This Barbados Beach Resort Just Reopened All-Inclusive — With a Rare Caribbean Dining Twist
Turtle Beach has reopened on Barbados' South Coast as a 165-suite all-inclusive, with a Greek restaurant that's unusual for a Caribbean resort.
Barbados has another major all-inclusive on its South Coast. Turtle Beach, Barbados, A Tribute Portfolio All-Inclusive Resort has reopened in the Dover area with 165 all-suite accommodations, a new restaurant lineup, and a family program built around the island.
The reopening folds a familiar Barbados hotel into Tribute Portfolio and Marriott's growing Barbados Collection. The resort sits between Dover Beach and Maxwell Beach, a short walk from St. Lawrence Gap and roughly 15 minutes from Grantley Adams International Airport.
The dining is the most interesting part. Alongside Caribbean cooking at Oistins Restaurant & Bar and beachfront seafood at Breeze, Turtle Beach added Kefi, a dinner-only Greek and Mediterranean restaurant that you rarely find at a Caribbean all-inclusive. A coffee shop and an ice cream parlor round out five food-and-drink venues, and guests can also eat across other Barbados Collection resorts through a shared dining program.
Families get two freshwater pools, a children's splash pool, and CAMP Club, an indoor-outdoor kids' program with Bajan crafts, dance, and storytelling. Included watersports run from kayaking and sailing to snorkeling and surf lessons along the South Coast.
Turtle Beach lands in the middle of an unusually busy stretch for Barbados. Marriott has been relaunching former Elegant Hotels properties across the island, including Crystal Cove in January and Tamarind in May, while Royalton opened its first Barbados resort on June 1. Rates start around $401 per night.
