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 | Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort & Offshore Island: True paradise
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This magnificent all inclusive resort sets on Cable Beach, and is the only Four Diamond hotel in the Bahamas. It offers 7 pools, including 2 colonnaded pools with swim-up bars, 8 world-class gourmet restaurants, continental breakfast room service, every land and water sport from a penthouse fitness center to scuba diving. From lavish suites to hospitality beyond compare, this resort is the ultimate romantic place to spend your honeymoon!
We had a large room with a great view of the beautiful garden. You could also say that we had our private pool, since most of the other guests used the mainpool, we had the (smaller) pool and the jacuzzi often to ourselves, which was of course fantastic.
Naturally the staff of the hotel was very helpfull and very friendly.
The resort also offers a Spa collection to indulge yourself in a full menu of restorative treatments and salon services, cleansing body wraps, Swedish massage, sense stimulating aromatherapy and organic skin care products. These are just a few options that await you when you take the time to replenish at Sandals.
Also the food in the restaurants was excellent. The salmon bagles are so fine, you just wanne eat your fingers with them. Once a week there is a BBQ on the beach with excellent steaks, fish and salades. You also must try the a-la-carte restaurant which is amazing good!
What definitely makes this resort so special, is that It also offers an offshore island named Sandals Cay, making Sandals Royal Bahamian two exotic islands for the price of one. Sandals Cay features a pool, a whirlpool, a swim-up pool bar, a traditional Caribbean restaurant and a white-sand beach.
We truly had an amazing time at Sandals. With al its pampering, you'll have no idea what will hit you.
Before I forget, Sandals Royal Bahamian is a couples only resort. Read: no children! Theme: HotelPrice: US$180 and up » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averagePhone: 242-327-6400/2340Directions: Cable Beach, NassauWebsite: www.sandals.com
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| Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort & Offshore Island: Mixing feelings for Sandals Royal Bahamian
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Sandals was not bad, but I have to say it was under my expectations.
We have a great time in general, and Sandals facilities (specially the pool) were good, but has also some bad points, like the state of the rooms.
We have standar rooms (the called "Deluxe") at main building, and all this building really need a renovation. We have great views, the bed was very good and the room was big enough, but we have a big problem with the bathroom.
The pipes were "crying" all day & night!!! When somebody at other room get a shower or simply open a tap, water start to flow on our own bathroom and an incredible noise started! You laugh when this happen at 11:00 a.m., but when is 4:00 or 5:00 a.m. it's really annoying...
We didn't know if this only happen in this building, but we have paid already a lot for this vacations, and we decided not to upgrade the room and reserve the money for some great excursions (see things to do). We think that things like that in this kind of resort can't happen, even in the standart rooms...
About restaurants: We really enjoy Casanovas, Kimonos (this really depends on the cheff and the group of people you join, we went twice and the second was much better, food is secundary), and Cafe Goombay (look with the mosquitos, better for lunch). Breakfast at Spices was simply perfect, but the lunch and dinner buffet was a little bit boring...
Beach is not very long, but for us was great, because was not crowed, water is so clear and sand is perfectly white. Pools were the best, one quite and other for water activities. We really enjoy pool-basket and pool-volley.
For Spanish people or hispanos: we didn't find anybody from Spain or South America. Everybody is from the States in Sandals, so prepare to practice your English all time with the rest of the guests. For the hotel, they have Isabella in Embassadors, a very nice girl who speaks Spanish and will help you in everything you need.
The point of Sandals is the "Couple policy", so the resort is really quite as there are no children running on the pools. There are other special resorts for families (you have Atlantis in Nassau), so this is a good choice for romantic vacations. Theme: HotelComparison: more expensive than averageDirections: Cable beach
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| Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort & Offshore Island: Perfect Honeymoon
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Favorite things about this resort: romantic atmosphere, great food, Bacardi tour (Unfortunately this plant is now closed).
Least favorite things: getting called up on stage during the comedy show.
Recommendations: Check the forecast carefully before scheduling. We got great prices by going during hurricane season, but Sandals no longer offers the guarantee of a new vacation if a hurricane hits as it did when we were there. Fortunately, we only ran into a few hours of rain that happened to coincide with the first Saturday of the football season, so we were able to watch our game and then get back outside.
