Spice Island Beach Resort

The resort and its fabulous location along the Grand Anse beach in Grenada warrant the resorts 5-star rating. However, there are aspects warranting consideration that prevent me giving a full blown 5-star review. Firstly, to the positives: The resort has seen extensive renovation. The majority of room/suites open up directly onto the beautiful white sands of the Grand Anse beach and the pristine waters of the Caribbean. We were booked into one of the Ocean front Seagrape Suites. These are generously sized with a terrasse equipped with sun loungers and a hammock (for those of you brave enough to try it out). A nice and helpful accessory was the outside flexible shower to was off any sand before re-entering your room from the beach. The beach itself, though open to the public, is spotlessly clean. There are additional sunbeds provided. Fresh beach towels are delivered to your rooms daily with additional towels available from the pool area - should these be needed. The staff are indeed a credit to the resort, and this aspect warrants recognition. We were always greeted by name (I only wish that my memory was that good). The resort has two restaurants - though only one is functional during the day. The Oliver for breakfast and evening a la carte dining, and the Sea & Surf Terrace for lunch time meals. Both prove an extensive menu choice to suite most tastes. Good quality house wine is available with meals and the bar has cold beer on tap. The grounds are immaculately maintained by the groundsmen and gardeners. We had several questions regarding various plants and the gardeners were more than happy to indulge our questions. The cleanliness of the rooms is first rate with bathroom towels changed daily (if not twice daily if used by turn down time). The quality of entertainment was very good and a great reflection of the Caribbean vibe. Some members of staff warrant our recognition and thanks for making our stay that extra special. We were always welcomed with a smile and occasional light banter and laughter by Katrina and Mikel at the restaurants. The menus were explained together with any specials of the day. Lyndonna ensured that our drinks were regularly refreshed and quickly compensated for any excessive "evaporation". On the beach Jamal kept us (and others) constantly supplied with cold towels and drinks. He must cover a good several miles a day - no joke in high heat. Thank you to you all for making our stay that extra bit special. You are remembered fondly. The front desk staff were also first rate (sorry for not remembering your names. We were always greeted by name and great help provided regarding access to St George and other local attractions. Our thanks also for accommodating our late check-out request. Now turning to some aspects that warrant consideration and improvement: 1. The Spa is pretty basic. OK a range of treatments are offered, but the Spa has no separate pool nor therapeutic water treatments such as showers or whirlpool/jacuzzi. I did not fine a steam room nor sauna either. Something of a missing for a 5-star resort methinks? The cost of the Spa treatments is also high by European Standards. This may explain the apparent relatively low usage - I had no problem booking my treatment and the bookings log look rather spars. 2. There is a lack of restaurant choice throughout the day. Yes, there are two restaurants with a good (no - GREAT) menu selection but only one is functional during the day. Perhaps operating a beachside grill or adding an additional "themed" restaurant at the Eastern end of the resort should be given consideration? 3. Food was occasionally served cold. There is a single kitchen servicing The Oliver and Sea & Surf dining areas. I suspect that this was down to to the kitchen being overstressed with orders. The delivery of cold food was definitely NOT down to the serving staff. Again, perhaps consideration should be given to expanding kitchen facilities? By way of moderation, the dishes provided were fabulous - thankyou chef Brenda. 4. The lunchtime menu at Sea & Surf is fixed for the week. Whilst the selection of meal options is good, perhaps consideration should be given to changing this menu a few times over the course of the week to enable guests more choice? 5. The Oliver menu, whilst changing daily, repeats at the end of the week. This can become "samey" for guests staying for longer vacations. 6. More grill an BBQ opportunities please !!! I trust that Resort Management take the above observations and suggestions positively as these are aspects that let down your otherwise fabulous resort. They are not meant as outright criticisms. We would definitely consider returning and would not hesitate to recommend the Spice Island Resort to others. With our sincerest thanks to you all for a fabulous and memorable stay. Read less

