Sandals Grande St. Lucian

We visited the last week of Feb 2026, for our 23rd Wedding anniversary. The weather was good, not too cold, but the water was a challenge to get into, but tolerable. Service was excellent, and they catered to our every need. ie: sitting in preferred seating and making unique drinks of choice. Note that St Lucia is not flat like any other Caribbean island. It takes about 2 hrs to get to/from the Airport. We went ahead and paid for the private conveyance. Well worth it, as its a luxury car/SUV and personal conveyance with the driver to tell us about the island. Some folks to take note of while at this resort: Bartender: Randy. He is AWSOME, always has a smile on his face and genuinely loves bartending. Photographers: Neah, Shaquan, Delon, & Lenny The Photograph attendant was phenomenal: Amanda!! She was able to see things in our photos that we didn't notice; and she helped us select the best photo's for our album. With regards to the Spa. We didn't know the steam room and dry sauna are free for use, and found out the day before we departed. You have to check them out while you are there. We did opt for a massage each. We got Wanda and Kaydine. Kadine has hands of an angel and will make you feel like you are floating out of your body. All in all it was a pleasure to visit here. Please check out the excursion (on Thursday's) called Sandals Foundation "Reading Road Trip". It's an initiative that helps improve literacy skills while offering a meaningful way to give back during your vacation.

My husband, William, and I stayed at Sandals Grande in St. Lucia from March 11-19, 2026. This was our second visit to this particular resort, and our third visit to a Sandals. Overall, this resort is absolutely beautiful. However, the real treat there is how the people who work there make you feel. Everyone, and I mean everyone, bends over backwards to help out, accommodate, show care and compassion, and fulfill the every whim, or need, of the clientele. Of course, there are too many to name specifically, but here are some that really deserve praise and accolades: Generally, the water sports crew were extremely friendly and helpful. Jonas and Temesha cleaned the pool outside of our swim up accommodations. It's not easy to keep up with all the things that can land in a pool, but they did an amazing job. The housekeepers who took care of our room were Anna and Cecelia. Not only did they make sure the porch was kept clean, but they added special touches to the room by creating "sculptures" out of the towels + flower petals to decorate the bed. Dina and Lisa, (in culinary), & Larry and Raul (managers) bent over backwards to help me with my specific dietary needs on a daily basis. They went above and beyond. Yasmine (hostess at Gordon's), Avernel Altenor (waitress at Gordon's) were both very helpful and made sure that I had food that jived with my dietary needs. Finally, Toscannini's was our favorite restaurant. Everyone there was as sweet as could be: Fey has a wonderful attitude! Delia made sure that we had the exact table that would make us happy and even checked on us after we were seated. Julita handled the front desk with precision and expediency. Lydia was always on hand to make sure that things were going smoothly and that we had everything we could possibly want or need. Dione (mgr) outdid herself in making sure that my dietary needs were met. Last, but not least, I have to mention Kenya. From the very beginning of our vacation, it seems as though she had adopted us. A sweeter, more accommodating person cannot be found at Sandals. On our last day, when we came for breakfast, and to say good bye, Kenya hugged us both. One would have thought that we were family. She is just so special!!! I am not sure if people who work in the jewelry store or who drive the cars to the airport are in the Sandals purview, but I would like to add Kira Lee and Dania Alphonse in the jewelry store who were both professional, friendly, and sweet. Also, Albert Clovis who drove us from the airport on day 1 and then back at the end of our stay. He wonderfully tried to reduce the side effects of the winding roads to and from the airport.

This is a wonderful resort, the location, although a long way from the airport, is perfect as it is in a sheltered bay that allows for all the water sports, sailing, skiing/wakeboarding, paddle boards. The sand is soft, the water clear and the swimming areas are big. We stayed in the newly renovated Rodney Bay rooms that were well done. Staff were friendly, they work hard but during the busy times at lunch can be a bit under staffed. I would have given this resort a 5 star review except for the beach volleyball court, it is weak at best, the net is saggy, the court is undersized, surely they could do better at this resort.

Unlike other Sandals, they don’t have drink service at pool or beach. Basically, they make you walk up from the beach to the pool bar and get your own drink. This a a difference from Sandals Grenada. If you are on a lounge chair at pool they will not let you order drinks unless you swim over to pool bar or get up and walk over to another bar.

Our first time at Sandals resort and could not be happier. The whole resort was just amazing. All of the employes went out of their way to help with anything we needed. Anna C and Vinette took amazing care of our room and seemed to know what we needed before we did. My wife got a massage from Bernice in the spa and said it was the best ever. Kevin was the TLC and came to our room to introduce himself and to see if we needed anything. We ran into him several times around the resort and he would always come up and check to see if we had everything we needed. All the restaurants were very good, and we were seated right away. The whole resort was very clean and the flowers and plants were just beautiful. We will defiantly be returning!