Savannah Beach Club Hotel & Spa

Barbados, Caribbean

Virgin rating

The hotel

The Savannah Beach Club Hotel & Spa is a friendly resort offering a warm Caribbean welcome and a relaxed vibe. Set right on the beach, within a UNESCO heritage site, with easy access to the historic Garrison area, you can walk across the road to watch the changing of the sentry ceremony at the main guard house. The resort is great for families, with a separate teen hangout that's great for the older ones who want some fun and independence. Whilst they're occupied with a range of games, grab yourself a cocktail at Drifter's Beach Bar and enjoy those ocean views and the live entertainment on offer. 

Amenities

  • Kids Club
  • Teen Club
  • Families
  • Honeymoon
  • Wedding
  • Bar
  • Evening Entertainment
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Games Room
  • Internet Access
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant

Where is it

Ideally located on the south coast of Barbados. 5 minutes from Bridgetown. The Garrison Savannah Race Track is opposite the hotel. Transfer time from airport: 20 minutes.

Hotel information

80 rooms and suites. All with air-conditioning, flat-screen cable TV, telephone, safe, alarm clock, radio, mini-fridge, tea/coffee maker, hairdryer, and shower. Deluxe Courtyard View Rooms offer a relaxing space, perfect for making the most of your tropical getaway. These rooms contain 1 king-size bed or 2 double beds with a spacious bathroom and a balcony overlooking the courtyard, sleeps a maximum of 2 adults and 1 child or 2 double beds, sleeping a maximum of 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

All Inclusive of: all meals (unless stated otherwise) and afternoon tea. All drinks include house wine by the glass, beer, house spirits, soft drinks. All activities (unless stated otherwise). Bottled water is not included.

 

Deluxe Pool View Rooms are the same as the Deluxe Courtyard Rooms and have views of the pool, with either 1 king-size bed or 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child or 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children. 

Deluxe Pool Access Rooms offer views of the gardens and pools from a private balcony. Guests staying within these rooms can step directly onto the pool deck from their room via private stairway access. These rooms come with either 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child or 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children. Deluxe Beachfront Rooms offer a spectacular vista of the beach, with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child. 

Pool View Suites are very spacious with a large balcony and are set over 2 floors, with a downstairs living room featuring a sofa bed, vanity area, and mini-bar area. The upstairs consists of 1 king-size 4-poster bed, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children. 

Beach View Suites consist of the same layout as Pool View Suites, with views overlooking the ocean. 

The hotel has 1 Family Suite consisting of 2 interconnecting rooms with pool views, the 1st room has 1 king-size bed, the 2nd room is decorated in a modern children’s theme, with 2 bunk beds and a single sofa bed. Both rooms have balconies. The Family Suite sleeps maximum 2 adults and 3 children. 

3 restaurants: Rachel's Restaurant (serving delicious Caribbean and International cuisine, open for breakfast and a la carte dinner). Drifter's Restaurant and Bar (open daily for buffet lunch serving a range of barbecue, pasta dishes and salads - it also specialises in themed buffet nights). Chopstix Restaurant (adults-only Asian fusion restaurant, open on selected nights). Afternoon Tea is served daily. 

Please note: restaurant services may vary depending on occupancy.

Entertainment is available, including themed nights and floors shows.

2 swimming pools. Gym. Family entertainment centre with pool table, table tennis, and darts, as well as Supervised Pirates Cove Kids Club (3-12 years). Teen hangout den featuring gaming consoles. Beach activities include nature trails, shell collecting for craft activities, and treasure hunts. Turtle nesting and hatching can be seen on the beach in season. Beach games. 'Changing of the guard' takes place at the Main Guard in the Garrison Historic Area, just a 5-minute walk away.

Gift shop*. Hospitality Room access on departure day. Complimentary shuttle to Copacabana twice weekly. Complimentary WiFi access is available in rooms and public spaces.

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.

Please note: child ages up to and including 12 years.

Please note: there is a dress code at Savannah Beach Club Hotel & Spa. Smart casual in the evenings for ladies and gentlemen. The restaurants require full-length trousers in the evenings for the gentlemen. No beachwear, flip flops or sportswear allowed.

Please note: this property has no lifts and is not suitable for wheelchair users or people with mobility issues due to the large amount of steps around the resort. 