Beachside room has superb outlook but room more 4 than 5 star quality (on our leaving day we were moved to a walled bungalow with own pool and "sea glimpses" - that's definitely 5 star). We had issues with shower - low pressure that we thought was eco driven but in fact just blocked. When addressed, the solution was scalding water. When we complained about that, it ended up cold water only. When they eventually called in a proper plumber, we ended up with a good shower on day 8. By describing the restaurant as "fine dining", they invite criticism. Main courses choice were often only 3, and often some perfectly good meat or fish was obliterated in powerful sauces, rather as fine dining started in the 1990s. It took me a long time to realise I could ask for sauce on the side. Beware the rum with a brand name 73 - this means 73 percent alcohol, not 73 degrees proof!!! Read less

Another incredible visit to the best beach front resort hotel I have ever been to. From incredible views, wonderful food, amazing staff who anticipate your every need and beautiful rooms this is the definition of a perfect vacation. If you able try the spa and take a day trip up into the rain forest and enjoy all of what Grenada has to offer. i view this is not just the number one choice in Grenada but all of the Caribbean and i have been coming here for 30 years Read less

We stayed at this gorgeous resort for one week. Sea Grape Room #6 was perfect and quiet for us! Literally steps from the beautiful white sand Grand Anse beach. Swimming every day. Very easy to step into these waters. No rough waves. The food was incredible. My hubby is vegan and they prepared fresh daily special meals for him breakfast lunch and dinner. Simply let them know in advance of arrival. The room amazing. Maid service top notch. Never a drop of sand to be found. The bed more comfortable than our one at home and wish we could have taken with us! Janissa Spa couples massage a great way to unwind. Shout out to Nordia, Delorna, Lindonna, Lucy, Shawna and cocktails on the beach courtesy of Jamal. You all made us feel so welcome . Saturdays are busy (weekend day trip to the beach for local folks). If you are thinking of taking a day trip/excursion, this would be the day. The grounds are impeccable with loads of gorgeous tropical plants and birds. The only disappointment was to learn the island does not recycle, and there is no effort at all to cut back on plastic. Plastic water bottles, plastic disposable cups (for beach). It would be great if the resort could take some leadership in this area. Read less

We really enjoyed our week here and didn’t want to leave - it was the ultimate in relaxation. Our room which was one of the Oleander Suites had a lovely bathroom with a large walk in shower and nice toiletries. It was spacious and very clean. I found the bed very hard and there was no foam or feather topper that could be applied despite my request. Towels and linens were good quality and replenished regularly. We found the food in the restaurant for dinner to be very good, particularly the lobster and filet steak! The Friday night buffet was really disappointing - the wait staff told me most guests prefer a la carte so not sure why they do a buffet. The restaurant service was mostly very good, apart from at breakfast which for some reason seemed to be more of a challenge.. Lunch menu was ok but they could do with a bit more variety here. The ice cream was excellent! We didn’t like the white wine by the glass but the rose one was very nice. The beach and beautiful sea - wonderful to swim in - are the main attraction here but we ended up spending more time by the pool as the service was better there and we didn’t want to be served drinks in paper cups. We also enjoyed some excellent spa treatments. A couple of things were a bit odd, firstly there was no visible water sports personnel on the beach so no-one advising on water conditions or keeping an eye on the guests in the water. For that, among other reasons, I don’t think this is a great hotel for kids - there really is nothing for them to do and the pool is very deep and not that big. The beach is public so at the weekend did get very busy with non-guests so if exclusivity is your thing then that should be considered. The weekend was the only time we saw any security and they seemed in the main to be trying (not too hard) to keep non-guests from using the sun beds. Despite a few niggles I will give this a 5* review because they did try hard to meet all of your requests and I think the hotel is beautifully maintained. I also liked the little touches like candles lit in the bathrooms in the evening and cool towels being handed out by the pool. We had a really lovely time and I would happily return. Read less