Best Certified Sustainable Hotels, Resorts, Eco Lodges and Eco Friendly Accommodation in Barbados
Where to stay for certified sustainable in Barbados
The 3 best certified sustainable stays in Barbados back their promises with real proof, from an off grid boutique lodge run by its owners to two Green Globe certified beach hotels. From the wild east coast surf at Bathsheba to Dover Beach in St. Lawrence Gap and the fishing town of Oistins on the south coast, these stays are top rated for genuine, independently certified green credentials rather than vague eco talk.
How we choose the best certified sustainable stays in Barbados
What earns a place on this list is how these Barbados certified sustainable stays prove their sustainability with real, audited operation, like ECO Lifestyle + Lodge, the husband and wife owned, off grid boutique eco lodge perched above the surf at Bathsheba, which runs independently of the grid rather than simply claiming green credentials. Because the rugged Bathsheba coast that gives ECO Lifestyle + Lodge its view is fragile, an off grid stay here keeps a low footprint on a shoreline that mass tourism could easily spoil.
ECO Lifestyle + Lodge operates off grid as a small owner run lodge above the Bathsheba surf, so the wild Atlantic coast of Barbados that draws guests to ECO Lifestyle + Lodge stays unspoilt for the seabirds and surf below and for the guests who come after you.
We look for that same instinct in independently certified properties, like Divi Southwinds Beach Resort, a Green Globe certified oceanfront stay on Dover Beach, and the family run Butterfly Beach Hotel, a Green Globe certified oceanfront hotel beside Oistins on the south coast. Because Divi Southwinds Beach Resort and Butterfly Beach Hotel sit on the south coast beaches and reefs that local families and generations of Barbadians depend on, protecting that water and sand is protecting their own future, and yours. See more in our guide to the best certified sustainable eco stays across the Caribbean.
Top Certified Sustainable Picks in Barbados
- ECO Lifestyle + Lodge: off grid, owner run boutique eco lodge above the Bathsheba surf on the wild east coast.
- Divi Southwinds Beach Resort: Green Globe certified beach resort on Dover Beach in St. Lawrence Gap.
- Butterfly Beach Hotel: family run, Green Globe certified oceanfront hotel on Maxwell beach beside Oistins.
ECO Lifestyle + Lodge is a husband and wife owned, off grid boutique eco lodge perched above the surf at Bathsheba on the wild east coast, run by Kyle and Maryam Taylor and Green Globe certified.
It runs on a solar PV off grid system, the first of its kind on the island through an energy as a service partnership with Acceleron, with solar heated water, on site recycling and composting, and ECO Sky Water drawn from the air. Its genuine farm and sea to table kitchen earned the 2022 Environmental and Sustainability Award from the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association.
Divi Southwinds Beach Resort is a Green Globe certified beach resort on Dover Beach along the lively St.
Lawrence Gap on the south coast. It works to a full Sustainability Management Plan with low flow fixtures, expanded recycling and pool chlorine cut by half, alongside reef and coastline protection to safeguard the fringing corals that surround the island.
Butterfly Beach Hotel is a family run, Green Globe certified oceanfront hotel on Maxwell beach beside the fishing town of Oistins on the south coast.
It works to a Sustainability Management Plan focused on cutting energy, water and waste, with LED lighting, inverter air conditioning, in room recycling bins and grounds planted with local species to support native wildlife.
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