Press | Little Arches Boutique Hotel Barbados voted Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice award winner.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

Accolades and Press Picks of Little Arches for Your Barbados Vacation Experience

TripAdvisor

Winner: Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2025 Best of the Best "#2 Small & Boutique - Caribbean". Reviews place hotel in the top 1% worldwide.

Winner: Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2025. Reviews place hotel in the top 10% worldwide.

Winner: Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2024 Best of the Best. Reviews place hotel in the top 1% worldwide.

Winner: Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2024. Reviews place hotel in the top 10% worldwide.

Winner: Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2023 Best of the Best. Reviews place hotel in the top 1% worldwide.

Winner: Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2023. Reviews place hotel in the top 10% worldwide.

Winner: Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2022. Reviews place hotel in the top 10% worldwide.

Winner: Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2021 Best of the Best: "Top 25 Small Hotels" - In The Caribbean, "Top 25 Hotels for Service” - In The World

Winner: Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2020: "Top 25 Small Hotels" , "Top 25 Hotels for Service" & "Top 25 Hotels for Romance" - In The Caribbean

Winner: Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2018: "Top 25 Small Hotels" & "Top 25 Hotels for Romance" - In The Caribbean

Winner: Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2015; "Top 25 Small Hotels" & "Top 25 Hotels for Service" - In The Caribbean

Winner: Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2014; "Top 25 Hotels Romance, "Top 25 Small Hotels" & "Top 25 Hotels Exceptional Service" - In The Caribbean

Winner: Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2012; "Best Service" Caribbean and Mexico

Winner: Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award 2010; "Best Luxury Hotel" Caribbean & Mexico

Winner: Two Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2009; "World-Best Luxury Hotel" and "Caribbean- Best Luxury Hotel"

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TripAdvisor

Winner: Tripadvisor Certificate Of Excellence 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019

Tripadvisor Certificate Of Excellence is now the Travelers' Choice Award

2024 Condé Nast Johansens Award for Excellence

Winner: "Best Small & Exclusive Hotel” - USA, Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean"

Condé Nast Johansens Award Winner 2023 - Little Arches Adults-Only Boutique Hotel, Barbados

2023 Condé Nast Johansens Award for Excellence

Winner: "Best House, Villa or Serviced Apartment” - USA, Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean"

2022 Condé Nast Johansens Award for Excellence

Winner: "Best Small & Exclusive Property” - USA, Canada and the Caribbean"

2021 Condé Nast Johansens Award for Excellence

Winner: "Best Value Experience" - USA, Canada and the Caribbean"

Conde Nast Traveler 2017 Readers' Choice Award

Winner: "#11 in Top Hotels - The Caribbean and Central America"

Fodor's Travel Guide 2018

Winner: "The 7 Best Adults-Only Hotels in Barbados"

Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association President's Award 500

The Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association

Winner: Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association President's Award " "A" Class Hotel of the Year" 2022

Winner: Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association President's Award "Restaurant of the Year" 2018

Winner: Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association "Outstanding Employee Award" 2014

Winner: Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association President's Award "Restaurant of the Year" 2012

Finalist: Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association President's Award "Business Excellence Award - Accommodation" 2012

Winner: Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association President's Award "Luxury Hotel of the Year" 2010

Finalist: Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association's President's Awards for "Best Luxury Hotel" 2006 and 2008

Barbados Tourism Authority

Winner: Little Arches' Rose Bovell wins Barbados Tourism Authority "Award of Excellence" 2009

Finalist: Barbados Tourism Authority's "Achievement of Excellence in Accommodation Award" 2006,2007 and 2009

Zagat

Cafe Luna - Zagat Survey: "Top hotel Dining". Top 3 "Decor", "Best Food", "Best Eclectic Food", "BestMediterranean Food"

Zagat Survey: "there's no better place to dine under the stars, enjoying spectacular views of Oistins Bay than this rooftop gem... it's, in a word, 'exquisite'"

Fodor's Caribbean

"this classy boutique hotel ...offers nothing less than pure romance"

Frommer's Caribbean

"a real discovery... It's a little charmer for those who seek out personalized hotels... The colorful rooms look like an arranged set waiting for the House & Garden photographers."

Haute Hotels

"Treat yourselves to this Mediterranean 'Villa' on the South Coast of Barbados and you'll not only enjoy 5-star views and first-rate dinners, but the sort of personal attention you usually only get from your Mum..."

Condé Nast Johansens Guide

"this delightful haven...quietly tucked away down a sleepy beachfront road, one is instantly struck by the magnificent views of the crystal waters below. This boutique-style has just 10 rooms and suites, which lends to an ambiance of informality and intimacy without sacrificing that sense of Caribbean luxury..."

Cosmopolitan Magazine

'How to Holiday Like a Celebrity'- "(Little Arches) offers mind-boggling views...and the romantic Cafe Luna restaurant."

The Sunday Times

"...the exquisite Little Arches hotel. The architecture suggests the Amalfi coast, but the warmth of the staff, the prettiness of the beach and the potency of the rum punch confirms that this is the old-fashioned Caribbean at its very best."

The New York Times

"(Café Luna) may be the best meal you can have on the island"

The London Times (UK)

"...a 10-room gem of a hotel"

Food and Travel (UK)

"swap winter blues for the sapphire and topaz of tropical seas... In Barbados, where big has always been considered beautiful, one clutch of hotels breaks the trend; Little Arches has just ten lovely rooms..."

Perfect Wedding Magazine

'Best Honeymoon Beach Destinations' - "Little Arches is THE ONE for couples who want some secluded one-on-one time."

Brides Magazine

UK: "Little Arches is stylish... ideal for couples looking for a low-key, intimate resort with a friendly feel."

USA: '10 Top Wallet-Friendly Retreats' - "Our boutique fave on Barbados, Little Arches, rules for couples."

You and Your Wedding (UK)

‘This Charming Isle’- "if you're after a glamorous honeymoon in the sun... one of Barbados' romantic hotels, Little Arches is a chic family owned boutique hotel..."

Evening Standard (UK)

'Caribbean's Little Gems Six of the best boutique hotels in the West Indies' - "dine on glorious food in the rooftop restaurant; shrimp and scallops with mango Cajun sauce, as you watch the sun sink over white sands"

Daily Express (UK)

"Little Arches is the perfect escape …offers stylish food with views. Order a Margarita and think how lucky you are."

The Daily Post (UK)

"For those who want something more sophisticated…Little Arches has just 10 rooms and suites and, in this case, small is most definitely beautiful."

Weekly Telegraph (UK)

'Tourism Report' - “for a truly boutique hotel experience with a difference, Little Arches is unlike any other property in Barbados. It offers just 10 exquisite rooms... Little Arches is the best of all worlds; private, relaxed, personalized, stylish and absolutely unforgettable."

The Sunday Express (UK)

'Get a taste of Paradise with Tiger Woods' - "Little Arches is good value but classy too, it relies on personal touches to keep rivals at bay. Wrought iron four-posters in higgledy-piggledy rooms, groovy Bajan Earthworks pottery basins in the bathrooms and double hammocks and cool face towels on the designer pooldeck add to the poundstretcher pampering."