Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa

Wanted to take a minute to write this review to thank the entertainment team of Beaches Turks and Caicos for making our stay fun and exciting. A special thank you to Eric, who is not only incredibly talented but also so kind and amazing with the kids – he really made our family feel welcome and kept everyone smiling. We also want to recognize Roshane, whose musical talent added so much to the atmosphere; he’s a fantastic musician and created such a memorable vibe every evening. A huge thank you for the server from Arizona’s restaurant, he was funny and provided the best service every time we went there. Thanks to these guys we’ve booked another trip next year so will see you then :)

Amazing trip! Beautiful resort, friendly employees, good food. Make a reservation at the hibachi restaurant. Our chef Tristan was the high point of the trip! So entertaining and fun.

Looking online, Beaches Turks and Caicos looks every inch the dream vacation-impossibly beautiful, clear water, luxury accommodations, all inclusive food and drink at themed restaurants. But in reality, the only thing is that doesn't disappoint is the natural beach and water, which are not owned by Beaches resort. Beaches runs a shuttle from the airport and our vacation began with them dropping us off at the wrong village with the driver and reception staff arguing over who was at fault in front of us-standing on the sidewalk with our luggage-and everyone else on the shuttle. The driver reluctantly drove us to the French Village section where we waited for about an hour and a half for our room to be ready (after the promised 3pm check in). We went over to the pool bar while we waited and, just walking along, I slipped on the wet tile and thought I had fractured my tail bone and ate Advil every few hours for the next few days. The room, when we checked in, was very dated. It was decently clean although some things like the tile grout in the bathroom were black with dirt and age. The beds are full sized with really thin mattresses and the beds squeaked whenever you sat on them. I have stayed in 6 different hotels in the last 6 months, including a Sleep Inn 40 minutes outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, when our flight was delayed. The Sleep Inn was much less expensive and, conversely, much more comfortable than rooms at Beaches Turks and Caicos. The room has a mini fridge but it didn't have anything in it. It took 3 phone calls and half a day to get diet cokes and a couple of beers in it. The food is ok, some was pretty good and some just awful. The Japanese and French restaurants are pretty good. Cricketeers is not good and the service is absolutely terrible. We encountered mixed service during our stay, some staff were very friendly, others openly hostile. This is one thing that we found different about Beaches than other places in Turks. We had concerns about safety during our stay. There were reports of people being followed inside the resort. There were locals on the beaches as you would expect, but also people sleeping under the bridges/beach access points and approaching guests outside the beach-facing resutaurants, which we have not heard of/encountered in other trips to Turks. On our last day a friend and I were standing in the breezeway outside our rooms when an employee asked us about our stay. At first it seemed like he was being friendly, but then he began to ask very detailed questions like who we were with and where they were at the moment. So I looked at my friend and said "you know, I think I'm going back to my room." As we walked away she said "that was f-ing weird" which pretty much sums up my experience at Beaches Turks and Caicos. There have been multiple reports in the news that Turks is not as safe as it used to be, so I don't know if the issues we had were due to the island or the resort. But Beaches is so expensive and so disappointing that I would choose somewhere else to go.

Our family of four recently returned from a trip to the Beaches resort in Turks and Caicos. We originally booked in Ocho Rios, but when it closed we changed to this resort. What a great decision. We had a split stay, meaning we were in two different rooms during our trip. We stayed in the Caribbean Village and in the Italian Village. This resort is absolutely massive, so it may take you a day or two to get acclimated to where everything is. The Italian Village is much newer, more centrally located and has the best pool in my opinion at the resort. Nothing against the Caribbean Village, but the rooms are much more dated than the Italian Village. There are more than 20 restaurants on site. In some ways it almost felt as though there were too many options as you had to choose whether to go back to a restaurant you liked the first time, or try something new. Not a bad problem to have honestly. Food was above average at most restaurants. We do not like buffets, so the good thing about Turks is you can eat any meal at a sit down restaurant if you want to avoid a buffet. Sky was great for breakfast, and the few is amazing. Soy for sushi was nice. We had very poor service at Barefoot by the Sea, only time we really had bad service on our trip. The water activities are plentiful. If you want to go snorkeling be sure to get to the water sports activity area early to sign up. Spot fill up very fast. We also did the glass bottom boat, it was ok but the snorkeling was better. We did go out on a hobie cat with an instructor and it was great. The beach area stretches out for what seems like a mile. There are plenty of beach chairs to relax on. At high tide the water does come up pretty close to the barrier wall. We did not get pressed by beach vendors like at other resorts. There were only a few in the beach area and once you tell them no they seem to remember you and don't bother you again. The nightlife for teens is great as well. Our kids went to Club Liquid every night. Bobby Dees is right next door so when the club changes over to adults only our kids went there for late night milkshakes and ice cream. The waterpark is huge at this resort. The big slides are a lot of fun and the lazy river is nice and relaxing as long as you don't have too many rowdy kids around you, which will happen from time to time. We have been to numerous Sandals resorts and always enjoy the returning guest dinner. At Beaches, it is not a dinner but a lunch and it is not as big of a deal as it is at the Sandals resorts. We had lunch in Marios and it was all buffet style food, not the set menu you come to expect at Sandals. Overall we loved our experience and booked our trip for Sandals Negril while on site. If you do this, you save up to 12% on top of all of the other discounts already offered. If you are on the fence about this resort, just go ahead and book the trip. You will not regret it.

Overall my family and I had a good time at Beaches. We stayed in Key West where the room was clean and spacious. The food was okay, but out of all the restaurants, our favorites were definitely Mario’s, Kimonos and Le Petit Chateau. The entertainment staff definitely made the trip memorable. They really take the time and effort to get to know you and your party. They’re always so nice and fun to be around. My family and I had a good time, but would rather stay at a smaller resort.