Sandals Royal Barbados

Barbados, Caribbean

The hotel

You know you’re staying in the height of luxury when your drop-dead gorgeous suite has an al fresco ‘Tranquillity Soaking Tub™’ for two. That’s what every couple will get at the sparkling Sandals Royal Barbados. The latest in luxe in St Lawrence Gap, the resort features an incredible infinity pool, a huge Red Lane® Spa, and sumptuous suites. You’ll also get Sandals’ signature Luxury Included® indulgences. From dining, to drinking, to activities, it’s all laid out and completely complimentary. And, as if the six bars and nine dining venues aren’t enough, you’ll even get to pop into nearby Sandals Barbados if you fancy a change of scene, with its temptations including 11 more restaurants. For guests in select top category suites, Sandals Royal Barbados has also introduced the additional pampering of chauffeured Rolls-Royce or Mercedes Benz airport transfers for selected suites, allowing you to arrive in style!

Amenities

  • Honeymoon
  • Wedding
  • Bar
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Internet Access
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
  • Room Service
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Spa
  • Swimming Pool
  • Beachfront location

Where is it

On the vibrant south coast, set on beautiful Maxwell Beach and within walking distance of St Lawrence Gap. Transfer time from airport: 15 minutes.

Hotel information

338 suites. All with air-conditioning, private balcony or patio with a Tranquility Soaking Tub for two, HD LED Smart TV, complimentary WiFi access, telephone, coffee maker, iPod docking stations, safe, hairdryer and iron and ironing board, and fully stocked mini-bar with premium spirits, beer, wine and soft drinks,. All suites have 1 king-size bed and sleep maximum 2 adults.

South Seas Club Level Junior Palm Suites with Outdoor Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the ground and 1st levels of the Poinciana and Hibiscus buildings and feature walk-in closet, bathroom with walk-in rain shower and private patio or balcony with a chaise lounge, bistro set, privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

All Inclusive of: Sandals resorts are Luxury Included®; from luxury accommodation, 5-Star Global Gourmet™, unlimited premium-brand drinks, transfers, tips and taxes, to a huge range of sports facilities and entertainment — it’s all included!

South Seas Crystal Lagoon Club Level Junior Palm Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the second floor with views of the Crystal Lagoon pool and gardens, and feature a sitting area, large walk-in closet, bathroom with walk-in rain shower and balcony with a chaise lounge, bistro set, privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

South Seas Walkout Crystal Lagoon Club Level Junior Palm Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the ground floor with direct pool access from the private patio, featuring a spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, a walk-in closet and private patio with chaise lounges, privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

South Seas Crystal Lagoon Club Level Barbados Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the second floors with views of the pool, and feature living area, spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, and balcony with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

South Seas Hideaway Crystal Lagoon Club Level Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are on the second through sixth floors with peaceful garden views. This suite features a king-size Sandals Tranquility Blissful Bed, aromatherapy systems, and private patio with soaking tub. These suites include Club Sandals service.

Royal Seaside Oceanview Crystal Lagoon Club Level Barbados Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the second through fourth floors with ocean views. There is a master bedroom and adjoining living room, spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, and private balcony with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

Royal Seaside Penthouse Oceanview Crystal Lagoon Club Level Barbados Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are luxurious penthouse suites situated on the top floor, offering views of the ocean. The rooms feature a living room, spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, and balcony with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

South Seas Swim-Up Club Level Ultra Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the ground floors and feature direct, zero-entry access to the Crystal Lagoon pool. The rooms feature sitting area, spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, and patio with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

Royal Seaside Swim-Up Club Level Ultra Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the ground floors and feature direct, zero-entry access to the Crystal Lagoon pool. The rooms feature sitting area, spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, and patio with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Club Sandals service.

South Seas Hideaway Crystal Lagoon Swim-up Butler Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are on the ground floor and feature a king-size Sandals Tranquility Blissful Bed, aromatherapy systems, private patio with garden views and private soaking tub, plus zero-entry access into the swim-up pool. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

South Seas Hideaway Crystal Lagoon Oversized Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are on the second through fifth floors, and have a separate living room and bedroom. With a king-size Sandals Tranquility Blissful Bed, aromatherapy systems, 2 HDTVs, spa-style bathroom with freestanding soaking tub, and private balcony with soaking tub and garden views. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Royal Seaside Crystal Lagoon One Bedroom Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are set on the second and third floors of the Sand Dollar building. The master bedroom offers a king-size bed, HD smart TV, and a fully stocked bar. A separate living room has a comfy seating area and a second HD smart TV. Guests enjoy personal butler service, 24-hour in-room dining, and VIP check-in.