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Fantastic break

Jul 22, 2024 Shera D

Best beach vacation ever, was worried seeing some negative reviews but we had a wonderful experience from start to finish. Staff were super friendly & super helpful from LeRoy, Theresa, LorryAnn, Beverley to name a few. We had no internet for a while & Leroy made sure we were up & running fast and ensured we were happy throughout. The food was… Read more
Best beach vacation ever, was worried seeing some negative reviews but we had a wonderful experience from start to finish. Staff were super friendly & super helpful from LeRoy, Theresa, LorryAnn, Beverley to name a few. We had no internet for a while & Leroy made sure we were up & running fast and ensured we were happy throughout. The food was fantastic with breakfast an absolute highlight, fresh fruit daily. Staff were cleaning from early in the morning till late at night. Hurricane Beryl had messed up their beach & decking but they had workmen in over 2 days/nights and it was usable again. Entertainment was so much fun with karaoke, Miss Sally, limbo just great for families. You need to get involved. They also had Al La carte menus in their Japanese fusion restaurant chopsticks & Rachels their main restaurant. Top quality and tasty. Kids club was cool & engaging for our 11 year old and staff there made a real effort with her. Leroy & his team went above & beyond to make us happy…. Beach was full of seaweed but 7 mins walk in either direction were gorgeous sandy beaches and clear blue seas. We did some fantastic excursions booked via the hotel & swam with sting rays. Although the spa was closed they arranged massages in our room. Highly recommend this medium sized, Uber friendly beautiful hotel. Wish we were still there….we will be returning. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Frank Hilary UK A lovely holiday.

Jul 22, 2024 frank h London, United Kingdom

We had a lovely two weeks at the Savannah Hotel. We had a beach villa suite (372) which was lovely overlooking the sea. The room was very comfortable, kept clean and topped up everyday with fresh towels. The hotel is kept very clean. Beach towels are provided everyday at the beach. Food was acceptable, Rachel's, Chop sticks and Drifters barin the… Read more
We had a lovely two weeks at the Savannah Hotel. We had a beach villa suite (372) which was lovely overlooking the sea. The room was very comfortable, kept clean and topped up everyday with fresh towels. The hotel is kept very clean. Beach towels are provided everyday at the beach. Food was acceptable, Rachel's, Chop sticks and Drifters barin the evening. There are also plenty of eating places locally to try out. The big plus for us was the friendliness of the staff, they were exceptional, very helpful and nothing was to much trouble, Just to mention a few names. In the bar, Jamar, Shammi, Gabi, Analis and Susannah. In the restaurant, Beverly, Alisha, Glen and Roger. A big thank you also to Ronald the executive chef. The biggest thank you to Theresa in receception, she was brilliant. Sorted out all our trips, taxi's and restaurant bookings. All done professionally and with a smile. Abig thank you to you all, Read less
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Jul 17, 2024 DOK-the-Nail Edinburgh, United Kingdom

We arrived at Savannah Beach Club Hotel and Spa shortly after Hurricane Beryl brought havoc to much of the island, this included the hotel which lost much of its bar area by the sea. We were told of this by the hotel manager upon arrival and the steps the hotel had taken to minimise impact on guests, including a temporary bar area that had been… Read more
We arrived at Savannah Beach Club Hotel and Spa shortly after Hurricane Beryl brought havoc to much of the island, this included the hotel which lost much of its bar area by the sea. We were told of this by the hotel manager upon arrival and the steps the hotel had taken to minimise impact on guests, including a temporary bar area that had been set up in addition to the hotel's other bar and restaurant which was operating normally. The steps taken by management to present a fully functional hotel complex were first class and worked perfectly, and staff could not do enough to ensure a perfect stay. Rooms are a good size and well maintained, restaurants serve a wide variety of foods and have different choices according to night. It was also impressive watching the round the clock work undertaken to get the Drifters bar by the sea up and running after Beryl. New decking and a complete re-wire were done with amazing speed and effort. Big shout out to all the hotel staff, particularly Richard and Torrence who looked after me at both bars Read less
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Jul 6, 2024 yogib1 Carmarthen, United Kingdom

