Barbados is yet another tourist hotspot in the Caribbean. Located towards the northeast of Venezuela, this island country is commonly known as ‘The little England of the Caribbean’.
Barbados has a very unique cultural and festive atmosphere associated with it. Thanks to these attributes; tourist influx rates are rather high. Correspondingly there are plenty of cheap Barbados hotels that are available.
However if you are the type that require the more luxurious type of Barbados hotels – it is better to do your Barbados hotels booking well in advance.
A part of the unique culture and festive atmosphere of Barbados comes from its unique history. This country was subject to several waves of migrants and finally it became a British colony.
When this nation finally achieved independence they managed to develop rather quickly. The result being that Barbados became a tourist and manufacturing economy having values of its various migrant communities and that of the British.
At present Barbados has one of the highest literacy rates in the Western hemisphere.
The capital of Barbados is Bridgetown. Other cities include Speights town, Oistins and Holetown.
All these cities offer a wide array of Barbados hotels, however due to their spectacular beaches – many tourists also prefer to stay in the beach side huts.
The main attractions of Barbados include its various churches and Carnivals. Bridgetown is famous for its cricket and horse racing mania.
Oistins is a must go for any fish enthusiast. This is mainly because the fish here are caught and freshly cooked, more importantly the taste is uniquely Caribbean.
