Name: Sandals Royal Barbados All Inclusive Adults Only
Address: St. Lawrence Gap, Christ Church, BB
Rating: 8.4

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Amazing Honeymoon
10/10
alexhC3079WS · Couples · 2026-08-25
“My husband and I stayed at Sandals Barbados for our honeymoon and had an amazing time!! Kiara at the front desk was so helpful and pleasant! At the infinity pool we enjoyed games and trivia with Trey and Suki and Dj Dash kept the music vibes going! All of the staff were so friendly wherever we went which made our stay extra enjoyable. The food everywhere was great! We especially loved lunch at Neptunes and the sushi at Soy for dinner. The couples massage at the spa was definitely a must, so relaxing and great atmosphere! We also did the catamaran snorkeling cruise which was amazing! Overall it was a great week and we are so happy we came!”
New Favorite!
10/10
beachfun1232020 · Couples · 2026-08-24
“Loved our trip to Sandals Royal Barbados for our 25th anniversary, it was amazing! The resort is absolutely beautiful, big shout out to all of the hard working gardeners! The property is large but walkable, many pools, restaurants, bars, etc. You get the benefit of this resort and Sandals Barbados but they are just like one big resort, just a tiny walk way to separate them. The staff were always friendly and helpful, a few that really stood out and made our trip wonderful, our butler team - Shanice, Denese, and Nicola, they took great care of us, you ladies rock! Kadri and Janelle at Butches Chophouse, excellent customer service, this was our favorite dinner. Nakem and Zaden bartenders at lobby bar Barbados side, these guys are so much fun and make excellent expresso martini's. Harriet at schooners so sweet. Shonelle A at Soy/Kimonos. Crystal bartender next to spices. James our driver from airport. Our house keepers (dont have their names) they were always taking great care of our room. All of the staff were great. We did the Oistin's fish fry, great food and fun. Excursion was fun but long, snorkeled with the turtles, ate some local food and got to see much of the island. Got to see a family of monkeys on resort one evening, so adorable. Your vacation is what you make of it, you can't base your experience on the negativity of others; smile, be nice and respectful. This was our 7th Sandals trip, first to Barbados, we definitely recommend this resort and can't wait til our next trip here.”
Fantastic second honeymoon at Sandals Royal Barbados
10/10
Scenic813107 · Couples · 2026-08-24
“A wonderful second honeymoon at Sandals Royal Barbados 🌴❤️ We visited Sandals Royal Barbados in August 2026 for our second honeymoon and had an absolutely wonderful stay. The resort is beautiful, but the biggest highlight for us was definitely the staff. They were exceptional throughout our stay. Nothing was ever too much trouble and everyone was helpful, friendly and polite. One thing that really stood out was that whenever members of staff passed you around the resort, they would always acknowledge you with a “good morning”, “good afternoon” or a friendly hello. It sounds like a small thing, but it made the resort feel incredibly welcoming. A special mention has to go to the staff in the Club Sandals Lounge. They were absolutely lovely, so friendly, welcoming and helpful every time we went in. They always made time for you and were happy to help with anything we needed. They really added to our experience and are a credit to the resort. We loved the choice of restaurants, bars and different areas to relax, and having access to the neighbouring Sandals Barbados gave us even more choice. There was plenty to do, but it was also easy to find somewhere to simply relax and enjoy being on holiday. We made a point of getting out and exploring Barbados too, and some of our happiest memories were the excursions we did together. We had such a good time seeing more of the island and experiencing Barbados beyond the resort. The sea wasn’t great during our stay, which was a shame, but obviously that is completely outside Sandals’ control and we certainly wouldn’t mark the resort down for it. Our only disappointment was the lack of acknowledgement that we were celebrating our second honeymoon. Before travelling, I completed the requested information and sent our wedding certificate confirming the occasion. Because of this, we thought there might be a small acknowledgement or special touch during our stay, but unfortunately nothing was done. It certainly didn’t spoil our holiday, but even a small gesture would have made an already special trip feel that little bit more personal. One of the loveliest touches actually came when we were leaving. When we were collected by the complimentary Sandals shuttle, the staff came out and sang a goodbye song to us. We thought that was brilliant! It was such a lovely and memorable way to finish our stay and we left with huge smiles on our faces. Overall, we absolutely loved Sandals Royal Barbados. The resort was lovely, the service was excellent and the staff really made the holiday for us. It was a fantastic choice for our second honeymoon and we came home with some wonderful memories. We would definitely recommend Sandals Royal Barbados and would happily return.”
