Luxury Included® all-inclusive resort leader Sandals Resorts International (SRI), are pleased to reveal that Sandals Royal Barbados, the brand’s second hotel on the island, will open on 20 December 2017, in time for the winter season.

Sandals Royal Barbados will offer 222 all concierge and butler-level suites, bringing the number of rooms on the island up to a total of 502. The new resort will see a series of firsts - including our first-ever rooftop infinity pool complete with La Parisienne French restaurant and poolside bar, as well as first beachfront glass infinity pool; the brand’s first gentlemen’s only barber shop; a full-service 15,000 square foot Red Lane® Spa; four bars offering unlimited premium spirits and five signature dining establishments including French, Caribbean and Mediterranean cuisines, as well as new American and Asian-fusion concepts. It will also feature an entertainment pavilion featuring a four-lane bowling alley – Lovers Lanes, living room and games room.

“Sandals Royal Barbados is progressing as it should and will most certainly be open and ready to welcome its first guests, as promised, on December 20,” said Stewart.  According to Stewart the new resort, which is adjacent to Sandals Barbados and located in the famed St. Lawrence Gap area on Dover Beach, is a “game changer” for Sandals Resorts. 

Rooms will include our signature Rondovals, Millionaire Butler Suites and Skypool Suites, along with an extensive Crystal Lagoon Pool Complex including Swim-Up Suites. For guests in select top category suites, Sandals Royal Barbados will also introduce the additional pampering of chauffeured Rolls-Royce airport transfers.  Also new to Sandals Resorts and debuting here, The Beach House Resort Shop, a new retail brand curated to bring together the elements of the Caribbean featuring sophisticated resort wear, home goods, local craft and provisions.

“Luxury is really about customization and personalization, and that’s what our new approach to entertainment is all about.  We’ll continue to have set shows but we’re exploring new ways for guests to gather and have fun according to their schedule,” adds Stewart.

William Griffith, CEO of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI), says:  “An established brand such as Sandals inspires great confidence in Barbados as a destination as we promote our island's diverse, high calibre product offerings around the world. We are certain that this latest addition to our product profile will bring even more benefits to our tourism economy and we anticipate that this will augment our marketing efforts in all of our major source markets. New developments like Sandals Royal Barbados will go a long way to keep our destination fresh and top-of-mind with potential holidaymakers, with the assurance that they will still have a safe and unforgettable holiday. Huge kudos to our friends at Sandals.”

The resort will also debut a 6,000 sq. ft. wedding and conference facility equipped with state-of-the-art technology.

To book or for more information on Sandals Resorts visit www.sandals.co.uk, call 0800 22 30 30 or pop down to the new sandals Luxury Travel Store at 135 Fulham Road, London.