Anyone have any guidance on villas in Barbados? We'd tried to do a Villa in St Martin last fall but that fell through and the couple we were to travel with suggested they'd heard good things about Barbados.

We'd probably look at VRBO for 2-3 bedroom villas but don't know anything about the area. Any areas not safe or we should stay away from? Any we should specifically look at?

If we go the villa route instead of a resort, are there plenty of beaches to explore or restaurants to try? It might not be till October till we get there, are places open then?

Any guidance is greatly appreciated.