Royal Seaside Crystal Lagoon Penthouse One-Bedroom Oceanview Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub areset on the fifth floor above a shimmering Crystal Lagoon pool, and boast unmatched views of the sea. The rooms feature separate living area, spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, and patio with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Millionaire Butler Oceanview One-Bedroom Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the second floor and feature a large private patio complete with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two, separate living room, and bathroom with walk-in shower and freestanding bath tub. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Royal Seaside Crystal Lagoon Swim-Up One-Bedroom Butler Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the ground floor and feature direct access to the Crystal Lagoon pool. The rooms feature separate living area, spa-style bathroom with walk-in shower, and patio complete with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

South Seas Hideaway Crystal Lagoon Swim-up Oversized Butler Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are on the ground floor and have a separate living room and bedroom. Featuring a king-size Sandals Tranquility Blissful Bed, aromatherapy systems, spa-style bathroom with freestanding soaking tub, and private patio with soaking tub and zero-entry access to the swim-up pool. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Millionaire Crystal Lagoon Swim-up Butler One Bedroom Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the ground floor and feature direct access to the Crystal Lagoon pool. The rooms feature bathroom with walk-in shower and freestanding bath tub, separate living area, and expansive patio complete with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

South Seas Royal Rondoval Butler Suite with Private Pool Sanctuary are private villas surrounded by lush foliage. They feature a soaring 20-foot conical ceiling, living and dining area, bathroom with large soaking tub carved out of solid stone, and a lavish zero-entry private pool with direct access from the bedroom. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Beachfront One-Bedroom Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the second floor with a separate living and dining area, butler pantry, bathroom with frosted-glass shower and freestanding bath tub, and an expansive balcony overlooking the beach with day bed, privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Beachfront Prime Minister One Bedroom Butler Suite with Private Pool and Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the ground floor with direct access to a private plunge pool, whilst overlooking the beach and ocean. The rooms feature a separate living and dining area, butler pantry, bathroom with frosted-glass shower and freestanding bath tub, and an expansive patio with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Beachfront One Bedroom Skypool Butler Suite with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub are located on the third through fifth floors, and feature a private, cantilevered infinity-edge skypool overlooking the beach and ocean. The rooms feature a separate living and dining area, butler pantry, bathroom with frosted-glass shower and freestanding bath tub, and an expansive balcony with privacy curtains and Tranquility Soaking Tub for two. These suites include Sandals Butler Service.

Sandals Butler Elite Service:

Providing you with uncompromising attention of a personal butler trained to the highest standards. Beginning with lemongrass-scented hand towels, welcome cocktails and culinary treats upon arrival, a private resort orientation and a luggage unpacking service. You will then be supplied with a personal mobile phone to reach your Butler when needed. Your wish is their command! In addition, butler guests will also have and in-room stocked mini-bar with a selection of spirits, beer and wine as well as soft drinks, juices and water, and 24-hour room service.

In addition, the Millionaire Suite, Prime Minister Suite, Rondovals and Skypool Suites all have Rolls Royce or Mercedes Benz transfers (arrival and departure).

5-Star Global Gourmet™ at Sandals Resorts brings new sights, sounds and tastes to all guests at each meal — of course, all included! 9 dining options: Butch's Steak and Seafood (open for dinner), Neptune’s (Mediterranean seafood on the beachfront, open for lunch and dinner), The Greenhouse (modern farm-to-table food, open for breakfast and dinner), Heart & Sol (grab-and-go food, open for breakfast and lunch), Jerk Shack, La Parisienne (French cuisine, open for breakfast and dinner), American Tavern (American-style food, open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner), Chi (Asian fusion, open for dinner), and Sweet n’ Salty’s Gourmet Donuts & Coffee shop. 6 bars offering unlimited premium spirits. Exchange privileges at Sandals Barbados offering a further 11 restaurants and 8 bars.

Nightly live entertainment including a resident band and cabaret shows. Weekly Manager’s Cocktail Party.

4 swimming pools and 4 whirlpools including a seaside glass infinity pool and Sandals’ first-ever rooftop infinity pool. Fitness centre and Yoga pavilion. Red Lane® Spa* with full range of treatments. Scuba-diving* (free for certified divers, fee applies to others). Non-motorised water sports including paddle boarding, Hobie Cat sailing, boogie boarding, snorkelling, and kayaking. Glass bottom boat trips. Volleyball, basketball, Bocce ball, cricket, pool and table tennis. Board games. Day and night tennis. Entertainment pavilion featuring a 4-lane bowling alley 'Lovers Lanes', living room and games room.

Laundry/dry-cleaning service*. Complimentary WiFi access in all room categories and public areas. The Beach House Resort Shop* and SnapShots Photo shop*. The resort has a 6,000 sq. ft. wedding and conference facility equipped with state-of-the-art technology. The Millionaire Suite, Prime Minister Suite, Rondovals and Skypool Suites all have Rolls Royce transfers (arrival and departure). Room service. 

* Denotes local charge.

Two people in love over 18 years only.

Dress code: evening dress code for gentlemen states that smart trousers or jeans, long or short sleeve dress shirts (with or without collar) and dress shoes or sandals must be worn. Shorts, t-shirts, trainers, flip-flops, hats and caps are not permitted in the evening.

Please note: please ensure you have adequate insurance to take part in adventurous activities.

