Four-star St James, west coast, Bridgetown
Colony Club, a Luxury Collection Resort, Barbados
A 1930s seaside house at Porters on the west coast, with four lagoon pools winding through four acres of gardens to the beach.
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- Rooms
- 96 rooms and suites
- Reopened
- 2025, as a Luxury Collection resort
- Pools
- Four lagoon pools
- From the airport
- About 45 minutes from Grantley Adams
The hotel
From private house to club.
Colony Club began in the 1930s as a private house by the sea at Porters, in the parish of St James. It later became the first residential club on Barbados, and for more than seventy years guests have come back to the same stretch of the west coast. Four acres of gardens lie between the road and the beach, and every one of the ninety-six rooms has a balcony or a patio.
In 2025 the resort reopened after a full renovation as the first Luxury Collection resort in Barbados. The rooms were redesigned with furniture made for them, and the restaurants were rethought around Bajan cooking and vegetables from the resort's own organic garden. A tasting room for more than 150 rums was added, the first of its kind on Barbados. The lagoon pools stayed, four of them, curving through the gardens almost to the sand.
- The lagoon pools Four freshwater pools that wind between the gardens and the beach, with cabanas beside them and a swim-up bar.
- The Rum Vault A tasting room with more than 150 rums from around the world, led by a rum ambassador, the first of its kind on the island.
- The Spa at Colony Club Treatments built on the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water, drawing on Barbadian traditions.
Dining
Bajan cooking and a vault of rum.
Venues as listed by the resort. Shown for information.
- Laguna Bajan and Caribbean The main restaurant, over the gardens and the pool
- Sunset Deck Light dishes and cocktails On the beach
- The Rum Vault Rum tastings More than 150 rums
- Sunset Bar Drinks A swim-up bar in the pool
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon. The person checking in must be 18 or over.
- Children Welcome. A seasonal Kids Corner takes children from four to twelve, with lunch, for a fee.
- Pets Not accepted.
- Transfers The resort runs a paid car from the airport, to be booked ahead.
Getting there
Flying to Bridgetown.
Grantley Adams International (BGI), the only airport on Barbados, is about 28 kilometres away, roughly 45 minutes by car by our estimate. Private jets use the same airport through one of its two private terminals.
- Saint-Barthélemy 1 h 10
- Miami 3 h 45
- New York 4 h 45
- Toronto 5 h 30
- London 9 h 15 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- What is Colony Club called now?
- Colony Club, a Luxury Collection Resort, Barbados. It took the name when it reopened in 2025 after a full renovation, the first Luxury Collection resort on the island.
- Does Colony Club have a MICHELIN Key?
- We found no Key for Colony Club in the current MICHELIN selection. On Barbados, Cobblers Cove holds one.
- How far is Colony Club from the airport?
- About 28 kilometres from Grantley Adams International, roughly 45 minutes by car by our estimate.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Bridgetown?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Bridgetown, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Bridgetown
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Sandy Lane A house of coral stone on its own bay, opened in 1961, with its golf courses on the hill behind.
- Fairmont Royal Pavilion On the beach, with every room facing the sea.
- Coral Reef Club Family owned and run, in gardens that lead down to the water.
- Cobblers Cove An independent house of forty suites, each with a veranda facing the sea.
- The House, Barbados, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort For adults only, on the beach at Paynes Bay.
- The Crane On the cliff above Crane Beach, receiving guests since 1887.
- O2 Beach Club & Spa All-inclusive, with a pool on the roof above the beach.
- Sandals Royal Barbados For couples, all-inclusive, with a pool on the roof.
- Hilton Barbados Resort The closest to the town, on the point at the south end of Carlisle Bay.
- The Sandpiper A sister hotel of Coral Reef Club, run by Wayne and Karen Capaldi, with three suites up in the trees.
Staying at Colony Club, a Luxury Collection Resort, Barbados?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Bridgetown, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.