Robin’s “ 60th” BIRTHDAY BASH!!! 2026
10/10
DayTrip49005283103 · Couples · 2026-08-23
“By experience here for the first time it was magical. It was Home. It was culture. It was everything. I imagined Barbadoes you owe me nothing!!”
Resort is average
6/10
BoardingPass696013 · Couples · 2026-08-22
“We didn’t really love the Sandals Royal Barbados vibe. There was so much work being done around the resort during our stay. Breakfast at Bombay was blah, and Cornelia never seemed to be in a good mood 😁. Lunch at American Tavern was okay, nothing amazing. Spices, where breakfast is served, was still being worked on. The pool by Portofino’s, the Italian restaurant, always looked like it was never really clean. I even tried to clean it myself, but the pool skimmer didn’t have a net on it. They really need to show more love to that area. There also weren’t any deep pools to swim in, which was unfortunate. We stayed Club Level Ocean View, room 1408, and we loved the view of the ocean. There weren’t any towel hangers on the balcony, and the room felt a little rushed in terms of the finishing touches. There was still spackle on our bathroom door, and one of our drawers was a little messed up. We also had to hold the toilet handle down every time for it to flush properly. Our cleaning lady, Krystal, was amazing. She really kept our room clean every day. The sargassum was really bad while we were there, although I will give them credit because they tried to clean it up every day. Luckily, we came to Barbados a few days before our Sandals stay and stayed in St. James, where the water was beautiful. We also found out that you could take a bus from the resort at 10 in the morning and get dropped off at a nearby beach, then get picked back up around 3. It was interesting because once you got about a 10-minute drive away from the resort, the beaches started to look a lot nicer. There were definitely some good things. The donut shop was amazing! On our last day, August 16th, the lady working at the donut shop that morning, whose name started with a K, had such a great vibe. I wish I could remember her name because she really stood out to us. Butch’s by Bombay was really good, and Bombay was also good for dinner. Jessica, Molisa, Sagine, Roshawan, Raheem, Rosen, Samir, Damanique, and Samon made my birthday special, and we really appreciated them. The pizza by the beach was amazing. The bartenders kept the drinks coming, and I really loved how some of them made our mojitos. Unfortunately, Raheem and another gentleman at the Sky Rooftop on August 10th around 8:30 had some bad attitudes. One gentleman slammed an ice tray on the ground, and it made things very awkward. We left immediately. Some people were friendly, but a lot of others weren’t. That was just my observation during our stay. Cool Runnings catamaran was awesome. I really liked how they treated us. Harrison’s Cave, the rum tour and cooking class were all fun, but they definitely need to coordinate the pickup times better. Flower Cave was just dangerous in my opinion and honestly nothing great about it 😩. And the welcome dinner for Emerald, Sapphire, etc.? Disrespectful 😂. We were actually mad that we missed the opportunity to try another restaurant because we went to it. It felt like no thought went into the dinner at all. And then we got another bottle of Jamaican rum again 🤷🏾‍♂️. This was our sixth Sandals, and unfortunately, it will be our last. I think we’re just done with the franchise. There were some good moments and some great staff members, but overall this Sandals just didn’t do it for us. Even though it was my birthday month and I had the opportunity to lock in a deal for another Sandals with a $250 down payment, I decided not to. I know that meant missing out on getting another vacation at a cheaper price, but that’s okay. At this point, we’re ready to try something different. I’d give Sandals Royal Barbados a 7 out of 10.”
Rum and Coconut Water
10/10
rileyp986 · Couples · 2026-08-22
“We stayed at the Sandals Royal Barbados for 7 days and enjoyed every minute of it. Barbados is a beautiful country and the people are so incredibly nice. This was also our first experience with the Butler Service. Our butlers Rashida, Shalana and Kareem were extremely helpful and took care of us the entire time. My wife and I would highly recommend Barbados and their lovely Butler teams!”
