Quiet 2 Bed Apartment

We had great communication with the host, a very spacious apartment, that had everything we needed. beds comfortable, spot to park the car, 20 min walk to Oistins.

This is a nice spot. Strategic,

Loved the space!! Very relaxing — kinda wish I had a car but we did without ok!! Would love to come back!!

While the apartment was functional I found the listing a little misleading. The biggest and most disappointing issue is the apartment is not 10 minutes walk from Oistins. I booked specifically to be within (reasonable) walking distance but it’s actually a good 20+ minutes from the beach and Oistins front. More if you’re a little less of a brisk Walker. I am a fit and active gym goer and there’s no way the walk is 10 minutes, especially if you factor in the beautifully hot Barbados sun and humidity. This made it impractical to “pop” down to the beach or head out for a few drinks in the evening without driving. It was very frustrating to be just that little bit too far away from the beach to be able to comfortably walk back and forth as you do when you go to the beach. The picture shows a whole house but you actually only rent the top apartment, which isn’t really an issue as Cyrileen (who is lovely) who lives below gives you your privacy. It’s advertised with wifi but we were not given a code. I don’t think it would make a difference because the tv package that ran off the wifi was spotty at best and froze completely at worst. Which led me to believe even if I used the wifi it would be poor. We had to leave the apartment and go somewhere that had a better signal to do our online check in on the last day. It’s advertised as having air conditioning. In truth it’s only in the two bedrooms. The living space is not air conditioned which if you’re like me and like to relax without sweating makes it a little uncomfortable. The mosquito netting on the windows needed attention in some rooms and there was none on the balcony shutters. This meant our apartment was the place we were eaten alive by mosquitoes the most. Mainly at night. The kitchen cutlery and utensils needed a good scrub before we could use them and the oven was treacherous to light. I had to remove the bottom plate to get to the burners to light it because the electric lighter doesn’t reach far enough. All very scary. In summary Cyrileen is lovely and a great host. The apartment listing needs to be more accurate and the apartment itself needs a bit of TLC and investment in places. Thanks