One of the best ways to get around the island is by the 'reggae' bus.
 

Travelling around Barbados is easy and villa and apartment rental is the best way to stay

Getting to Barbados is easy with direct international flights from London and Manchester in the UK and regular services from the USA and Canada. The quality of the luxury villas and apartments available to rent in Barbados is such that you won't want to leave your home-from-home but once on island, why not hire a car or hop on a yellow reggae bus to get the most from your visit.

10 Jul 2020
Travel and Rentals
Villa Rentals

COVID-19 PCR Test Before Arrival in Barbados

by Mark Hammerton

The official announcement was made on Friday 26th June that Barbados had no active cases of COVID-19 and was once again open for business with the resumption of commercial flights from mid-July. All visitors will be expected to provide evidence of a certified negative COVID-19 PCR test from an accredited laboratory and the test needs to have been carried out within 72 hours of travel. We know that many clients have asked us about where we would recommend they obtain a pre-departure test so we have done our own brief research and would like to share our own experiences here in the hope that this may guide you a little.

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30 Jun 2020
Travel and Rentals
Villa Rentals

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Information for Current and Future Clients

by Mark Hammerton

The official announcement was made on Friday 26th June that Barbados currently has no active cases of COVID-19. Barbados is once again open for business with the resumption of commercial flights from July and is looking forward to welcoming overseas visitors with quarantine on arrival no longer required. Extensive safety protocols remain in place to keep everyone safe and on arrival at the airport, all visitors will be expected to provide evidence of a certified negative COVID-19 PCR test which needs to have been carried out within 72 hours of commencement of travel. Our 'relaxed' cancellation policies, as detailed below, still apply as we understand the need for ongoing flexibility at this time and we continue to prioritise the needs and safety of our valued clients.

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19 Jul 2019
Travel and Rentals
Villa Rentals

Complete Peace of Mind when you Book - Guaranteed

by Mark Hammerton

Having been involved in the travel industry for such a long time, we know that financial security is vitally important when booking your holiday and we are delighted to announce a new arrangement for all clients booking from 19th July 2019 onwards to provide complete peace of mind when booking a stay through us: Travel Regulation Insolvency Protection or TRIP.

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29 Apr 2019
Travel and Rentals
Villa Rentals

Barbados Villas for Rent - our recommendations

by Mark Hammerton

Renting a villa in Barbados is one of the most popular ways of staying on the island but the choice of Barbados villa rentals is so extensive that it can become a little bewildering. We hope that our selection of Barbados villas and apartments will be a good starting point – all have been visited by us and have been selected for inclusion in our programme – but we have also put together a few pointers which we hope will help you get your ideas together before you book your next stay in Barbados.

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12 Feb 2019
Travel and Rentals
Villa Rentals

A Wedding Day in Barbados

by Mark Hammerton

We are pleased to have been involved with the organisation of a number of weddings on the island and we would be happy to advise on the most suitable venue for your own event. We can also put you in touch with our partner for wedding planning on the island Malissa Blackman who runs Weddings by Malissa and is one of the best known and most trusted wedding planners in Barbados.

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3 Dec 2018
Travel and Rentals
Villa Rentals

An island excursion with a difference - a visit to the Grenadines

by Mark Hammerton

When we get the chance, we love to take little excursions - perhaps a catamaran cruise to swim with the turtles or a trip over to the east coast to enjoy the cooling breezes and the more rugged landscape. But we recently took an altogether more exciting excursion as we enjoyed a three night visit to the island of Canouan in The Grenadines. Canouan lies around 110 miles west of Barbados and is a verdant, hilly island of just 5 square miles (Barbados is far larger at 166 square miles) and we stayed at a luxurious villa named Canoten which is owned by one of our main partners in Barbados. It is a wonderful 4-bedroom property with extensive coastal views and lovely pool and sun deck.

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18 Nov 2017
Island Activities
Shopping Centres

A Bigger, Better Supermarket in Holetown

by Mark Hammerton

After 11 months of work and an estimated spend of BDS$ 45 million, the new Massy supermarket has just opened in Holetown on the site of the old Sunset Crest store. We are in Barbados at the moment and (along with hundreds of others) were soon through the doors on the first day, curious to take a look inside and see where we would be doing most of our food shopping on island over the next few years.

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16 Mar 2016
Travel and Rentals
Getting Around

Fast Track your arrival in Barbados

by Mark Hammerton

After landing at Grantley Adams airport we were welcomed by a delightful lady called Autumn who was waiting for us just before the Immigration Hall. She scooped us up and whisked us along a Fast Track lane to an empty desk, completely by-passing the lengthy queue and even arranging for a baggage porter while we had our passports stamped.

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15 Dec 2015
Island Activities
Duty Free and Souvenirs

Made in Barbados

by Lisa Hammerton

If you’re looking to take a little Bajan sunshine home with you, look no further than the Best of Barbados gift shops. These busy boutiques can be found in five locations around the island and are definitely one of the best places to visit for souvenirs.

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19 Oct 2015
Island Activities
Shopping Centres

Retail therapy under the sun

by Lisa Hammerton

Mention the words “retail therapy” or “designer brands” or combine these words into a sentence whilst on holiday in Barbados and my husband, Mark will run for the hills, a beach or possibly a rum shack. But I see things a little differently and when the Limegrove Lifestyle Centre appeared, it seemed almost overnight, in Holetown I had to go and investigate – many times.

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Mark and Lisa Hammerton

We are Mark and Lisa Hammerton and we are lucky enough to spend our time organising villa and apartment holidays to the wonderful Caribbean island of Barbados.

We have been involved with the travel industry for most of our working lives but fell in love with Barbados after many visits and ended up buying a second home there.

We would love to talk to you about the island and our selection of wonderful properties and, as our priority is matching the right property to your requirements, we will always be open and honest in what we have to say.

Mark & Lisa

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