Charming 2 bedroom 2 shower room self catering apt on a gorgeous quiet beach

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Exceptional

2 bedroomsSleeps 4

Popular amenities

Parking available
Dryer
Washer
Barbecue grill
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

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Fitts Village, St James

Paradise Beach
‪2 min drive‬
Brighton Beach
‪6 min drive‬
Sandy Lane Beach
‪6 min drive‬
Bridgetown (BGI-Grantley Adams Intl.)
‪32 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom

2 Single Beds

Bedroom

1 Double Bed

Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

Dining area

About this property

Attractive ground floor apartment with shared patio leading directly onto one of the quietest and most beautiful beaches on the West Coast with excellent swimming and snorkeling in crystal clear water. Comprising 2 air conditioned bedrooms with powerful en suite showers. The main feature of the apartment is its inside/outside living with beautiful views of the Caribbean, especially at sunset. There are several excellent restaurants nearby and the local shopping centre and supermarket is within easy reach. You are 1.5km away from Sandy Lane and its world class golf facilities and watersports, fishing etc are virtually on your doorstep if you require.
The apartment has ifibre optic nternet access and on site security.
Little Reef is well situated for multiple activities. Directly on a very beautiful beach there is snorkelling on the reef a short swim out from the shore. Boat activities are on offer from passing operators on the way to the big resorts past Sandy Lane. Fishermen bring in the catch in Fitts Village five minutes down the beach. Jordan's Supermarket is five minutes walk along the beach and there are restaurants within easy reach by foot or car. There are no high rise blocks of apartments, no fast food outlets nearby but local food restaurants are within walking distance. if you want to shop, need a Bank a good meal or a pizza, even a bit of night life, Holetown is fifteen minutes away by bus or car and Bridgetown and the South Coast around twenty minutes by car and the busses pass regularly!
If you just want to sit and do nothing but soak up the sun Little Reef has a lovely patio with an ambiance all it's own . The sunsets are very often spectacular and to sip a cool drink watching the boats go by is truly the most relaxing and stress free activity of them all.
We just want you to enjoy the experience!

Property manager

Sally Stalker

Premier Host

Languages

English, French

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Air conditioning

Outdoor space

Sea view

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

No smoking inside apartment. Please do not sit on indoor furniture with wet bathing suits or oil. Please rinse sand from feet after beach.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Long-term renters welcome

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

A car is not required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Derricks

Located in Fitts Village, this apartment is on the beach. Kensington Oval is a notable landmark, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Sandy Lane Beach and Carlisle Bay. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Barbados Polo Club or National Stadium. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing, scuba diving and waterskiing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding.

Fitts Village, St James

What's nearby

Paynes Bay Beach - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
Paradise Beach - 2 min drive - 2.4 km
Kensington Oval - 5 min drive - 5.8 km
Brighton Beach - 6 min drive - 3.9 km
Sandy Lane Beach - 6 min drive - 3.3 km

Getting around

Bridgetown (BGI-Grantley Adams Intl.) - 32 min drive

Restaurants

‪KFC - ‬3 min drive
‪Klynn's bar - ‬4 min drive
‪Wendy's Snack Bar - ‬4 min walk
‪Chefette - ‬6 min drive
‪La Cabane - ‬2 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Charming 2 bedroom 2 shower room self catering apt on a gorgeous quiet beach pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Charming 2 bedroom 2 shower room self catering apt on a gorgeous quiet beach?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Charming 2 bedroom 2 shower room self catering apt on a gorgeous quiet beach?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Charming 2 bedroom 2 shower room self catering apt on a gorgeous quiet beach located?

Nestled on the beach, this Fitts Village apartment building is within 1 mi (2 km) of Paynes Bay Beach and Batts Rock Beach. Paradise Beach and Sandy Lane Golf Course are also within 2 miles (3 km).

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9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

9.8/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Martin V.

8 Mar, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Barbados property

Beautiful view, excellent swimming and snorkeling, ideal location. Beautifully maintained, great host, terrific property manager!

Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jerry L.

14 Apr, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Paradise on Earth

Little Reef is a little piece of paradise on earth. A great location away from the crowds with easy access to restaurants and shopping. The views from the private balcony are stunning. Little Reef has everything you need for a relaxing, peaceful stay. Check-in was easy and they helped arrange taxi to/from airport to make everything a breeze!

Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

patrick d.

22 Feb, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Barbados 2025

Property was amazing

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bruno v.

15 Jan, 2025

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Amazing!

Piece of paradise!The view on the balcony is amazing!Well equipped with everything you’d need, excellent communication. Love love love it!