Highly Recommended
10/10
Excursion09311042442 · Friends getaway · 2026-08-20
“Accommodations, dining, atmosphere, entertainment and, most of all, the staff all received my 5 star rating… having been my first experience at a Sandals resort and based on my stay at Sandals Royal Barbados, I will be booking another stay at a Sandals resort…”
Wonderful celebration trip
10/10
LMHMiltonKeynes · Couples · 2026-08-18
“First time to a Sandals and we had a lovely time. the staff cannot do enough for you particularly the bar staff at the SS pool bar! Food was delicious we never had a bad meal but standout was the Parisienne and we really enjoyed getting our smoothies from Heart and Sol after the gym. The grounds are beautiful and well maintained and rooms lovely and spacious everywhere is clean. We stayed in Club level south seas with balcony tub. We did have a couple of hiccups with the room but they were resolved and did not spoil our visit. We would definitely book a Sandals again. Also worth while if you snorkel / dive was like swimming in a fish tank over in Carlisle Bay! Aside from resort our favourite day was the sunset cruise with SilverMoon - was fabulous! Also if there for a while worth hiring a car for a day or two to explore the island - super easy to get around.”
A great resort that can do better.
8/10
christophermC4191JW · Friends getaway · 2026-08-17
“Very clean resort (inside and out). Many, many great pools (with the best at the rooftop- our favorite). Plenty of helpful staff, but some below the normal Sandals standards (in my opinion). The water aerobics instructor was just "phoning it in", and several others (restaurants, bars) not much better. Night time entertainment was good, but basically the same every night. We had an amazing time, but have been to many other Sandals with better activities, better entertainment and staff who were more invested in making this a top tier experience.”
Lush and Relaxing
10/10
acarterrph · Family · 2026-08-17
“The grounds at Sandals Royal Barbados were lush and beautiful and well maintained during our stay. The butler service was always available and was outstanding with the three of ours working very well together. Since the seaweed was a problem, workers were raking daily to remove it and the resort also provided transport to a different location on the island that wasn't affected. Great customer service!”
Fabulous stay in Barbados
8/10
abigailo516 · Couples · 2026-08-16
“We absolutely love it here! It was our fourth time this Christmas. Lots of restaurants to choose from- it is basically one resort with Sandals Barbados. Staff are usually very friendly. You can always get a sunbed, but if you want a particular bed by one of the busy pools, you will have to claim it early!”
Great time!!
10/10
harrisonl334 · Couples · 2026-08-15
“Awesome experience and great resort!! Better time than we expected. Drinks were strong and bartenders were lively. Definitely recommend.”
Royal Barbados - simply the best
10/10
gashnleyna · Couples · 2026-08-15
“We have just returned from a magnificent 14-night stay, where the holiday blues have severely kicked in (travel dates 25th July to 8th August 2026). This was our 5th Sandals (previously visited St Lucia La Toc, Grenada Curacao and St Vincent) and has become our favourite. There wasn’t much price difference between the Royal side and the Barbados side. As we have never done ‘club’ level before we booked to stay on the Royal side to give it a try. Taxi Transfer - Leaving the arrival hall there was a fellow holding a Sandals sign that guided us to the taxi pick up point. Waited about 5 minutes for the taxi to arrive, where it was a private transfer that took about 15 minutes. Check in – we were greeted with a cool towel, mimosa and a lady singing the Sandals welcome song. We had already completed check in prior to arrival (via app) so check in was very swift, just a matter of signing a few things and being handed the keycard. Check in this time was done in the club sandals lounge. Access to this was 24 hours and featured access to books, snacks, coffee machine, a fridge with beers/soft drinks and an array of spirits on the counter. One of the benefits of club was that we could reserve our a la carte restaurant reservations there and then for our whole 2 week stay instead of going to culinary reservation desk that is featured on the Barbados side. We managed to book Butches on the app prior to arrival. Not sure if it’s just this site but they seem to have changed the a la carte reservation system and applied limits to the number of visits allowed. They said this has been changed to allow other guests a chance of visiting the restaurants that require reservations. You are therefore only allowed 1 visit per a la carte restaurant per week (so 4 a week as there are 4 restaurants that require reservations). On the first week we did all 4 but on the second week we only did 2 (didn’t want a repeat visit to Fusion or the French). We asked if we could do the two Butches again in lieu of not wanting to visit the Fusion/French but weren’t allowed. Room - we only use the room to sleep and get a shower, the rest of the time