Sandals LaSource Grenada

We just returned from a glorious week at Sandals LaSource Grenada! Ahead of our trip, the weather forecast was showing rain every single day — if this happens for you, please do not worry! The weather station is at St. George’s which is seems to experience different weather from the resort. We had a full day of rain (first time in 9 Sandals Resorts visits) and this was ONLY due to a tropical storm that moved through. The resort itself handled it all perfectly - we seriously had the best time!!! They opened the pub early, as well as the italian restaurant for lunch. Parties were happening all over the place! Seriously a great time! So, never worry about the weather! It was bright, hot and sunny the rest of the days we were there. The Living Room space is very cool! We loved how open and airy it was — with big comfy seats and swings and a bar! Who doesn’t love that! It was a great place for relaxing, reading and even all the events at night! We loved that area! We stayed in the Pink Gin Oceanfront Honeymoon Penthouse Club Level Room. The view was spectacular! We couldn't get enough of looking out at the beach, the sea and St. George’s. It was truly a remarkable room. The balcony is smaller than many of the other resorts and rooms we stayed in. But plenty big for 2 people - with 2 chairs, a side table for drinks or snacks and a drying rack for bathing suits if you want. We enjoyed a morning out on the balcony - mimosas in hand! We loved the pub and have to give a HUGE standing ovation to Ricardo! We were hanging out in the pub until about 9:30pm when we decided to head back to the room - but I wanted a snack to bring back. We asked Ricardo if there was a cheese plate we could order — he told us that the pub didn’t have a cheese plate. We decided no big deal, all good and headed back to our room. Well, not 10 minutes after being in our room with a glass of wine, was there a knock at our door. It was Ricardo, HAND DELIVERING HIMSELF a cheese plate and crackers for us! This was above and beyond anything we expected! Like I said, we were just fine with saving our waist lines — but we asked and Ricardo delivered. This speak volumes of Ricardo, as well as, Sandals Resorts as a whole. You just get this little special touch no matter what! We couldn’t thank Ricardo enough for doing that! Thank you Ricardo - you’re the man!!!! Spices was excellent for breakfast and lunch! You must go for the Caribbean buffet lunch — get the “Oiled Down� (a Grenadian dish) as well as the Grenadian stewed chicken. Don’t question it, just do it! Caddisha and Kaynelle at Spices were so lovely - always smiling at us and anticipating our next drink! They both tipped us off to the Oiled Down and we were in heaven over it! These two women always brightened our day! Playing cards and learning new games with Shontel at the pub on our rainout day was super fun!!!! Go to Soy. Never had sushi? Go to Soy! It’s so delicious! Chefs Berwin and Tascia are awesome and very talented! My husband and I went to Soy nearly every night - for at the very least a sushi appetizer before the next round of food! Haha! Chefs Berwin and Tascia prepared us special Gluten Free rolls, as well as Shrimp Tempura and Crispy Chicken Kara — all gluten free and made special for us so we had the opportunity to experience something we wouldn’t normally be able to. Not only was this above and beyond service but also something we don’t get to eat every day AND it was delicious!!! Thank you to both Chefs! Another shoutout to Davy at the beach serving drinks. Always a smile on his face and knew us right away after only meeting us briefly the night before! Deleon - the Sandals Foundation Manager - made us feel like royalty. We brought some items for the schools and hospitals to donate. When she heard we did this, she came running out of the back office, gave us a huge hug. We took some pictures too with some items we donated. If anyone is interested, we did PACK FOR A PURPOSE. You can go to the website, click on the country you are visiting and the resort and they will give you items that are needed. We bought some stuff and packed it into our bags. Something like this goes a long way and a wonderful way to give back to the country you are visiting.

If I could live here I would! Home away from home. Negative first they are doing construction on the lobby to make it better when it is finished it will be great and the free wifi in the pink gin rooms was not strong. We had a pink gin concierge level room with an ocean view, it was expensive but worth it comfy, clean act was excellent, one issue was that plug outlets were U.K., I should have read up but there were a couple of us outlets in awkward places and your USB spots in the lamps an clock. The grounds are immaculate almost too well kept to the point you are wondering why they are trimming grass and bushes that look way better than home even after a week!! But sandals doesn't disappoint when it comes to attention to detail and making it the tropical paradise you expect. The staff, wonderful, friendly, funny, helpful I could keep going on! For bar staff go to the swim up bar, Kareem (joker, cheeky, guest focused), Terrance (try and make him smile!! :)) away from the fun packed pool bar kiselle in the lobby/library bar just treats you like family, spoils you like you wouldn't believe. Every where you go the staff want to help to make your vacation effortless. Now for the food, breakfast we thought was boring, same great quality sandals breakfast fair until we got to the airport and we're chatting to find out you could get a sit down breakfast in the French restaurant! However if you have been to a sandals before you know it's good to great with some places that stand out more than others. My favorite was soy, I am allergic to seafood but the vegetarian rolls were the best I have ever had, which reminds me that every restaurant asked if you had an allergy, looking out for the guest. The other stand out was the buffet at lunch in spices. We went a couple of times as the chef did themed lunches, we caught the Jamaican/ Caribbean lunch - yummy the best was the Indian day, I like mine spicy it wasn't but the flavor was excellent well worth getting your butt off a sun lounger and trying it! I could waffle on for hours about the place but simply put if you get there don't leave it's worth every penny and the staff don't help, they make you feel like family.

