travel42 Hotel Review: The Crane Resort, Barbados

The Crane Resort, Barbados travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Commanding 40 acres in a remote location on the southeast coast, 8 kilometers north of the airport and 20 kilometers east of Bridgetown, overlooking a spectacular beach, The Crane is not only the island's most dramatically situated resort, but its oldest as well, first built in 1887.

The original historic 18-room hotel has been eclipsed by the addition of a vast time-share operation. There are close to a dozen condo buildings within the resort. As of 2019...