They’ve eliminated 90 percent of single-use plastics.Īll of this is what you’d expect a truly ecotourist friendly hotel to do, but there is something that stood out-the bottled water in my room labeled ECO Skywater. The lodge works hard to keep its footprint low, with composting, an organic farm-to-table restaurant consisting of a local, and mostly plant-based, menu, a robust recycling program that includes furniture built from repurposed wood, and glassware made from recycled wine bottles. My one complaint: the pillows are too stiff for my taste. Rooms are named after locations on Barbados, and they cleverly put me in the “Brandons” room, named after Brandons Beach in Barbados. I stayed in a comfortable studio ($150+ USD), which came with a queen bed, ceiling fan and air-conditioning, a walk-in shower, a kitchenette, and a sitting area.
I slept every evening to the sounds of those crashing waves below. The brilliant white lodge sits perched on a hill, along with two small pools and a deck set within palm trees that overlook blue tropical waters.
But also, it’s clear what this boutique hotel is about. ECO Lifestyle & Lodge is a name that, admittedly, sounds a bit like it’s keyword-search ready.