If possible, avoid scheduling your flight with US Airways. It felt like a second class flight the entire time, and there is nothing quite like watching your belongings spill out all over the baggage claim carousel because the baggage handlers decided to tear apart your bags (yes, those are footprints on the bags in the pictures).
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A great bonus to booking with Sandals is a free transfer to the airport, and the resort has plenty of shuttles, so there is little or no wait to leave the airport. Upon arrival at the resort, we were greeted with champagne, a little gift bag of shampoo and lotion, and a schedule of available activities for the week. Tips are included, and the staff is not allowed to accept them, so you can just put your wallet in the safe and forget about it all week. We stayed in a Royal Village Luxury room with a garden view. It was not one of the more expensive rooms, but it was nice to walk out into lush gardens, and we were only a minute’s walk away from the breakfast buffet.
The food was absolutely delicious. I highly recommend the duck at the Baccarat and the entertainment at Kimonos. Dinner is formal at most of the restaurants, with the women usually wearing dresses and the men wearing business casual (a little dressier than the khakis and polo shirt you can get away with at other resorts). At least one restaurant is open at all times, with Cricketers Pub being the late night option.
For more information and hundreds of photos see http://www.traveltheories.com Theme: HotelPrice: US$180 and up » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averagePhone: 242-327-6400
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| Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort & Offshore Island: Fantastic Second Honeymoon
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My husband and I just got back from 8 days at this resort where we celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. It was our first experience with Sandals or any all-inclusive resort, and I can promise you, we will be back! The resort was beautifully appointed, safe, spacious and amazing clean. There were 9 different restaurants to choose from – definitely make reservations for the Crystal Room and Baccarat when you arrive – and the food was amazing! The alcohol was free flowing, and despite other reviews I’ve read, my husband and I (admittedly not heavy drinkers) felt the pouring was quite generous. The staff was engaging and genuinely dedicated to making sure we were having a good time with even the landscaping crew stopping to participate in a pool basketball shoot-out. The playmakers (think cruise directors for those who are new to Sandals) were a riot and we especially loved Iliya, Fabia, Nevada, Keith, Samantha, and Theo. Chefs “Tiny” and “Charlie” (short for Charlotte, if I remember correctly) in Kimonos were entertaining as well as great chefs! Fo lunch, we definitely recommend the pizza by the Manor Pool - delicious! Goes great with beach volleyball, which was scheduled twice a day, but we were able to also play pick-up games for several hours a day. The playmakers jump right in and play with you. I was worried that there would not be enough places to be alone outside our suite, but I shouldn’t have been; it was the perfect mix of group activities (beach volleyball, bocce and poolside trivia amongst our favorites) when we wanted to be social and private places when we wanted it to be just the two of us. Our room even had wireless internet so we could webcam with our kids at home each night. The snorkeling was not as nice as where we’ve been before (St. Johns) – the colors of the coral not as vibrant, smaller fish – but still enjoyable. Loved being able to take out a small catamaran and sail to the private island. A few hints for future guests: bring plenty of sunscreen ($17/bottle in the gift shop!) or walk across the street from the resort to the drugstore (somewhat cheaper); also bring bug spray as the mosquitoes were pretty bad for me (my husband was spared), even inside the lounge one night. Aloe is provided in your room in addition to the standard shampoo and lotion and the in-room bar is stocked with more alcohol, sodas and bottles of water. Food is available 24-7 (overnight is in the Cricketer's Pub) and at least the Grill, the Pub, the pizza place and Spices are willing to wrap up a plate for you to take and eat elsewhere. I had a great manicure and pedicure in the spa on day 2 and the manicurist was kind enough to send me home with a small bottle of sparkly nail polish for my 3-yr-old daughter.
Long story short, we had an amazing time and met some great people. Beats cruising any day! I’m hoping to make it an anniversary tradition from here on out! Recommendation without reservation!
Much less expensive than Atlantis Theme: HotelPrice: US$120-180 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averagePhone: 242-327-6400
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