Sandals Royal Barbados

Barbados, Caribbean

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The hotel

You know you’re staying in the height of luxury when your drop-dead gorgeous suite has an al fresco ‘Tranquillity Soaking Tub™’ for two. That’s what every couple will get at the sparkling Sandals Royal Barbados. The latest in luxe in St Lawrence Gap, the resort features an incredible infinity pool, a huge Red Lane® Spa, and sumptuous suites. You’ll also get Sandals’ signature Luxury Included® indulgences. From dining, to drinking, to activities, it’s all laid out and completely complimentary. And, as if the six bars and nine dining venues aren’t enough, you’ll even get to pop into nearby Sandals Barbados if you fancy a change of scene, with its temptations including 11 more restaurants. For guests in select top category suites, Sandals Royal Barbados has also introduced the additional pampering of chauffeured Rolls-Royce or Mercedes Benz airport transfers for selected suites, allowing you to arrive in style!

Amenities

  • Honeymoon
  • Wedding
  • Bar
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Internet Access
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
  • Room Service
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Spa
  • Swimming Pool
  • Beachfront location

Where is it

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

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).

  • Booking Bonus: Book by 30 Jun '26 to receive up to 55% off the accommodation cost for travel between 11 Feb '26 - 31 Dec '28 subject to room category. Subject to change. Blackout dates apply. Offers may not be combinable. Any applicable offers have been calculated into the prices shown. Terms and conditions apply. 

5-Star Global Gourmet™ at Sandals Resorts brings new sights, sounds and tastes to all guests at each meal — of course, all included! 9 dining options: Butch's Steak and Seafood (open for dinner), Neptune’s (Mediterranean seafood on the beachfront, open for lunch and dinner), The Greenhouse (modern farm-to-table food, open for breakfast and dinner), Heart & Sol (grab-and-go food, open for breakfast and lunch), Jerk Shack, La Parisienne (French cuisine, open for breakfast and dinner), American Tavern (American-style food, open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner), Chi (Asian fusion, open for dinner), and Sweet n’ Salty’s Gourmet Donuts & Coffee shop. 6 bars offering unlimited premium spirits. Exchange privileges at Sandals Barbados offering a further 11 restaurants and 8 bars.

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

4 swimming pools and 4 whirlpools including a seaside glass infinity pool and Sandals’ first-ever rooftop infinity pool. Fitness centre and Yoga pavilion. Red Lane® Spa* with full range of treatments. Scuba-diving* (free for certified divers, fee applies to others). Non-motorised water sports including paddle boarding, Hobie Cat sailing, boogie boarding, snorkelling, and kayaking. Glass bottom boat trips. Volleyball, basketball, Bocce ball, cricket, pool and table tennis. Board games. Day and night tennis. Entertainment pavilion featuring a 4-lane bowling alley 'Lovers Lanes', living room and games room.

Laundry/dry-cleaning service*. Complimentary WiFi access in all room categories and public areas. The Beach House Resort Shop* and SnapShots Photo shop*. The resort has a 6,000 sq. ft. wedding and conference facility equipped with state-of-the-art technology. The Millionaire Suite, Prime Minister Suite, Rondovals and Skypool Suites all have Rolls Royce transfers (arrival and departure). Room service. 

* Denotes local charge.

Two people in love over 18 years only.

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, trainers, flip-flops, hats and caps are not permitted in the evening.

Please note: please ensure you have adequate insurance to take part in adventurous activities.

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Awesome Vacation in the Caribbean

May 27, 2026 Paul D

My wife and I had the best time at Sandals Royal Barbados. Our room, the grounds, facilities, and restaurants were excellent. The best feature to our outstanding vacation was the Butler service. Our Butler team, Kareem, Shalana, and Rashida, were simply the best! They made an otherwise great vacation even better. This was our fourth and best… Read more
My wife and I had the best time at Sandals Royal Barbados. Our room, the grounds, facilities, and restaurants were excellent. The best feature to our outstanding vacation was the Butler service. Our Butler team, Kareem, Shalana, and Rashida, were simply the best! They made an otherwise great vacation even better. This was our fourth and best stay with Sandals Resorts. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Loving Life😀😎

May 27, 2026 555magss Leicester, United Kingdom

Making happy memories at Sandals Royal Barbados,with two (2) Beautiful Ladies. Monique and Crystal we are enjoying our stay,and thanks to Monique for saving my glasses,and thanks to Crystal for making our drink
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Great fun in the fun at Sandals Royal Barbados