we are too busy enjoying the resort and facilities. Our home for the next 2 weeks was in the Poinciana Building (8 on the map). Access to our room faced a residential area and road. We are always up with the larks anyway on holiday, however if we were planning a lie in it would have been spoiled by the neighbourhood cockerels and dogs that were intermittently crowing and barking during the early hours. The room was just like any other Sandals room we have stayed in - very commodious, tastefully decorated, had plenty of storage space, plug sockets were dotted about everywhere and were all US ones (plenty of USB ports too). The bed and pillows were really comfy. Wi-fi worked excellent around all parts of the complex. There were several mirrors and decent lighting and featured a bath on the balcony. Only used the TV for background noise when we were getting ready on a night and there were plenty of English-speaking channels. The air con worked well and didn’t make much noise. A safe, hair dryer, 2 x umbrellas, ice bucket (ice machines located on all floors, however the one next to our room didn’t work and this was even after an engineer was sent to look into it), iron, ironing board, bath robes, glasses, coffee machine and kettle were provided as standard. The fridge was stocked with 2 x orange juice, 2 x fruit juice, 2 x cokes, 2 x sprite, 2 x diet coke, 2 x still water, 2 x cans of Banks beer, 1 x bottle of red wine and 1 x bottle of white wine. With being Club level, the room featured no frills litre bottles of Vodka, Whisky, Rum and Gin. This was handy to have as normally being non-club we have to bring drinks back from the bar for getting ready on a night. The fridge also featured a bottle of sparkling wine that was replenished daily. Every Sandals we’ve visited there are days where items don’t get replenished like the wine, beers or the coffee (this normally starts to happen on day 4). This was rectified by calling housekeeping or using GINA. Remember to turn on the ‘housekeeping required’ button otherwise your room won’t be cleaned. We forgot to do it one day and the room wasn’t cleaned. We weren’t fussed about the room not being cleaned but just needed clean towels. This was easily fixed by calling the front desk who arranged extra towels ASAP. Gym – The gym was decent sized but some of the equipment seemed a little dated (we did manage to get a decent work out in though). One of the treadmills was out of operation as there was something that resembled a bear’s claw through the belt and they didn’t have the interactive running routes that the other Sandals treadmills have. There was no rowing machine or cable machine. Someone was continuously hiding the remote for the TVs. On one occasion it was hidden underneath the fruit bowl and then a few occasions we couldn’t find it at all so not sure why that was happening. There were always sanitising wipes, towels, water and cups available. Pool and beach – there are an excellent selection of pools at this resort catering for everyone’s needs. We knew the roof top pool would be right up our street as it got the sun all day, it was quiet and there were no parasols/canopies that would encroach our sunbathing spots and cover us in shade. The direction of the sun rose from where the airport is (also got a good view of all the planes landing) and went directly over so that it set just where Butches on the Barbados side is. We used to lose the sun on the roof top about 16:45 but we used to head down and sit on the benches outside the pub where you go it for another 45 minutes. The roof top pool had everything we needed – swimming pool, a nice breeze, comfy sunbeds, peace and quiet, hot tub, great views, a fantastic bar, toilet and sunshine. We pretty much had the roof top to ourselves most days. As with the other Sandals we have visited the towel cabinets are plentiful, all fully stocked and replenished by the attentive pool lads. All the pools were open during our visit. It does take the weight off when you don’t need to get up the crack of dawn to reserve a sunbed. Even walking down past the party/infinity pool there were loads of sunbeds free at the peak times. Reading previous TripAdvisor reviews, they were making out that the beach was plagued with seaweed, this is not the case. The sand was just as good as we remembered it when we last visited Barbados in 2019, white, fluffy and soft. You literally have to walk down to the shoreline to see any of the seaweed even then it’s just a small amount, there was no seaweed on the main beach itself. There was plenty of sunbeds on the beaches too. They didn’t have the yellow floating rings like they had in Curacao or St Vincent, so we missed them. We also loved the tubing that they did in St Vincent but didn’t do it here. We love a good pool foam party and asked if they did one here (they did one in Grenada), unfortunately they didn’t (but they used to) hopefully it is something that can be reintroduced as they are great fun. Restaurants/eateries – never been to a Sandals that had so many places to eat and drink, we were totally spoilt for choice. The first morning we popped into Salty’s to reacquaint