The Crane is conveniently located approximately six minutes drive east of the Grantley Adams International Airport, on the South Eastern coast of Barbados.
This strategic location permits the best of all worlds: a comfortable sense of seclusion, yet a few minutes drive from the main sight seeing destinations.
The Crane, also enjoys easy access to the rest of the island with its wide array of golf courses, restaurants, night- clubs, shopping and more.
The Crane is conveniently located approximately six minutes drive east of the Grantley Adams International Airport, on the South Eastern coast of Barbados.
This strategic location permits the best of all worlds: a comfortable sense of seclusion, yet a few minutes drive from the main sight seeing destinations.
The Crane, also enjoys easy access to the rest of the island with its wide array of golf courses, restaurants, night- clubs, shopping and more.
The Crane offers two different types of accommodations:
1887 Resort Apartments and Private Residences.
1887 Resort Apartments
The Crane's original historic hotel boasts charming, spacious oceanfront apartments with hardwood floors, 12' ceilings and exquisite antique furniture. Many rooms in this unique building also feature fully equipped kitchens and wrap-around balconies with spectacular ocean views.
Private Residences
By marrying nineteenth century grandeur and furnishings with twenty-first century luxuries, conveniences and world-class amenities in its new development of private residence units Barbados' oldest vacation hotel has created a level of exclusive resort living to be enjoyed by its guests.
Private residences at The Crane boast the finest in furniture and finishes, including hand-crafted Barbadian mahogany furniture, objects d'art, mahogany four-poster king size beds, spa showers with multiple shower heads, private Jacuzzis, oriental carpets, cable TVs, and DVD players.
The setting, however, provides the true feel of the property: old-world coral stone walls, 10' high timber tray ceilings, central air-conditioning, floor-to-ceiling marble bathrooms, and amazing ocean views of The Crane's crystal clear, turquoise waters.
One, two- and three-bedroom residences also feature the conveniences of a full fridge with in-door icemaker, smooth top stove, dishwasher and private washer and dryer. Junior suites offer a mini-kitchen and a garden view.
Residences range from spacious junior suites at 450 to 570 sq. ft.; one-bedroom, two bathroom units at 1,120 sq. ft. to 1,848 sq. ft.; two-bedroom, three bathroom units at 1,784 to 2,672 sq. ft; and spectacular 2,945 to 3,400 sq. ft. three-bedroom, four bathroom penthouses.
Each ground floor residence at The Crane carries a full-sized pool with a "disappearing edge," ranging from 14 to 28 ft in length, while all upstairs two-bedroom residences feature private plunge pools
What's included
This resort does not include Meals unless purchased the Breakfast plan.
Use of Boogie boards
Tennis
WIFI
Shuttles to Bridgetown
5 restaurants
Buffet (buffet dinners on Sunday and Monday)
2 à la carte restaurants
Zen is a sophisticated, intimate restaurant offering authentic Thai and Japanese cuisine, a grand Tatami room seating up to 14 for group dinners, individual private dining rooms and a unique sushi bar
L'Azure Restaurant offers à la carte breakfast, lunch and dinner daily with light entertainment in the evening; classic Caribbean and modern English cuisine
Carriage House poolside restaurant offers light cuisine and tropical cocktails
Sundays feature The Crane's renowned Gospel brunch and live steel pan music at lunch
2 bars
Lobby bar
Carriage House Bar
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