Sandals Barbados

Barbados, Caribbean

Virgin rating

Butch's Chophouse
The Merry Monkey English Pub
Caribbean Village Premium Room
Crystal Lagoon Village
Pool and Swim-up bar
Artist impression of Indian Restaurant
Caribbean Village Deluxe Room
Crystal Lagoon Village
Schooners Restaurant
Schooners Seafood Restaurant
Beachfront Club Level Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub
Bombay Club Restaurant
Portofinos Restaurant
Ocean Village Pent House Beachfront Club Level Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub
Bayside Restaurant
Ocean Village Beachfront One Bedroom Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub
Crystal Lagoon Village Swim-Up Suites
Crystal Lagoon Swim-Up Club Level Luxury Room with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub
Crystal Lagoon One Bedroom Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub
Crystal Lagoon Swim-Up One Bedroom Butler Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub
Kimonos
Lobby Bar
Club Sandals Lounge
Beachfront Club Level Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub
Beachfront Club Level Suite
Beachfront One Bedroom Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub
Beachfront One Bedroom Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub
Butch's Chophouse
The Merry Monkey English Pub
Caribbean Village Premium Room
Crystal Lagoon Village
Pool and Swim-up bar
Artist impression of Indian Restaurant
Caribbean Village Deluxe Room
Crystal Lagoon Village
Schooners Restaurant
Schooners Seafood Restaurant
Beachfront Club Level Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub
Bombay Club Restaurant
Portofinos Restaurant
Ocean Village Pent House Beachfront Club Level Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub
Bayside Restaurant
Ocean Village Beachfront One Bedroom Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub
Crystal Lagoon Village Swim-Up Suites
Crystal Lagoon Swim-Up Club Level Luxury Room with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub
Crystal Lagoon One Bedroom Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub
Crystal Lagoon Swim-Up One Bedroom Butler Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub
Kimonos
Lobby Bar
Club Sandals Lounge
Beachfront Club Level Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub
Beachfront Club Level Suite
Beachfront One Bedroom Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub
Beachfront One Bedroom Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub

The hotel

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

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

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. 

Caribbean Village:

Caribbean Honeymoon Premium Rooms are located on the first floor, with views of the gardens.

Caribbean Deluxe Rooms are located on the first floor, with views of the tropical gardens.

Caribbean Grand Luxe Rooms are located on the second and third floors, with garden views.

Caribbean Grande Luxe Walkout Rooms are located on the ground floors with direct access from the patio to the resort's gardens.

Crystal Lagoon Village:

Crystal Lagoon Luxury Honeymoon Room with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the first and second floors, with views of the crystal lagoon pool and gardens.

Crystal Lagoon Club Level Luxury Honeymoon Suite with Balcony Tranquillity Soaking Tub are located on the third floor, with views of the crystal lagoon pool and gardens. These rooms include Club Sandals service.

Crystal Lagoon Swim-Up Club Level Luxury Room with Patio Tranquillity Soaking Tub are located on the ground floor, with direct swim-out access to the crystal lagoon pool from the patio. These rooms include Club Sandals service.

Crystal Lagoon One-Bedroom Butler Honeymoon Luxury Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are set along the long crystal lagoon river pool, featuring a separate living room and a spa-style bathroom with circular tub. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Crystal Lagoon Swim-up One-Bedroom Butler Suites with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are as above, but are located on the ground floor with direct zero-entry swim-out access to the crystal lagoon pool from the patio. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Beachfront Village:

Beachfront Honeymoon Club Level Suites are located on the first and second floors, with views of the beach and ocean, and feature a sitting area and spa-style bathroom. These rooms include Club Sandals service.

Beachfront Club Level Suites with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the third floor, with views of the beach and Caribbean Sea, featuring a sitting area and spa-style bathroom. These rooms include Club Sandals service.

Beachfront Penthouse Club Level Suites with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are as above but are located on the top floor, offering panoramic views of the beach and ocean. These rooms include Club Sandals service.

