Tamarind Cove Hotel
Hotel Information: Coralstone walls and pink-and-gray marble floors in an open-air lobby herald the relaxed, Mediterranean-Caribbean ambience at the Tamarind Cove Hotel, which attracts couples and, during school-holiday seasons, families.
Amenity highlights: Calm-water swimming in most weather is available off the hotel's 137-m (150-yd) beachfront. Three pools—two with sea views and the third in an enclosed courtyard—provide freshwater swimming. Complimentary water sports include boat cruises and snorkeling excursions to a sunken barge. Also included are water skiing, tubing, banana-boating, snorkeling gear, kayaks, sailboats, boogie boards, and windsurfers.
Insider tip: Locals and visitors gather Friday nights for music, dancing, beer, rum, and food such as grilled fish and barbecued chicken in an open-air "fish fry" (food shacks) adjacent to the daytime fish market at Oistins, 15.75 km (9.75 mi) from the resort. The hotel offers transportation (surcharge) to the fish fry.
Meals (but not drinks) are included in the room rate at this Full American Plan hotel. (Scroll down to the Dining section for restaurant/menu details.)
The Tamarind Cove Hotel offers 110 guestrooms and suites in four Mediterranean-style, three-story, cream-colored buildings (no elevators) with red-tile roofs. Balconies or ground-floor terraces are furnished with dining sets. Bathrooms are marble. English toiletries are by Gilchrist & Soames.
Televisions offer U.S./international cable channels. Decor includes soft colors and rattan furniture. Compact refrigerators are stocked with minibar items on request. Smoking is permitted only on balconies and terraces.
Carribean Beach
Island Blue Basketweave Candle
This Carribean-style candle brightens any indoor space with a breezy touch of the tropics! the sky-blue pillar is beautified by an all-around basketweave texture; when set alight, a sumptuous coconut-rum fragrance brings to mind the lazy days and balmy nights of a tropical beach.
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