Ahead of Father's Day this year (15 June 2014), Elegant Hotels Group is offering dads the chance to become sports heroes with a new lesson package which includes stand-up paddle boarding, waterskiing, windsurfing and sailing tuition along with golf at the prestigious Apes Hill Golf Club and cricket lessons at the Franklyn Stephenson Academy.

The Daddy Sports Camp starts at $175 USD (approx. £103) per dad for exclusive one-to-one tuition. The package is available at the Colony Club, The House and Tamarind which are Elegant Hotels Group's Platinum Coast properties.

The package comprises of a 60 minute cricket lesson where dads can learn both bowling and batting techniques and a 60 minute golf lesson where tuition can include the basics of golf or for keen golfers, tuition can be tailored to the player. Watersports lessons are available at the hotel and take place with a member of the watersports team. Daddies will be coached in the basics of waterskiing, sailing in a small dingy, windsurfing and stand-up paddle boarding.

More information available at www.eleganthotels.com/specials  

Direct price:

A seven-night stay at Tamarind including breakfast and all tax and service charges start at £1,324 approximately ($2,233) per person based on two adults and two children sharing. Visit www.eleganthotels.com for direct bookings.

Package price:

Seven nights in Barbados with Virgin starts from £1,569pp. Price is per person based on 2 adults and 2 children travelling and sharing a junior suite pool/garden view at Tamarind. Price is based on a departure on 28 July 2014. www.virginholidays.co.uk

For more information or images:
The Brighter Group: Lauren Mayle / Steele Paulich / Tryphena Greenwood / Amy Skelding
Tel 020 7326 9880/ Email: eleganthotels@brightergroup.com  

ABOUT ELEGANT HOTELS GROUP

Elegant Hotels Group owns and operates five of the finest hotels and resorts on the Caribbean Island of Barbados. Set on the most desirable of the island's legendary beaches on the west and south coasts, each hotel features unique attributes and a distinctive personality. Together, they offer styles to suit every taste, from classic to contemporary, family-friendly to adults-only and traditional to all-inclusive. The hotels share a commitment to superb service and fine culinary experiences, and provide the ultimate beach and water sports environment for their guests, including the Elegant “Beach Ambassadors” program. They offer upscale accommodations that remain welcoming and unpretentious, or “elegance with a twist,” – a casual elegance that embodies the best of Barbados.  Elegant Hotels include The House, Colony Club Hotel and Tamarind, as well as the all-inclusive Crystal Cove Hotel and Turtle Beach Resort. The group also includes the acclaimed Daphne's restaurant on Barbados' west coast – sister to Daphne's restaurant in London.