I definitely highly praise the resort on service. Janine at the front desk went out of her way to put me in a room in which she thought I would be comfortable and Sandra Cumberbatch, the bldg. mgr, introduced herself and promised to take care of any problems. Having said all that, on my 2nd day, there was a huge dead bug in my room and the next day a gecko / lizard. There is too much vegetation around and it contributes to some of the shabbiness feel (although other parts of the resort are very elegant). The kitchens feel a bit 70s like and there are no paper towels provided so it's hard to keep clean. The smaller pool has very cheap plastic chairs. I think this hotel could be 4 star but needs some work. I liked having the grocery store which was very reasonable because the restaurants were fairly overpriced except for breakfast.

We have been travelling to Barbados and The Crane for many years now. We had the pleasure once again to stay at The Crane and thought we'd try something different and stayed in the Park Residences, a one-bedroom penthouse with the rooftop pool. I must say the room was amazing and met my expectations. The rooftop deck along with the view was incredible. I was in awe every time I went up, with a corner unit we had almost 360 degree views - wow! Having the barbeque was a bonus for us as gave us the opportunity to cook a lot of things we normally wouldn't as didn't want to start up the oven.

My only small complaint of the trip was the roof top pool cleaning. with the heat it started to grow some algae/grime which didn't make it very appealing. I didn't realize we needed to ask to get this done but I now know for next time. And when it was finally cleaned it wasn't done thoroughly. A very minor technicality overall.

I can't wait to go back for a quick one week trip in February.

Yes, The Crane is one of my favorite things :)

My family owns a time share at the Crane and we travel to Barbados every year around the holidays. We simply adore this place! The setting is unparalleled, the rooms are spacious and comfortable and the hotel staff is very helpful. We love coming to the Crane to spend some quality time and to just relax. There's nothing like waking up in the morning and looking right out your balcony at the most beautiful ocean view ever. If you're an activity person, this is probably not the resort for you--the location is somewhat isolated and the big thing to do is go to the beach and/or the pools! Also, I will warn anyone travelling to Barbados that everything seems to take longer to get done in Barbados, but we've just adjusted to that. Just relax--it's worth it!

We love the Crane. Full disclosure, we own time there at a couple of different suites. But that just shows how much we love it that we have to go back on a regular basis. We travel a lot but we love our time at The Crane. This trip we brought friends with us and they loved it too. They could not believe the views from our 4th floor suite, building 9 which looks over the beach. Ok the beach is the best on the island. We used to stay on the other side of the island which is the lee side and as a result has calm water and no breezes. Most of the big hotels and fancy restaurants are on the other coast, but honestly, we do not miss any of it. The Crane is 10 minutes from the airport, vs. 45mi ute drive to the other side. And the breezes are heavenly. We never orry about the air conditioning as we just leave the windows open. At night the tree frogs signing put us to sleep. The staff is always pleasant and helpful. The rooms are beautiful. Our teenaged daughters love it there too! And if you have any of your own you know they are the worlds biggest critics. We eat out at LAzure and the Carriage House or Cutters just across the street. We have breakfast on our balcony. Heavenly, although Sunday buffet with the Gospel signers is very special. We will be back, again and again.