The Abidah By Accra

3 months ago

At the outset this looks to be a nice hotel until things go wrong. First thing to note it is on a very quiet beach road in the middle of nowhere. Being partially disabled I do need an elevator, this was broken for the first two days. Reception staff were so ignorant and all they could say was that is was under maintenance but there was no one working on it, the truth of the matter was that an engineer had to be flown out to the Island the following day. The website stated that there was a Spa on the balcony and yes there was, having climbed into it to discover it was not working, reception advised that I had not booked spa treatments!!. I had booked an Ocean view room to discover it was a side view room, they advised they use the same ocean view image for all the rooms. Restaurant staff were quite nice, the food was far from it, what should be hot was warm and what should be cold was also warm. Lunch or evening meal was either soup or salad to start with, then a fish dish or two other choices plus Rice or steamed Veg, desert had a choice of two items and when they had gone they had gone. There was very limited drink options. The final two days of our stay they advised there was no fresh linen so rooms did not get cleaned or towels replaced. At most this is a three star hotel in financial difficulties.

3 months ago

This was my last 4 day hotel stay after 2 months and 4 different accommodations in Barbados. The best value for sure. Clean. Friendly service staff. Food is ok but very accommodating if you have a specific request. Short walk/3 houses down street, to Enterprise beach. Hotel supplied loungers and umbrellas on beach. Beautiful view from hotel and picnic tables across street. Small but clean pool. 24 hr security. 24 hour fitness room. I recommend it. Good value particularly given Barbados is quite pricey and some places are risky gamble.

6 months ago

We were greeted by Niki on day one. Very nice lady who changed a room for us due to a faulty hot tub. Mornings we were met with amazing bar service and jokes with Andreah, the breakfast and lunch staff were very nice and accommodating. I require gluten free food due to coeliac disease and this was no challenge for Sanchia who already knew what I could have without being asked, she’s an absolute credit to this hotel. The rooms very very nice, with jacuzzis. The hotel was very clean with good music playing all the time. The pool was smaller than expected but was still very nice. The best part of the hotel was its staff. All very friendly and accommodating, and also a lot of fun. Shout out to Christina (waitress), Rico and Tyrel (bar staff) for amazing service. Location was great near enterprise beach, short walk to Oistins (for fish fry). Short car ride to Bridgetown.

3 months ago

Just returned from a 10 day stay here and it was excellent. Location is by (imo) the best more quieter beach on the island, it’s stunning. Food was good, service was always very good . We went for my wife’s 40th birthday and the hotel did not disappoint . You can book a free trip over to the sister hotel which is on a bigger beach and has a larger pool. If you’re all inclusive you can also eat there at no extra charge . We did this for one day and was a nice change. Hotel is actually a 10 min walk from the Oistin fish fry which is a must every Friday eve where basically everyone on the island goes. The only reasons I’m giving 4/5 is the aircon and hot tub had faults and the place in general could just do with a revamp as looks a little tired. That said , I would fully book here again. Special thanks to the cleaners who were all lovely (all locals are actually awesome) and Rhianna our fav waitress, she was just brilliant and an absolute riot ! 😂

7 months ago

2nd stay at Abidah and my husband and I both love it. Great location. Favourite beach nearby and courteous, friendly staff. The food is quite tasty and the overall atmosphere is quiet and restful. The rooms are modern and immaculately clean. The one major drawback for us on both our stays (4 years apart) is the elevator being down for almost the entire stay and having to walk 4 flights of stairs coming and going. I often wondered if there were elderly guests who couldn’t have managed, what then? And we were never given any complimentary service as compensation for this tiresome inconvenience. That was quite disappointing and a subtraction from the overall service for us. Would we stay again? Probably but would definitely give up the great upper floor view in lieu of a lower floor just in case the elevator goes out again.