Almond Casuarina Beach

Complimenting two existing Almond resorts on the West coast of Barbados is the all-inclusive Almond Casuarina Beach Resort, opening in April 2008. The newly refurbished Almond Casuarina Beach Resort aims to combine elegant, natural settings with sophistication and caters to singles, couples, and families with children.

Complimentary guided tours are offered of the resort's extensive collection of Barbadian original art and vast tropical gardens. Local artisans and craftspeople sell wares at the resort twice weekly. Entertainment is supplied nightly on an open-air stage in a garden courtyard. During winter season, Saturday nights feature a Bajan (Barbadian) folk show.

Complimentary, supervised children's activities are available in a clubhouse and on a shaded playground. Complimentary shuttles transport guests to downtown Bridgetown daily.

Off-property activities include bicycle tours, snorkeling trips, hikes, horseback riding, and sailing (surcharges). An air-conditioned business center contains three computers with complimentary Internet connections and thickly cushioned mahogany chairs. A library furnished with colonial-era furniture and overstuffed seating features Caribbean literature.

A full-service spa offering massages, body wraps, hair and nail service is on-site.

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Almond Casuarina Beach Resort - All Inclusive has 267 guestrooms in five two- and five-story buildings (no elevators). Rooms feature large, covered, garden-view patios or balconies furnished with cushioned chairs and cocktail tables. All-white interiors, including crown molding and tile floors, provide cool, neutral backdrops for tropical-wood furniture, tropically colored fabrics, 300-threadcount sheets, and Barbadian original paintings.

Kitchenettes provide cooking facilities. (The resort offers complimentary shuttles to a supermarket three times weekly and includes a mini market on the premises.)