Banyan Beach House Villa

Location, location location. Also the gardener Birdie was such a nice guy he climbed up a tree and got us a coconut for myself and my wife he could’ve opened it and it was delicious.

Great location for exploring island and Bridgetown, although it is on the opposite side from main tourist areas. Easy access to the beach. It was very clean.

A bit of misunderstanding at the beginning since we didn't get instructions or codes to get in to the house, but that was sorted in 15 mins

Location was perfect- on the beach. Villa was comfortable and roomy. Perfect for my family, We enjoyed the beach and the water park a short walk from the villa.We have already reserved our weeks for next year. We have stayed many places in Barbados and on other islands and this is one of our favorirte places. The sunsets are magnificent.

It is on a great beach, larger by far than the better known ones further north and quieter too. It’s a good big space. Very sweet cleaning lady.

The front gates didn’t work. The instructions for finding the key for entry are very poor leaving you completely bewildered. There are very annoying, unwelcoming and ugly padlocked metal gates to the house which are difficult to negotiate in the dark (just off the plane) as well as making you feel the place is a little dangerous and insecure. The “welcome” mat is old and manky. There is no aircon in the communal rooms. There was a mouldy smell on arrival. The TV is broken like a phone that has been dropped. The communal loo flush was broken and no one came to repair it in ten days. There is an electrical problem with the lights in the main bathroom. In general it feels unloved and underfunded which is extraordinary given how much it is to rent. Every day there were kites flying above that deliberately have a contraption on them that makes them incredibly noisy and invasive so instead of the sea you hear what feels like a drone above you all day and night. The final and perhaps most annoying detail on top of all this is the fact that two other small buildings are rented out and share the same garden and roof terrace so there is actually no privacy at any time whatsoever. As the electric gates didn’t work properly they woke you up whenever the two other attached properties tried to close them.