Time Out At The Gap
Information & Amenities
Hotel Information: This small hotel attracts young adult couples and singles desiring access to action along the half-mile St. Lawrence Gap dining/nightlife strip, as well as proximity to the beach across the street. One of Time Out At The Gap's attractions, a colorful, open-air, West Indian-style shopping village, is just 100 yards away. This Barbados hotel's moderate pricing also draws business travelers.
Amenity highlights: A 400-yard beach of nearly white coral sand across the street attracts locals as well as visitors. Lounge chairs and umbrellas are available for rent, as is water sports gear. Within the hotel's garden courtyard is a 45-by-20-foot pool with a surrounding sundeck.
Insider tip: Locals and visitors gather Friday nights for music, dancing, beer, rum, and food such as grilled fish and barbecued chicken in an open-air "fish fry" (food shacks) adjacent to the daytime fish market at Oistins, two miles away. Guests can take taxis or catch public buses and private van-buses.
Property Amenities
Time Out At The Gap features an outdoor pool and daily complimentary Continental breakfast. Guests of this Barbados hotel can dine and use a complimentary fitness center at a sister hotel, The Savannah, two miles away.
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Complimentary breakfast
- Pool table
- Use of nearby fitness center (complimentary)
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (limited hours)
- Parking (free)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Internet access in public areas - dial-up
- Business services
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Number of rooms: 76
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Security guard
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Currency exchange
- Tour assistance
- Dry cleaning service
- Wedding services
Room Descriptions
Time Out At The Gap offers 76 air-conditioned guestrooms in two cream-colored wings of three stories without elevators. Cream and white rooms include tile floors, rattan furniture including desks, and pastel fabrics.
Room Features
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Cable/satellite TV
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Access via exterior corridors
- Voice mail
- Refrigerator
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Massage - available in room
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Television
- Smoking rooms
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Area Attractions
Barbados Museum - 3 miles
Downtown Bridgetown - 4 miles
Gun Hill Signal Station (historic site) - 6 miles
Foursquare Rum Factory and Heritage Park (historic site, distillery, shopping) - 8 miles
Mount Gay Rum visitors center - 6 miles
Malibu Rum visitor center - 6.5 miles
Tyrol Cot Heritage Village - 6.5 miles
Holetown (shopping, dining) - 12 miles
Folkestone Marine Park - 12 miles
Flower Forest of Barbados - 12 miles
Sam Lord's Castle - 14 miles
Andromeda Botanic Gardens - 16 miles
Barbados Wildlife Reserve - 17.5 miles
Farley Hill National Park - 17.5 miles
St. Nicholas Abbey (historic site) - 19 miles
Animal Flower Cave - 23 miles
Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI): Approximate driving time to Time Out At The Gap is 15 minutes and distance is 6.5 miles.
Getting there: A taxi-van from Grantley Adams International Airport to Time Out At The Gap costs $10 for one to four passengers and $2.50 for each additional passenger. (Rates are set by the government and subject to change.) Car rentals are available online. Driving is on the left side, British-style.
Activities
On Dover Beach across the street from the hotel, vendors rent out kayaks, small sailboats, snorkeling gear, boogie boards, Jet Skis, windsurfers, lounge chairs, and umbrellas. The beach also includes a volleyball net. Barbados Golf Club, three miles away, offers an 18-hole championship course
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Swimming on site
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Personal watercraft nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Volleyball nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
- Fishing nearby
Restaurants & Bars
A complimentary Continental breakfast is provided each morning.
Whistling Frog Bar & Restaurant - Casual, open-air spot with multicolored ceiling, pool table, and big-screen television. Buffet breakfast with made-to-order egg dishes. Á la carte lunch menu of sandwiches, salads, burgers, fried flying fish, roti, daily specials. Á la carte and buffet dinners on various nights. Á la carte dinner menu featuring fish pie, tamarind shrimp, pork chops, steak, stir-fry. Children's menu.
Location
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Christ Church,
Barbados
Nearest major airport:
Bridgetown, Barbados (BGI-Grantley Adams Intl.)
Area:
Christ Church, Barbados
Important Information
Please note: Guests traveling from Canada must have a valid passport for entry into Barbados.
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
