Mango Bay

Lovely hotel right on the beach front. Staff were in excellent form and made our short stay very welcoming. We took the all inclusive option not knowing was in the vicinity. We are glad we did as the prices for food and drink were expensive, apparently because everything is imported. There is a lot to do around the hotel with plenty of lively bars. I would recommend taking the AI option even if you don’t use it fully. Read less

I’ve just got back from an amazing 10 days in mango bay, what can I say it was amazing, the hotel it’s self is lovely and the area is paradise, the staff from reception through to the house keeping were amazing, friendly, chatty and nothing was to much trouble, my son celebrated his 18th while out there and he said no one has ever made him feel so special, the staff were so good and made his birthday the best one yet, a big shout out to Damien who made us laugh everyday, there we’re so many lovely members of staff and I would be here for ages if I named them all. We will most certainly be back and are already looking at sometime next year Thank you again Mango bay Kind regards Lisa Crossley & Christopher Jessop Read less

I read many reviews before booking mango bay so I was pretty realistic in what I was getting. I wanted west coast for location. I wanted not a large resort. People read all inclusive and think of what they get in Mexico or DR but that’s it what this little gem is. I kept warning my husband “it’s all inclusive but it’s smaller scale.” This was our first trip to Barbados. We’ve been to about 6 Caribbean islands and each island usually surprises us in its own way. The staff here definitely made us feel like Barbados is a friendly island. Upon arriving in our rental car we were kind of nervous wrecks. Other-side of the road driving wasn’t really on our radar and not the funnest thing to deal with after landing. Julian directed us and gave us the easiest spot to leave the car. He welcomed us in and got us a rum punch! Now we are talking:) We sat to check in and were informed that our room was still being cleaned ( totally fine we were an hour early) we were being upgraded. I did notify them ahead of time it was our 20 year wedding anniversary. I know I paid for an ocean view room but you know how that goes sometimes it’s a partial view and not too amazing. We got an amazing room -311. Couldn’t have asked for better in the whole place. We really appreciated that because it was a real treat. Room also had added touches for our anniversary. Lovely. Isabelle checked in with us while we were getting a bite to eat while room was being finished up. Eating times to keep in mind Breakfast was 8-10 buffet ( very British) Lunch was 12-2 not always a buffet Dinner 6-8 Pool menu was from 2-4 ( limited but pretty good options) Tea sandwiches and scones served around 4:30 near the beach. The bar gets a little busy at times because this is an all inclusive and people intend to get their drink on. But, overall this seemed to be a family resort so the bar was frequently overwhelmed by making frozen virgin drinks or milkshakes for kids. I’ve seen this at so many all inclusives and it’s annoying no matter where you go. I did hear the bartender warning the kids that there would be no milkshakes after 6 pm but adults were still insisting on milkshakes past 6 pm. I get it. My kids loved their frozen drinks on vacation but maybe they had like two a day. Big shout out to DAMIEN who I read reviews about and he didn’t disappoint. Energetic and fast service. Loved him. Missed him when he had his days off. Food was pretty good. I knew the choices would be limited but overall I thought it was very tasty. Delicious soups everyday. I had delicious curry chicken. My husband enjoyed lots of fresh fish. They had vegetarian options each meal. Smaller portions but you could ask for as much as you wanted. Waitresses were nice (not falling over themselves) but polite. Julissa was a great waitress we had very friendly. One waitress at dinner dances and sings during the singing and she was a really good time. One hostess wasn’t my favorite. But… there’s always one. One day at lunch we ate on the later end of the eating window and it took about an hour to get the lunch after a small starter and soup. Not really sure what the hold up was because the food is pretty simple. Other tables who came after us got their stuff before us and I was being impatient but as soon as I got up to inquire it was of course being served. There are a handful of other restaurants in the area to try. We enjoyed The Bearded Rose and Nishi ( very close by). The price of this all inclusive is very reasonable. So for what we paid each day we definitely got our monies worth with just breakfast, lunch and drinks. We knew we wanted to explore local eateries and not eat every meal inside our hotel. Each day the resort offers something a little fun. Pilates, yoga, but the best thing is the catamaran sail on Wednesdays! So if you are going to be there on a Wednesday get in on that! Email ahead of time. There are only like 20 spots. Beach loungers are all taken up by 7:30am. One person coming down and holding 4 chairs. Regular sort of stuff at these places. But basically only one day was I able to get a beach lounger. We usually lounged near the pool and just walked the 70 feet to the beach. Hard life! I know 🤣 But, in some ways it would be nice if it was watched a little closer so people felt some sort of pressure to not hold so many chairs. I did hear people complaining that they wanted more chairs set up around 8 am. There is something to there being enough loungers but I also hate places where the loungers are so packed in you are on top of people. The water was lovely! Very clear. The snorkel reef right off the beach had many beautiful fish. Be careful on the rocks. Snorkels are in the beach hut. We really loved this little spot. There were also paddle boards and kayaks to take out all free of charge. Many catamaran boats came in each afternoon and anchored right off our hotel to look for turtles. Sunsets were great here. Everynight there was live music. Different singers each night. Our favorite was Leah on Monday. What a voice. We will say we laughed each night because there was so much Phil Collins being sung. We never heard reggae songs until our last night so that was a little disappointing. We love feeling like we are getting a bit of the authentic vibe in the carribean not just a place that’s hot and filled with British people. Overall, we really had a great anniversary trip. We’d love to return again and mango bay hit the nail on the head for us. People who wrote negative reviews on this place need to just stick to big generic all Inclusives in DR and Mexico. Read less