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We’re getting ready to welcome many of you and some of the best chefs from around the region and wider world to our shores for the annual Barbados Food & Rum Festival, which is celebrating its 10th year this year. From all indications this will be another great year of fine food and great times with friends new and old. Barbados is arguably the epicurean or culinary capital of the Caribbean, offering you fantastic fare from award winning chefs on a daily basis. Nothing makes a holiday like great food, and that’s usually found in disparate locations around the island. The best way to enjoy is going to be hopping into your hired car to visit as many as you can while on vacation. During the festival, having a rental car is going to be critical to your enjoyment of the planned activities. Going from locations like Oistins on the south coast to the west coast for the dine around or Food Truck mashup in Pelican village, will require quite a bit of transiting. You’ll cherish the ability to move around on your own schedule while enjoying these events. There’s so much more to see and do while on island in Barbados, and you’ll want to make sure you get in the requisite beach time, a duty-free shopping trip to Bridgetown and to Holetown and Limegrove Lifestyle Centre, and maybe a round or two of golf or a tennis match. Whatever your desire, we’re sure you’ll find it on our shores and enjoy it more in our tropical climate. Escape the advancing cold of Fall and visit Barbados this October. Enjoy the Barbados Food & Rum Festival and remember that a hired car makes every holiday better! Drink responsibly! Make your reservation here: https://www.stoutescar.com/make-a-reservation  

One of the things that Barbados is very well known for is its food! From haute cuisine to street food Barbados enjoys a rich diversity of culinary treats styled with local flair. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the upcoming (October 24-27, 2019) Barbados Food & Rum Festival, which is one of the premier events on any foodie’s calendar. Visiting chefs play with local ingredients in a way that showcases their natural talents and nous in working flavour profiles to excite the palate. While all of this is going on at the higher end of the food spectrum on the island, there is also the rum shop and food van culture which dominates local cuisine. We suggest that you hire a car and make it a point of finding out which food hotspot is close to your day’s destination. Because that surely is a thing in Barbados. Every locale has food in some way attached to it, whether it be fish cutters on Pebbles Beach, or souse in ‘the country’, fish in Martin’s Bay or the world famous Oistins Fish Fry.  For each district that you pull up to in your hired car you need to ask a local what’s good to eat and from where. It will make your island vacation one to remember and it won’t blow the budget to eat like a local. Remember that a rental car makes every holiday better! Make your reservation here: https://www.stoutescar.com/make-a-reservation  

So, you’ve decided that you’re going to be renting a vehicle while on the island. How do you choose what’s right for you? Barbados is much like any other country when it comes to your needs. The island has a dense network of paved road and is relatively flat, with largely gentle elevation changes. Most of our cars on the road and all of our hired cars are going to be either popular Japanese or Korean brands which would be familiar to you; and are the right size for our roads and tight spaces. Considerations for getting the right rental car for your Barbados trip will include the purpose of your trip, how many people are in your party. Will you be carrying a lot of luggage while on the island? What do you anticipate will be your favourite activity on the island? Are you here for a golf trip, beach relaxation, working in the city, or a little bit of everything? Our comprehensive fleet of hired cars runs the gambit from the ECAR to the SVAR and FFAR. So, let our rental fleet tick all of your boxes for your transportation needs while enjoying our beautiful island, Barbados.   Make your reservation here: https://www.stoutescar.com/make-a-reservation  

We appreciate that not all of our visitors to Barbados are on vacation. However, we know that you will try to make the most of your fortuitous business trip to this tropical paradise. We’re happy to play our part in giving you the freedom to own your schedule with the right rental car for your business needs. Our fleet includes many favourites in every price and size range for the business traveller. Our hired cars range in size from the Chevy Spark (ECAR) to the Nissan X-Trail (PFAR) In between, we’ve got the comfortable sensible sedans favoured by many of our guests. Familiar faves like the Toyota Corolla (FCAR), Mazda 3 (SCAR) and Suzuki Grand Vitara (SFAR) are the best way for your group of four to get around while on island. For larger groups we have our Toyota Rush (FFAR), Suzuki APV (SVAR) or the Toyota Voxy/Noah (MVAR) which will easily accommodate up to 7 passengers or a combination of goods and people.  No matter why you’re on island, chances are we have the rental car you need to make your Barbados trip successful. And being in control of your transport allows some secret time for the beach. We won’t tell…. Make your reservation here: https://www.stoutescar.com/make-a-reservation