Perfect location!! Short walk to our favourite beach, nestled in green oasis surrounded by beautifully kept grounds and pool. Very peaceful and quiet retreat for a holiday. Our friendly host was extremely responsive and we felt well taken care of!

Dilys Trinidad and Tobago

The property is set in a beautiful plot and our generous balcony overlooked the grounds and swimming pool, featuring luscious palms and Traveller's trees - simply stunning. The local beach - Paynes Bay was a 4 minute stroll from the apartment and was just amazing. Rochelle was a super host - extremely helpful and arranged taxis (at a special rate) for our various trips around the island and for our transport from and back to the airport. She met and welcomed us to Shades on our arrival, walked with us to our apartment and gave us a very comprehensive introduction, to both the property and location/general area, following up with a detailed post on WhatsApp - all fantastic. For local trips, including to Jordan's and Massey's supermarkets, we took the local yellow busses which were plentiful and convenient. This was our first trip to Barbados and Shades was the perfect introduction to the island.

Gareth United Kingdom

The apartment was perfect for us, very clean and spacious. The gardens were beautifully kept with various birds and monkeys passing through. The pool, gym and relaxation areas were all great too. Paynes Bay is just at the end of the road which is a really lovely beach. We would definitely stay here again. The hosts were very helpful and always on hand and f needed.

Gary United Kingdom

Loved how the accommodation was our own little villa. With an equipped kitchen and very private. Easy 2km walk (30 minute walk) to the centre of Holetown (or a BBD$30 /US$15 taxi ride).

Joanna Australia

Family run accommodation, with a family feel. A charity golf event was conducted at Shades and we were made to feel welcome to join in. Great atmosphere and lots of money raised for a very worthwhile cancer charity. We loved feeding the tame birds who visited our balcony 2/3 times daily. We had our very own 'Harry' (Death in Paradise lizard, only this one was real) - he left the balcony the day we moved on. Beautiful humming birds around the site too. The accommodation fully fulfilled our needs.

Peter United Kingdom

Host communicated in advance, offering any help required for arrival and was always available to help with anything needed. Nothing was too much trouble :)

Michelle United Kingdom

perfect location and beach at end of road, wonderful hosts. really large apartment and cannot fault anything. such good value for money. lovely pool open all the time and really peaceful. wonderful hosts.

Gillian United Kingdom

The location was perfect, close to a lovely beach and nice places to eat. Rochelle and John were great hosts.

Henrietta United Kingdom

The perfect place to stay in Barbados. The accommodation was fantastic, in a beautiful tropical garden, where hummingbirds visited several times during our stay. Rochelle was brilliant and helped us to order food and taxis, where required and was on hand for advice, if needed, but also gave us privacy. Shades was in an excellent location, just over a hundred steps, to the one of the best beaches in Barbados. I enjoyed coming back to Shades as much as going out, as it was a beautiful, safe and relaxing oasis. It had a lovely atmosphere, with Rochelle's family around who were very welcoming. I would definitely recommend.

Garrett United Kingdom

Très bon séjour. Appartement grand et bien situé à 5 min d’une des plus belles plages de la Barbade. Magnifique jardin avec piscine. Très calme et paisible. Rachel vous aidera à organiser un taxi ou voiture de location ou des conseilles de restaurants. Les bus passent juste en bas sur la route principale donc pratique pour se déplacer.

Gian Switzerland