For a true luxury Barbados holiday, Coral Reef Club, run by the O’Hara family for almost 60 years, is a grand, even spell-binding vintage luxury hotel on the Platinum coast of Barbados. Just 88 guest rooms, each named after flowers, fruits, trees and shrubs. The five Luxury Plantation Suites are supreme and as such, get booked up well in advance. Travellers looking for beauty, space and style in coral stone and marble and maybe a private terrace with a 12′ x 9′ private pool.

Watersports are complimentary and with the offshore coral reef, snorkelling here is a must or you can learn to scuba dive or polish up on your water-skiing skills at the onsite school. All this plus exquisite dining, an exciting spa, well-stocked gym and tennis courts.

If you want to join a livelier part of the beach, it’s right next door to Colony Club. And of course, Coral Reef Club is within easy walking distance to Holetown, the main town on the west coast.