ourselves with the Frangelico, Jameson’s and bailey’s coffees (haven’t had one since last year in St Vincent). Mercia served us on our first day and after that had our orders down to a T, ready and waiting. We don’t normally have a sweet tooth but some of the donuts and treats were fantastic – the pistachio donut, red velvet donut, the quad donut and the peanut butter brownies became our favourites (all made in house in the kitchen out the back). As per out last few visits to Sandals two weeks before departure the app allowed you to make a dinner reservation for the first week. We thought this was a lovely touch again and booked Butches for the first Wednesday night. We mentioned at the beginning that they have limited the number of visits per week to the a la cartes, we were therefore only allowed 1 visit per a la carte restaurant per week (so 4 a week as there are 4 restaurants that require reservations). Not sure if this applies to this resort only as it didn’t happen last year. Last year in St Vincent we visited Butches 7 times during our 2-week stay. This year we visited the 2 different Butches 4 times and the Fusion (Fusion has the bottles of Kirin Japanese beer) and French once. We didn’t want a second visit to the French or Fusion and asked if we could visit Butches in lieu, but this wasn’t allowed. We ate twice at Portofino’s (no air-con) for breakfast the rest of the time we ate breakfast at the Greenhouse which has air-con. Just like to say we had the best Bloody Mary ever at the Greenhouse. The service and food were excellent at both restaurants. We used morning room service for this first time ever as we had upgraded to club. We only did this as we wanted to try the breakfast burrito which was on the menu (we asked at the American Tavern if they did these but didn’t). The breakfast burrito was fantastic, and needs introducing into the breakfast menu at the other restaurants. Didn’t take long for room service, I think the first time we used it took about 10 minutes & the 2nd time it took about 20 minutes. All the restaurants we visited both the service and food were on point, we tasted some excellent, scrumptious food. The best steak we had was at the Greenhouse (even better than Butches), this was one of our favourite places to eat for breakfast and dinner. The resort needs to improve the advertisement of the hot dog stall. We only found out about this as we sat on one of the snug areas one night in Lovers Lane where the hot dog stall was in situ. We contracted GINA to confirm the opening times which was daily 12 – 14:00. There is a menu provided but some of the ingredients were not available (pulled pork was only available once), however you were allowed to build your own. We piled ours with chilli meat, bacon, sauteed onions, Jalapenos and cheese. We had a hotdog every day once we found out about it. This was the same as Grenada (we provided feedback whilst there highlighting that it needs to be advertised more) & we only found about the hot dog stand over there in our last week. Feedback is needed for this one too and Sandals need to start adding the hot dog stall to the resort map, the app & the paper meal planner/schedule. We also enquired about the beef and chicken patties, as they had them in Grenada and St Vincent. Unfortunately, they didn’t do them at this site, so additional feedback would be to see if they could be introduced here at the Jerk shack. We looked at the pizza menu prior to arrival & the menu was different to the other Sandals ones, most of the choices we weren’t keen on. When we ordered at Dino’s we seen that they have the other pizzas choices on the order form, the one we loved from the previous Sandals i.e. the meat lovers. We normally got a pizza about 5ish (closed at 6pm) & we had to wait about 15-20 minutes which wasn’t long. Each pizza was so tasty and perfectly crafted. We also noticed the dress code in the a la cartes wasn’t being adhered to, & plenty of male guests wearing shorts. Might as well ditch the trouser dress code Sandals. We need to get something off our chest regarding the building work that is ongoing (and looks to be ongoing for a while) & the poor communication between Sandals operations and the guests. We booked this holiday September 2025 directly with Sandals UK, not once during the booking process were told that there would be construction work going on during our stay. We had to pay the holiday off 10 weeks before arrival, & once again were not told about any construction work. On our first morning we noticed all the rooms in blocks 17 and 18 on the map were hollow & had been gutted. There were no ceilings or furniture in these rooms. Each room was having a major overhaul. The backs of these rooms are like a construction site where areas have been cordoned off with blue & white boards. The first morning we fancied eating at the French restaurant for breakfast. This didn’t open till 7.30, but we were up there at about 7.20 and couldn’t see any team member nor did the tables look decorated for breakfast. We waited until 7.30 & decided to enter the restaurant. It was like a ghost town; no one was there and there was no one