Beachfront One-Bedroom Butler Suites with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on each end of the Beachfront Village, with stunning views of the beach and Caribbean Sea from the expansive balcony. Featuring separate living room, and bathroom with Kohler clawfoot bath tub. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Beachfront Penthouse One-Bedroom Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are as above, but are located on the top floors, offering panoramic views of the beach and ocean. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Club Sandals Service:

  • Dedicated Club Sandals Lounge accessible 24-hours with Club Sandals concierge available 8:00am–10:00pm daily to assist with excursions, restaurant reservations, spa bookings and anything else you may need.
  • Preferred Club Sandals Lounge check-in with chilled towel and Champagne upon arrival.
  • Weekly hosted activities such a cocktail parties, martini evenings, wine tasting, snorkelling and exclusive Island Routes tours.
  • In-room stocked mini-bar with a selection of spirits, beer and wine as well as soft drinks, juices and water.
  • Room service available from 7:00am–10:00pm daily.

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 access to all the Club Sandals amenities and weekly activities. In addition, you will also have 24-hour room service.

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.

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

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.

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

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

3 nights.

*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.

Rating summary

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Traveller rating

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  • Average (653)
  • Poor (364)
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Image of the Tripadvisor rating A wonderful holiday

Jan 25, 2025 K8283IYlucys

We stayed here for one week & had the best time. The island is beautiful & the weather great. The staff are helpful & friendly. The choice & quality of the food & drink is excellent. The resort & its amenities are clean & looked after. Looking forward to going back!
Image of the Tripadvisor rating A perfect vacation

Jan 25, 2025 Y6490OYalexandrak

The vacation was fantastic. The location of the hotel was ideal. The beach was unfortunately a bit short for walking, but it was perfectly clean, white and fantastic for swimming. You can walk straight out of the hotel to the left towards the city center, where there are supermarkets and restaurants nearby. We chose the Beachfront Club Level… Read more
The vacation was fantastic. The location of the hotel was ideal. The beach was unfortunately a bit short for walking, but it was perfectly clean, white and fantastic for swimming. You can walk straight out of the hotel to the left towards the city center, where there are supermarkets and restaurants nearby. We chose the Beachfront Club Level Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub room. 4th floor with sea view and bathtub on the balcony. It was the right decision. The room was spacious, clean and the mattress was very good and the air conditioning really adjustable to our needs. The minibar was more like a maxibar with full facilities. We would like to mention Juwon, who made us feel very welcome and always had our favorite white wine in the fridge. The room cleaning was super good, towels and care products were always replaced reliably. And we were on the right side with Sandals Barbados. It was quiet there both on the beach and by the pools. The entertainment was more on the Sandals Royal side. The staff were friendly and helpful throughout. The hotel offers excursions - we booked a best of Barbados sightseeing tour (4 hours) where we were driven all over the island by a driver (just the two of us). He explained a lot and it was really nice. The gastronomy was absolutely unique. It was our first hotel where there was no buffet restaurant in the evening. The 11 restaurants at Sandals Barbados would have been a perfect choice, but as you can also use the 10 restaurants at the sister hotel Royal Barbados, it was really overwhelming. Fish restaurant, steak, Indian, French, Italian, Japanese, a British pub - it was fantastic. And delicious everywhere! We always found an ideal 3-course menu for us. Some of the restaurants are outdoors, others are indoors and air-conditioned. Of these, however, only the “Greenhouse” was actually a little too chilled for our liking. The dress code was wonderful for a vacation. Gentlemen could also go to dinner in shorts (but with closed shoes, which is not a problem). There was no big drama around Christmas or New Year's Eve (and therefore fortunately no dress code again), you could also go out to eat wherever you wanted on these days. Also worth mentioning are the pool bar and the bar in the Royal House of Sandals Barbados. High-quality spirits are used here. And Dwayne and Alicia mixed us really perfect cocktails in a super nice and competent way. No touristy standard mash, but at an international bartender level. Many thanks for that! What was also really great: there is a shelf with beach towels at every pool and on the beach. You can get as many as you need at any time and throw the used ones into the laundry boxes. Changing towels has never been so uncomplicated. The only problem was of course that the sun loungers were occupied from 6 a.m. and people didn't bother to get their towels back, even when it was raining. The bottom line was that we always found a lounger, but this permanent occupation was unpleasant. (And here we have to make a direct comparison with our last vacation in Cuba - there you were obliged to give up your sun lounger as soon as you planned to stay away from the beach or pool for a longer period of time. This meant that there were always plenty of sun loungers available at the pool and beach and you could find one anywhere, even if you got up late at 11 a.m. or 2 p.m.). The pools were always clean and there were various options, including really hot whirlpools. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Excellence at its finest

