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).

Fair experience

Jan 4, 2026 jim f

Overall not a bad trip. House keeping removed items we had in the frig and on our last full day we did not receive cleaning services until 7 pm after we had called. Our room had a water leak from the rain and was partially flooded. We were moved to another room but were never contacted by staff or offered any type of compensation for the… Read more

Four Nights at Sandals Royal Barbados

Jan 4, 2026 williambH8851ME Bay Shore, New York

We took a post-Christmas 4-night trip to Sandals Royal Barbados, flying back on New Year's Day. It was really quite nice. Our Room: We had a butler-level suite, (Building 700) which was spacious and nicely furnished. A lovely balcony looking over the infinity pool area, two TVs, a nice sitting area and a very nice bathroom. The room was clean and the bed very comfortable. At night, in addition to the curtains, there are large, thick wooden doors that slide closed to separate the bedroom from the sitting area. It not only reduces light from outside but also noise. This was important as the New Year's party Sandals threw was based right outside our balcony and went until 1:30 am. Our only problem with the room is that it smelled very musty. Not a good thing. We brought it to our butler's attention and, the next morning, some fragrance of some kind was used that made the room smell much better. However, it only lasted about one day. It was not added again, but should have been. Our Butler: Our butler is really a team of butlers: Ron, Marquita, and Kevan. They were excellent. When introduced to Marquita, she gave us a cell phone with their dedicated phone number built-in to call them on between 7 am and 11 pm. Every time we used it, whichever butler was on duty answered and handled our every need. It never went to voicemail. They took care of setting up our dinner reservations, set us up with loungers at whichever pool we wanted (or the beach), filled our cooler with whatever we wanted, regularly checked in with us, both on the phone and in-person, offered to bring us drinks and lunch from the poolside bars and eateries, delivered afternoon savories to our room everyday and walked us to our restaurant every evening and either seated us or waited until we were seated. They also provided us with useful information on activities, places to go and things to do. And, they did it all with a smile and tremendous professionalism. They were always available but never imposing or overdoing it. We loved this feature, and particularly our team! We will ask for them again when we return to Sandals Barbados. The Restaurants: We were there for only four nights, so we had a limited sampling. However, each restaurant we went to for dinner was very good. In particular, the lamb chops at Butch's and the Sole Meuniere at La Parisienne were off the charts. Service was good, if not a little slow. But, then again, things run on vacation-time. We are not into buffets. So, when we do eat breakfast, it is a la carte. The breakfast at La Parisienne was also excellent. Lunches, when we did not have breakfast, were at the pool or beach and consisted of either the pizza place (Dino's) or the Jerk Shack, both of which are poolside. They were both very good and just right for a light lunch or snack. The only "sit down" lunch we had was at Neptune's, next to the infinity pool. It was pretty average. The Bars: We really only spent time at the pool bar adjacent to the infinity pool between Sandals Barbados and Sandals Royal Barbados, the swim-up bar at the smaller pool at Sandals Royal Barbados and the Sky Bar in Sandals Royal Barbados. The pool bars were excellent, with great bartenders providing friendly and prompt service and good drinks. The Sky Bar, was amazing! Find it. It will be well worth it. The Entertainment: We've been to other Sandals and know that the entertainment is what it is: fun, but not very professional. But that is what Sandals is about: promoting its local talent, whether is is great or not. Suffice it to say, you are not getting Broadway-quality singers and dancers in its shows. But they are earnest and endearing. That said, Sandals did an AMAZING job for its New Year's party. They set up a big stage and entertainment area behind the infinity pool containing multiple bars, seating and and a dancing area. It was really beautifully decorated and so much fun. Then, at midnight, they put on a great fireworks show to ring in the new year. Bravo on a really great event! The Staff: In general, the staff was friendly and accommodating, some more than others. Unlike Sandals Grenada, where absolutely every staff member we interacted with was super friendly and fun, some of the staff in Barbados had "chips on their shoulders". But, again, our butlers were fantastic, and could not do more for us. Highlights: The Sky Bar. The beautiful beach, with its white, soft sand and beautiful blue water waves. And, the Merry Monkey, a great place to watch a game, have a drink (or three) and have fun with a fun crowd. Lowlights: Our musty room. The fitness centers: old and very limited equipment, some of which was broken. The service in the doughnut place: Unwelcoming staff that was slow and uninterested. Overall, we truly enjoyed our stay and would definitely return. Read less

