I had a tonsil cancer, and I went to Barbados to recover from my radiology treatment. During my online research, this apartment hotel seemed like a nice place, and my three weeks with them proved it. Proximity to the beach, food, walking distance to a couple of supermarkets, fantastic view from any room (I stayed on the ground floor and on the top floor).

Friendly people, cute British accent from most of fellow vacationers, I lived in the cloud of happiness. It was a perfect place to regain my strength and, basically, to return to life. I will never forget my daily walks on Rockley Beach and swimming in the warm Caribbean water.

A year later I stopped in Barbados during a cruise with my wife and daughter and took them to 'my beach' and showed them 'my hotel'. The reception girl was somebody new, but she was as nice as the ones I used to know there. She let us use wi-fi and enjoy air-conditioned atmosphere of her office. It was Christmas time and I gave her a present - a small spruce tree branch from my backyard in Seattle. I remembered that the owner is Canadian, she might have missed the real smell of Christmas.

If I can afford it, I will go back anytime with or without family. I am not exactly sleepless in my Seattle, but when it rains, I am daydreaming about Barbados. All the time.

The only little problem I had was some insect, or bird, or frog that made very loud noise as soon as the night fell on Barbados. The street noise below the balcony didn't bother me at all. It was even entertaining.
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This was my 3rd trip to Barbados and every time we've stayed at the Southern Surf Beach Apartments.
The only side-trip we took this year was to attend a new found local friend's daughter's birthday party therefore spent 95% of our time in and around the amazing Rockley Beach.
Great Staff...Lara and the rest of the staff make you feel like family.
The sliding doors on the balcony can be opened all the way so you can enjoy the breeze instead of using the A/C.
If you are viewing these posts to see where to stay in Barbados, search no more and stay at the Southern Surf.
Thanks for being a great "family" to us.
See you all again soon.

Having stayed at the Southern Surf on many occasions with my partner Nicole, I can honestly say that Lara & her wonderful/amazing team are more like really close friends (I call them my extended family). Everyone is so helpful and always go that extra mile to ensure that our stay is always an extremely enjoyable experience.

Location wise is perfect- opposite one of the best beaches (in my opinion) on the island,plus there are some lovely places to eat/drink without having to wander too far- (Champers for example). The rooms are cleaned every day by the smiling ladies and I couldn't see myself wanting to stay anywhere else on the island (tried it a couple of times before-but the level of service was of a much less standard and it left me with a slightly bitter taste).

Fantastic team & wonderful hospitality that I doubt you would get elsewhere (sounds biased) but that how I really feel about this group of wonderful individuals. Looking forward to catching up with all the team in the not too distant future.

We've stayed at the Southern Surf 3 times in the last several years, Lara and her staff are amazing, like seeing family again everytime we go. The location is perfect, the hotel is small and homey, super clea, we just love it will be back soon