About this holiday

An Expressions holiday to Turtle Beach in Barbados is highly recommended for families because of its year-round kids' club offering an excellent programme of activities. The club is open from 9am to 9pm everyday and also provides lunch and dinner. The hotel's rooms are well-suited to families and extensive facilities include a wonderful stretch of beach with occasional nesting turtles, swimming pools, watersports, tennis courts and spa treatments. Within walking distance is St. Lawrence Gap with its restaurants, bars and nightlife, and 15 minutes away is Barbados Golf Club. Other nearby excursions for families include Graeme Hall Swamp and Nature Sanctuary and the nearby fishing village of Oistins.

The journey and how you get there

Expressions Holidays includes scheduled flights that are direct with British Airways or Virgin Atlantic from London to Barbados. Once in Barbados, you are transferred from the airport to the hotel by private transfer (taking about 20 minutes).

Complimentary

Non-motorised watersports including windsurfing, snorkelling, boogie boards, hobie cats, kayaks, Tennis, Gymnasium.

Included in your holiday

Expressions Holidays includes scheduled flights with British Airways or Virgin Atlantic London to Barbados, private car transfers and full board with drinks.

Holiday prices

Sample prices here are for a family of 2 adults and 2 children under twelve for seven nights in the lowest priced room type for families.
Low Season £5400
High Season £7320
Based on sharing a junior suite with garden pool view
Many other room types are available on request from us
The prices displayed here are a guide only for this hotel and each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect the actual flight costs and all up-to-date special offers.

Special Offers

Children stay free 2012(3)

One child up to the age of 12 stays free of charge on the same board basis when sharing with two adults from 18 April to 30 September 2012.
Wedding offer(4)

Receive a free standard wedding package when booking an Ocean View Junior Suite or higher for at least 10 nights for travel in March, April, September, October and between 1-18 December 2012. Alternatively, receive the same when staying in an Ocean View One Bedroom Suite for at least 10 nights for travel in May, June, July, August and November 2012. Must be booked before 1 December 2012.
Early booking reduction(15)

Receive a reduction on all stays between 1 May 2012 to 6 January 2013. Only valid for stays of at least 4 nights between 1 May to 18 December 2012 and 7 nights between 19 December 2012 to 6 January 2013. Cannot be combined with any other offer.

Hotel code

CE120

Our opinion

Turtle Beach is a great hotel with activities to suit the whole family.

Hotel description

Offering an impressive range of sports and leisure facilities, Turtle Beach is a deluxe resort that boasts 1,500 feet of soft sand on the slightly wilder south coast of Barbados, at Dover Beach. The approach is along a lively stretch of road featuring bars and restaurants, the hotel itself being at a secluded end amid six acres of lush tropical gardens.
The most striking impression at Turtle Beach is a feeling of airiness and space – there are waterfalls, pillars and even tall palms throughout the interior. The bedrooms (suites and junior suites) are situated in the two main buildings, many with an ocean view or on the oceanfront. Each has a private patio or balcony and is decorated with modern, brightly coloured furnishings. The rooms at Turtle Beach are well suited to families, with the maximum occupancy in most being two adults and two children. Babysitters are available and interconnecting suites can be arranged on request. The self-contained kids’ club has its own eating area and a play park, and here children can enjoy an excellent range of activities that includes jewellery-making, music and beach activities. Guests can choose to relax by one of the three natural-form pools or to take part in a wide range of complimentary activities including tennis, sailing, snorkelling and a selection of water sports. Turtle Beach has three restaurants: the main restaurant, Chelonia, offers full breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the informal Waterfront Restaurant serves a buffet lunch and grill, as well as a barbeque on Saturdays. Asiagos Restaurant is for adults and children aged over 12 only and serves Italian cuisine in an intimate and airy location. This is a great hotel with activities to suit the whole family.

Location

Dover, Barbados

Official star rating

Annual opening

All year

Distance from airport

About 20 minutes by car

Closest airport

Bridgetown Barbados

Room types

Number of rooms and suites 164

Room amenities include air conditioning, hair dryer, satellite television, mini-fridge, in-room safe and ceiling fans.

