Sandals Royal Barbados

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338 suites. All with air-conditioning, private balcony or patio with a Tranquility Soaking Tub for two, HD LED Smart TV, complimentary WiFi access, telephone, coffee maker, iPod docking stations, safe, hairdryer and iron and ironing board, and fully stocked mini-bar with premium spirits, beer, wine and soft drinks,. All suites have 1 king-size bed and sleep maximum 2 adults.

South Seas Club Level Junior Palm Suites with Outdoor Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the ground and 1st levels of the Poinciana and Hibiscus buildings and feature walk-in closet, bathroom with walk-in rain shower and private patio or balcony with a chaise lounge, bistro set, privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

All Inclusive of: Sandals resorts are Luxury Included®; from luxury accommodation, 5-Star Global Gourmet™, unlimited premium-brand drinks, transfers, tips and taxes, to a huge range of sports facilities and entertainment — it’s all included!

South Seas Crystal Lagoon Club Level Junior Palm Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the second floor with views of the Crystal Lagoon pool and gardens, and feature a sitting area, large walk-in closet, bathroom with walk-in rain shower and balcony with a chaise lounge, bistro set, privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

South Seas Walkout Crystal Lagoon Club Level Junior Palm Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the ground floor with direct pool access from the private patio, featuring a spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, a walk-in closet and private patio with chaise lounges, privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

South Seas Crystal Lagoon Club Level Barbados Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the second floors with views of the pool, and feature living area, spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, and balcony with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

South Seas Hideaway Crystal Lagoon Club Level Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are on the second through sixth floors with peaceful garden views. This suite features a king-size Sandals Tranquility Blissful Bed, aromatherapy systems, and private patio with soaking tub. These suites include Club Sandals service.

Royal Seaside Oceanview Crystal Lagoon Club Level Barbados Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the second through fourth floors with ocean views. There is a master bedroom and adjoining living room, spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, and private balcony with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

Royal Seaside Penthouse Oceanview Crystal Lagoon Club Level Barbados Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are luxurious penthouse suites situated on the top floor, offering views of the ocean. The rooms feature a living room, spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, and balcony with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

South Seas Swim-Up Club Level Ultra Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the ground floors and feature direct, zero-entry access to the Crystal Lagoon pool. The rooms feature sitting area, spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, and patio with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

Royal Seaside Swim-Up Club Level Ultra Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the ground floors and feature direct, zero-entry access to the Crystal Lagoon pool. The rooms feature sitting area, spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, and patio with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

South Seas Hideaway Crystal Lagoon Swim-up Butler Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are on the ground floor and feature a king-size Sandals Tranquility Blissful Bed, aromatherapy systems, private patio with garden views and private soaking tub, plus zero-entry access into the swim-up pool. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

South Seas Hideaway Crystal Lagoon Oversized Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are on the second through fifth floors, and have a separate living room and bedroom. With a king-size Sandals Tranquility Blissful Bed, aromatherapy systems, 2 HDTVs, spa-style bathroom with freestanding soaking tub, and private balcony with soaking tub and garden views. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Royal Seaside Crystal Lagoon One Bedroom Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are set on the second and third floors of the Sand Dollar building. The master bedroom offers a king-size bed, HD smart TV, and a fully stocked bar. A separate living room has a comfy seating area and a second HD smart TV. Guests enjoy personal butler service, 24-hour in-room dining, and VIP check-in.

Royal Seaside Crystal Lagoon Penthouse One-Bedroom Oceanview Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub areset on the fifth floor above a shimmering Crystal Lagoon pool, and boast unmatched views of the sea. The rooms feature separate living area, spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, and patio with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Millionaire Butler Oceanview One-Bedroom Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the second floor and feature a large private patio complete with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two, separate living room, and bathroom with walk-in shower and freestanding bath tub. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Royal Seaside Crystal Lagoon Swim-Up One-Bedroom Butler Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the ground floor and feature direct access to the Crystal Lagoon pool. The rooms feature separate living area, spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, and patio complete with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