Jan 24, 2025 barbergirl1

Everyone and everything was absolutely amazing we went for our wedding test run( 4 days) stayed club level we were treated like royalty! We had an entire team of people who waited on us hand and foot! We were upgraded to room with swim out private pool! Beautiful rooms! Amazing staff , food and service! We have never stayed at a Sandals before (… Read more
Everyone and everything was absolutely amazing we went for our wedding test run( 4 days) stayed club level we were treated like royalty! We had an entire team of people who waited on us hand and foot! We were upgraded to room with swim out private pool! Beautiful rooms! Amazing staff , food and service! We have never stayed at a Sandals before ( and we travel ALOT) and said why have we never done this before! Can’t say enough about how amazing this resort is! Can’t wait to go back in 5 months! I will definitely choose Sandals over any other resort if given the choice! Very hospitable anything you can think of the were eager to offer you! Love love love this resort and our stay! I suggest the photo shoot amazing pix we bought all 45 of them!Staff treat us like family and everyone employed there goes out of their way to welcome you and greet you every time they see you! Very very appreciative of us for staying their! I have told everyone I know to stay at Sandals resorts! And posted it all over my social media accounts! Thank you for an amazing 4 days! Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Worst experience of my life

Jan 20, 2025 Angel A

This was a vacation from hell. I’ve been to sandals resorts previously & always enjoyed myself. This sandals is different. We waited an entire hour to get our shuttle to the hotel which was 15 minutes away. After arriving we waited till almost 3 hours for our room to be ready. The room was ready almost 2 hours after check in time. The room we… Read more
This was a vacation from hell. I’ve been to sandals resorts previously & always enjoyed myself. This sandals is different. We waited an entire hour to get our shuttle to the hotel which was 15 minutes away. After arriving we waited till almost 3 hours for our room to be ready. The room was ready almost 2 hours after check in time. The room we received was mediocre which I didn’t really care about at first because the resort looked beautiful. We left our stuff at the room and began to explore. The 5 days 4 nights I spent there were horrible. We had roaches all over room and ants in our bathroom. We lived with the bugs and just tried to enjoy ourselves. We didn’t receive one hot meal and the food was very unsanitary. My chicken was rare twice with lots of blood and my sister found fish skin in her Cesar salad. The staff is extremely rude and it’s very hard to get good service. I promise you save your money. I’ve had better experiences for a quarter of the price. Always not safe for LGBTQ. Find me on IG thats_angel_ I’ll tell you everything you need to know. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Lacks the luxury that you pay for. Won’t use sandals again.

Jan 19, 2025 mersea12345 Chelmsford, United Kingdom

It was a wonderful holiday. The resort is beautiful. It is a little old Fashioned but nice and clean. Some of the staff are a little moody/have an attitude, especially the women who walk around resort and the ones who work in the coffee shops, but most are lovely and friendly. Some make you feel like a massive inconvenience which is a shame. The… Read more
It was a wonderful holiday. The resort is beautiful. It is a little old Fashioned but nice and clean. Some of the staff are a little moody/have an attitude, especially the women who walk around resort and the ones who work in the coffee shops, but most are lovely and friendly. Some make you feel like a massive inconvenience which is a shame. The room was ok. Bed very uncomfortable. Maybe an old mattress? Bedding only changed once in 10 days. Air con was very loud. There was a leak outside our room (5402) on day 6 and it wasn’t fixed by the time we left on day 10. I slipped over in it and hurt my ankle as the corridor was very dark with no lights outside my room in the day (I was at the end of a long corridor and around the corner with no natural light) because there was no warning/wet floor sign. I reported it to concierge but ?? The beach was gorgeous and the sea was wonderful. It did all feel a little cramped. All the sun bed were packed tight. We spent most of our time around the European pool which has sun loungers and cabanas. We met Marlon. He made our holiday extra special. He looked after the European pool area. He was always smiling and helpful and came over each morning to ask how we were. Sweet boy! The food was STUNNING. Not so much the breakfast, it was a little disappointing but Butch’s Grill and Merry Monkey were delightful. Note that you can only visit one of the bookable restaurants once during your visit which was a negative. Read less