Sandals Barbados

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Sandals Barbados | Barbados, Caribbean | Virgin Atlantic Holidays

Barbados, Caribbean

5 stars

This Luxury Included® adults-only resort is set between lush, green gardens and a beautiful white sandy beach on the south coast. Choose between a spacious room equipped with all mod-cons. or your very own suite overlooking the gardens or the Caribbean Sea. When you can tear yourself away from the comfort of your private surrounds, take advantage of the vast choice of activities and amenities that await you. There’s complimentary scuba-diving for certified divers, kayaking, and sailing all included, experiences you’ll both treasure - or simply do nothing more than laze by one of two delightful swimming pools, soaking up the sun. When it comes to dining, you’re spoilt for choice with 11 gourmet restaurants serving delicious dishes in an intimate atmosphere.

Amenities

Kayaking
Sailing
Snorkelling
Honeymoon
Wedding
Bar
Evening Entertainment
Fitness Centre/Gym
Internet Access
Laundry Service
Restaurant
Spa
Swimming Pool
Beachfront location

Explore the local area

On the vibrant south coast, set on beautiful Maxwell Beach and within walking distance of St Lawrence Gap. Transfer time from airport: 15 minutes.

Hotel Information

Room Information
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280 rooms and suites. All with air-conditioning, private balcony or patio, HD LED Smart TV, complimentary WiFi access, telephone, coffee maker, mini bar with soft drinks, wines and local beers, iPod docking stations, safe, hairdryer, and iron and board. All rooms have 1 king-size bed and sleep maximum 2 adults. Caribbean Deluxe Rooms are set amongst tropical gardens on the second floor, overlooking the tropical gardens.

All Inclusive of: Sandals resorts are Luxury Included®; from luxury accommodation, 5-Star Global Gourmet™ dining, unlimited premium-brand drinks and tips, to a huge range of sports facilities and entertainment — its all included! Exclusive Exchange Programme so guests also have access to the facilities at Sandals Royal Barbados next door.

Hotel details

Dining

5-Star Global Gourmet™ at Sandals Resorts brings new sights, sounds and tastes to all guests at each meal — of course, all included! 11 gourmet restaurants: Spices (International breakfast and lunch, and pan-Caribbean dinner), Portofino's (á la carte Italian; open for breakfast and dinner), Schooners (á la carte seafood restaurant; open for dinner only), The Mariner Seaside Grill (open from 11:00am-6:00pm), Butch's Chophouse (New York style steakhouse; open for dinner only, reservations required), Café de Paris (French Patisserie), Kimonos (Japanese Teppanyaki), The Merry Monkey (British Gastro Pub; open for dinner and late night snacks), Dino’s Pizzeria, Soy (Sushi Bar) and Bombay Club (Sandals first ever Indian Restaurant; open for buffet breakfast and Indian cuisine for dinner). Doggies hotdog stand and a weekly Chocolate Buffet. 8 bars, including swim-up/pool bar. Additional 9 restaurants at Sandals Royal Barbados next door.

Fun and Games

2 freshwater swimming pools and 2 whirlpools including a seaside infinity whirlpool. Fitness centre and Yoga pavilion. Red Lane® Spa with full range of treatments*. Scuba-diving* (free for certified divers, fee applies to others). Paddle boarding, windsurfing, snorkelling, Hobie Cat sailing, boogie boarding, and kayaking. Glass bottom boat trips. Volleyball, Bocce ball, cricket, pool, board games, and table tennis.

Entertainment

Nightly live entertainment including a resident band and cabaret shows. Weekly Manager’s Cocktail Party.

Handy Stuff

Laundry/dry-cleaning service*. Complimentary WiFi access in all room categories and public areas. Resort Shop* and Epix Professional Imaging* (photo shop).

Accessibility

Good general access for guests who are able to walk short distances and can manage up to six steps. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page

Minimum Stay

3 nights.

Additional Information

*Denotes local charge.

Dress code: evening dress code for gentlemen states that smart trousers or jeans, long or short sleeve dress shirts (with or without collar) and dress shoes or sandals must be worn. Shorts, t-shirts, sleeveless shirts, trainers, flip-flops, hats and caps are not permitted in the evening.

Please note: two people in love over 18 years only.

Trip advisor rating

4.2/5

6,445 reviews

Location
Sleep Quality
Rooms
Service
Value
Cleanliness

Excellent

59%

Very Good

20%

Average

10%

Poor

Terrible

“Wonderful resort”

Jan 05, 2026Amy0210Taylor

We spent Xmas at Sandals this year and it was fabulous, the resort is large and caters for everyone. The food and drinks are great quality, especially for an all inclusive. The vibe was perfect, lots going on but plenty of opportunity to have quiet time. Service was good but could be improved, especially in the odd restaurant. I would stay in the Royal next time as our room was very tired, damp and surrounded by mosquitoes. They are doing a revamp which should hopefully fix that problem.. overall a fantastic and enjoyable stay, will definitely return someday

“Enjoyable holiday but with a few disappointments”