South Seas Hideaway Crystal Lagoon Swim-up Oversized Butler Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are on the ground floor and have a separate living room and bedroom. Featuring a king-size Sandals Tranquility Blissful Bed, aromatherapy systems, spa-style bathroom with freestanding soaking tub, and private patio with soaking tub and zero-entry access to the swim-up pool. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Millionaire Crystal Lagoon Swim-up Butler One Bedroom Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the ground floor and feature direct access to the Crystal Lagoon pool. The rooms feature bathroom with walk-in shower and freestanding bath tub, separate living area, and expansive patio complete with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

South Seas Royal Rondoval Butler Suite with Private Pool Sanctuary are private villas surrounded by lush foliage. They feature a soaring 20-foot conical ceiling, living and dining area, bathroom with large soaking tub carved out of solid stone, and a lavish zero-entry private pool with direct access from the bedroom. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Beachfront One-Bedroom Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the second floor with a separate living and dining area, butler pantry, bathroom with frosted-glass shower and freestanding bath tub, and an expansive balcony overlooking the beach with day bed, privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Beachfront Prime Minister One Bedroom Butler Suite with Private Pool and Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the ground floor with direct access to a private plunge pool, whilst overlooking the beach and ocean. The rooms feature a separate living and dining area, butler pantry, bathroom with frosted-glass shower and freestanding bath tub, and an expansive patio with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Beachfront One Bedroom Skypool Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the third through fifth floors, and feature a private, cantilevered infinity-edge skypool overlooking the beach and ocean. The rooms feature a separate living and dining area, butler pantry, bathroom with frosted-glass shower and freestanding bath tub, and an expansive balcony with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Sandals Butler Elite Service:

Providing you with uncompromising attention of a personal butler trained to the highest standards. Beginning with lemongrass-scented hand towels, welcome cocktails and culinary treats upon arrival, a private resort orientation and a luggage unpacking service. You will then be supplied with a personal mobile phone to reach your Butler when needed. Your wish is their command! In addition, butler guests will also have and in-room stocked mini-bar with a selection of spirits, beer and wine as well as soft drinks, juices and water, and 24-hour room service.

In addition, the Millionaire Suite, Prime Minister Suite, Rondovals and Skypool Suites all have Rolls Royce or Mercedes Benz transfers (arrival and departure).

Absolutely Wonderful

Jul 13, 2025 Lena P Lincoln, Nebraska

Our recent trip to Sandals Royal Barbados was such a wonderful experience. We loved the food, all the things to do, the gorgeous scenery, and great service. The grounds were kept top notch. The best part of our trip was our couples massage, it was absolutely wonderful. 10/10 recommend adding that to your experience - Charmaine was amazing!!! I can't think of enough good things to say about our time there. I will add, if you like to be served pool side or ocean side, be sure you have butler service, but my husband did a fine job of that for me. :). The *only thing I would change is adding a Mexican restaurant to the options. They had every type of food you could ever want, except Mexican - and who doesn't love tacos? Read less

Great food, use safe.

