Bikini Hut

Such a cute little shop in such a cute little shopping center! There are so many things to love about this little beach shop. Don't be fooled by the name. It's not just bikinis in here. They have fashionable and high end beach and resort ware. Brands like Hale Bob and such as well as accessories and sunglasses as well as shirts, tops, jeans, bikini covers, etc. It's a small shop but packed inside with fashionable finds, a few sales, and friendly staff who greeted me warmly.

I have shopped at the bikini hut for a decade but just had a very upsetting experience. Beware of the return policy. It is often covered up by clothing items piled on the counter and I have never been warned of it at check out. The salespeople are fun and encouraging when it comes to buying, but if you live out of town and are a va beach weekender or come a handful of times a summer - it's not the store for you. They won't even allow an exchange outside of 7 days - which I never realized in all my years shopping there. I have always looked forward to shopping there and have always bought a number of items with each visit, but the refusal to allow me to exchange a 69.00 dress with tags that I bought two weeks ago for one that fit is a bit inflexible when I live hours away. I brought it back my first chance. I also dealt with one of the more snippy condescending sales women I have encountered in years. Cute clothes, good prices, but the kindness you experience when purchasing quickly changes if you have a return situation. I am not sure that I will be shopping there again.