Turtle Beach by Elegant Hotels

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Fantastic hotel!
10 / 10
Dec 2009, Sea Urchin

11 readers found this review helpful

We stayed at the Turtle Beach Resort for my wedding. We had 20 guests staying here. What a fantastic hotel. The hotel is very clean & well looked after. The food is brilliant, staff are so friendly. Our wedding co-ordiator Crystal was amazing. She organised everything... more

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Birds
5 / 10
May 2009, Blob

3 readers found this review helpful

We stayed in turtle beach for 10days and i think it was frankly a waste of money! For starters you had to get up really early to get any decent food for breakfast otherwise you just got the crumbs at the end! The birds basicly attacked you while you ate and they were eating... more

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Entering the hotel on its marble...
10 / 10
Jun 2008, Mr S Fletcher

4 readers found this review helpful

Entering the hotel on its marble floor to be greeted by a rum punch you know you made the right choice by coming here,and it gets better! The cleanliness is upmost in the minds of all staff,as you will see every day on your stay,the pools are religously and vigourusly... more

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My husband and I were in Turtle Beach...
1 / 10
Mar 2008, Mrs J Edgson

1 reader found this review helpful

My husband and I were in Turtle Beach hotel in January 2008. The overall cleanliness of the place was disgusting, the food was dreadful and the restaurants were very tired and dingy. There were birds all over the tables and also on the buffet tables. The management and... more

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We booked the Turtle Beach Resort for...
9 / 10
Mar 2008, Mrs LJ LANGMEAD

5 readers found this review helpful

We booked the Turtle Beach Resort for our Wedding (15.05.2007), after umming and aahing over where to go to get married. The brochure looked lovely, the wedding sounded superb and it cost £16,000 for a party of 9 of us to stay there for a fortnight (including the wedding).... more

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Myself and my husband went to Turtle...
9 / 10
Aug 2007, Mrs K  Crosswell

3 readers found this review helpful

Myself and my husband went to Turtle Beach in June with my parents, brother, sister-in-law and nephew. We were very happy with the flight going out with British Airways and our rep met us at the airport. With only a short drive to the resort we were all very pleased with... more

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Fantastic things - the staff in this...
8 / 10
Jul 2007, Ms J Duvet

Fantastic things - the staff in this hotel are wonderful, food is great, loads of choice for all meals. Drinks are all well known brand names and they aren’t stingy with them, plenty of sunbeds, 2 good pools (although Virgin brochure says 3. I never found the other one).... more

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My husband and I arrived back from...
8 / 10
Jun 2007, Mrs E EVANS

2 readers found this review helpful

My husband and I arrived back from Turtle Beach just this morning. We spent a week there as a part of a party of 23 for a family wedding and have to say we were very happy with pretty much every aspect of our holiday. The food is second to none - the choice, the... more

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My first time in the Caribbean and...
8 / 10
Feb 2007, Miss L Gardener

1 reader found this review helpful

My first time in the Caribbean and I'm glad I chose Barbados. My partner and I flew with BWI and it was a very basic flight but comfortable. When we arrived at the resort, we were greeted by friendly staff and shown to our room Our room was clean and had a good view. The... more

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Really looked forward to this holiday...
3 / 10
Nov 2006, Miss J E Hearne

Really looked forward to this holiday as I had heard so many good reports about Barbados. Had checked out Turtle Beach web site which made it look fantastic-the rep had also pointed out that it was more 5 stars than 4 star plus- she was obviously referring to the 80's... more

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This is a great hotel in a fantastic...
9 / 10
Aug 2006, Mrs J Whitehead

This is a great hotel in a fantastic resort where the locals are really friendly. The flight out was actually with British Midland although we had booked through virgin. The inflight entertainment, meals and drinks (all free - any brand) were all spot on. As soon as you are... more

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On arrival After a very cramped 8...
9 / 10
Aug 2006, Miss J Sharp

On arrival After a very cramped 8 hour flight from Gatwick on one of Virgins older planes, we were relieved to find it a very quick transfer to Turtle Beach. On arrival at the hotel we were delighted to be greeted by the very friendly hotel manager and offered ice cold... more