Jan 05, 2026jakiw

This was our first visit to Barbados although we have previously stayed at Sandals Grenada. We stayed for two weeks over the Christmas period in a Club Level room. When we arrived at the airport, we went to the Sandals kiosk and were told to await the transfer and then just left with no further information as to how long the wait was, there was nowhere to sit down (I have mobility issues) and after about 30 mins we were shown to a taxi. The check in at the resort was relatively quick and pain free. The rooms are nice with a great view over the beach and sea, however we found the bed a little high and a little hard resulting in back ache in the morning. The rooms are cleaned once a day and there is a turn down service in the evenings. The quality of the cleaning was OK – there were substantial cobwebs in the corners of the room when we arrived and these were still there when we left and the replacement of the towels was somewhat ‘hit and miss’ – sometimes we were left a full set, other times not. The evening turn down was also ‘hit and miss’, we received this 3 times in the 2 weeks we were there. The guy refilling the mini bar was quite efficient. The resort itself could really do with a deep clean. The beach sunbeds and tables were never cleaned during our stay and the beach area around the sunbeds seldom raked, leaving old food containers, straws etc in the sand. In the restaurants which had cloth backed seats the seat backs were grubby where people had been moving them and we did not find the level of cleanliness in the public areas (especially the floor in Spice) good at all. The food in the restaurants was generally fine but the beef was always way over salted. The breakfasts in the Parisienne and Green House were very good. The worst meal that we had was a lamb shank in the Parisienne which was so overcooked that it was black and instead of falling off the bone it needed to be cut and pulled off. After a discussion with the restaurant manager he agreed to replace it, however, it should not have been let out of the kitchen in the first place. This same evening a couple sitting at an adjacent table called the manager over saying their food was ‘inedible’ and left after the first course. A strange practice that surprised us was that some of the restaurant staff expected the guests to retain their cutlery for use in other courses and appeared somewhat aggrieved when asked for clean replacements! The bars are generally good although the two local beers are a bit tasteless but all have a good selection of spirits. However, there are a selection craft beers available in the bowling alley bar and the Merry Monkey also has a section of beers plus Newcastle Brown and local Guinness. The staff are generally very friendly and helpful; Jack in the Merry Monkey was very good and even went out of his way to find me a brandy glass for my post meal Remy Martin. Overall we definitely enjoyed our stay but found the level of service, general cleanliness and food quality poor compared to other hotel groups that we usually use eg Excellence Group and Secrets. We would love to return and try Royal Barbados but we are not sure at this stage

“SLEEPY SANDALS BARBADOS”

Jan 05, 2026ALAN B

My wife and I flew out Christmas Day from Heathrow for 9 nights we have been to Sandals Negril and Sandals Dunns Ricer, loved them both and thoiught we would try Barbados Location Perfect. We have never seen whiter sand and cleaner bea ches. could not fault it at all. Rooms again we could not fault the cleanliness, we stayed in a second floor honeymoon suite basic level, but very very nice. they all seem to have bathtubs on the balcony..,,not ffor us, but some people may like them. Housekeeping very efficient, they came round at 5.30 each night to ask if you wanted turn down service. only downside is you have to keep an eye on the mini bar, as they often forget to replace anything used, and we had to call the cocierge service a few times to get things replaced. Same with tea bags, we are english and they only supply 2 english breakfast tea per day, if you like earl grey mint or lemon tea, they supply 2 of each. This we are used to so brought extra tea bags if our own, woirth doing if you like english breakfast. noise level. the only noises we heard were running water from the swim up suites below us and fountains..and crickets at night..perfect for us location 15 minutes from the airport. couldnt be better amenities many restaurants to choose from. could not fault the options available several swimming pools and bars during the day now the downside (for us) we are aged 72 and 73, the age range there was from young couples through to old, so quite a range to be honest when we have been to Sandals in Jamaica, it was lively and if you wanted to, you could stay up late night, there was allways something going on. NOT here. the best way to describe the resort is SLEEPY.. examples round the pools, during the day they have nusic playing to entertain people, then later in the morning the 'entertainment team' get going...the best way to describe them is..imagine Butlins redcoats, but in shorts and much fitter. we had aquacise in the pool for those that wanted it, done by a very fit, but very bored looking fitness coach, who did not seem to want to be there, he hardly interacted with the people he was showing what to do at all. Then we had a mixture of quizes...name that tune....trivia.. near the knuckle trivia..missing words..anything they could think of...they obviously had a sandals quiz and games book they were using...scavenger hunt was another one..teaching you how to do certain dances...a word of warning..dont get a sunbed too close to where the entertainment work from in front of the bar, as you are likely to get dragged up... and lets not forget bingo of course...if you like this kind of thing fine...if you NEED someone to entertain you while you are trying to chill out..FINE But what we didnt understand was that around 4 pm each day, the music was turned off, and the pool guys started closing umbrellas and if no one was sitting on a sunbed, the towels were taken off. They werent TELLING you it was time for your afternoon nap, but that is how it came across. why they could not just leave music playing I have no idea. at night, we discovered that the restaurants were almost all shutting up by 10, and the same with the bars. when we were wandering round the resort, it was almost deserted by 10, the only place open late was the english pub, called the merry monkey, which, if you like a recreation of an english pub is fine, but we came to the Caribbean for Caribbean atmosphere, not a recreation of a pub back home. I am not saying we wanted to stay up late, but we wanted the OPTION....which we had in Sandals Jamica. the two resorts themselves are beautiful, when you walk round you would not know which one you are in frankly, they have blended them together incredibly well, they are really one resort in practical terms. so if you are looking for a beautiful resort, but want a quiet time and can put up with Butlins entertainment and want an early night...this is for you....for us...we would not go back..too quiet for us, even though we were in our seventies. ps. new years eve Jamaica Dunns River last year was mind blowing, best new years eve we have ever had...towers of champagne, discos and reggae on the beach.fire eaters..acrobats...food and buffets everywhere from early evening till early morning, midnight bbq feast. This year we expected similar in Barbados, thinking it was something they did Sandals wide..NO.....this year,they expected you to eat ina restaurant before hand, they had a mix of bands on a single main stage, plenty oif champagne available, but nothing started till 9 pm, so people were wandering around waiting for it to get going, we watched the midnight beach fireworks and then went straight to bed, like a lot of people. very disappointing

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