anyone been to sandals?

Summertimegal424 Posted: Sep 01, 2008 07:39 PM

anyone been to sandals?

if so which is better sandals st lucia grande or st. lucia regency?????

kristentinnelly Posted: Sep 01, 2008 07:41 PM

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FH and I staied at the Regency last November...FM me if you want any info

bluegreen08 Posted: Sep 01, 2008 07:44 PM

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just got back from st lucia and stayed at the grande but visited the regency.

they each have different strengths -- the grande has better beaches and more watersports, the regency has better food (and has the 2 restaurants that you'd make reservations at). we took the shuttle to the regency 2 nights for dinner at la toc and kimonos. we also saw people taking the shuttle to the grande to go to the beaches.

the grande is a bigger resort, but everytihng is centrally located in the same building or out on the beach (with the exception of gordons on the pier which is... on the pier). the regency is more spread out through the mountain and has a shuttle running to transport you to different areas of the resort.

i enjoyed staying at the grande and leaving the resort for dinner occasionally, but you could always do the reverse too -- i think the regency is closer to the airport

hope this helped

edit: i recommend getting a concierge level room

Summertimegal424 Posted: Sep 01, 2008 07:47 PM

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Posted by bluegreen08

just got back from st lucia and stayed at the grande but visited the regency.

they each have different strengths -- the grande has better beaches and more watersports, the regency has better food (and has the 2 restaurants that you'd make reservations at). we took the shuttle to the regency 2 nights for dinner at la toc and kimonos. we also saw people taking the shuttle to the grande to go to the beaches.

the grande is a bigger resort, but everytihng is centrally located in the same building or out on the beach (with the exception of gordons on the pier which is... on the pier). the regency is more spread out through the mountain and has a shuttle running to transport you to different areas of the resort.

i enjoyed staying at the grande and leaving the resort for dinner occasionally, but you could always do the reverse too -- i think the regency is closer to the airport

hope this helped

can you do the watersports at grande even tho u stay at regency?

chicky724 Posted: Sep 01, 2008 07:53 PM

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LOL FH and I are trying to make the same decision!! There's things we like about both!

MrsDrinkh20 Posted: Sep 01, 2008 07:56 PM

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We are going to the Grande..I actually heard not good things about the regency (i bet you can hear not good things about the grande also!)

Summertimegal424 Posted: Sep 01, 2008 07:57 PM

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Posted by chicky724

LOL FH and I are trying to make the same decision!! There's things we like about both!

i know! one cheaper then the other and theres like a sale going on and im like omg we have to take advantage lol but then my moms like there will be more sales lol

Summertimegal424 Posted: Sep 01, 2008 07:57 PM

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Posted by MrsDrinkh20

We are going to the Grande..I actually heard not good things about the regency (i bet you can hear not good things about the grande also!)

what room are u staying in?

DnJ0809 Posted: Sep 01, 2008 08:00 PM

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FH and I are looking into the Sandals in Jamaica and were told we could enjoy the other resorts activities even if it's not where we are staying. I am pretty sure it works for Antigua as well. HTH.

bluegreen08 Posted: Sep 01, 2008 08:00 PM

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Posted by Summertimegal424

Posted by bluegreen08

just got back from st lucia and stayed at the grande but visited the regency.

they each have different strengths -- the grande has better beaches and more watersports, the regency has better food (and has the 2 restaurants that you'd make reservations at). we took the shuttle to the regency 2 nights for dinner at la toc and kimonos. we also saw people taking the shuttle to the grande to go to the beaches.

the grande is a bigger resort, but everytihng is centrally located in the same building or out on the beach (with the exception of gordons on the pier which is... on the pier). the regency is more spread out through the mountain and has a shuttle running to transport you to different areas of the resort.

i enjoyed staying at the grande and leaving the resort for dinner occasionally, but you could always do the reverse too -- i think the regency is closer to the airport

hope this helped

can you do the watersports at grande even tho u stay at regency?

i'm pretty sure you can. it's about a 40 minute shuttle ride between the two though, which might be a little uncomfortable if you are wet.

i personally preferred staying at the grande and being able to go back and forth from the beach/pool to my room easily and then making more of a trip for dinner, but they make it pretty easy to go back and forth between all three of the resorts. (we didnt go to the halcyon but the shuttle stopped there as well)

MrsDrinkh20 Posted: Sep 01, 2008 08:00 PM

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Posted by Summertimegal424

Posted by MrsDrinkh20

We are going to the Grande..I actually heard not good things about the regency (i bet you can hear not good things about the grande also!)

what room are u staying in?

we are booking through a friends father who is a rep for sandals..we arent going crazy with the room..wed rather spend more time there than spend a ton of money on a ridiculous room. So we are getting a honeymoon beach room...no suite or antyhing...and most times they upgrade you anyway!