Just returned from Savannah Beach Club and had an amazing 12 nights . We stayed 16th - 28th June. From arriving to sadly leaving everything was fab. We had room 371 that over looked the beach so we had a nice view when sat on the balcony. Weather was hot everyday only experiencing 2 periods of rain that lasted 5 minutes and were round 19.30 in… Read more
Just returned from Savannah Beach Club and had an amazing 12 nights . We stayed 16th - 28th June. From arriving to sadly leaving everything was fab. We had room 371 that over looked the beach so we had a nice view when sat on the balcony. Weather was hot everyday only experiencing 2 periods of rain that lasted 5 minutes and were round 19.30 in the evening so didn’t spoil laying on the beach or around the pool.Every member of staff were friendly and very helpful in all areas and polite at all times. A couple of staff need a mention Samantha at meal times and Tiffany serving drinks and making a very good Pina colada but to be fair everyone could do with a mention as they were all so helpful. The food was plentiful and varied and always fresh. All we can advise is have a look at what is available a the buffet before choosing as there is a good choice We will def be back Read less
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Jul 1, 2024 khxlnxv London, United Kingdom

We stayed as a party of 3 (mum and sisters) from 16th-24th June 2024. All inclusive Upon arrival we were greeted by the front desk with the usual information about hotels, times of breakfast, places to eat and get drinks. We told the front desk that it was my birthday (day of landing and check in) and they said that they would make a note on the… Read more
We stayed as a party of 3 (mum and sisters) from 16th-24th June 2024. All inclusive Upon arrival we were greeted by the front desk with the usual information about hotels, times of breakfast, places to eat and get drinks. We told the front desk that it was my birthday (day of landing and check in) and they said that they would make a note on the system and that they will prepare something for me the next day. We landed at around 1630pm And was told that the afternoon tea was finishing at 5pm if we needed to get a light snack. No welcome drink was offered as they ran out of ice?? which didn't make sense as there was Rachels bar directly opposite...wouldn't take much effort to get us drinks from there to make a good impression...this set the tone for the rest of the holiday. Had to pay $200 US dollar for room hold charge and got back at the end of holiday at check out. They asked about allergies and food intolerances to which we specified my sister does not take dairy milk would prefer ANY alternative to cows milk which they made a note of and the fact our family does not eat beef or pork meat, to which they also noted. Come now to settling to out room we quickly dumped our bags (stayed on 3rd floor near lift as mum had knee problems) and headed down to drifters bar for afternoon tea. It was wrapping up but essentially its biscuits, sandwich's like ham and cheese and egg and chicken ect. and cakes nothing spectacular. We choose not to eat them but again had to ask what was on offer no one guided us. We got 3 rum punches and they were amazing good amount of alcohol to syrup ratio. Dinner time was around 6ish but we went down at 7 and its always the grill at drifters and a buffet style dinner....interestingly we were not told about the buffet so sat down and assumed we would be told about other food on offer but assumed it was grill only. We were told it was only beef burgers and hot dogs on the grill ( but advertised as shrimp burgers, grilled chicken and beef) disappointed we asked what could be done and the chef and waiter were very understanding and tried their best. Gave us spring, rolls hummus on bread with shredded chicken- probably from the buffet. Tired and sleepy we accepted this, had some drinks and headed to sleep. Breakfast is always at rachels and you have to specify where you want to eat dinner...weird for all inclusive but ok.... This time it was supposed to be bbq on the beach (monday) so excited we said we would go for that instead of Rachels (al e cart style) breafast is buffet style..usual english breakfast hasbrowns, toast, bean, sausgage, bacon, scrambled eggs, and omelette station, waffles cereal, fresh fruit (watermelom, berries and orange and grapes- always the same everyday no exotic fruits which is weird as the island is surrounded by mango trees??). Omelette station was not busy the first couple of days but as more guest arrived for the cricket it got hectic with only one chef and 2 stoves. they had the occasional traditional bajan food at the buffet like bajan bites and fish cakes. All day until 11pm you can get drinks at Drifters bar. Rachels is only open at certain times and you cant go there for drinks in the day. The waterfall bar didnt really open unless it was for dinner. Rachels is nice if you want a sit down meal..quality of food is better imo shrimp (only like 4 per meal but essentially the only seafood you will get and calamari starter) the oriental restaurant you can only book on Thursdays is good (wok noodles but didnt have any sushi available