The Soco Hotel

Barbados, Caribbean

Virgin rating

Soco Room
The Soco Room
Soco Room
The Soco Room

The hotel

Soco Hotel is a modern beachfront hotel that is the perfect getaway for couples, or a great holiday spot for friends. A boutique hotel with just 24 rooms, here you’ll receive high quality service and facilities to match. Relax in your Caribbean-style room, with a stunning view of the ocean from your terrace. Enjoy swimming in the terrace pool or head down the ocean for a safe pool- like experience in the sea itself. Receive spa treatments in the comfort of your room, by the beach and pool, or even on the roof deck! A great hotel with an excellent location, just 10 minutes from the capital city, you’ll be thrilled with everything this hotel has to offer.

Amenities

  • Bar
  • Internet Access
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Spa
  • Swimming Pool
  • Beachfront location

Where is it

Located on the south coast of the island. 10 minutes drive from the capital city Bridgetown. Transfer time from Grantley Adams International Airport: 20 minutes.

Hotel information

24 rooms.  All rooms have air conditioning, TV, WIFI, iPod docking station, mini fridge, safe, iron and ironing board, hairdryer, tea/coffee-making facilities and have ocean facing terraces. SoCo Rooms have 1 king-size bed and pull out sofa, sleeping maximum 3 adults. All inclusive includes: à la carte breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner at the Ocean Front restaurant, and unlimited selected alcoholic beverages at the beach bar. 
SoCo Deluxe Rooms are larger and have more privacy, with 1 king-size bed and pull out sofa, sleeping maximum 3 adults.

Ocean Front Restaurant (a la carte Caribbean and International cuisine, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus daily afternoon tea). Soco Bar. Weekly manager's cocktail party. 

Swimming pool. Spa. Daily tours, cruises and excursions*

Complimentary WiFi is available in all public areas and rooms. Laundry/ dry-cleaning service*.

A Tourism Fee will be charged per bedroom, per night and will be collected at check out. The rate is subject to change by the Government, and varies by hotel room. Fees currently range from 8.75 Barbadian dollar (approximately £3.90) to 35 Barbadian dollar​ (approximately £16.00) per bedroom, per night. 

*Denotes local charge.

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Traveller rating

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Fabulous stay at Soco

Nov 6, 2024 N3347RLruthc Preston, United Kingdom

Just returned from our fifth visit to The Soco. Once again we have had the best time. Fourth floor room overlooking the beautiful sea. The food is absolutely top notch !! In my opinion it was as nice if not better than some of the fine restaurants we visited the previous week on the West coast . Many thanks to the wonderful chefs. Thank you to… Read more
Just returned from our fifth visit to The Soco. Once again we have had the best time. Fourth floor room overlooking the beautiful sea. The food is absolutely top notch !! In my opinion it was as nice if not better than some of the fine restaurants we visited the previous week on the West coast . Many thanks to the wonderful chefs. Thank you to everyone of the staff I just have to mention Shane who keeps your drinks flowing and entertains with his singing . Lastly Michelle you are the icing on the cake thank you so much for making our holiday so wonderful. Our night at harbour lights was such a memorable night out with several of the hotel guests . Once again thank you Soco see you next year. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Excellent stay at SoCo Hotel

Oct 28, 2024 K H

Amazing holiday. Fabulous SoCo Hotel. All staff was great in their own way. Michelle can’t do enough, such a pleaser and making sure your time in Barbados is perfect. Also Shane & Randy, also keeping your glass topped up. Room was always clean and tidy, shout out to Trudy who has the biggest smile 😀. Delicious food, no complaints there. If I had… Read more
Amazing holiday. Fabulous SoCo Hotel. All staff was great in their own way. Michelle can’t do enough, such a pleaser and making sure your time in Barbados is perfect. Also Shane & Randy, also keeping your glass topped up. Room was always clean and tidy, shout out to Trudy who has the biggest smile 😀. Delicious food, no complaints there. If I had to say anything negative it would be a little choice of different beers and also presecco available and not just as a welcome drink. Thankyou Soco Read less
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Oct 28, 2024 iryna b

