Saint John, Barbados
Our farmhouse is situated on a cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. We have inspiring views, peaceful vibes and beautiful surroundings. Our large gardens have lounge chairs and hammocks for your total relaxation and enjoyment. There is a yoga chalet for sunrise or moon rise meditations and sun salutations or to just sit and reconnect with yourself in nature.
We are located on the outskirts of a very friendly fishing village called Martins Bay. In the village you will find lots of friendly faces, 3 rum shops (bars) and tasty, fresh local cuisine at our restaurant (The Bay Tavern) daily. We also have two small minimarts and hourly buses into Bridgetown from the village.
This cost apartment is on the second floor of the farmhouse. It is very spacious and open plan with patios off each bedroom, the kitchen and the living room.
The kitchen is well equipped with stainless steel cooker and fridge, microwave and coffee maker.
We are so pleased we chose Ocean View for our stay in Barbados. Delia was a fantastic host, never intrusive but readily available for friendly and helpful advice and a chat The apartment was large and airy , decorated in a rustic traditional style with wonderful high, wooden ceilings and a big kitchen with lots of useful equipment.The 3 balconies,each with a different aspect meant we could make the. most of outdoor living at all times of the day. Like all the other holidaymakers we were captivated by the views and thoroughly enjoyed lazing in the attractive gardens with interesting plants and bird life, whilst taking in the vast expanse of ocean, the cliffs down to the rugged coastline and the sound of the waves. We also had fun feeding our leftover fruit and veg to the farm animals in the backyard. We chose not to hire a car as we enjoy energetic hikes and our walks included beautiful coastal trails to Bath beach and Bathsheba. We also made interesting round trips along country lanes and tracks to Andromeda Gardens, to St John's Church and to Codrington College . On other days we caught an early bus( 8.45ish seems quite reliable) into Bridgetown and had fun meeting and chatting with the friendly local residents waiting at the Rum shop bus stop. Buses to Bridgetown enable you to explore the island and pick up some shopping prior to returning. (The small village enterprises sell a variety of goods but not often things that we needed and we didn't really come to grips with opening hours). The return bus timetables are not so dependable but they get you back eventually! For anyone with less patience or energy it may be better to hire a car. On restaurants, we had an excellent meal at the Bay Tavern in Martin's Bay on their special Thursday afternoon event and also had good lunches in Bathsheba.We spent our evenings at the apartment enjoying a bit of star gazing.The TV provides a good range of programmes and the WiFi was excellent, For swimming we found the best beaches on our bus outings to Carlisle Bay, Oistins Bay and at Speightstown. Locally, Bath beach provides swimming, sometimes with a turtle! We also had a chance to see the 2 ground floor apartments which are both very good and decorated in a more modern, simpler style. We had a wonderful holiday, thank you Delia, and hope to be able to return. Show
All facilities that you needed, lovely view of the sea, garden is cared for with seating and hammocks, A
It was beautiful and calm. Spent hours on the balcony enjoying the wind and the stars. Delia is a great host: communicative and helpful, warm but never overbearing. I like variety, but I would happily visit again.
Amazing location overlooking the sea on the unspoilt East Coast. Many an hour spent on the veranda looking at the view or the star filled night sky. It felt like we were stopping at a friend’s house. We hired a car and this is a sensible plan as it makes it easy and fairly quick to get anywhere on the island (around 35minutes drive to Bridgetown). It’s an area full of wildlife for example around the gardens we saw hummingbirds and other birds, mongoose, fireflies, and two types of lizard. Delia is a very friendly and helpful host.