Jul 13, 2025 Amanda P

This resort is 2 in 1. We stayed in the day at the royal side, where we were allocated a room in the new building, the Saint Lawrence. The room was good, clean and well stocked. There was a pool just outside the building this was introduced as “the quiet” pool, we were happy here and thanks to Lisa we never had trouble finding a subbed. The Barbados side was always packed, busy and loud around the pools, this suites some people but we like quiet in the day, unfortunately on a couple of occasions I asked a group of guests to quieten down, they were in the pool, drinking, getting louder and louder and using foul language, also they played their own music through a speaker this when mixed with the background music from the restaurant was too much. This only happened on a couple of occasions. We walked over to the Barbados side in the evening, the entertainment was limited but good ,unfortunately it was repeated for our second week, exactly the same. We found karaoke in the crystal bar, Sophie and Kim did an excellent job and everyone enjoyed this, I was fed up of it by the second week though. The bar staff were fun and joined in. The food is excellent , quality and delicious, the staff are all great apart from the buffet on the Barbados side where every lady who were servers were miserable and surly ….we only went there once. The pool bar on the royal side was excellent and Kiela was the best, she has become a friend of mine, we stay in touch and she was loved by everyone. The grounds are beautiful and the gardeners do such a great job, they’re friendly and proud of their areas. The monkeys are also fun to watch. People have complained about dogs barking, yes there is a poor dog chained up in the yard of a house that neighbours the building, he now and again barks but there are monkeys around him and he is bored and no company, he sleeps most of the day poor thing so it’s not a problem, use ear plugs. We had a good holiday but were disturbed by one thing. There is a light that one operated from inside the room. Green means enter for service etc, red means “under no circumstances do you enter”, ,one evening we had it on red and a member of staff still entered! Obviously thinking we were out. I reported this because in the first few days we had money go missing, this was investigated by security, I have a good idea who it was , we used the safe after this , a thing we have never had to do on a holiday, it was upsetting , we travel every few months and are always fair and kind to staff and we felt very betrayed. Anyway, we had a holiday to sandals dunns river booked for November but have cancelled and chosen an excellence resort instead. We may go back to sandals in the future but probably not this one. The person who stole the money from our room, shame on you, it only takes one bad apple!! Read less

Sea-duced by Sandals

Jul 12, 2025 Felicia S Charleston, South Carolina

Overall, I would rate this resort with 4.5 stars. There are many reviews for this hotel, so I would like to focus on some of the lesser mentioned details: The Island - the limestone base ensures that the water is safe to drink. It is a very clean and safe island compared to many others in the Caribbean. The people are a bit more reserved than other Caribbean islands, but still lovely. The Beach - gorgeous white sand, virtually no sargassum while we were there, plenty of loungers and umbrellas, no need for water shoes, and the break wall creates lovely sand bars. It was interesting to watch the airplanes approach the airport. The Pools - The pool in the back of the resort near the spa is very quiet, has a lovely bar, a wonderfully hot whirlpool with jets, and monkeys pop out from time to time in the late afternoon. The infinity pool near the beach is the largest and seemed to be the most festive with louder music and pool activities. There is a great view from the rooftop pool. The pool near the bowling alley was great and tucked away from the wind. And the main pool on the Sandals Barbados side was convenient to food and the beach but also surprisingly laid back. The grounds - the gardens and planting were absolutely stunning. There was tons of quiet, open space and lovely winding paths and quiet nooks. Gorgeous and tranquil. The rooms - This was definitely a bit of a disappointment. We were in the Azure building. The room was always well cleaned and stocked each day, but it definitely needed a refurb. The mattress was hard and the furniture was a bit stained and worn. But the bigger issues were 1) the location was close to the convention center so we heard at least 3 different parties 2) close to the road and main parking lot which created a bit of road noise and was home to an incredibly punctual rooster who crowed all morning starting at 5:30 am, and 3) there was tons of light. The bathroom had a huge sky light that was wonderful for natural lighting, but also very bright. The main door to the bathroom and the the large picture between the shower and the bedroom were both large and translucent. Each morning by 6:00 am it was very bright in the room. If you are at all light sensitive, bring an eye mask. The restaurants - all were quite good. The theming in each was exceptional. Sandals truly does a far better job with this than most other all inclusive resorts. Most were quite casual and I believe that only 2 required the gentlemen to wear long pants and a collard shirt. Also, there was a fun hot dog cart near the bowling alley. The bars - really quite good. Never had an issue getting premium liquors. I enjoyed all of the bartenders, but those at the Merry Monkey really stood out to me. The activities - the live activities were a bit limited. Unlike at other Sandals, I never saw much live music. But there were stage shows at 9:00 each night and many guests enjoyed the piano bar. But there were other activities such as multiple pool tables, bowling, electronic game tables near the bowling alley, giant jenga, ping pong etc. There is plenty to do if you get a rainy afternoon. The water sports - there was paddle boarding, sailing, and kayaking right at the beach. But snorkeling and a glass bottom boat were also available at the Aquatic Center in Bridgetown. This was only about 20 mins away. The staff was amazing! They were friendly and so informative. They really seemed to love their jobs. I highly recommend taking advantage of this. The guests - we met some fantastic people from all over but mostly Europe and the US. Really enjoyed talking to all sorts. I did notice that Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday seemed quieter and that crowds seemed to arrive on Wednesday through the weekend. The only negative here was that several guests brought personal speakers. The first day at the beach, the guests listening to music asked if they were being a bother and kept the music at a normal level, but one time a guest in our room block blared the music for hours and on our last day another blared it at the pool. I do wish the resort would determine a policy for this. Overall, Sandals was a great choice for a relaxing stay and I would gladly recommend it. Read less