After reading some of the reviews posted here, we were a bit apprehensive about traveling to this resort, but Sandals LaSource exceeded our expectations. The ride from the airport was literally 5 minutes or less; while at the resort the noise from the air traffic is minimal. We were escorted to our rooms by Nikoyan- a very professional and gracious young lady. For the first time, we shopped at the on property jewelry store, because we passed it everyday to get to our room (thank you for your help Courtley and Viola). The pink gin ocean view room had a great unobstructed view and sounds of the ocean. The room itself was nice with a contemporary bathroom. Our mini fridge was stocked everyday. Bartenders Delroy , Sherene, and Herzon made great drinks during the day at the South Seas Pool. The restaurant staff was very accommodating especially Adina, Stacey, Phrushea (incorrect spelling), Alia, Timothy, and Sharonda. Housekeeping did a excellent job cleaning our room, provided clean towels daily, and overall very efficient (thank you Rihanna (possibly incorrect spelling). We visited the South Seas pool daily, at times we were on the beach and encountered the most humble, mild mannered, young man named Shaquille. He would take your drink order and even remember your favorite drinks days later. Taking a trip on the water with Sean from the aqua center was very informative. We took an afternoon glass bottom tour along the coast line. Be sure to visit Gary at the Loyalty office- he was a great help and instrumental in booking our next Sandals vacation. The entertainment team- is the best team on the resort and the best entertainment team we have experienced at any Sandals resort (thanks for the fun- Joel, Shamak, Alexia, Ginger, Shana, Carolin, Steven, Kareem and DJ Thuggy). Overall, we had a blast at this resort and actually took advantage of the library. The resort was kept clean and the grounds were well maintained. The wifi was consistent throughout the resort, including in our room. The only area that prevented us from rating it a 5-star resort was the food. Breakfast was the same everyday; lunch and dinner wasn't that great either. The beach party dinner was the best meal we had while on the resort. Thank you again to the staff that made our vacation worthwhile; we can not wait to return.

We were there June 6-14 We had The best Butlers Kirk and Chrystal,They went out of there way for us.We celebrated our 10th anniversary there.They decorated our door with balloons and streamers.We also got a piece of cake delivered to our room.The food was excellent we gained some weight because of it,(now we are losing the weight.)We were at the main pool every day.The bartenders were the best.They were always friendly.DJ Douggy played the best music.The Playmakers were always getting people involved with all the activities.Joel was great.I have to say out of all the sandals we went to the manager Peter Fraiser was the most friendly he went out of his way for everyone.I wish they were all like him.I would definitely come back here again.

I struggled whether to give this resort a 3 or a 4 rating but decided on a 3 for the following reasons. This is a luxury 5* resort and as such, I feel that the attention to detail was distinctly lacking. The fridge was not replenished regularly. Yes it is AI, yes you can get a drink anywhere but if you offer a mini bar, it should be filled up daily. The room service was haphazard, towels/face clothes may or may not be replaced and again, whilst you can call reception for these things, you shouldn't need to. We seemed to be one of the last rooms to be cleaned on a daily basis so maybe the stock was the issue. NB, I did not expect replacement towels every day! Same with teabags etc. Sun beds were past their best and needed new pads. There were insufficient parasols for the sun beds and you had to be up early to get a pair of beds with a brolly. The service in the restaurants could be very inconsistent. It could be very quick, almost too quick, or extremely slow. Staffing seemed inconsistent and it seemed at its worst when there was a repeat guests dinner on as if extra staff were drafted in to wait on that rather than the other restaurants. In general the food and drink were good, the staff were mostly lovely and it was a great place to relax but we have stayed in many 4* AI resorts across the Caribbean and they were equally as good for a much smaller price tag. In my opinion, for a brand that market themselves as luxury inclusive, they need to up their game and pay more attention to detail.