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Island Inn wins on the basics. It’s all-inclusive, so breakfast is in every rate, and it sits about 3.1 km from the port in a straight line, among the closest in our list.
There’s a pool, a restaurant and a 24-hour fitness room. It’s small, 24 rooms, which suits a single night before the ship.
No check-in time is published, and no transfers. Ask the hotel to book your taxi to the port.
Book it if
- You want dinner and breakfast covered the night before
- You want the port about 3 km off, not across the island
- A 24-room inn suits you more than a resort
Look elsewhere if
- You need a published check-in time
- You want an airport transfer from the hotel
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Island Inn publishes and our own map estimates.
Dinner and drinks are in the rate, and Pebbles Beach is about a minute’s walk, per Island Inn.
Island Inn lists no ride to the ship. The port is about 3.1 km away by our map, second closest in our list, so it’s a short taxi; the inn puts Bridgetown about 10 minutes off.
Included. Island Inn is all-inclusive: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and drinks, excluding champagne and specialty wines, per its own site.
Ask the desk for a taxi once breakfast is done; the port is about 3.1 km off on our map. Check-in time comes from your line, not the inn.
Island Inn’s pages don’t mention parking at all. Arrive by taxi.
Night-Before Score: 49 of 100
Every point comes from Island Inn’s own site, islandinnbarbados.com; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
Island Inn puts the airport about 20 minutes away and Bridgetown about 10. Our map has it about 12.7 km from Grantley Adams and 3.1 km from the port, both straight lines.
No airport transfer is listed; the front desk helps with car rentals and tours. Island Inn puts the airport about 20 minutes away.
Island Inn lists no ride to the ship. The port is about 3.1 km away by our map, second closest in our list, so it’s a short taxi; the inn puts Bridgetown about 10 minutes off.
From BGI without a hotel shuttle
The government fare schedule has the airport to Bridgetown at BDS$74 and the harbour back to the airport at BDS$77 — unmetered, so agree it first. The airport page has the full table.
Island Inn’s pages don’t mention parking at all. Arrive by taxi.
Parking for your stay: Island Inn’s site doesn’t say.
Island Inn lists no ride to the ship. The port is about 3.1 km away by our map, second closest in our list, so it’s a short taxi; the inn puts Bridgetown about 10 minutes off.
Flying in the morning you sail? A same-day landing is a gamble here; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
the Port of BridgetownIsland Inn is on Bay Street at Aquatic Gap, about 3.1 km from our port pin and about 1.4 km from central Bridgetown. The gazette names no fare for Aquatic Gap; its nearest named stop, Radisson Aquatica on the same gap, is BDS$25 from the harbour, so expect about that.
Source: barbadosport.comDistance
~3.1 km, straight lineAbout 3.1 km to the port pin as the crow flies. Too far with cruise bags, so book the taxi.
Airport bus
Not statedIsland Inn names no bus. Its front desk helps with car rentals and tours, so ask it to line up the airport taxi too.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedIsland Inn’s pages don’t mention parking at all. Arrive by taxi.
In town
No cruise parking publishedBarbados Port Inc allows no extended waiting or parking in the port, and drop-offs need an online entry request first.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteThe Boardwalk Restaurant, buffet and à la carte, with live entertainment on some evenings, and drinks all day, per Island Inn.
Breakfast
IncludedIncluded. Island Inn is all-inclusive: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and drinks, excluding champagne and specialty wines, per its own site.
Address
Aquatic Gap, Bay StreetBay Street, Aquatic Gap, Bridgetown, St. Michael
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Island Inn and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm check-in and check-out times, parking, pets, accessible rooms, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Included. Island Inn is all-inclusive: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and drinks, excluding champagne and specialty wines, per its own site.
Parking for your stay
Island Inn’s site doesn’t say
Pool
A pool, per the hotel
Pets
Island Inn’s site doesn’t mention pets, so ask before you bring one.
Food and drink on site
- The Boardwalk RestaurantCaribbean and international, in the rate
- Pool drinksIn the rate
Rooms
24 boutique rooms, from garden rooms to junior suites, per Island Inn.
Accessibility
Island Inn’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- All-inclusive: three meals, afternoon tea and drinks
- Pebbles Beach about a minute’s walk, per Island Inn
- A 24-hour fitness room
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Every meal and most drinks are in the rate — champagne and specialty wines aren’t.
- Its site gives no check-in or check-out times.
- Pebbles Beach is about a minute away on foot.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Check-in and check-out times
- Parking
- Pets
- Accessible rooms
Every hotel fact here comes from Island Inn’s own site, islandinnbarbados.com, read October 2026, unless we name another source. Straight lines between our map pins, not driving routes.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Island Inn: the Barbados cruise guide and Barbados as a port of call.
Dinner in, the port a short taxi away.
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Island Inn FAQ
Is Island Inn Barbados all-inclusive?
Yes. Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and drinks are included, excluding champagne and specialty wines, per Island Inn.
How far is Island Inn from the Barbados cruise port?
About 3.1 km in a straight line by our map estimate. It’s a short taxi, not a walk; the harbour is gated.
Does Island Inn have a pool?
Yes, an outdoor pool, per Island Inn, plus a 24-hour fitness room.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up Island Inn, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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