in the kitchen. Scratching our heads, we went to Portofino’s instead. We asked one of the team members why it wasn’t open & they said its closed until the renovation works are completed (it’s open on an evening though as the builders are finished for the day). They said it gets too noisy with the construction work so have closed breakfast service for the foreseeable future. Needless to say, we were fuming, not once did Sandals inform during the booking stage, the payment stage nor the arrival/check in stage that this was closed or any of the other restaurants were closed. The app showed that the restaurant was open and you could view the menu. GINA was contacted immediately about this where we got an AI response of ‘Parisienne is closed for breakfast we have other options available for breakfast including American Tavern, Green House, Heat & Sol, Bombay, Portofino’s & Schooners open daily for breakfast’. After breakfast we went sunbathing on the roof top, between breakfast operating hours of La Parisienne another 6 guests turned up wanting to visit the restaurant for breakfast. We couldn’t let them stand around like we did so approached them & informed them breakfast was closed here for the foreseeable future. These guests immediately became disappointed with this news, they also said they hadn’t been informed of this (hence why they turned up). On first morning during the la Parisienne breakfast operating times we were acting as Sandals staff members & should have been on the payroll for those hours. Despite raising on GINA nothing more was done. A few days later another couple turned up and were standing there wanting to visit for breakfast, once again we had to get our Sandals customer liaison role on & instructed guests that it was closed. We also informed them about the hot dog stand, & they were chuffed as they knew nothing about it. After that incident we were going to write a note & stick it on the door telling the guests it was closed. Checking the app now it looks like they have removed Parisienne as a breakfast choice. The night we went to the French restaurant we spoke to one of the team about it being closed for breakfast. They said they have put it on in Schooners instead. Again, not once were we told of this. Next morning we decided to go to Schooners, we turned up at 7.30 on the dot was closed. Again, we were fuming, as it was our first time down to Schooners we seen that there were construction boards up opposite. Looking on the map, this is where Spices was. Hmm we thought why is Spices closed as it was still showing on the app as being open? We weren’t informed of this. We then went to the Greenhouse instead & asked why Schooners was closed for breakfast, they said because Spices is closed due to the work & they don’t want to open Schooners because of the noise (Schooners was open on a night-time though). once again we were not told that Spices was closed during our stay. This work meant the French wasn’t open for breakfast & apparently it had been moved to Schooners but that wasn’t the case as Schooners was closed on a morning due to the work that was going on in Spices which was fully closed during our 14-night stay. The construction work disrupted 3 eateries whilst there, we knew we weren’t going to starve but it’s the fact we weren’t getting what we paid for. On top of that we weren’t getting told anything by those in Sandals operations prior to arrival nor on site. A really bad example of shoddy communication. The noise off the construction work is bad & isn’t aesthetically pleasing to the eye. On building 18 the front of it was completely covered in scaffoldin. Noise includes drilling, hammering, banging, sawing, cement mixes, vehicles constantly reversing, engines humming due to the cherry picker that is in constant use. You will hear these noises on the roof pool, the infinity pool and even if you’re on the beach. Bars –the watering holes are in abundance over the two resorts; this is one of the reasons why booked this holiday. It was great being reunited with a Sandals pub again, the last 2 new resorts (St Vincent and Curacao) didn’t have one & was sadly missed. They had the same drinks as per St Lucia Grenada i.e. bottles of Stella, bottles of Strongbow cider and cans of Guinness (plenty of Irish car bombs went down the hatch). The pub was quite a size & featured a snooker table & a pool table. We tried the English Sunday dinner & give it 10/10, Yorkshire puddings were spot on and were crispy, light & fluffy, the gravy was authentic too. Just need to say a big thanks to David who was one of the food and beverage managers. He managed to get his hands on a carton of Ribena so we could have a cider & black. We were absolutely overjoyed with this lovely gesture, thanks David. We couldn’t get enough of Lover’s lane, an absolute fab concept. Loved the little snug booth areas outside with the TVs, the remotes are available from the bowling shoe counter. The bowling alley was great (opens 2pm till 11pm don’t forget your socks, shoes have both English & US sizing). Best time to go was 17.45ish as no one was there. Your limited to 35 mins & there’s plenty of games