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Travel and Leisure's Nilou Motamed on The Today Show with Matt Lauer (USA):"I love Little Arches...And what I love about it is it feels like the Amalfi Coast in Barbados. So it has a Mediterranean touch, you can have beautiful sunset drinks on the rooftop."
Winner: Conde Nast Traveler 2017 Readers' Choice Award - "#11 in Top Hotels - The Caribbean and Central America"
Winner: Fodor's Travel Guide 2018 - "The 7 Best Adults-Only Hotels in Barbados"
Winner: Little Arches' Rose Bovell wins Barbados Tourism Authority "Award of Excellence" 2009
Finalist: Barbados Tourism Authority's "Achievement of Excellence in Accommodation Award" 2006,2007 and 2009
Winner: Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association "Outstanding Employee Award" 2014
Winner: Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association President's Award "Restaurant of the Year" 2012
Finalist: Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association President's Award "Business Excellence Award - Accommodation" 2012
Winner: Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association President's Award "Luxury Hotel of the Year" 2010
Finalist: Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association's President's Awards for "Best Luxury Hotel" 2006 and 2008
The TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice awards honor the world's best hotels, earning their distinction from those who know them best - real travelers

Winner: Tripadvisor Traveller's Choice 2018: "Top 25 Small Hotels" & "Top 25 Hotels for Romance" - In The Caribbean

Winner: Tripadvisor Traveller's Choice 2015; "Top 25 Small Hotels" & "Top 25 Hotels for Service" - In The Caribbean

Winner: Tripadvisor Traveller's Choice 2014; "Top 25 Hotels Romance, "Top 25 Small Hotels" & "Top 25 Hotels Exceptional Service" - In The Caribbean

Winner: Tripadvisor Traveller's Choice 2012; "Best Service" Caribbean and Mexico

Winner: Tripadvisor Traveller's Choice Award 2010; "Best Luxury Hotel" Caribbean & Mexico

Winner: Two Tripadvisor Traveller's Choice Awards 2009; "World-Best Luxury Hotel" and "Caribbean- Best Luxury Hotel"

Winner: Tripadvisor Certificate Of Excellence 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017
Cafe Luna- Zagat Survey "Top hotel Dining". Top 3 "Decor", "Best Food", "Best Eclectic Food", "BestMediterranean Food"
Zagat Survey: "there's no better place to dine under the stars, enjoying spectacular views of Oistins Bay than this rooftop gem... it's, in a word, 'exquisite'"
Fodor's Caribbean 2012: "this classy boutique hotel ...offers nothing less than pure romance"
Frommer's Caribbean 2012: "a real discovery... It's a little charmer for those who seek out personalized hotels... The colorful rooms look like an arranged set waiting for the House & Garden photographers."
Haute Hotels: "Treat yourselves to this Mediterranean 'Villa' on the South Coast of Barbados and you'll not only enjoy 5-star views and first-rate dinners, but the sort of personal attention you usually only get from your Mum..."
Condé Nast Johansens Guide: "this delightful haven...quietly tucked away down a sleepy beachfront road, one is instantly struck by the magnificent views of the crystal waters below. This boutique-style has just 10 rooms and suites, which lends to an ambiance of informality and intimacy without sacrificing that sense of Caribbean luxury..."
Cosmopolitan Magazine: 'How to Holiday Like a Celebrity'- "(Little Arches) offers mind-boggling views...and the romantic Cafe Luna restaurant."
The Sunday Times: "...the exquisite Little Arches hotel. The architecture suggests the Amalfi coast, but the warmth of the staff, the prettiness of the beach and the potency of the rum punch confirms that this is the old-fashioned Caribbean at its very best."
The New York Times: "(Café Luna) may be the best meal you can have on the island"
The London Times (UK): "...a 10-room gem of a hotel"
Food and Travel (UK): ""swap winter blues for the sapphire and topaz of tropical seas... In Barbados, where big has always been considered beautiful, one clutch of hotels breaks the trend; Little Arches has just ten lovely rooms...""
Perfect Wedding Magazine: 'Best Honeymoon Beach Destinations' - "Little Arches is THE ONE for couples who want some secluded one-on-one time."
Brides Magazine (UK): "Little Arches is stylish... ideal for couples looking for a low-key, intimate resort with a friendly feel."
Brides Magazine (USA): '10 Top Wallet-Friendly Retreats' - "Our boutique fave on Barbados, Little Arches, rules for couples."
You and Your Wedding (UK): ‘This Charming Isle’- "if you're after a glamorous honeymoon in the sun... one of Barbados' romantic hotels, Little Arches is a chic family owned boutique hotel..."
Evening Standard (UK): 'Caribbean's Little Gems Six of the best boutique hotels in the West Indies' - "dine on glorious food in the rooftop restaurant; shrimp and scallops with mango Cajun sauce, as you watch the sun sink over white sands"
Daily Express (UK): "Little Arches is the perfect escape …offers stylish food with views. Order a Margarita and think how lucky you are."
The Daily Post (UK): "For those who want something more sophisticated…Little Arches has just 10 rooms and suites and, in this case, small is most definitely beautiful."
Weekly Telegraph (UK): 'Tourism Report' - “for a truly boutique hotel experience with a difference, Little Arches is unlike any other property in Barbados. It offers just 10 exquisite rooms... Little Arches is the best of all worlds; private, relaxed, personalized, stylish and absolutely unforgettable."
The Sunday Express (UK): 'Get a taste of Paradise with Tiger Woods' - "Little Arches is good value but classy too, it relies on personal touches to keep rivals at bay. Wrought iron four-posters in higgledy-piggledy rooms, groovy Bajan Earthworks pottery basins in the bathrooms and double hammocks and cool face towels on the designer pooldeck add to the poundstretcher pampering."