Travel From the restaurant at the forefront of the island’s growing slow food movement, to the hotels that keep people coming back year after year, Alice Howarth has your guide to planning the perfect fly-and-flop break on the Platinum Coast If you’re looking for a holiday where nothing’s on the agenda but to relax, you’d be hard-pressed to do better than Barbados . A quintessential fly-and-flop destination with postcard-worthy white sands, neon waters and bougie beach clubs lining the coast — it’s a year-round destination that’ll have you return home suitably recharged and topped up with Vitamin D. But where do the style set go now? Pink candy cane umbrellas, palm trees and marble bars lined with woven rattan furniture — Cobblers Cove feels straight out of the glamorous 1950’s heyday of the Caribbean .
The crowd ranges from newlyweds to those who’ve been frequenting the hotel annually for 30 years. Much loved by Brits, you’re almost guaranteed to see a polo-wearing gent with a cricket cap and a trusty Daunt Books bag slung over his shoulder as he locates the best sunlounger for the day. Each of the property’s 40 rooms is a suite complete with indoor and outdoor living spaces, and decor that is a glorious blend of chintz and tropical — the playful result of a 2019 collaboration with Soane Britain.
Elsewhere, you’ll find a small fitness room, a two-room spa, a tastefully curated shop and a restaurant. After soaking up the rays in the teardrop pool o.