COVID-19 Travel Information

Travellers will be considered fully vaccinated if:

• They have completed a full regimen of vaccines for any of Barbados’ Ministry of Health & Wellness approved COVID-19 vaccinations*, for 14 days or more prior to travel to Barbados.
• Travellers who have had mixed regimens of Barbados Ministry of Health & Wellness approved vaccines will be considered fully vaccinated (E.g. 1st dose of one brand followed by a 2nd dose of another which is not a one-dose regimen).

Effective May 25th, 2022, fully vaccinated travellers to Barbados are not required to take a COVID-19 test to enter the island.

Travellers entering Barbados before May 25th, 2022:

ALL persons travelling to Barbados must enter with a valid negative Rapid COVID-19 PCR OR Rapid Antigen test result done within 1 day of arrival in Barbados OR a negative RT-PCR COVID-19 test done within 3 days prior to arrival.

Travellers meeting these requirements will be allowed to leave the port of entry with no restrictions.

Health officials at the Grantley Adams International Airport may select fully vaccinated travellers with a valid negative COVID-19 PCR test result at random for a Rapid Antigen arrival test on entry.

In this case, these travellers must:

• Take the Rapid Antigen arrival test as directed at the airport, free of charge;
• Await the results of the Rapid Antigen Test (no quarantine required due to short turnaround time for results);
• Depart the airport via the transportation of your choice

Pre-submission for approval of vaccine certificates via travelform.gov.bb is preferred. Additionally, proof of vaccination (in English), in the form of a vaccine certificate, is required. Validation of certificates at the point of entry will include one of the following:

• Proof of issuance from a National Public Health Organisation
• Proof of documented vaccination issued by a hospital or medical centre.
• Use of an independent validation system, such as IATA Travel Pass, or The Digital Green Certificate.

*Persons who fail to provide proof of vaccination will be subject to the protocols of unvaccinated travellers.

A traveller will be considered to be unvaccinated when they are:

• A person who has not been vaccinated at all and therefore has no evidence of such.
• A person who claims to have been vaccinated but has either produced no valid evidence of vaccination or the evidence produced cannot be verified.
• A person who has been vaccinated using a vaccine, not on the Barbados list of approved vaccines.
• A person who has only received one dose of a two-dose regimen.
• A person who has completed the full regimen of an approved vaccine, but less than 2 weeks prior to arrival.

Unvaccinated travellers are required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within three (3) days prior to arrival. This test may be a Standard PCR, Rapid PCR or Rapid Antigen Test. Accepted tests include tests which were taken at an accredited or recognised laboratory by a healthcare provider via any of the below:

• Nasopharyngeal sample
• Oropharyngeal sample
• Nasal sample
• Anterior nares sample
• Mid-turbinate sample

Shallow nasal swab samples, saliva samples, home kits, self-administered swabs and self-administered pharmacy tests will NOT be accepted.

Given the new normal, Beach Houses by The Crane and Barbados have instituted a number of new forms that should be completed and submitted no later than 48 hours prior to arrival.

• Immigration/Customs Form – required for all persons arriving in Barbados
• Airport Transfer Request Form – optional for persons requesting airport transfers

Fully vaccinated travellers are no longer required to take a COVID-19 test to enter the country.

Effective June 1st, there will no longer be a quarantine requirement for unvaccinated travellers to Barbados.

Unvaccinated travellers are still required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within three (3) days prior to arrival. This test may be a Standard PCR, Rapid PCR or Rapid Antigen Test. Accepted tests include tests which were taken at an accredited or recognised laboratory by a healthcare provider via any of the below:

• Nasopharyngeal sample
• Oropharyngeal sample
• Nasal sample
• Anterior nares sample
• Mid-turbinate sample

Shallow nasal swab samples, saliva samples, home kits, self-administered swabs and self-administered pharmacy tests will NOT be accepted.

All unvaccinated travellers will also be required to take a Rapid Antigen Test on arrival at the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados. Once this result is negative, persons will be allowed to continue to their accommodation.

Additionally, unvaccinated travellers, who have documented evidence of having had COVID-19, within 90 days prior to arrival, do not need a test on arrival. Instead, they are only required to produce a negative pre-flight test.

You may be denied boarding at your international gateway without a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours.

However, if you arrive in Barbados without a valid negative PCR test, you will be tested at the airport.

If you test positive for COVID-19 while in Barbados, you may be contacted by an official from the island’s Ministry of Health & Wellness to complete a phone assessment of your medical condition.

Typically, you will be advised of your mandatory isolation period (10-14 days) and you may make arrangements to complete this in your villa, subject to availability and applicable rates.

During isolation at Beach Houses by The Crane:

• You will be contacted daily by our Personal Concierge to check on your overall well-being and to ensure your stay is continuing comfortably.
• Dining/grocery deliveries may be facilitated on a contactless basis.
• You are not permitted to leave your suite and as such your entry key card will be deactivated. Visitors are strictly prohibited.
• You will be issued with a coloured wristband in accordance with the restricted movement protocols of the Crane Confidence Programme.
• Your villa will be monitored by our Resort Officers.

At the end of your isolation period, you will be issued with a Release Certificate from Barbados’ Ministry of Health. Proof of this certificate is required before your wristband can be removed.

For more details on isolation rates and availability, contact reservations@beachhhouses.bb.

We are pleased to offer delivery of delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner options, right to your villa. Orders may be placed here.

Please note the below before placing your order:

• There is a BDS$15 charge per delivery.
• Please order for each meal period (e.g. Breakfast & Dinner) separately.
• Place same-day order 90 minutes prior to delivery times.
• Breakfast delivery times: 8:30 AM or 10:00 AM.
• Lunch delivery time: 1:00 PM.
• Dinner delivery times: 5:30 PM or 7:00 PM. (D’Onofrio’s, Daily | Zen, Friday – Sunday).
• Enter ‘WHITEHAVEN, BARBADOS’ in the address field and your villa number in the apartment field.
• After receiving your order, we will call you on the day of delivery to confirm the order, delivery time, & the room charge to your villa.

Each villa is also equipped with a full kitchen or kitchenette for the easy preparation of meals.

Yes, indoors only. In keeping with Government mandates, face coverings are required in all enclosed public spaces, except while dining.

Within the resort, masks are optional outdoors.

Effective May 25th, 2022, the Government of Barbados has mandated that masks are mandatory indoors and on public transportation only. Outdoors, masks are optional.

Protocols are fluid in response to the demands of the pandemic and we encourage you to reference barbadostravelprotocols.com for the most current information as you make your travel plans.