We have just gotten back from our 7 night stay at Soco hotel. There were 8 of us and we will never come back to this hotel and we will recommend agains this hotel. I would give this place a negative rating if I could. I would not recommend this hotel as it certainly did not live up to the "4 plus star" standards that you would expect. We were… Read more
We have just gotten back from our 7 night stay at Soco hotel. There were 8 of us and we will never come back to this hotel and we will recommend agains this hotel. I would give this place a negative rating if I could. I would not recommend this hotel as it certainly did not live up to the "4 plus star" standards that you would expect. We were shocked when we arraver to the hotel as the reviews we read were primarily good. It was the worst "all-inclusive" we have ever been to. We are used to all inclusive being that its food out throughout the day that you could eat, not a slot time for food.The hotel is advertised as all-inclusive but if you ask for something extra the server catches an attitude. This hotel is not all-inclusive by any means. It is a hotel with breakfast, lunch and dinner included. Please stop advertising it as All-Iclusive since it is definitely a false advertising. The food is fair at best, the menu is extremely small. The service was not friendly. At breakfast we always had to waite over an hour for simple breakfast meals and after being there for 6 mornings you get tired of the same small manue. At afternoon tea time they always brought you an odd amount of food. For three people they would bring you two cookies or 4 sandwiches. We addressed this issue with the general manager and it was not fixed. It seems like the general manager is there just to enjoy her tittle. She was absolutely useless. The majority of the staff had an unwelcoming attitude, gaving off the vibe that we were an inconvenience to them, and that they didn’t want their guests there. The room had a very very nice view; however, it was very dirty. The white sofa beside the bed was also dirty with grime. The bathroom sink had mould around the rim. Poor showers with little water pressure. Not to mention rats running around by the swimming pool at night. Bar staff were excellent! Michelle always provides us with friendly smiling service, was very helpful with booking and suggesting trips. She certainly goes the extra mile. Definitely overpriced hotel and highly disappointing from all aspects! Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Birthday Trip

Oct 27, 2024 Awreed66 Kernersville, North Carolina

The Soco experience overall was great, it is not an all inclusive in the true sense. Bar staff were amazing, Shane, Randy & Michelle 10 stars out of 5. Restaurant staff need some training on etiquette, dinner food excellent, breakfast needs some help. Afternoon tea again training needed, please dont serve only 2 biscuits to a table of 4, room very… Read more
The Soco experience overall was great, it is not an all inclusive in the true sense. Bar staff were amazing, Shane, Randy & Michelle 10 stars out of 5. Restaurant staff need some training on etiquette, dinner food excellent, breakfast needs some help. Afternoon tea again training needed, please dont serve only 2 biscuits to a table of 4, room very clean and spacious, water pressure in shower was a dribble at best. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Room for improvement

Oct 23, 2024 TreeTripper Tamworth, United Kingdom

I’ll get the downside out of the way first, it’s on a main road with noisy taxi, reggae van drivers. Hotel can’t change this and it’s doesn’t bother you while not in the room. Bedding in the hotel needs to be looked at tired and not comfortable. The restaurant was clean and functional but without character. The service was slow at times and the… Read more
I’ll get the downside out of the way first, it’s on a main road with noisy taxi, reggae van drivers. Hotel can’t change this and it’s doesn’t bother you while not in the room. Bedding in the hotel needs to be looked at tired and not comfortable. The restaurant was clean and functional but without character. The service was slow at times and the white wine was often not as chilled as it should be., also no choice. Sauvignon blanc or nothing else, please give a choice, we know good pinot Grigio is on the island. The food was good and very well presented and filling. But why do we need to tell you our room number every time we sit down for a meal ? It makes it feel very fast food, cafe style and not fine dining restaurant. Bar staff are excellent, shouts to Randy, Shane and the young guy, Kendrick I think, sorry if I’ve got that wrong. All were excellent and very welcoming. Other staff that made us feel very welcome were Trudy who serviced our room and Dawncia in the restaurant. Apologies again if I have spelt the name wrong. We understand updates to the building are on the way, please make sure this includes a lounge area, and a thorough look at the way the restaurant works. Read less