Barbados, a well-liked island getaway within the Caribbean, is already prized for its crystal-clear blue waters, pink-sand seashores, and wealthy cultural historical past. However now there's another reason to go to the island: O2 Seaside Membership and Spa, which debuted in November 2021.

Positioned within the St. Lawerence Hole on the south coast of Barbados, the brand new luxurious resort has 130 rooms and suites together with three swimming pools — together with one of many solely rooftop swimming pools on the island — and a full-service spa with the one Hamman obtainable on the island. Eager to root the property with a agency sense of place, the resort tapped native Caribbean designer Michelle Leotaud to design the resort with deliberate and alluring pops of coloration.

Inside of a guestroom at O2 Seaside Membership & Spa in Barbados Credit score: Steven Graffham/Courtesy of O2 Seaside Membership & Spa A pool on the O2 Seaside Membership & Spa in Barbados Credit score: Steven Graffham/Courtesy of O2 Seaside Membership & Spa

Throughout the property are three distinct room collections: membership, luxurious, and concierge, every with various facilities. The membership assortment rooms usually embrace king or twin beds with en suite bogs, whereas the luxurious assortment consists of adult-only suites with personal balconies, oceanfront suites, and swim-up rooms with direct entry to the adult-only river pool and bar. Lastly, the concierge assortment gives spacious one or two-bedroom suites with full kitchens to make the property really feel extra like house. Every room is adorned with laid-back, Caribbean-inspired accents, like work from native Bajan artists together with pure parts like wooden and leaf motifs.

Aerial of the seashore at O2 Seaside Membership & Spa in Barbados Credit score: Courtesy of O2 Seaside Membership & Spa

Higher but, the resort additionally has seven bars and 6 eating experiences with totally different cuisines and drink choices obtainable in every. Components, the place breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served, is an open-air area, and the principle restaurant on the resort. It has a novel crescent-shaped bar and a solar terrace with cabanas and jacuzzi tubs. Another notable eating places on the resort are Brisa, a rooftop tapas lounge with ocean views, Bluefin Beachside Grill, a daytime eating spot, and Oro, a fine-dining expertise with 360-degree views of the coast.

For these trying to make holidays so simple as might be, the resort is all-inclusive and consists of limitless entry to the resort's eating experiences and bars, together with complimentary non-motorized water sports activities and a full actions program.