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Raegen G.

29 Mar, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

AMAZING BEACH!

We had such a wonderful stay at Little Reef. Sally was an excellent host. All questions were answered promptly. She set up our transportation to and from the airport which was so helpful! The apartment is well stocked with cooking utensils, towels, and a much appreciated starter supply of things you will need. It was great having a washing machine for towels and such. The internet worked perfectly. The beach out front of Little Reef is absolutely gorgeous and has the best snorkeling! We saw so many different species of fish, large schools of colorful fish, parrotfish, sea urchins, and more! We found the buses difficult to navigate so we used taxis which were very reasonable priced!

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steve P.

16 May, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Look no further than Little Reef

My 21-year-old daughter and I recently spent a magical week in Barbados, staying at Little Reef for the second straight year. This charming beachfront apartment is situated in the welcoming neighbourhood of Fitts Village on the west coast (also called the Gold or Platinum Coast). This region is essentially a one-stop shop for just about everything you’ll need or want during your stay. There are numerous restaurants (including our favourite, La Cabane), a grocery store (Jordan’s), and a fish market. If you enjoy fish grilled on the BBQ, you’ll be in for a treat. Take a 15-minute walk to Payne’s Bay and pick up some fish fresh off the fishing boats. During this most recent stay, we grilled freshly caught tuna, marlin, mahi-mahi, kingfish, and flying fish on the patio overlooking the ocean. The apartment is stocked with everything you’ll need to prepare your feast!But the real highlight of this property is its proximity to the sandy beach, swimming, and the most amazing snorkeling, a mere 30 feet (or less) from shore. Here, you’ll see an amazing assortment of fish, including schools of tangs in the hundreds. During this stay, I even swam with and video recorded a sea turtle – a truly memorable moment. The property manager, Michael, is always available, and the caretaker, Grantley, conveniently lives next door. You’ll be in good hands! I give Little Reef my highest recommendation (6 stars) – it will always be our home away from home when visiting Barbados.

Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

chris M.

14 Jan, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

New year at Little Reef

Spent 9 days over the new year at little reefThis was our third visit and we will be backThis is the perfect place to stay if you enjoy peace and quiet and enjoy the ocean without being too far away from the action.New addition since our last visit is the Bikini beach bar just a few yards up the beach Great cocktails at a reasonable ( for Barbados) prices.Waking up to the sound of the waves and having arum or two at sundown watching the Sunset is priceless.Michael was very helpful and Grantley next door looked after us as well.Very difficult to find anything like Little ReefEnjoy

Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adrianne W.

23 Dec, 2024

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Wonderful Venue

We had the most amazing week. I’m certain there couldn’t be a more beautiful place on the whole island. We loved being able to hear the ocean at night even with the doors closed. The cottage was extremely clean and very quaint. If I could add any suggestion of improvement, it would only be to possible rig some sort of mosquito net so the doors could stay open all night. We are from Arkansas so we were quite familiar with the little pests. Thanks for sharing your lovely place!

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Catherine N.

2 Jul, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect vacation spot

Little Reef was the perfect vacation spot. The direct access to the ocean was simply amazing.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Em L.

3 Jan, 2022

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Second time staying at Little Reef and we loved it as much as the first!

All super easy, great communication and such a special place to stay, right on the beach with amazing sunsets. Highly recommend!

Stayed 14 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

christine r.

4 Apr, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Highly recommended.

Great place to stay. Can’t get closer to the ocean than this place. Location is good. Easy access to buses. Short walk to supermarket and restaurants.

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joan T.

4 Dec, 2022

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Such a fun holiday

Incredible view, fabulous swimming and snorkeling. Grantley was very helpful.

Stayed 14 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Em L.

2 Jan, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Little Reef is a perfect little hideaway

We had a lovely two week stay at Little Reef. Right on a perfect quiet beach, within easy reach of all the West Coast has to offer. Bed was comfy, air con great, WiFi fast and the apartment although basic had everything you needed. The sunsets were spectacular!

Stayed 14 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Tim H.

22 Jun, 2018

A fabulous apartment on a wonderful beach.

The apartment was excellent, with very good facilities. It was only a few steps to the beach, which was almost always deserted. The sea was warm and the swimming a delight. Very good restaurants and other facilities close by.

Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Melanie K.

