Barrier Beach Resort

Barrier Beach resort is in a great location with good snorkeling out the front and turtles and dugongs swimming just offshore. The accommodation is a little worn but very clean. Staff were great and the restaurant was very good. The daily specials added a good variety to the menu. It was quite windy during our visit which apparently is normal for that time of year. This meant that the waves on the beach were noisy at night. However once away from the beach and out of the wind it was quite warm. The beach itself is a little shady but well equipped with water sports gear.

We took advantage of a locals specials package whilst the flights in and out of Santo were still on hold and it was a wonderful treat. Sabine and Wayne, the managers, were great hosts and made us feel so welcome and inclusive. (They are both professional and experienced as resort managers, and it showed). The rooms are lovely and comfortable and the rain showers very decadent. We loved our night away and would highly recommend staying there.

My husband and I didn't actually stay at this beautiful resort, we stayed in a villa along the beach up further, but we went to this resorts restaurant for the 7 nights we were there. Amazing food and wonderful friendly hosts. On the day of our departure, we checked out of our villa, went to the airport to find our flight had been delayed 12 hours. We were welcomed with open arms by the lovely managers at Barrier Beach. We used their lounge area, dined in their restaurant and even had showers before our late night flight. We were so thankful for their friendliness and hospitality, even when we weren't their guests. I would most definitely recommend Barrier Beach Resort. P.S The water is exactly as the photos show. So Beautiful !

Perfect location on the island of Santo. We stayed in fare 9, absolute beach front location. Lovely large room and comfortable bed. Clear tropical waters and great location to everything in santo. The restaurant was amazing. Great food excellent service. A special thanks to Marcel and Rose always great service with a smile and always happy to see you. Breakfast, lunch and dinner with great prices and amazing views. We will be back. Thank you to all staff at Barrier Beach.

This place is absolutely amazing in every way from the stunning rooms to the extremely nice and helpful staff and who could ever forget the picture perfect views everywhere you look. This has been by far the best place I have ever stayed. The minute you arrive you feel like family and treated like royalty. They were also so accommodating when our flights got delayed. We can’t wait to go back again and again.

Its nice, great setting, wasted on an awful host. The local staff are great/amazing/cant do enough for you. It is run by an Australian man who seems really nice & helpful, and his partner - a nasty piece of work woman who is too lazy to even make a bed, wont look you in the eye and ignores you completely when you say you are not ok. They tried to move me to another room a lot less expensive than the one I paid for because the key snapped on the lock - then there was an agreement to swap me with another guest - they did not change the bedding and did not provide fresh towels though it was requested multiple times. Rooms were swapped but they changed nothing. Sometimes things happen on holiday, its how these things are addressed that you judge a place. Barrier Beach Resort left me feeling like dirt, like scum, I was ignored, I was treated badly by the manageress and I would not recommend this place until she is removed. A change of sheets, fresh towels and a free drink - that would go a long way to bringing the tolerance back but nothing. Not a single thing. Not even an apology. It was pretty disgusting.