Royal Barbados, December 2025

Jan 3, 2026 Rachel N

The location of the hotel was in an amazing spot. The beach was very nice. The water was a bit rough, but we still enjoyed ourselves. Plenty of beach chairs plenty of pool chairs lots of towels. Both properties have amazing rooms and rooftop pools. The restaurants were decor very nicely. However, food was not as good as we thought it should be. The French restaurant did have the best food for us entertainment at night was OK. We saw a couple singers would’ve been nice to have more options for nighttime entertainment. We were tired of going to DJ parties. You can only go to a few of those but they had them every night. Our butler Kareem was really great and amazing. He did everything great for us and the pool bartender at the infinity pool named Larkin was the best bartender by far you have to go see him there overall we had an amazing time. I think if the food was better and we’re entertainment at night it would be a five star for us. I would recommend this resort for anybody who wants to try out sandals. I don’t plan on going back only because I prefer going to different places throughout my life and I want to try to complete a bucket list but overall I would recommend anyone visit sandals Barbados. Read less

Good overall trip as a whole, but unimpressed with the beach/water.

Dec 30, 2025 Joshua H Howey in the Hills, Florida

We booked the Royal Seaside Crystal Lagoon Swim-up One Bedroom Butler Suite w/ Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub – 1SUP for a 7-night stay from December 6-13, 2025. Arrival: We arrived at BGI airport via American Airlines from Miami. Arrival at the airport was around 1:20PM local time. We had zero issues retrieving bags and getting through customs. It took us about 30 minutes total to get to the Sandals desk outside the airport. We waited about 15 minutes total before our bags were loaded and we were on a shuttle to the resort with a full bus of people. It took about 15 minutes to get from the airport to the resort, and the drive was not bad at all. Arrival at the resort was simple, and the front desk verified our online check-in, and then called our butlers to give us a tour of the property, get lunch, and then escort us to our room. We had requested the butler team of De’Angelo and Bernard, and we did receive them as our butlers, with the third being Shanna Kay. Room: This was our first stay in a swim-up room, so we were not 100% sure what to expect. We were in room 7115 (middle of the Wahoo building). The room was a more updated room, and very spacious, more modern décor and not the older mahogany-style furniture. The bathroom was updated, and the shower was very large. The patio was a good size and lead right to the steps for the swim-up. We are not sure if it was the time of year or not, but the swim-up was mostly unusable at a paltry 78º. This room got almost no sun at the pool, and we found the only way it was usable was to keep moving to increase your blood flow and not be too cold. We used the swim-up pool 2-3 days, but not for any length of time at all. We had heard from others that some swim-up rooms tend to get very damp, so we brought a damp-rid bag to err on the side of caution. We didn’t experience too many dampness issues in our room and ended up just putting the bag in our bathroom to help with the humidity in there. Food: Breakfast was usually the American Tavern, but we did go to Spices a couple days when we asked our butlers to reserve chairs at the Barbados-side main pool. Standard buffet style food at both places. Lunch was typically jerk shack or pizza. Pizza was very flour heavy, so we ate it way less than normal and asked for jerk shack more often. We almost always ask our butlers to bring us lunch and rarely go to the restaurants to eat. We did go to Neptunes one day and found the lunch less than ideal, so we did not attempt it a second time. Dinners were spread out between Soy, Schooners, Butch’s Island Chop House, Bombay, Butch’s Steak and Seafood, La Parisienne, and the returning guest dinner (not impressed with the RTG meal). We enjoyed all our dinners, but Bombay was our favorite, by far! Both Butch’s meals were solid, so was La Parisienne. Schooners we were hoping for more, but it was still a good meal, and the same with Soy. For snacks, we spent far too much time at Sweet n’ Saltys and Café De Paris, but we did enjoy their iced coffees and treats. Our butlers did end up bringing us coconut shrimp one day and random snacks other days (chicken tenders were very good), although we were spoiled at SRC with the coconut shrimp and kebabs almost daily earlier this year, which only happened once during our stay here. Beach: We spent only a few hours at the beach in Barbados. It was very windy, to the point where it was blowing sand at your feet. The water was very rough and wavy, so after maybe an hour or so we left and went to the infinity pool. We did not attempt the beach again because of the winds, and it was one of our least favorite beaches at any of the Sandals’ resorts. Pool(s): We spent time at the royal side infinity pool, south seas pool, and rooftop pool, the main pool on the Barbados side, and the European pool as well. We did two days each at the European and main pool, and one day each at the others. You cannot get chairs reserved by butlers at the infinity pool or south seas pool, so keep that in