OK- so my and FH decided to take a four day trip to sandals b/c we were thinking about doing sandals for our honeymoon & we wanted to see what all the hype was about... before we booked-
So..... first of all- i am a very easy going type of girl- -however for the price we paid- i expected a 5 star resort... this resort i would say at best 3 and 1/2- yes its all inclusive- which is fine- but the biggest problem is that they are way under staffed. The room we booked came with the butler service... which I thought was a nice touch-big mistake- we arrived on Sat morning and did not get our room until 5pm..??? are you kidding me??? they offered us no towels - we were bascily left with no idea where anything was and nothing to do- for 5 hours--uggghh...
the butler had came out tp give us a cellphone to use to contact him whenever we needed him- however most of the time the call went straight to VM--
The restuarants were average- nothing out the ballpark- the room was supposed to be a honeymoon oceanview suite-NOPE!!! no oceanview!!!
Overall- not what we expected- so glad I didnt book my honeymoon there... book another all inclusive & save yourself some money for your honeymoon- I figurered I would give everyone a heads up...if you have any other specific questions- send me a message :)
see these are exactly the things i was worried about..... thank god we booked a cruise
Jenna_and_John
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At least I got 60% off totally worth the deal, appreciate your input though!
NYYankeeGirl72
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I am going to book a cruise too, but if anyone is looking to book an all inclusive resort....try the Riu Bambu in Punta Cana. I went there and stayed in a suite. When I went a few years ago there were 3 Riu hotels in the all inclusive resort. I think they may have added a few more. The food, the beach and the pools are great. And the service was impeccable.
Alexandra17
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I have always been a bit weary of them..I know two people who loved it though (sandals lucia that is) but still...there is no in between..either people seem to love it or hate it
bride2b57
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See I had a very different experience at Sandals. We did not go to the Antigua location though. We were in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. We had an amazing vacation. The staff was wonderful, the food was great and the atmosphere was awesome. I think it depends on the location. Our experience was wonderful and we are planning on booking a Sandals honeymoon ourselves.
marrymybestfriend
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this might just be a fluke because i know NUMEROUS people that have stayed at sandals (St. Luicia, Jamaica, Antigua) and they all RAVED about how great these places were. this was the first time i have ever heard something bad
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Posted by marrymybestfriend
this might just be a fluke because i know NUMEROUS people that have stayed at sandals (St. Luicia, Jamaica, Antigua) and they all RAVED about how great these places were. this was the first time i have ever heard something bad
our MOH and BM went to sandals st lucia for their HM and she said it was boring and wouldnt recommend going there.