamelas pancakes are the best.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Jason, Calgary

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was quite possibly the worst experience I have ever had in my life of travelling. Upon arriving we had to take a cab which cost over $80 US to the site. The hotel was under renovations and the entire road leading to the hotel was ripped up with construction vehicles blocking our passage. After an hour we finally managed to locate a staff member who told us the hotel was closed. We spent 6 weeks trying to get our money back only to have Expedia tell us that the hotel would not reimburse us. We were forced to find other accommodations in high season at significant cost to us. Stay away from this hotel at all costs.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Susan

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Something out of a movie scene...
Best word to describe our stay would be "confusing". We were warmly greeted and the place had beautiful potential. We enjoyed our stay, and Carlos was very hospitable. But we were left to "fend" for ourselves quite a bit which we love to do, but did not want to invade the space of the staff and come off as rude to them. The room we were given was not very nice compared to the others available. We were the only people staying there the night we stayed (which in itself was a little weird) so i think they should have asked our preference. We had prior arrangements for a taxi to the airport upon leaving so we did not need help with anything upon departing. But we joked at the airport about wondering if they realized we had left yet since the staff was so scarcely seen and nobody said goodbye, thanks for coming, etc. All in all a fun experience and would love to visit again with the awareness we have now of how to enjoy and what to expect. With some "hands on" management The Bellevue Plantation could be one of the highlights to visit on the island of Barbados.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Bellevue Reservationist on 8 Jul 2019
Good Afternoon Susan, I am Shanese reservationist/house manager, we met on arrival and departure. Firstly we want to thank you for choosing Bellevue Plantation, it was a pleasure meeting with you. We are sorry that you did not think the property met your expectation. We were not aware of your room preferences as you were an early arrival we wanted you to get into your room as soon as possible. Subsequent; the reservation we received for you was based on double occupancy, on arrival we realized you were triple occupancy Bellevue Plantation tries to accommodate our clients needs, on departure we met and you spoke of what a wonderful you had while staying with us. Our apologies once again, if you are ever on island and want to spend the day with us feel free to contact us and we will arrange a day for you on property. Warm regards Shanese

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the peaceful house and the welcoming, friendly staff. Will def return.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
quiet. breezy porches, car necessary. relaxing. friendly staff. big rooms more like suites.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Back in time
Really interesting house representing the colonial past. Location good to catch the breeze. Good grounds and loved the hammocks.Comfortable room and excellent sitting areas Catering could be improved at least with the provision to get coffee or tea when wanted and possibly the option to get a basic breakfast (toast or cereal) without pre-booking it
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The house is beautiful and the room is clean, but the place is in the middle of nowhere, just to get out to eat you need to call a taxi that costs $25 usd. Wish I had booked somewhere in the town, by the beach...
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Christopher S

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The place was romantic but could use some renovation. The handheld shower head did not function in our room and the toilet button did not work properly. The curtains around the four-poster bed were torn. - Food could be better.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely restful spot. Difficult being here without a car to drive places. Walked 30 minutes to a nice spot for lunch and coffee but caught a taxi back due to little or no sidewalks!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice option for the area
Pleasant location and facilities. Not very suitable for walking anywhere local due to the terrain. Beautiful grounds. Mediocre food.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a wonderful surprise! Our weeks stay at Bellevue was magical. The rooms were lovely and the Plantation house so quirky. Very different!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Converted plantation could be made better ...
The guest house is a converted plantation house from that period - with modern fittings but kept decorated from that period. That was a bit disconcerting. It’s set on a large estate. However, all but one of the taxi drivers we used got lost finding it. There’s a gate which requires a PIN to let you into the compound. On return at the end of the first day we had to call several times .... finally getting to the room of another guest who then gave us the PIN to get in. When we requested dinner, the chef came out dressed to head out and with his backpack to let us know that there was nothing in the kitchen and therefore we would not be able to have dinner without prior notice. This was not something we were told when checking in. Similar story for breakfast. However we were ‘lucky’ as other guests had requested breakfast ....therefore we were able to have a meal. The ‘plantation’ isnt located within walking distance from restaurants so very inconvenient to not have reglaur access to kitchen service .....
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An oasis in Barbados.
What a lovely place to stay. There was a group of 6 of us, and at the start of our week we were the only ones on the plantation (there are only 6 rooms anyway) The staff were so friendly,the owner was on site for the first few days and he said for us to treat it like our own houses.Breakfast was not included and l thought at 20$U.S.it was expensive for a continental breakfast especially as there was nowhere else locally to eat.The rooms were very nice with fans and air conditioning if needed. Beds very comfortable. Heated swimming pool. The plantation is an oasis to the extent that our taxi driver from the airport had never been there before.You would need a car as it is isolated Not cheap but well worth a visit.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Liya, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place to stay!
We stayed 9 nights the facilities was clean and the team were amazing specailly Shenase! were looking after us and always available when we needed any info regarding the island We would like to say thank you for all the staff members who were working while we stayed
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Shanese on 1 Oct 2018
Dear Liya Thanks for the review. It was a joy catering to you :)

8/10 Good

Crys, Trinidad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful place! Staff was very accommodating and hospitable. The room was lovely and the bathroom was very modern. A very homey but lovely atmosphere.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Paul on 16 Aug 2018
Dear Crys, it was a real pleasure having you stay with us and thank you very much for your review.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
het huis en de omgeving is prachtig. het is er heerlijk rustig en verwijderd van de rumoerige buitenwereld. het was extra rustig omdat ik de enige gast was
Stayed 15 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

CECILE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Un accueil formidable !
Nous avons passé 3 nuits dans cette magnifique habitation. Au delà du charme de la maison et du jardin, nous avons vraiment apprécié l'accueil très chaleureux du personnel. Les chambres sont très spacieuses et agréables. Nous nous sommes sentis "comme à la maison". Il est cependant nécessaire d'avoir une voiture pour se déplacer, l’habitation étant éloignée des centres touristiques.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019