Rockley holiday apartment

Having contacted the owners with a request for a 2 week stay, we quickly established that the property was being decorated and upgraded ( aircon in lounge area). The dialog with the owners was great. They are well experienced in supporting the property and potential visitors, and have lots of great information regarding the local area, and also further afield in Barbados. They communicate clearly and very promptly, leaving nothing to chance or unclear.
The property is as described, very clean and well maintained, and also well equipped should you want to cook a meal, barbecue, or just chill on one of the balconies. The local agents, located on the complex, are also very friendly and helpful.
Rockley Golf Club is a peaceful location, just a couple of mins drive from the local beaches at Rockley and Worthing with the Gap only down the road if you like a little more lively time. If you play golf, what could be better, but if you do not, and we do not, then this is not an issue.
Within a short distance of the property is one of the better restaurants on the island, Champers, and we had to check it out. Great service, wonderful seaside location and food, at a price which make you want to go back. We also found a small, more local restaurant, less than a mile away called Shakers. Local food and a great atmosphere, at really competitive prices.
We would have no hesitation in recommending the property to relatives and friends, and have already done so.
As we have been to Barbados a couple of times before, but stayed in the all inclusive style hotels on the west coast, we knew what to expect, and found that the property was superbly located for visiting all of the island, if you have rented a car,with most of the local beaches and attractions easily within walking distance.
Bottom line...great place, well equipped, good location...try it yourself.

We had an amazing week in Barbados and were very pleased that our daughter had recommended that we stay in your apartment. The location is superb as it is within easy walking distance of supermarkets and the most magnificent beaches. The apartment was very comfortable, well maintained and well appointed, with a communal laundry on the premises. The swimming pool was also great on those hot afternoons and evenings. We spent many hours relaxing on the balcony overlooking the golf course and watching the green monkeys in the palm trees and the busy little humming bees in the flowering bushes. The golf estate is beautifully maintained and so pretty with its flowering trees and shrubs. We did hire a car to enable us to see the entire island and visit such events and attractions as the Oistins Fish Festival, St Lawrence Gap and Harrison's Caves. However, there is a good bus service into Bridgetown and other places of interest. We would highly recommend your apartment for a wonderful relaxing holiday.

This was our first trip to Barbados and we were unsure what to expect, but the whole experience was brilliant. The apartment looked very nice in the photos but they don’t do it justice. It can sleep up to 4 people with the sofa bed in the lounge and it has a good-size living area and a double bedroom. It's very tastefully furnished and the balconies effectively give two extra sitting rooms in addition to what is already a spacious apartment. It’s light and airy with high ceilings, and the opposing windows allow a comfortable airflow that keeps the heat down, particularly when supplemented by the large ceiling fan in the living area. The air conditioning in the bedroom is welcome and effective.

We don’t play golf, but the adjacent course is a real asset because the view from the rear balcony is like looking over a beautifully landscaped garden, with lots of sub-tropical birds around, including the tiny, fascinating humming bird. The apartment was very clean and well prepared and the managing agents - Island Gold - were friendly, attentive and efficient. There’s a bar/restaurant at the clubhouse about 5 mins walk away and there’s a decent supermarket within about 15 mins. Beyond that there’s a range of bars and restaurants and then a huge selection at St Lawrence Gap. If you don’t fancy the walk taxis are readily available from the clubhouse. We in fact hired a car for the duration of the holiday, something that we would strongly recommend - relatively inexpensive and easily organised through the ever-efficient Island Gold. The driving is generally sedate and considerate and (for us Brits) they even drive on the correct side of the road! The local beaches are fine, but a car gives easy access to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, less than half an hour’s drive away up on the west coast. (I accept this is a subjective view!)

I would say that the apartment and the location would suit both couples looking for an easy, relaxing holiday, and people with young children or teenagers. The only mistake we made was only booking it for a week – it could easily be a home-from-home for a few weeks or even longer. We’ve travelled quite extensively over the years but this was probably the best accommodation, and also the best and most relaxing holiday, that we’ve had. It’s certainly the only one that we can remember where, while we were still there, we were already planning to go again the following year. Highly recommended.