Sandals Barbados All Inclusive - Couples Only

I had food poisoning. A filthy room I had to get moved from. The staff in the bars & most restaurants are rude & have a your lucky I’m serving you attitude. Never have I had worse service, cleanliness & food. The chef in the Italian restaurant served us raw food & they couldn’t believe how raw it was. 2 star maximum resort

Hello! My husband and I just returned from our honeymoon at Sandals Barbados (Dec 28-Jan5) . We went over new years. This is our 4th trip with Sandals, 1st at Barbados location, and thought I would share my honest opinion about the resort. A little background information- I am in my late twenties, husband is in his late thirties. We stayed at Jamaica Ochi, Royal Caribbean before. This was our first at Barbados location. We booked a club level room, oceanfront honeymoon suite on the Barbados resort. Also our first time booking a club level room. Sorry if this is lengthy but I really wanted to give my review so future guests can make an informed decision about their next travel booking. I know when we booked we also read a ton of reviews! PROS: -The property itself is beautiful. Lots of flowers, trees that are well maintained. -Sandals Royal Barbados is right next door, honestly it felt like one huge resort to us as both resorts had 1 event schedule (most occurring on the Royal side). - The beach is beautiful, nice ocean that is perfect for swimming. Sand is amazing as well. Even able to do a short walk down the beach until you run into some rock, but still a nice stroll. The beach itself was pretty calm for us. - No wait times for the restaurants. We went during a busy time, over new years, and we never had to wait to be seated at any of the restaurants. And we went at all different hours for dinner, even at peak time (6-7), never had a wait. - Location, Barbados itself we found to be a very safe island. We ventured off the resort a few times, walked down the street and ate at some local spots. We felt very safe off the resort. - Departing lounge, on the Royal side there is a departing lounge available for both sides of the resort, that guests can use to get ready when leaving when they already been checked out. It is fully equipped with showers, towels, toilets, lockers for both males and females. Thought that was a great perk for those departing later. CONS: -Outdated rooms at Barbados. One thing we did read before booking was that the rooms on the Barbados side were outdated, so this wasn’t new to us. What bothered us the most was the outdated/poorly working AC unit in our room. When we arrived it was very hot and humid in our room, front desk sent maintenance, they ended up switching a setting on our remote that was wrong. We left the room and came back later that day and it was only slightly better in the room, our sheets, clothes, papers were very damp. By this time it was late, we ended up opening the doors and falling asleep to deal with in the AM. Next day We contacted club again and they said they will contact maintenance again. We went to the beach, I came up early afternoon and the room was still humid/hot. I called the club again and they said they will send someone. Hours later we returned to our room and it was not fixed. Called back to the club and they said they came and it is fixed, it just runs slow. We ended up just de

This was our 6th visit to Sandals Barbados and once again everything met our expectations. Like many visitors we was a little concerned by the increase in negative comments posted by other travellers, but our concerns proved unfounded. The staff were great, very friendly and always engaged in chats with us. We ate in 7 of the restaurants on site and the food was excellent. The service could be a little slow sometimes but that did not matter at all, and gave us more time to enjoy the food. One of the main benefits of Sandals Barbados is the use of facilities next door in Sandals Royal although this side appears to attract the younger visitors. Parts of the resort was undergoing some refurbishment but this did not detract from our enjoyment and relaxation. We did not have any problems getting a sun lounger or towels around the various pools or on the beach. We was accompanied on this trip by 2 family members who thoroughly enjoyed their stay which they described as a ‘holiday of a lifetime’ for them. We have booked to visit Sandals Barbados again in December 2025 !