which my sister was looking forward to) but again limited option as can only have once. the lack of seafood was frustrating i know you are unlikely to get seafood as its expensive but they had fish but it wasn't to out liking at the buffets (dry and flavourless). The beach BBQ was disappointing it was basically the buffet at drifters but on the beach ( they said grilled chicken but was obviously oven baked no grill flavour) the desserts are frozen and mass produced not very nice. The drinks were good but hit and miss sometimes depending on who makes them as its different people every time. No fresh pulp just syrup, alcohol and ice but fine. i know this review is centred around food but i feel like you should know what your paying for. Other guests didnt eat in the resturants as they didnt like the food and got pizza down the road which we started doing too. Food is very basic: - Drifters (only beef and hot dogs when we said we dont eat either- low season could make effort for guests as not very busy- buffet is like chicken curry- rice chickpea curry salad and nasty desserts. -Rachels Breakfast (basic and will get boring but its a meal) Rachels al a carte - good but not great lack of seafood options and not very flavoursome imo. - Oriental resturant - Best out of bad bunch but limited -drinks- good quality sometimes slow service I feel let down but the lack of non beef options on the grill, wouldnt take much to make your guests happy to chuck a few chicken bits on there. They had fresh fries as well but could be waiting up to 15 mins for those. Had 'chicken' hot dogs but they were much and macerated and pink in colour? wasnt a fan of those. Throughout the whole stay there was NO DAIRY OPTION for my sister! insane that they say they can provide it but dont. Wouldnt take much to have one carton would last a whole week so she could have it at breakfast. Oh and there is no ice cream or lollies ect. The rooms were not decorated for our birthdays and we told them it was our birthday and they just came out with a sparkler on a bit of cake... nice but not great when you have to constantly remind. Pool- not worth getting the lower level unless you have kids - was okay to swim in nothing great. more lounge pool. Beach- rough and had seaweed cant swim in it (well i didnt want to) -- went to Carlise bay most days and its beautiful calm and more blue which is what your paying for. Rooms- great, good king bed for 2 and a single bed for one. 2 floors and 2 bathrooms. TV in each room with netflix and disney plus. Good balcony with amazing deck chairs. AC works brilliantly (well it did in our room) Service- they do try hard BUT some staff are ...rude? dont know if im just overly polite or thats just how they are. Some staff rudely reply in one worded answers and cut you short...not nice. E.G my mum asked about the cricketing noise (which was obviously a deterrent for the insects but wanted to know) and the waiter just rudely replied 'its crickets'. Most staff are friendly and accommodating. More effort could have been made to really WOW guests like not getting a welcome drink that's literally in the bar round the corner is just LAZY...you know when guests are expected and that's just really poor to not have it ready. Currency exchange is lacking some days they have it some days the dont ...have have to wait- asked on morning they said come back in afternoon the said come back in eve....then the guy didnt turn up?? You need cash if your going to oitsins fish friday (which is over hyped btw expensive fish and long line and they ran out of some fish but didnt tell you so waited a hour for nothing) most people went for entertainment and something to do as there isnt much to do at night on the island. Visit the broadway walkway its nice and had nice resturants. Island life literally is island life they are quite relaxed and slow with service in hotels and even in resturants and in KFC. Chefette is their fast food chain and its good. They had burger king as well. The bajan food wasnt very good? like its the first time ive been to the country and literally couldnt find any food i enjoyed... they hype their own bajan food up but its not that great if im honest :( seafood is expensive and street food isnt very good. LASTLY. If you want a fine dining place go to QP bistro. Amazing place. Dont get scammed with TAXI's... just hop on a white van they stop anywhere in bridgetown and even go to the airport for $3.50 Barbados dollars! super cheap we spent £70 for all of us for all 7 days! Overall i wouldnt go back here or if you do just get bed and breakfast its a good location but the facilaties are not all inclusive worthy. The spa was closed, the gym was good but small, pool is basic and only one level (3ft) so if your into swimming not great. ONLY decent thing is the drinks BUT HAVING SAID THAT the open bars are soooooo far away from your room...if your only the 3rd level having to climb down 2 flights of stairs to get a drink is crazy. they dont give u water in the room so buy a bottle and refil in bar or near beach and take with you for night time. there is a lot to read here but if you value your money take the time to read. Other reviews will not tell you what i have. Read less