to chose from. When it’s busy they give you a buzzer indicating when it’s your turn. They did international beers including -Barbados brew house mahogany bay stout, Brew house Round rock IPA, Belgium Duvel, Canada Molson Canadian pale lager, Germany Becks, Paulaner Hefe Weiss, Italy Peroni, Netherlands Grolsch, USA – Anchor Steam, Blue Moon, Sam Adams Boston Lager, Shiner Rock, Sierra Nevada, Jamaica Red Stripe & Mexico Pacifico. Miscellaneous - the grounds are magnificent & are immaculately maintained. The groundsmen all do a cracking job with the husbandry of it all. The hygiene attendants also did a cracking job with keeping all the areas such as bins, floors & toilets all nip and clean. Check out – was 11:00am but our flight wasn’t till 17:00 & we weren’t getting picked up till 14:00. We had to enquire on the morning of departure if you could keep the room on. If we weren’t allowed to the keep the room on, we could use the departure lounge to get a shower. We peeked inside & there was plenty of showers, a hairdryer, toilets, clean towels & was air conditioned. We were allowed to the keep the room on till 13:00 for free which meant we had an hour before we got picked up. Overall, we had another fantastic Sandals holiday. This has now become our favourite & will come back in a heartbeat. We achieved our free week whilst there and have our sights on visiting Beaches Turks and Caicos. The weather was glorious, we came back with a cracking tan and loved not having to worry about getting a sunbed . We tasted & sampled some fantastic food and drinks. You can’t tell that it’s stretched over two separate resorts, it’s like one big mega resort. You might be thinking why are we giving it 5/5 despite our grumblings. The answer is the positives outweigh the negatives; we didn’t let these few hiccups spoil the fantastic holiday. We just want to say a further thanks to the following – Joachim , Hide, Alicia (sky bar-made some fab drinks), Crystal, Rashid, Ryan, Shyantio (all from sky bar) Blaire, Renaldo and Renico (bowling alley bar), Jasmina, Tricia & Ingrid (two hostess’), Ariston (pub), Josiah &Jermiah (Greenhouse), Sophia (hot dog) David (food & beverage manager who brought us the Ribena), Mercia (Salty’s), Kerry Anne & Avery (Butches)”
Exceptional
10/10
carlcC581HZ · Couples · 2026-08-14
“Excellent resort! Will be back. Shout outs to: Hostess Kelly-Ann Service Manager Shamika Photographer Dario “Miami” Butches Server Dario Front Desk Mekalia All top of the line for customer service. Best Sandals out of FIVE we have been to.”
Another great experience
10/10
S3009YJroryc · Couples · 2026-08-12
“We really enjoyed our stay and our butler team was unbelievable. Jake, Abigail, Raphaella and Shameka were all amazing. As a team they were unbelievable and made sure we enjoyed our stay to the max. We will for sure request them again for our next visit. Also we can’t forget Dwane aka Energy at the lobby bar. We met him years back on our honeymoon and were so glad he was still working there. He makes sure to make the piano bar a blast at night time. We have 0 complaints on our stay and can’t wait to visit this beautiful country again”
Royal Barbados Review
8/10
287leslieo · Solo travel · 2026-08-11
“We had a great time. The food was good. Great time at Kimonos with Noi! The only complaint I had while I was there was some days they didn’t put but one towel in the room when they cleaned. We had to either call housekeeping or track down someone to get more. The property is beautiful and not far from the airport.”
Exceptional Butler Service
10/10
Coltsin16 · Couples · 2026-08-09
“We celebrated our 30th anniversary at Sandals and stayed in a Rondoval suite, which features a private pool and a soaking tub right beside it. While the suite itself was wonderful, the absolute highlight was the exceptional service that came with it. Our butlers—Kemar, Andreas, Annaleah, and Krystal—made the entire trip unforgettable. They anticipated our every need, from keeping the in-room bar fully stocked and delivering drinks and lunch poolside, to bringing dinner from our favorite restaurants right to the suite. They also reserved chairs for us at the pools and beach and made sure a cooler full of beverages was always waiting. If you’re looking for a truly luxurious experience, book a Rondoval suite and specifically request this outstanding butler team. We already know we’ll be returning and asking for them again.”
Royal Barbados Sandals Getaway
10/10
mikerX410VP · Couples · 2026-08-08
“We loved the property, the service, and all the amenities the Royal Barbados Sandals had to offer. The staff was incredible, helpful, and made you feel welcomed. The room accommodations were clean, large spaces with beautiful balcony views, and updated decor to make it a very relaxing experience. The restaurant selections were outstanding and the food was delicious. There is a pool to fit anyones day of relaxation and activity pleasure. We were so pleased with the overall quality and experience we received and would highly recommend this property to anyone looking for a relaxing getaway.”

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