Sandals Royal Honest Overview

Jul 12, 2025 dymeplus Dallas, Georgia

First, I’d like to recognize the following employees: Jamal (at the Club Lounge): for making a pretty disorganized check in process feel not so bad. He provided us with a detailed tour of the resort while we were waiting for our room. He kept us updated with a smile. Thank you. Kyle (the gift shop): for going above and beyond by wrapping our items. ensuring everything would be safe for travel and also ensuring all of our Coral level discounts were applied. Really appreciate his friendly demeanor and offering to assist without being asked. Deborah (American Tavern Breakfast & Dinos Lunch): for always providing great food service during our stay. She was calm whenever things got extremely busy and always offering to assist. This resort is absolutely beautiful and there are enough restaurants, pools and activities to keep you busy during your stay. That said, here is where Sandals Royal Barbados can improve: Club Level Service: Although we pre-checked in 2 weeks prior, check in was stressful. We were there with another couple slightly before check in time. Went to eat, etc. while waiting for our room. When we returned, the lounge quickly filled up with several frustrated couples also waiting for their rooms. So, it no longer “felt” exclusive since everyone was cramped in a room. Everyone began expressing their angst, etc. Check in process needs to be improved. Perhaps more employees cleaning and ensuring rooms are ready on time and even a bit earlier. When we finally got our room (thanks again Jamal), no wi-fi. We called the lounge, was advised to give them 10 minutes. two hours passed, had to call again to remind them. The light fixture was broken right outside of our door with wires exposed - we let them know at least four times; no one repaired during our stay. Room Service: No one answers. We tried everyday to order room service - 3 different extensions…no luck. We really wanted to enjoy at least breakfast on our patio…once. So, that was a miss. Whenever we needed something from the lounge, like making a dinner reservation - felt like we were disturbing the staff on duty. lol. One of the restaurants - American Tavern - was randomly closed for dinner during our entire stay. Walk Out Pool: Club Level Side - needs to be cleaned/maintained like the main pools. Lots of rubbish from the trees, dead insects, etc. made it difficult to enjoy. Spa: There are individual rooms that were under construction so the only option for a message was outside. They also separate the outdoor spa pools for whatever reason. We didn’t utilize since it would not be a “couples” experience so our credit was not used. Highlights to note - Although the water is pretty rough on the beach, Sandals did an excellent job of creating two rock barriers to alleviate the strength of the waves. Really thoughtful gesture to ensure guests can swim. Rooms on the Royal side are fairly new compared to others. Huge shower and comfortable bed. Schooners (great food), Dinos (great pizza and salad), Butch’s & Soy (great service) Bowling Alley - lots of activities. Bartenders were a bit rude and our lane was broken/needed to be repaired but besides that we enjoyed it each night. Cafe De Paris - amazing ice cream and top notch service always. the ladies in that shop were wonderful. Read less

Incredible Experience at Sandals Royal Barbados!

Jul 8, 2025 Adriane M

Our time at Sandals Royal Barbados was absolutely incredible. From the spacious, spotless room to the genuinely friendly staff, every moment felt special. We enjoyed delicious food at every restaurant and refreshing drinks at the many fun bars around the resort, including our favorite swim-up bar. Evening entertainment brought great energy, and the spa was the perfect way to relax. The on-site tour booking service made it easy to explore Barbados without stress. Every detail was thoughtful and well executed. Highly recommend this resort! Read less

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