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laid back atmosphere was just what we wanted from A TripAdvisor Member
From the moment we arrived, we were treated well. The food was excellent and the staff very freindly. They had a laid back attitude that made us feel relaxed. They didn't get in a hurry but were always there to help in any way.
Very Good Value For Money from A TripAdvisor Member
General: My wife and I had read a lot of the reviews posted here (especially the negative ones) so much so we even rang Virgin a week before departure to express our concern. We even tried to exchange our holiday. Thankfully Virgin would not allow us to change and having visited this Hotel we have come to the conclusion that these negative reviews must have been written by uptight obnoxious losers (who appear to be mainly yanks) and quite frankly will never be happy. At no time at all did we witness surly or rude staff indeed quite the... more
Ignore the bad reviews! from NorthWalesTraveller
Just returned from Turtle Beach Hotel, we had a great time, it was lovely, nicely decorated, friendly staff, food was gorgeous. We got married out there and the day was perfect, the wedding co-ordinators did a brilliant job, the photos were great, the setting, everything. It was strange having to book evening meals in advance, but we just booked each week in advance, it was not a problem. We will definitely be going back there, and would recommend it to anyone. Lovely holiday!
complaining got us £10k compensation from BracknellMember
Went here in a party of 9, and had a fantastic time n barbados, despite this hotel Rooms were shabby, balconies had slots missing, food awful, couldn't get into restaurants we wanted at an appropriate time. Kids food was awful with limited choice. THe restaurant tables were absolutely filthy. The food was luke warm, the staff were rude and couldn't be bothered to serve us. They ran out of malibu and couldn't be bothered to go to the store for more. The manager hid from us. The rep was at the end of her tether. The manager... more
Good family resort from A TripAdvisor Member
I have just returned from 2 weeks at this resort. Like many others I viewed comments about the resort beforehand and I had some concern due to a number of adverse reviews. The initial impression on arrival is not that impressive due to the external paintwork of the property in a faded pink colour. However after this our attitude improved and I have to say that overall this is a very good resort and excellent value for money. A 4 rating in Carribean does not mean luxury as I have stayed in other similar quality hotels in Barbados and Jamaica... more
Surprised & Dissapointed from A TripAdvisor Member
We are surprised to read so many positive reviews of this hotel. We have just returned from a one week stay at Turtle Beach (17-24 May) and were very disappointed. The holiday was sold to us as a 4.5 star luxury resort with a choice of 3 restaurants. In reality we arrived to find a room with paint peeling, a layer of dirt on every surface, a shower curtain held together with rusty staples, a thick layer of mould around the bath and on the shower head and the shower and tap fixings hanging off the wall. We managed to eventually... more
Turtle Beach is AWESOME!! from A TripAdvisor Member
We were at Turtle Beach from May 15 to May 22. After reading the reviews on this site, my husband and I set out rather nervously for our trip. But, from the moment our airport shuttle arrived at Turtle Beach to the moment it came to take us back the the airport, I felt as though I was in paradise. We spent the week wondering what all those people with the negative comments were talking about!! The food was outstading. If you do not like you meat well done, however, that you may want to stick to other entrees - I don't know if that is... more
Great Value for money!! from LJPAD
We returned from Turtle Beach last week and we had a lovely holiday. I had read the reviews before we left and was a little nervous! We have been to the Caribbean and Barbados before but we still were a little worried about what to expect. No need, we were greeted with a friendly smile and a rum punch. Our room had been recently decorated and was huge, as was our balcony. It was a garden/pool view junior suite, but was on the corner, so we seemed to have more room because of this. Many a night we sat on our balcony sipping cocktails and... more
Wonderful Vacation from A TripAdvisor Member
My wife and I were very nervous after reading some previous reviews. We went for a week from May 15-May22 and had a wonderful time. The staff is extemely helpful and friendly. I do not know what people were talking about when they say the staff is rude. If you treat them with respect, they will do anything for you. The food was wonderful, especially Asiagos. We usually ate at the A LA Carte restaurants, but we did eat that the International Buffet on Wednesday night and it was the buffet that we have ever eaten at and we have been all... more
This hotel really is not that bad!! from travelalot
We returned yesterday and enjoyed our 2 week stay. We can only compare this hotel to 3 we have stayed at in Mexico and 1 hotel in Cuba so we are maybe not that experienced at caribbean hotels but we felt it was ok. The hotel is on a small scale and if I were to start with the negatives I would say the lack of evening entertainment was our biggest disappointment. A lady sings most evenings but after a couple of nights you know all her songs! On a Wednesday they have a 1 hour show including some limbo and Saturday is BBQ night. No daytime... more

Turtle Beach by Elegant Hotels also called

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  • turtle beach barbados
  • turtle beach hotel
  • Turtle Beach Resort
  • turtle beach resort barbados
  • Address: Dover, St Lawrence Gap, Barbados

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8/10
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8.5/10
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9/10
Hotel AmenitiesHotel Description
  • Bar/lounge
  • Beach
  • Continental Breakfast
  • Fitness Centre
  • Free Parking
  • Kids' Activities
  • Restaurant
  • Room Service
  • Suites
  • Swimming Pool
  • Wheelchair Access
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