Barbados is a small Caribbean island with huge personality. A favourite with holiday makers, popular with property seekers, attractive to offshore business and dynamic in industry,
The well educated Barbadian work force, political stability and excellent telecommunications have resulted in a dynamic private sector, with many local companies entering regional and international markets.

Accommodation

Barbados boasts over 6000 rooms, ranging from exclusive luxury hotel rooms to small bed and breakfast boarding houses. Accommodation for golf, tennis and polo holidays ensures that your favored sport is close by. Ocean front accommodation suits those that wish to go diving, snorkelling and sailing as well as those who want to simply relax

Music/Entertainment

Music covers a wide spectrum. From an early age Barbadians learn to appreciate calypso, soca and reggae, at school and special occasions they are introduced to the classics and at church, music is the expression of joy and faith.
Patrons who attended the Cool Jazz events at Southern Palms Hotel were treated to special moments in music history

Real Estate

Barbados has many excellent properties for sale, some adjacent to world class golfing facilities, others that have private floodlit tennis courts or are situated on the polo ridge. There are also several beautiful country and historical properties as well as stunning luxury developments, both beachfront, inland and marina real estate

Sports

Dependable warm weather, cooling Trade winds, keen competition and good facilities, these are some of the assets that make Barbados the ideal venue for sports holidays. Cricket has been an integral part of the Barbados culture for many years. Within the island the popularity of football, the Barbados Banks hockey festival, netball, tennis, horse racing and polo are steadily growing.

Watersports

Barbados is blessed with contrasting conditions, ideal for a variety of watersports. The mighty Atlantic ocean sends surfing waves fit for the champions while the sparkling Caribbean sea invites exploration above and below and provides a sunset moment that is always spectacular. Barbados catamaran cruises evoke the good life with a day or evening cruise that is both fun filled and relaxing

Eco tourism

Barbados has several spectacular locations for the eco traveller, mostly on the east and north coasts.The ancient trees of Turners Hall Woods allow one to experience the sights and sounds that met the settlers of 1627. Hike through small quaint villages. Along the way view the Green Monkey troops that inhabit the woods around this picturesque area on the east coast of Barbados.

Luxury villas

Magnificent villas, set on the Sandy Lane Estate and Royal Westmoreland, with the finest views of the sea and championship golf courses. Reception rooms flow onto spacious decks that overlook large pool areas.
Open-plan elegance and spacious living are assets offered in the luxury villas for rent on Barbados' Platinum Coast

Barbados Hotels

Barbados offers a host of attractive hotel rooms and suites surrounded by glorious tropical gardens at the edge of the white-sand bordered turquoise sea. An ideal setting for your holiday or business accommodation. Hotel rates range from budget to high end with value for money as the common factor. The exclusive West Coast is home to the world famous Sandy Lane Hotel.

Apartments

Barbados has apartments to suit every price range. The West coast has many superb luxury properties while budget apartments are more to be found on the South and East coasts. Sailing enthusiasts, or those simply seeking a holiday in a unique ocean-front environment, will certainly agree that the Port St Charles marina is a wonderful location.

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Golf villas

There are luxury golf properties for rent adjacent to world class Caribbean golf courses, as well as golfing properties for sale. In Barbados, luxury properties nestle around the magnificent Luxury properties nestled around the magnificent Sandy Lane golf course and Royal Westmoreland golf course. Villas that are ideal for golfers also have much to offer non-golfers, such as easy access to magnificent beaches, the lush interior, historical sites, excellent restaurants and duty free shopping

BARBADOS LUXURY DEVELOPMENTS

Experience the luxury of Sandy Lane, the ultimate reward that is Port St Charles or a tropical dream come true at Sugar Hill.

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Royal Westmoreland exudes a sense of peace and privacy while Sugar Bay is an oasis of calm close to the beach and quaint Speightstown.
For an inland development Millennium Heights offers elegant Barbadian living.

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BARBADOS BUSINESS EZINE

Governor of the Central Bank, Dr Marion Williams said economic activity would expand by between three per cent and three-and-a-half per cent this year, on the strength of increased growth in tourism, construction and wholesale and retail activity.

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Polo properties

Barbados has continued to develop its polo facilities over the past few years with the introduction of a number of excellent polo fields that nestle amongst the cane fields in peaceful rural settings. The combination of the facilities, the renowned hospitality of the polo clubs – it certainly makes Barbados the ideal training destination.

Polo real estate is a fast growing market.

Beachfront

As Barbados is a relatively small Caribbean island, beachfront property is highly sought after, particularly on the calm, palm-fringed Caribbean west coast, where beachfront real estate encompasses small private beach houses, palatial mansions and elegant condo estates.

Tennis Townhouses

If tennis is your game there are luxury villas for rent and for sale throughout Barbados that have private tennis courts. Sugar Bay townhouses, elegantly designed properties just minutes from one of Barbados’ best beaches, enjoy the facilities of the David and John Lloyd tennis village at nearby Sugar Hill.

Barbados Art

Barbados has numerous outlets and events for art and artists.

Styles of art range from naive to realist to impressionist; techniques from watercolour to charcoal to oil, from wood to clay to found objects, from installations to textiles; subject matter from people to architecture to landscapes, seascapes and mindscapes.

Barbados Fashion

Barbados fashion was showcased at the 2004 Caribbean Fashion Week showing collections that covered everything from funk to fabulous. The designers thrilled the packed audiences night after night, and it wasn't just the fashions that impressed, there was a fabulous line-up of Caribbean models, including popular international models Jaunelle, Lene and Nadine.

Barbados Flowers

Gardens, small, large, functional and exotic can be visited during the Barbados Horticultural Society's Open Gardens season during the winter. The society also hosts a number of special exhibitions during the year at various picturesque locations including the immensely popular Orchid World.

Food & Restaurants

There is a tempting array of restaurants offering everything from delicious ethnic specialities to haute cuisine served in splendid surroundings. Highly qualified, experienced chefs make dining out a pleasure. When Barbados’ award-winning chefs gathered at Sherbourne Conference Centre in the Spring of 2005, fresh from their triumph at the Caribbean Hotel Association’s Taste of the Caribbean Culinary Arts Competition.