4 Jul, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic Location

We stayed at Little Reef for one week in June 2024. We were 4 adults sharing the space. We thoroughly enjoyed both the location and home. It truly felt like a home. The beach couldn't have been any closer. Check in was very smooth and both Michael and Grantley were very helpful. We enjoyed swimming and snorkelling directly off of the patio. The kitchen was very well stocked. Our only suggestion would be for an update of the bathrooms and kitchen. We would definitely stay again in Fitt's Village. It was very easy to find our way to wherever we wanted to go.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas E.

9 Nov, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great as usual

Thanks

Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Debbie B., Navan, ON

28 Feb, 2023

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Disliked: Check-in

Beautiful slice of paradise

Great location, caring owner and team, beautiful beach, sunsets, no big crowds, close to fresh fish market and local grocery stores. Buses can take you everywhere. Price was perfect. Would definitely recommend.

Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

3 Oct, 2022

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Sensational

Just the perfect Bajan place. We’ll set up, really comfortable, on the water, great location with access to everything. Little Reef is a well loved family place that we all get to share. Great host and local managers who are on hand whenever needed. Highly recommended

Stayed 29 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael C.

26 Jun, 2022

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Another fantastic stay at Little Reef

I can’t rate this place highly enough. The location is perfect, the apartment well equipped. Grantley and Michael can’t do enough to help out during your stay if you need anything and Sally is a great host. This property is probably the best all round place I’ve ever found on VRBO! The reviews say it all really.

Stayed 11 nights in May 2022

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Pamela S.

10 Apr, 2017

Charming place, great location!

Have just returned from a 3 week stay at Little Reef. It is just as lovely as the photos show, and we very much enjoyed our visit. So much, in fact, that we've just booked again for 2018! Many thanks to Sally, as well as Grantley and Shirley for their kindness and attention during our holiday. Can't wait for next year!

Stayed 20 nights in Mar 2017

10/10 Excellent

Mary Lou H., Caledon East, Canada

15 Dec, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great snorkelling just outside your door!

This west coast accommodation is very convenient to exploring Barbados! Beautiful setting on the water too! The lower apartment was very nicely outfitted but could use a little updating. Only negative to our whole experience was the loud traffic early in the morning. The property owners were a pleasure to deal with!

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Irene D.

11 Nov, 2018

A wonderful place.

Little Reef was wonderful. The villa was very well equipped the large bed was so comfortable with a lovely view of the ocean .Lots of snorkelling even saw a turtle very close to the villa. The sunsets were lovely we really did not want to come home. Grantley and Michael were always available if required

Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jim J.

25 Jun, 2019

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Best backyard ever!

When we booked, we were torn between the tourist area of the South side of the island or the calmer waters on the West coast. We visited the South coast, great bars and restaurants, but best beaches are West coast hands down. Go the grocery store, load up and relax at the Little Reef. Nice Italian place a short walk down the beach. When we go back to Barbados this is the place I will look at first for availability!!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

S. Ross B.

29 Oct, 2024

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Wonderful as usual

This was my second time staying at Little reef and it didn't disappoint. It is a space that really feels like a second home and not an antiseptic hotel like atmosphere. Even the artwork is original and nicely done. You definitely cannot get closer the the ocean unless you are in a boat. And a very swimmable ocean at that. Explorable reefs and calm seas. The home is safe, comfy and amenity rich. The back door is fully retractable, the Weber grill is perfect for the catch of the day from the local fish monger in walking distance. The book shelf has some excellent titles. the Even the little glitches felt quaint, like the dryer out for repairs/replacement or the patio table's wicker a littler worse for wear did not bother me at all, There was a clothes line in the ample sun and one just picks up the odd shedding of wicker. Overall the place has everything you need and nothing you don't. Michael and Grantley are consummate gentlemen and are available and accessible should they be needed.

Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Frank C.

16 May, 2023

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2nd time customers

This is the 2nd time we stayed at Little Reef. Our 1st time was 5 years ago. This stay was just as relaxing and satisfying as our last. The addition of the wifi and TV was a welcome improvement. Michael and Grantly were very responsive to some questions we had. This villa is a hidden gem.

Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

About the host

Hosted by Sally Stalker

I am Irish and live on the beautiful island of Grenada 45 minutes by air from Barbados. My family has owned Little Reef for over forty years and they still visit the apartment. The beach is stunning and to step from the veranda to the patio and on to the beach is a wonderful experience.

Why they chose this property

Little Reef is special to my family as each generation comes to know its charm and unique position.

What makes this property unique

Immediate access to the platinum beach is little Reef's unique feature and the indoor outdoor feel of the apartment allows for maximum experience of the stunning view. The sunsets are unbelievably beautiful. Fishermen catch sprats in their nets giving a timeless feel to the ambiance.