Everything about Sandy Lane is special... where do I begin... First of all, before our arrival, we worked with the concierge and the staff to book golf (for my husband), spa services (for myself), a car rental, various dinners, etc. They were wonderfully attentive and professional. When we arrived in Barbados, we were greeted by a representative in the airport, who fast-tracked us through immigration, helped us to collect our bags, and transported us to the hotel. They have a very civilized system of having the bags transported in a cab, while they drove us in a comfortable sedan. When we arrived at the resort, we were greeted by several of the staff, who promptly showed us to our amazing suite. We booked the Dolphin suite, which is very spacious and close to the beach. The room is very elegantly appointed with a fabulous bathroom. The rooms are extremely well taken care of - if we asked for anything from house keeping (water, soda, etc) it was delivered in minutes. And we always had plenty of towels and toiletries, and only the softest towels. Regarding the service, the staff is amazing... every single person we interacted with was friendly and helpful and appeared to really enjoy their job. The staff is incredible. As I said, my husband came to golf, and really enjoyed the golf package. The green Monkey course is an EXPERIENCE that he will surely want to enjoy again. I met him for lunch one day at the country club, which is so lovely. I enjoyed the SPA which is pretty incredible in terms of the services and the general atmosphere. However, what we loved the most is the beach - the beach is absolutely spectacular. Beautiful sand (and no seaweed...) and the calmest and most refreshing water you can ever imagine. They place the chairs very nicely on the beach so that everyone has enough room. There are kids on the beach and in the resort however, the staff tries to keep them together - so we were not on top of the families. (we really appreciated that). The food is good, and the restaurants nice. Although breakfast is a bit bland - they can work on this. Overall, a simply amazing experience... We will definitely return. Yes, the price tag is hefty, however, we felt that we were getting a lot (even if we were paying a lot!).

Booked for afternoon tea to celebrate a life event. We were stuck in a pace which felt like the staff entrance with gardeners using the leaf blower and no other guests around us. Far away from the hub of the hotel. The afternoon tea was way below par. The egg mayo rolls and the smoked salmon was warm. It had been sat out for way too long to feel safe to eat. We sent it back twice. We felt like we were in economy and everyone else was first class. Totally disappointed by the experience. They dealt with our complaint sympathetically and professionally but as a brand - I won’t be returning. Totally gutted. The Prosecco was cheap too, they didn’t even offer champagne!

The staff was extremely friendly but the cleanliness was very poor and I had to ask the tables to be cleaned at the bar and the pool to be cleaned as it has gone green and I stayed in the villa and I had to fight for what I was promised the first couple of days of arriving it unfortunately wasn’t the relaxing holiday I had paid for it cost a lot of money and it def wasn’t value for money I was very disappointed in the hotel and would t go there again which does the general staff a injustice as they were so friendly . To eat or do anything at the hotel the prices were outrageous and I have no idea how they could justify their prices the most expensive place ive ever been to to eat a buffet dinner I don’t know how people can afford it

The beds and bedrooms are ridiculously so comfy its difficult to leave them even though the beach awaits just a few feet away . Bajan blue has to be one of my favourite restaurants on the world . Everything you can want for breakfast and such quality food too , I eat mainly vegetarian and their fruit is just the best . Evening dinners too are great but the buffets are the best ive ever had - we particularly scheduled our time to be here for saturday evening buffet - i warn you its serious eating and save room for all the desserts 11/10 ! The beach is amazing the service is 10/10 .. split the day with beach then relaxing poolside too ( I warn you those beds poolside are hard to leave too ! ) have never had poolside loungers this comfy ! James and ALL the staff everywhere are what make it , all so lovely and so friendly making you feel at home and part of the family. From the iconic welcome greeting to the fond farewell , Its always been and still is a little piece of paradise ❤️

Fantastic hotel in every respect. Rooms are spacious and well appointed, nice views, balconies. Food amazing at the main restaurant, right on the beach. The beach couldnt be better, perfect blue gentle Carribean waves. Kids club kept our kids occupied for 1-2 hours every day with a range of activities. Gym and spa also world class. And the service, friendly and attentive. Really hard to find a fault here ! We are definitely coming back !