May 26, 2026 abbiate New York

My husband and I just completed our trip and had a fabulous time! We celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. The resort is gorgeous and the staff is lovely. Special /extra thanks to Miracle in Club Sandals, Adrian in Loyalty and Travel and Rio in Sandals Barbados. They were the first folks we saw upon arrival and helped kickstart our… Read more
My husband and I just completed our trip and had a fabulous time! We celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. The resort is gorgeous and the staff is lovely. Special /extra thanks to Miracle in Club Sandals, Adrian in Loyalty and Travel and Rio in Sandals Barbados. They were the first folks we saw upon arrival and helped kickstart our vacation…and addressed a minor travel issue very quickly Restaurants galore….we had amazing meals! Strongly recommend Greenhouse for breakfast and their lobster omelet. Just an observation….Sandals has a great Island Routes desk that helps plan excursions….not sure why they allow Captain Larry on the beach every day. He tries to solicit business for his tours, but we found him to be loud, pushy, and more expensive than Island Routes?! ‘till next time… JT New York Read less
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May 25, 2026 Lisa b

Our trip was the week before Memorial Day. Service was excellent, food great, hospitality above and beyond, room was always immaculate and well stocked. Fun fun fun all day and night. One negative if you are a beach lover rather than the pools, water was a bit rough and a lot of seaweed. Could be that time of year. But the water was warm. Any… Read more
Our trip was the week before Memorial Day. Service was excellent, food great, hospitality above and beyond, room was always immaculate and well stocked. Fun fun fun all day and night. One negative if you are a beach lover rather than the pools, water was a bit rough and a lot of seaweed. Could be that time of year. But the water was warm. Any where you stay on the resort, access to the beach was close, bars and food stands were in arms reach. Highly recommend. Adult resort with a nice class of guests. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating overall good, but unfortunately i won't be back

May 23, 2026 selina r

the Royal Barbados resort was very well laid out, clean, tidy,(credit to the grounds-keeping and housekeeping staff!) rooms were lovely (although we didn't use the outdoor bath with it being 30 degrees!) staff were mostly very friendly. food had a very good selection for the most part, and as the resort was so big it was very easy to get… Read more
the Royal Barbados resort was very well laid out, clean, tidy,(credit to the grounds-keeping and housekeeping staff!) rooms were lovely (although we didn't use the outdoor bath with it being 30 degrees!) staff were mostly very friendly. food had a very good selection for the most part, and as the resort was so big it was very easy to get reservations, unlike some of the smaller Sandals resorts. the size of the resort meant it was very quiet, even when there was music etc going on, you could easily go somewhere else if you wanted to. Our lovely club sandals staff member Marissa laid out some beautiful flower petals, note, and ran us a bath, which was so sweet! we did one snorkeling trip with the tour company, and did the Harrison cave zip lining experience (which was ok, but quite small, not as good as the one in Antigua). to tour the island we booked with Barbados Taxi company and paid $55 an hour (cheaper than the resorts taxi service), which was great. we went to the wildlife sanctuary and andromeda gardens - which was what we asked for- and were taken round a lot of other places too (animal caves, cherry tree hill, st nicholas abbey). the negative parts of the holiday were as follows: -power cuts. we experienced several power cuts at night, each lasting several hours. when reporting theses to reception, they didnt seem to know about them or care. one receptionist suggested it had been an island wide thing, but the street opposite had power! I would not expect power cuts in such a big resort, and at the very least expect an appology and explanation. -several activities rostered to happen never did. staff just didnt turn up. when we enquired, we got blank looks, and eventually a "well theres a lot of staff on holiday" - if you cant staff it, dont schedule it. we waited for 45mins in the bowling alley one day as no-one turned up to open it! - the buffet lunch was disapointing. it was supposed to be a different theme every day, but was very samey, with no vegetarian main courses. - kitchen staff at the beach grill and pizza place were not wearing gloves and did not appear to be washing their hands at all - several times i saw birds eating the drink garnishes as staff did not close the boxes. these were then put in peoples drinks! - my husband was hasselled several times on the beach to buy weed and cocaine, with the dealers following him down the beach. this is really not acceptable, especially on a private beach. in the other Sandals resort we went to they had beach security, but i didnt see anyone here. overall we enjoyed the trip, but the negatives left us feeling that this wasnt the 5* Sandals experience we were expecting. when you've paid such a large amount for a holiday, these basic things shouldnt be happening. The drug selling was particularly bothersome. people smoke weed or whatever, i'm not naive, i don't care if they do, but i dont expect to be followed by drug dealers! Read less