Charming Modern Fully Equipped Villa with Private Pool **Big DEAL!**

I chose to stay at the GU GU Villa, by reccomondation from my family who had stayed there two years previous. As I have a small child I thought staying in a villa would suit me and my partner more than staying in a hotel.
When I first arrived in Barbados we picked up the car from the airport, and I was a bit nervous as I had never driven in Barbados, and I had no idea were the villa was, but we were given a map and clear directions by the rental company. The journey to the Villa wasnt very long at all from the airport, after the long flight that was a definite bonus.
When we arrived at the house we were greeted by Jeanne the property manager, she was great, very warm and friendly,after showing us around she left, and we got settled in.
The house was AMAZING! so much better than I expected the pictures are very true to life but to see it is to believe it. It was interesting to discover new things in the house every day, every cupoard had a little surprise. Anything I thought I would need was already in the house somewhere you just had to find it.
After we had got settled we went to find the local Supper Market Emerald City, it was very easy to find and had eveything you would need for your stay, we must have shopped there at least 3 times a week.
By reading the Guest book and the Guide book, it gave us plenty of ideas of where to venture out to and also were to aviod. My partner was excellant at reading the map so we managed to see a large part of the Island. Places I would reccommend to visit are. St Lawrence Gap, for the beaches, Dover Beach,Harrisons Cave, Holetown and the Animal Reserve, ask for a guide to show you around as it makes the whole experience much more enjoyable, cause you get to learn more about the animals. We initially visited the animal reserve to see the monkeys, but they were not about at the time, we were told that they get fed at 2pm everyday so if you want to see them, try to be there around that time.
There are plenty of places to eat out, you will not be disappointed. Cave Shepherd in Bridge Town is a must, Oistins, Cheffette and many more.
In Barbados you are never really far from anywhere, as long as you have a car, I would say that is an essential to easy travel around the Island, there is a petrol station just down the road from the villa so fill up and ENJOY EXPLORING THIS BEAUTIFUL ISLAND!!!!!!
I will definitely be staying at GU GU Villa again in the future, see you soon...

My family and I chose to stay at this villa for our vacation after much deliberation. We were a bit skeptical about our decision until we arrived at the house. The house was kept in pristine condition, it looked better than the pictures we saw on the internet. It was equipped with all conveniences and necessities and very clean. The house literally has everything you needed except for food. Everything was easy to find and readily available which made it truly a home away from home.

We rented a car because we wanted to explore the island. It was really beautiful. I did not particularly like the beaches that were recommended in the south coast such as Bottom Bay and Crane Beach, they were a bit too rough. We visited the infamous St. Lawrance Gap and the Oistins Fish Fry. It was definately a great experience.We had lots to do in one week and unfortunately we were unable to do the Harrison's Cave Tour because we went to the Cave on the morning of the day we had to leave since our flight was in the night. We drove all the way up to the cave only to find out that they were booked out up until 11 AM and we had to check out of the villa by 1:00 PM. This was the most disappointing part of the trip.

All in all, we had a good time and my family and I decided the next time we visit Barbados we will definately be staying at the Gugu Villa. Our home away from home.

I am writing this on our last night here we fly home at 9am tomorrow :(
We are a family of five with young children 10yrs,8yrs and 21months, we travel lots and have rented many types of properties over the years. Often the pictures are taken from angles etc to 'promote' the property and in times passed we have been dissapointed with the real life version..NOT THE CASE WITH GUGU!!!
This place is home away from home and is exactly like the pictures! We are always a little nervous when renting especially on the way to the home on the first night but after the first day we knew we had made the right choice.
The property is located at the end of a quiet street with other newer properties next to sugar cane fields and one other property that is far enough away to not be an issue with noise or the odd midnight swim once the kids are in bed. The neighbours are friendly and wave as you drive by, an ice cream truck comes by on an evening perfect for the kids!
I slept the best I ever have when not in my own bed here and my wife agreed (air conditioning helped!). The property is fenced-in completley but even if it were not we would not have felt threatened this location is great.
As others have said close to the Supermarket, Chefette (all chicken roti $5CAD) and bank etc and a few great restaurants that are family friendly like Cutters. Definatly need a car to see the best of Barbados but to be honest I would have been happy with 7 days around the pool here, it's that good. I am an ex restauranteur so the kitchen and cleanliness in general is important to me, not an issue here,the kitchen is well stocked with everything you need and more besides. A bbq with charcoal is set up ready to use and a fridge with ice maker helps with making rum cocktails in the provided blender and multiple cocktail glasses! The home is clean well managed and looked after in a way that others could learn from. Dishwasher and laundry help with a small family and we rented dvd's at night from the store next to Emerald City for $2.50. Kudos to Jeanne the property manager for making us feel welcome and giving us great advice and service from day 1, her comment 'relax your on holiday' made us feel great from the get-go and the guest advice folder had perfect info beaches etc.
Things we would have liked...Would have liked a playpen for baby and a few more inflatables for the pool...some dvd's? That's about it! If your looking for a place in Barbados look no further NO DISSAPOINTMENTS.