Sandals Grande St. Lucian

Best time had! The kindness and hospitality was great. Especially from Latoiya at Tuscanini’s, Sunshine at Island Routes, Lenna at Bayside, Velma at the Photo Shop and Janique in the gift shop! Thanks to everyone for making this a memorable experience,

My very long and winded review… Okaaay we arrived on Friday june 13th, booked Caribbean beach view club level. This was our second stay here & certainly not our last. We booked a round trip private transfer with island taxi tours. (Our travel agent set this up for us) This included fast track service which I was super grateful for because our plane landed at the same time as a couple others and the line to get through the airport was longgggg. We got whisked through that in no time & taken to our bags and escorted to the sandals lounge. Once we got to the sandals lounge we waited about 10 minutes for our car to arrive and were on our way. We got to the resort and the lovely staff got our bags for us, gave us cool towels and a little welcome song. We got to the club lounge & were checked into our room within 20 minutes. When we got to our room we had champagne & birthday cake waiting for us. I ended up calling the sandals lounge to see if they had another room with a bathtub as I had requested one when booking && my travel agent later requested it as well. They said in the morning one would be available, we said great! We were super tired from our long day of travel and were happy to get to bed as soon as possible. 😅 we went to toscanini’s for dinner & bed it was! The next morning we got switched to our new room (one building over) && then the next couple days are a blur. 😅 All I know is there were lots of drinks, room service && friends made over the next couple days. The service at the resort truly is top notch. I want to give a couple special shout outs to some staff members… Starting with Diana the manager at bayside, she made sure to start my birthday trip with such a treat. Diana and her staff came out with birthday mimosas && singing to me early on my birthday morning. Continuing with bayside (and room service) we have my giiiiirl Ms. Melanie!!!!!! My godddddd I love this sweet girl so much. When I tell you my soul instantly connected with her, I mean it INSTANTLY connected with her. She is the happiest girl I’ve met in a long, longgg time. She went out of her way to look for me and give me hug almost every day. As soon as she saw Me she brought me the drink she knew I liked. Once when I ordered room service she even brought me a slice of birthday cake to surprise me. I cannot speak highly enough of Melanie. If you see her, pleaseeeee give her my love! Following up in room service we have Dina & Julie, these women figured out what I liked and they made sure I had it ordered to my room every single night before dinner while getting ready. After a long day in sun with lots of drinking, that was soooooo appreciated especially because the items weren’t on the menu! Next up is bartenders!!!! We all know great bartenders can make or break a place && let me tell you, these bartenders know exactly what they are doing! Starting with the Queen herself, Ms. Claudia!! She bounces between the pool bar && beach bar. She’s fabulous wherever you catch her. Then we have the man Peter at swim up, you can’t miss one of his Peter specials or my husbands favorite, the thin mint shot. Over at the beach bar we have Remi & Matthew, both high energy & wonderful bartenders. Last but not least we have our man Otis, Otis is over at the bar outside of Bombay. We LOOOOVE Otis. It took a few nights to get him to open up to us but once he did, we were soooo glad. He is such a kind an wonderful person. We could have sat there for 5 hours every night and never got sick of talking to him. While we’re at Bombay, let’s talk about Harrish! He is such a sweet, friendly guy. We spent many nights chatting it up with him at Bombay or outside in the little waiting area. We looooove us some Harrish && the delicious food at Bombay! Our wonderful service didn’t end there, we had the pleasure of meeting the chef at barefoot by the sea, Victroy. Someone who we had met there before. Victroy is always such a friendly face to see, always making sure things are perfect. Not only did we have the pleasure of meeting Victroy at barefoot, we also spent MANY lunches chatting with the Chef at Dinos, Shavonne. Talk about a character!! This man made us laugh, cry, reminisce and everything in between. Truly such a kind and loving guy. Stopping by and chatting with him daily was truly a highlight of our trip. He has encountered many struggles in life & yet remains so cheerful and grateful. We really really love Shavonne, please give him our love if you see him!! Last but not least for staff mentions we have Kelvin, he works in entertainment all over! You might catch him at the main pool, maybe over at karaoke or in the lobby! He is such a fun guy to be around and he really made our nights on quite a few occasions! That being said, we enjoyed ✨ almost ✨ every restaurant. We drank probably every drink you could have drank. We skipped excursions this time because we did most of them last time we were here. (2 years ago) but we enjoyed the free club sandals snorkel trip. We enjoyed snorkeling on the resort better though honestly. We ended our stay (Friday June 20th) && packed up after a week in paradise. At 8 am our bags were hauled away && we went to breakfast. My lovely friend Melanie at bayside hooked me up with a little box, I packed it with pastries && we got ready for our private transfer home after hitting the buffet. The staff did a cute little goodbye song && dance. Everyone was escorted out very smoothly. The ride was a little rough, but nothing like it was on the way in. We got the airport and was breezed in. (AVOID THE GUYS IN PINK SHIRTS!!! The airport is super easy to navigate and the will want a tip for pulling your bags 10 ft… just avoid the pink shirt guys) We toasted at sunset every night, swam under the stars, laughed till we cried && made memories we won’t ever forget. Book the damn trip, quit over thinking it. It’s truly worth it. 12/10 we WILL be back.

Grounds were beautiful, very clean beach and pool areas. Rooms are rather standard. Nothing crazy special but clean and well restocked bar/mini fridge. The workers and locals are all very kind and insanely hardworking. Playmaker Alyah was so much fun by the pool!! She convinced us to do a canoe race in the pool vs other couples. We are so glad we did! Purchased some of the funniest photos captured of us doing so. Food for my taste overall was bland but that’s standard at all-inclusives. Every excursion we did through the resort was 10/10!! My husband and I never thought of ourselves being resort people until this trip. Would go again someday!

I had the pleasure of experiencing the incredible energy and talent of Leana, Fenella, and Mocha from the entertainment department, and I must say they were outstanding. Each brought their own unique flair to the team, but together, they created an unforgettable atmosphere that elevated the entire experience.

Wow! This was our first time visiting a Sandals Resort and it exceeded our expectations. We had an overwater bungalow for 4 nights. The view was incredible and the water was clear and warm. Our butlers, Gemma, Glenda, and Antonio were great. They left cute yummy treats in the room almost every night. They were attentive to my gluten allergy and always remembered small details about our food and drink preferences, among other things! Great experience. :)