This is the best hotel in the world. The service is second to none. As soon as you are off the plane, you are greeted by a warm presecence of the staff who escort you through all of security etc. When we arrived at the beautiful hotel, all our rooms were prepared and there was a staff member assigned to each room to show everyone in my party the hotel and where they were staying in the hotel, as I have previously stayed here before, I knew my way around the hotel, however it being my second stay I was still blew away with the beautiful surroundings and the attention to detail that the staff provided. We were in a big group (party of 18) and Sandy Lane accomodated us all being together, setting up large allocated tables each night at their bajan blue restaurant, also in the morning for when we all ate breakfast together. Not to mention that the food is superb, for breakfast, lunch and dinner you have a fabulous selection to choose from and members of staff that stood out to myself were Stacey and Dale on the barbeque (the barbeque king), even after being notified that we were leaving, Dale came to see us off. On the last night of our holiday I arranged a private party with the events co ordiantor, Theresa, who was amazing from start to finish, she listened to every detail that I had in order to make my fathers birthday special and I also informed her that I wanted it to be a suprise and she didn't fail to pull this off! Thankyou again Theresa. We enjoyed our stay so so much that we are all returning again this December. For anyone reading this review if you ever get the chance to visit the Sandy Lane hotel for brunch or even luckier, a stay here, you will be blown away by just how wonderful this hotel and staff are. The Nelson family x Read less

After staying in this hotel in January it completely blew me away, the staff the service everything was exceptional. We have just visited Barbados again this month but stayed in a friends villa. However wish we was back in sandy lane. You are treated like family, we have went back 5 times whilst on this trip and I can not recommend it enough. Speaking to SL newest assistant director Sanoj, from the restaurant last night was such a delight. The way he spoke as do all the staff from how they are treated and what an honour it is to work for such an outstanding hotel. The service yet again is second to none and this must go on your bucket list. Michelle from reception will always have a special place to. Can’t wait to return. Read less

We visited Barbados a few years ago while on a cruise ship. We were impressed and heard during the visit that Tiger Woods rented out the entire property of Sandy Lane Hotel for his wedding to Elin (didn't end well of course). We found that intriguing and when we could incorporate it into our travel plans, we booked Sandy Lane Hotel for six nights. First off, the property is extremely nice - nestled seaside along Sandy Lane Beach, it's an exclusive enclave in the gold coast area of Barbados. It's a timeless and classic - sure, it is on the border of needing some updates, but everything is really well maintained. There is a tremendous amount of staff attending to details and security. It's very safe - not a single moment did we have a concern here or in Barbados in general. Our room was an Ocean View room, with a really large outdoor patio (mosquito's - bring your spray) was excellent. Huge bathroom. Finely appointed. Outstanding service while we were there. The pool was excellent - waterfalls, kids shallow area, swim up bar and great poolside service. The beach is amazing - the water is warm and not very full of waves (the east side of the island has large, crashing waves). Great service on the beach as well - plus watersports on each end of the beach. The food is great - I mean great. Breakfast is a huge buffet spread. Anything you can think of is available. The service is great like everything else. There are several restaurants for lunch and dinner, but I want to highlight one in particular. L'Acajou is a fine french restaurant, with a local flavor twist. You can read our reviews. We have eaten at Michelin starred restaurants all over the world - and often. L'Acajou is amazing - it's equal to other Michelin restaurants - maybe better than a bunch of them. It's not only is the food innovative - but the service is equal to a restaurant of that level - and the restaurant facility is perfect. Seriously great work at Sandy Lane Hotel. We notice that many guests are known and welcomed by the staff - people come back here again and again. It's clear to understand why. It's exceptional and we'll be back as well. Read less