The 1940s mansion has drawn guests through its powder-pink walls for decades, thanks to the impeccable service & a restaurant hailed as the best on the island.
— GOOP.COM
HUGH & SAM GODSAL
Hugh and his wife, Sam, oversee Cobblers & are closely involved in the ethos and running of the place.
JOANNA ROTERBERG - GENERAL MANAGER
Joanna joined Cobblers Cove in August 2020 and, under her leadership, the hotel continues to shine and flourish. She has assembled first class managers in all departments and has established an excellent sense of teamwork amongst the staff. Her charm, warmth, high standards & attention to detail make her an ideal match for Cobblers.
THE WEATHER
We have glorious year-round sunshine, a typical temperature of 28-29 degrees & almost no season variation, so there’s never a bad time to visit, the days constantly sunny, the evenings balmy. The highest rainfall occurs from July to October when the island is at its most lush & luminous, the sea at its clearest & most sparkling. Tropical rainstorms sometimes occur, but hurricanes generally follow land mass & thus usually avoid Barbados which is 150 miles off the chain of Caribbean islands. We were last hit by a serious hurricane in 1955.
THE STAFF
The warmth & charm of our staff is a central part of Cobblers. Returning guests are greeted by name, your favourite cocktail & how you take your coffee all remembered.
OUR ENVIRONMENT
We have made great strides towards protecting our environment. For many years now we have collected rain water, used solar panels to provide warm water & source as much of everything as we possibly can from within the island itself.
We work with local craftsmen, carpenters, artists, metalworkers and basket makers to provide all our furniture & fittings. We have overhauled our menus so that now about 95% of our food is gown on the island itself, often in collaboration with local farmers who grow specifically to our menus.
In order to help us tread lightly on this delicate eco system, please accept that we do not offer any long-distance food stuffs such as strawberries, oysters, salmon or water bottled in the Mediterranean. We offer locally bottled Eco Sky water, distilled & bottled here, with zero emissions, from some of the purest air on earth. Our excellent & very luxurious botanical toiletries are produced on the island in the Parish of St Lucy by St Lucy Botanists.
Please be considerate when selecting your sun tan lotion - reef friendly ones will protect the fish on our reef.
HOW TO GET HERE
Getting here couldn’t be easier with excellent air lift & direct flights from many destinations including London, Frankfurt, New York, Boston, Bogota, Atlanta, Miami, Charlotte, Montreal, Panama, Toronto, Washington, Manchester & Amsterdam. Grantley Adams Airport is just a 45 minute drive from Cobblers Cove.
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
We are delighted to help arrange a transfer between Grantley Adams & Cobblers but there are also taxis at the airport. Taxis can be identified by the letter “Z” on their license plates. Do agree the fare & currency (US$1 = BDS$2) before beginning your journey. To book a transfer or for any help in planning your journey, email reservations@cobblerscove.com.
A Brief History
The Great House was built in the 1940’s, on the site of an old Quaker Battery Station, using the steel of the old island railway for its structure & solid coral stone for cladding. Known as Camelot and once a sea side retreat for the Hayes family, it was sold in 1968 to the Godsal family who renamed it Cobblers Cove after the frigate birds which fly around the bay.
By the 1980s, Cobblers was well established as a luxury boutique hotel with a reputation for fine food . Cobblers has now been a much-loved, family-owned hotel for over fifty years, our popularity owing as much to our two beaches & spectacular gardens as to the charm of our long serving staff.