A cheap holiday in Barbados usually means choosing a simple hotel base in or near Bridgetown and spending on transport, food and beach days instead of resort extras. The three budget hotels here cluster around the south coast: Worthing Beach, St Lawrence Gap and Rockley Beach. Expect studio-style rooms, kitchenettes or kitchenware, outdoor swimming pools, free parking and airport shuttles at some properties; these features cut daily costs by making self-catering and direct transfers easier. Rates move with season and room type, so compare breakfast-included and room-only options before booking, and check whether a beachfront location or a short walk to the sand fits your daily budget.
Coral Mist Beach Hotel (Fabulous, 86/100) sits on Worthing Beach and suits beach and business travelers with studios, balconies, a kitchenette, gym, outdoor swimming pool, free parking and airport shuttle. Vedanta Resort Barbados (Pleasant, 69/100) is a family-friendly, beach-and-golf base five minutes' walk from Worthing Beach and less than 5 minutes' drive from St Lawrence Gap; it has kitchenware, a restaurant-bar, outdoor swimming pool, free parking and airport shuttle. Hotel Pommarine (Fabulous, 85/100) is the Bridgetown pick less than 1 km from Rockley Beach, with a garden, terrace, outdoor swimming pool, restaurant, bar, free WiFi, free parking and 24-hour front desk. Book direct or compare rates for your dates, confirm shuttle times and kitchen equipment, and treat the lowest quoted room as the starting point for a cheap Barbados holiday.