There's no place like here

Every one of the 138 rooms at the Bougainvillea Resort opens onto either the garden terrace (poolside) or beach. The hotel is in need of a renovation, but Bougainvillea Beach Resortexceptional service, a pristine beach and more activity options than you'll ever want to exercise make it a favorite of U.K, and Canadian tourists.

The resort sits on the meeting place of the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, which means whitecaps, cool breezes and powder-soft sand that dares you to bury your return ticket.

Not an ocean swimmer? No problem. Three separate pools (one with a swim-up bar) will coax your shoulders to release all that stored-up stress.

The resort is not all-inclusive because, according to Dawn Kirton, sales and marketing coordinator, the island just has too much to offer. She recommends Bougainvillea Beach Resortusing the resort as a home base and taking lots and lots of day trips. "I'm a local and I still love the Safari tour - it has something for everyone."

All beaches in Barbados are public, which means the beach at the Bougainvillea stretches on forever - great for walks along the shore. Beach vendors are permitted to sell from stationary stands, but only with a permit.

While the shore here is sandy, I don't recommend swimming in the ocean unless you're a strong swimmer.

I went body surfing with my camera-man and ended Bougainvillea Beach Resortup being dragged along the ocean floor, losing my bikini and completely understanding the term 'drowned rat.'

I'd do it again in a second, though....

Wanna see the video we shot? No bikini shots - just a Barbadian mind-break.

Passport to Bougainvillea Beach Resort

Bougainvillea Beach Resort

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