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Crystal Cove, Barbados, a Tribute Portfolio All-Inclusive Resort
Barbados · Tribute Portfolio · Accessible Luxury
Built in 1971 on Barbados's west coast with storybook architecture terraced above the sea, Crystal Cove spent decades as one of the island's best-known all-inclusive resorts before Marriott acquired its parent hotel group in 2019. It reopened February 12, 2026 as the Caribbean's first Tribute Portfolio all-inclusive, a renovated 88-room resort with a swim-up cave bar.
- 88 rooms
- Opened 1971
- Neighborhood: St. James
- Rooms from 264 sq ft (25 m²)
About Crystal Cove, Barbados, a Tribute Portfolio All-Inclusive Resort
- Crystal Cove was originally built in 1971 on Barbados's west coast near Durants/Appleby in St. James, noted for its storybook-style design terraced above the sea.
- For decades it operated as one of Barbados's best-known all-inclusive resorts before Marriott International acquired its parent hotel group in 2019.
- After several years closed for renovation, it reopened on February 12, 2026 as the first all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean under Marriott's Tribute Portfolio.
- The 88-room resort retains its original footprint and all-inclusive program while adding renovated rooms and a swim-up cave bar.
History
Crystal Cove was originally built in 1971 on the west coast of Barbados near Durants/Appleby in St. James, and for decades operated as one of the island's best-known all-inclusive resorts, noted for its storybook-style design terraced above the sea. It was long part of the Elegant Hotels Group.
When Marriott International acquired Elegant Hotels Group in 2019, it began renovating the group's four Barbados properties. Crystal Cove closed for several years and reopened on February 12, 2026 as Crystal Cove, Barbados, a Tribute Portfolio All-Inclusive Resort - the first all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean under Marriott's Tribute Portfolio. The reopened 88-room resort retains the original footprint and all-inclusive program while adding renovated rooms and a swim-up cave bar.
The setting
On Barbados's west coast near Durants, St. James, terraced above the sea. Bridgetown is down the coast; this is the cave-bar all-inclusive, not a Holetown villa.
Amenities
- Pool
- Fitness center
- Tennis
- Water sports
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