Categories Pool/Garden View Junior Suite

Ocean View Junior Suite

Deluxe Ocean View Junior Suite

Ocean Front Junior Suite

Ocean View One Bedroom Suite
Room type descriptions

Room Type A: Pool/Garden View Junior SuiteBathroom, Balcony or patio, Air conditioning, Fridge, Safe, Hair dryer, Telephone, Cable TV, Ceiling fan, Sleeps up to 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Room Type B: Ocean View Junior SuiteBathroom, Balcony or patio, Air conditioning, Fridge, Safe, Hair dryer, Telephone, Cable TV, Ceiling fan, Sleeps up to 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Room Type C: Ocean Front Junior SuiteBathroom, Balcony or patio, Air conditioning, Fridge, Safe, Hair dryer, Telephone, Cable TV, Ceiling fan, Sleeps up to 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Room Type D: Ocean View One Bedroom SuiteBathroom, Balcony or patio, Air conditioning, Fridge, Safe, Hair dryer, Telephone, Cable TV, Ceiling fan, Sleeps up to 4 adults or 2 adults and 3 children.

Hotel facilities and services

1500 feet of white sandy beach (where sea-turtles nest their eggs, the inspiration behind the resort’s name), Lush tropical gardens, Two free form freshwater swimming pools and whirlpool Children’s splash pool, Two flood-lit tennis courts, Three restaurants (no children under 12 are permitted in Asiagos), In room high speed internet access available for a nominal fee, Watersports, Air conditioned fitness centre, aerobics and Aquacise, Golf, fishing, horse riding and scuba diving can be arranged, Beauty salon, Boutique and Gift shop, Tommy Turtle Kids’ Club club with programme of activities, Babysitting services, Room service, Weekly Managers Cocktail Party, Wedding coordinator, Children`s playground, A number of treatments are available in-room such as massages, reflexology and facials

The hotel is located on Dover Beach. The sea is occasionally unsafe for swimming. There are surf-warning flags on the beach. .

Water sports

Water sports (some here but mainly on the other west coast hotels eg Tamarind Cove). Children’s life jackets are provided for water-based sports including boat trips

Land sports

Chargeable sports Golf (at Barbados Golf club with preferential rates), Tennis lessons. Use of gym is complimentary.

Out and aboutnearby/local interest

Within walking distance of St. Lawrence Gap with its restaurants, bars and nightlife. 15 minutes away is Barbados Golf Club. Graeme Hall Swamp and Nature Sanctuary, The nearby fishing village of Oistins. Excursions include Boat cruises, Deep-sea fishing, Horse riding, Cycling.

Sports nearby

Golf, fishing, horse-riding, cycling.

Children

Children may not use the Jacuzzi and must be aged over 14 years to use the spa

Minimum stays

Other information

Tommy Turtle Kids’ Club is run throughout the year from 9am to 9pm for children aged 3-12 years. Here, children can enjoy an excellent range of activities, from sand castle building and shell hunting to outdoor games and T-shirt painting. There is no charge for the club and both lunch and dinner are included as part of full board. The staff to child ratio is 1 to 5 for children aged between 3 and 6 years, and 1 to 10 for children aged between 7 and 12.

Family rooms: The hotel’s rooms are well suited to families, with most sleeping up to 2 adults and 2 children. The one-bedroom ocean view suites sleep up to 2 adults and 3 children. Extra beds and cots can be provided on request and inter-connecting rooms are also available.

Children’s amenities: Electric sockets can be covered and kettles can be provided on request. Please ask for details.

Babysitting: In-room babysitting is available at a charge and must be pre-booked. Meals and snacks are provided at no extra charge.

Baby listening: Is not available at the hotel.

Pre-ordering service: It is possible to order provisions for infants and toddlers which you will receive in your room on arrival. Please ask us for details.

Children’s entertainment: Board games are available and films are shown during high season. The hotel also organises evening entertainment for children.

Medical services: The nearest hospital is 2 minutes away from the hotel.

Family dining: Children are allowed in the main restaurant, Chelonia, which serves fine international cuisine, and in the Waterfront restaurant, which offers casual beach dining and Caribbean flavours. Children over 12 are able to dine in the intimate Asiagos Italian restaurant. Highchairs and non-smoking areas are available in the restaurants, as is an individual children’s menu. There are no specified dining times for children.