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Traveller rating

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Good, nothing spectacular

Dec 22, 2024 cancunkid New Castle, PA

First trip to Sandals. It was a nice resort but nothing over the top. Food was alright to good. Nothing knocked our socks off. Staff were all very nice. Towel game is very real at this resort. Since guests are allowed to take as many beach towels as they want, have multiple chairs reserved in multiple locations. Need to go to a towel card system… Read more
First trip to Sandals. It was a nice resort but nothing over the top. Food was alright to good. Nothing knocked our socks off. Staff were all very nice. Towel game is very real at this resort. Since guests are allowed to take as many beach towels as they want, have multiple chairs reserved in multiple locations. Need to go to a towel card system to limit guests to one towel. Then guests would get up and leave and not remove their towels so other guests had no idea if chairs were available or not. My biggest complaint, and this is not limited to Sandals resorts, is why they don’t feed the resort cats? I am an animal lover and can’t stand to see the cats hungry. I spend my whole vacation gathering food and feeding the cats. Some are very thin and undernourished. Placing food bowls for the cat’s strategically throughout the resort would ensure the cats are fed and let the guests enjoy their vacation. One resort I was at had the Cat Cafe. It was a place where the cats could go for food and water. Sandals should implement this policy. Until they do, please take ziplock bags and get food to feed the kitties. I also brought several cans of cat food from home. Saying the cats are there for the rodent population is outrageous. If there are enough rodents to keep all the cats fed, then this is not a place I want to be. Read less
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Dec 21, 2024 Shaun J

Amazing trip and you must visit the Merry Monkey loads of fun and Jack was a great host 😎love the baby guinesses and a game of pool or snooker. Loads of restaurants to try and the beach is stunning. Little trip into Bridgetown was nice and if your Padi qualified all dives are free
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Don’t waste your money on a butler room.

Dec 19, 2024 Jamie W

Mold Mold Mold our swim up room smelled like mold so bad my purse still smells like mold a week later. Had to wash all of our clothes twice and soak them to get the smell out. Don’t waste your money on a butler room the butlers are lazy and obviously hate their job.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Wonderful and Relaxing Vacation

Dec 19, 2024 Tom F

My husband and I just returned from Sandals Royal Barbados, and we had a wonderful time for the 9 days we were there. I have been reading reviews for a year and was really worried about going here because of the negative reviews. We did not have Butler service, but we are repeat Sandals customers (Diamond members). We chose a club level partial… Read more
My husband and I just returned from Sandals Royal Barbados, and we had a wonderful time for the 9 days we were there. I have been reading reviews for a year and was really worried about going here because of the negative reviews. We did not have Butler service, but we are repeat Sandals customers (Diamond members). We chose a club level partial ocean view and that's exactly what we got. The resort is beautiful, and the beach/ocean is amazing...white powdery sand, and warm crystal-clear blue water. We never noticed anyone trying to sell any drugs on the beach and no one ever bothered us while we were on the beach. We never had an issue getting reservations at the restaurants and were able to dine at any restaurant we wanted to eat at. We did go to eat between 6:00 and 6:30, and we never had to wait to be seated, and the service was also very good and quick. The food at the restaurants was good, not huge portions, but you could order more than one entree if you wanted to or go to another restaurant if you were still hungry. We ate at Portifino's, Butch's Seafood and Steakhouse, Butch's Chophouse (favorite), Soy, Chi, Schooner's, Neptune, and Kimono's for dinner. We found the staff at this resort were all very friendly and helpful, and we never had an issue with anyone being rude. We are early risers and were up by 7:00 a.m. and never had an issue getting a sunbed. Having said that, I will say that the butlers do get the best sunbeds at the infinity pool and on the beach (by 6:00 a.m.). We sat at the main pool at the Sandals Barbados side because it was a little quieter than the infinity pool. We also noticed on all but two mornings, pool towels were out early around the pools and refilled at least once if not twice a day. The trick to having pool towels is to grab two before you go back to your room at the end of the day which is a common practice. There are a few floats at each of the pools, and people are generally good about sharing and taking turns using them. We only had minor issues with our room, nothing I would complain about. The temperature in our room (7218) would not go about 63 degrees no matter how high we raised the temperature. We just opened the balcony doors for a bit and that shut off the A/C. The other issue was the fan on the balcony didn't work, making it too hot to sit outside...not a big deal. Our only disappointment was the lack of entertainment. It was almost non-existent! The other Sandals' resorts we have been to always have a couple of different shows or some type of entertainment starting around 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. We only saw two different people (two separate nights) playing in front of the pool at the roof top bar while there was music also playing in the background. We enjoyed our stay and would definitely come back to Sandals Royal Barbados. Read less
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Dec 14, 2024 Judy D Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Very disappointed in this sandals location. Paid for a butler level room and the service was subpar. I asked three time for a hairdryer for the room. Finally I went to housekeeping myself and got one. I asked for the light on the deck to be changed because the bulb was burned out. After asking several times I just replaced it with an inside bulb… Read more
Very disappointed in this sandals location. Paid for a butler level room and the service was subpar. I asked three time for a hairdryer for the room. Finally I went to housekeeping myself and got one. I asked for the light on the deck to be changed because the bulb was burned out. After asking several times I just replaced it with an inside bulb myself. Food was not very good. Honestly can say that this was the worst sandals. We even had a butler call off one day. Not worth the price tag. Read less