mind if you want prime seating. We did not get up early on those days and did not have any issues finding chairs. Pool temperatures were all mostly the same, but the European pool was the warmest of all of them. The rooftop pool was rather chilly the day we went up there, but it was also an overcast day with rain, so that could have attributed to the cooler temps. We did use the hot tub at the south seas pool and on the roof top. Both had issues with the jets not working. Not sure if that is the norm, but neither worked when we tried to use them. Tours: We did ask to be scheduled for the complimentary snorkeling tour. It was supposed to be 10:30AM on Thursday, and Shanna Kay booked it and confirmed for us on the day we arrived (Saturday). On Thursday we showed up at the dive shop at 10:15 to only be told they left at 10AM. It seems they recently changed from 10:30 departure to 10AM, but they did not let our butlers know, or anyone else, so we missed the morning tour. They did manage to get us on the 1PM tour, but it was a bit frustrating that there was some miscommunication, as when we relayed this to our butler team, they seemed surprised of the change. Hopefully this is something they remedy to avoid the confusion of the departure time. Service: We had mixed feelings about potential service, as Barbados was an island we had been avoiding due to hearing the mixed feedback on service. While we understand Sandals is no-tipping at all resorts, we also know that local laws allow tipping to happen at this resort. We only saw one person being tipped during our 7-night stay and she put it directly into a jar where it seems others had done the same. We did not feel pressured to tip at all, and we did not feel like we received lower service because we did not tip. Everyone was very friendly at this resort, and we had ZERO service issues. Our butler team of Bernard, De’Angelo, and Shanna Kay were OUTSTANDING! We were very happy that others had recommended them, and they showed why so many folks say they’re the best! Departure: Our flight was scheduled for 5:45PM departure via Caribbean Airlines to St Vincent. We found out the day before via Caribbean Air that our flight was moved up to 5PM departure because the airport at SVD was closing early. We were informed bag pick up was at 9:30AM, check out was 11AM, and we needed to be on the bus at 3:30PM. With the change in flight, it ended up moving up our bus departure to around 1:30PM (no fault of the resort on our flight change, and it was likely when they had another bus that would be leaving). Since it changed our departure time by a couple hours, we opted to not use the departure lounge and just hung out in the butler lounge after checking out of our room, then grabbing lunch. Check in at BGI was simple and easy, almost no line to check in, but security was very long. It was about 1.5-2 hours to get through the security line. Once through, we still had a while before our flight was boarding, so we grabbed some food and hung out. Our gate was one of the ones away from the main terminal, and they finally called us towards their around 4:15, but we ended up waiting around for quite a while before boarding started. We ended up not leaving until closer to the 5:45PM original time, so it made for a very long departure day, which we likely could have kept our 3:30PM departure (again, not Sandals fault). Overall, our stay at Royal Barbados was a good one. We have another swim-up booked in the future, so we are interested to see if it’s warmer, and it’s also not in December. The staff at Barbados and Royal Barbados were very friendly and there were no service issues at all, which really put our minds at ease. Our butler team of Bernard, De’Angelo, and Shanna Kay are what made this stay for us. They were very attentive without being overly intrusive, and they picked up quickly on what we did and didn’t like. We are not sure how soon we would return to Barbados again with still needing to knock off more properties from our list, but it was a good stay overall! Read less

10th Visit to this Wonderful Resort

Dec 30, 2025 HelenG699 Clevedon, United Kingdom

This was our 10th visit to Sandals Royal Barbados and our 2nd visit in 2025. We have been coming here since 2015 and we have already booked to visit twice in 2026. We found the resort to be so welcoming, so well looked after and there wasn’t a member of staff that didn’t acknowledge us as we walked around or helped us if we needed anything. We had a penthouse room in block 7, a lovely room, cleaned every day without fail and drinks replenished in the fridge every day, we couldn’t have asked for more. We loved all the food, but our favourite meal is the Filet Mignon in Butches. The restaurant’s cater for all tastes and we never had any trouble booking the restaurants at the times we wanted and never had to wait to be seated. We did not have butler service, but were Club level. There was never any issues getting sunbeds (with umbrella) at any time of day, we managed to get seats where we wanted every day without any issues and without having to get up early. Some days there were great seats still available at 10am, and the resort is very large with many pools so if one area is busy just go to another. We spent 10 days in paradise, including Christmas Day, and cannot wait to return next year. Read less

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