we were upgraded to this hotel after one nights stay in a hell hole and have to say we were blown away by the place. Excellent customer service, wonderful sea view room and the food was excellent quality and not what you would usually expect on an all inclusive. We would recommend this hotel to anybody!

If you want to relax in a small friendly hotel this has got to be the place for you.
It was refurbished in 2005 and reopened early 2006.
The food is the best, and you are not left feeling hungry after your meals.
Breakfast with eggs cooked to order, lunch with a varied choice to suit all tastes, afternoon tea (4:30) tea, coffee cakes etc. and then fantastic quality evening meal which has to be pre booked to stop every guest turning up at the same time to eat, (now that would cause some complaints), however we never found any problems picking a suitable time to eat as the times are very flexible.
There is a bar on the road leading into Mango Bay (Ragamuffins) and this has ONE late and noisy night per week (Sunday) when the music is loud but has loads of atmosphere full of local people, cheap drinks and stops at 12:30 - 1:00am.
There is a beach bar further down called Surf Side where once a week a steel band play traditional Caribbean music - great.
The rooms are cool and very clean with three levels of expense, standard rooms are in the old block near to reception, Superior rooms in new block along the side of the pool (extra £35 per night) and Ocean view rooms of course nearly on the beach looking out onto the Caribbean ocean (extra £70 per night).
I have heard bad things about “All Inclusive” hotels but this place does not restrict the amount of food or drink available to you. You can, if you wish, sit at the bar when it opens at 10am and drink all day until it closes at midnight with no limit on the number of drinks you consume. The drink brands are well known, Malibu, Bells Martini etc. and the bar staff very friendly and fun, they will make any cocktail for you no matter how long it takes and of course at no charge!
I could go on and on about the catamaran trip, water skiing, glass bottom boat trip but it would bore you, as I do not have a bad thing to say about this hotel, (no I don’t own shares in it, I wish I did), this was my third visit and I would go again in a heartbeat.
If you decide to go you will not be disappointed as it is exceptional value for money, also say hello to Tony the jewellery sales guy and tell him “Lexus man” sends his regards, he will know who you mean and give you a discount.

My boyfriend and I stayed in Mango Bay for a week at the start of August and loved every minute of it. The hotel was beautiful, nicely decorated with large rooms, large bathrooms and a patio or balcony area in each room. We had a pool view room on the second floor which was perfect (not that you tend to spend a lot of time in your room anyway). Housekeeping each day was of a very high standard and fresh beach towels each night was a nice touch.

The restaurant area was beautifully situated - request outside seating for dinner when you book each morning. Breakfast and lunch outside were an experience with the birds (never any birds at dinner) but this was not a huge issue. The food itself was great whether it was buffet or menu with a nice selection. The staff were super helpful and friendly (we found the peoples' friendliness in Barbados to be one of the nicest experiences of the holiday)

Bar service was also fabulous, with the barmen happy to make you their own "special" cocktails if you work your way through the cocktail menu too quickly. They were also happy to chat and answer any questions we had on aspects of Bajan life.

The pool area and beach were both excellent. The pool had plenty of loungers and the beach while not very wide was perfect for lounging on. The watersports were excellent, as were the free trips - beware the glass bottom boat guys like to make their rum drinks strong. We went snorkelling with the turtles on a catarman and took a glass bottom boat trip to the island's Crop Over festival.

Overall my boyfriend and I loved Barbados and loved Mango Bay. We would highly recommend it to couples young and old. If however you are single and looking for a hectic nightlife Mango Bay may not be the place for you.

I stayed at Mango Bay for one week in July, with my husband and three children, 12, 10 and 8 years of age. After many nights of reading reviews on tripadviser, on all the hotels we were considering, and feeling confused about the mixed comments on these other hotels, I decided to go for Mango Bay. I was slightly concerned that Mango Bay might be too quite for the children, and perhaps should have picked one of the larger family type resort hotels.

As soon as we arrived at Mango Bay we knew it was the right hotel for us. It had that caribbean feeling that some bigger hotels lose. The rooms we had were perfect, they were ocean view. The rooms were freshly decorated, nicely furnished, comfortable beds with crisp sheets, very clean and spacious. We were on the ground floor which was great and we had a good sized patio with very nice furniture.

The restaurant staff were great, and could not be more helpful. The food was very good, the quality and presentation of the food was excellent. Most days lunch and dinner were waitress served from a menu, on a few occasions they have a buffet or barbecue, I think this was probably the head chefs days off. The waitress service was one of the things I liked about Mango Bay ,as I am not a big fan of buffet meals. The bar staff were great too, and made my children many great non alcoholic cocktails, and some great real ones for us too! If you don't want to stay at the hotel every night for dinner, there are a few good restaurants close by.

Some of the other people who made reviews on trip adviser, mentioned the beach being shallow. I honestly thought the beach was fine and in my opinion, Mango Bay had the best bit of beach compared to some of the other hotels in the area, like Colony Club and Coral Reef, that had no beach. The watersport guys, got my children water skiing on the first lesson, then they were hooked and had to be out every day. The children really loved the sea, which I was surprised about because in other holiday they preferred the pool. The turtle trip was fab. We actually did it twice, the first time we did it with Darius, on the glass bottom boat, which is always around the bay in the morning. Darius also takes you to the ship wreak to snorkel as well as the turtles. His chat is also good! The free hotel trip is good too, but remember to take an underwater camera, we bought one at the supermarket.

We have done the Disney type holidays in the past, and were a bit concerned that this holiday may be a bit boring, and the hotel too quite for our children, but it was just perfect. There were other children in the hotel, as it was school holidays, and in the evening they all got together and made their own entertainment. They loved the watersport during the day.

The best thing for me about Mango Bay was that you feel completely relaxed and have nothing to think about. The owner of the hotel, Peter, is often around and we spoke to him a few times. He was very friendly, and keen to know if everything was okay.

If you do decide to go to Mango Bay, I really do not think you will be disappointed, as we loved it ,and we are very fussy. If however, you have children and want a hotel with lots of pools, slides, organised entertainment, childrens club, maybe Mango Bay is not for you.

On a final note, before I left , I was a bit concerned about the 'swamp' people mentioned on trip adviser. There is an area with water at the side of the hotel, which does not look too pretty, but to be not honest you never really have to be near it. I did not think that there was any smell coming from it.

I hope these comment are helpful, and enjoy your trip to Barbados wherever you decide to stay!