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SANDALS AND BEACHES RESORTS

Sandals Regency La Toc

St Lucia
Our candle light dinner was wonderful, we went diving, took out the Catamaran  several times and went on the Joe Knows excursion and it was good. We did go to all of the other locations. I liked the beach at the Grand, but did not care for the smaller one much we only had lunch there. We loved all the restaurants but if I had to choose I would say the Piton and the Italian were my favorite. The breakfast buffet at the Pavilion was very good we did that one each morning.

Sandals Grande Antigua - honeymoon

Antigua
The trip was great. We really couldn't have asked for more. Antigua is a beautiful place and Sandals was perfect for what we wanted. It is definitely one of the best vacations we have been on.  Thanks for all your help and I am sure we will contact with you in the near future for the next trip.
 
Yes, we did the Shirley Heights sunset party on Sunday which was very fun. If you recommend it to anyone though, I would tell them to just take a cab up there so thy can pick the time they want to stay until. The tour gets there at 4:30pm and leaves at 7:30pm. We hired a cab for the same price as the tour and stayed an extra hour which made a big difference in my opinion. They had a live Steele Band and Reggae Band which was great. We also did the sunset cruise which was awesome because there were only like 10 people on the boat so there was plenty of room to go off on your own and enjoy the sunset and some drinks.  That was it for the tours.
We did go scuba diving one day but it wasn't anything great; fun but not a must do

Honeymoon - Split Trip Jade Moutain and Sandals Grande

It really was incredible!!  Thank you for planning this out for us again.  Jade Mountain was really awesome.  It rained the first two days but it didn't slow us down that much besides the Sky Suite was an attraction on its own.  The view overlooking the Pitons was incredible.  The last day at Jade mountain the sun came out and stayed for the rest of the trip.  We took a sea taxi from a local up the coast to Sandals which was really nice.  At Sandals they upgraded our room to a swim up pool room which made my wife really happy.  Everyone was very nice the whole time we were there and it truly was an enjoyable honeymoon.  Thanks again!

Beaches Family Spring Break - Turks and Caicos

Turks and Caicos

We had a wonderful vacation! It was our favorite Beaches – the room was awesome and the food was beyond our expectations for an all-inclusive. The beach was amazing. The white sand and turquoise of the water – It almost looked fake it was so beautiful!

You were right – It was the perfect resort for teens. My oldest son played volleyball for hours and made many teen connections. The younger two were busy from the moment they woke up to midnight hanging around with all their new friends.

My only complaint (which is totally out of your control) would be the airport. On the way into the country, we spent over two hours going through customs, and that was nothing compared to our departure – We were in line for almost 4 hours. The agent finally had to pull all the passengers for our flight out of line, and we still were in line for another half hour. I think I would advise your customers to travel on weekdays during spring break.
 

We didn’t do any excursions, except fishing and we didn’t do that through the hotel.  We met a cab driver who hooked us up with a great boat and captain. We went for the day caught lots of fish and I took lots of photos!

The kids registered for the scuba diving class and certification, but cancelled last minute because they didn’t want to take time away from their new-found friends. My daughter went on the teen cruise and enjoyed it.

The golf course wasn’t in the greatest shape, but my husband and son are pretty spoiled when it comes to their golf. They did say that the staff at the course was very accommodating.

We all had our favorite restaurant and every night we had a (heated) discussion on where we should eat. I think my favorite was the restaurant in the Italian Village – I can’t think of the name – Marios???  They had the most awesome appetizers!!  My husband loved Schooners and the kids liked the buffet (of course!) and The Arizona.  They really were all very good, and I was pleasantly surprised with the quality – great seafood!!

Thanks for planning the perfect family vacation!  I couldn’t help myself – I’ve included a couple photos we had taken by the resort

   

Wonderful honeymoon at Sandals Antigua

 Renee,

 Thanks.  The trip was great.  Antigua was full of pleasant surprises and loaded with pleasant people.  Everything was great at Sandals.  The only snag was when they didn't get the Honeymoon stuff done.  We had to request the special turn down service and the breakfast in bed.  We had the confirmation email before we left, but didn't show them anything when we got there.  We assumed it was already taken care of, but I think we were supposed to present them with paperwork.
Overall the trip was wonderful.  The little snag was no big deal.  Sandals is a great resort and we loved it.  The half day Eco adventure that you got us was amazing.  They said they normally do large groups, but there was only one other couple there they day we went.  They were scheduled for 74 people the next day though.  I would recommend that trip to anyone.  I think we got the best deal because there were just a few of us.
Yes we did some snorkeling form the resort.  They took us out about 6 minutes offshore to a reef area.  It was very nice with lots of coral.  The downside was the abundance of jellyfish in that location.  They weren't an issue with stinging, but my wife was freaked out.  It's not fun swimming through schools of jellyfish even if they aren't stinging you.
The other location (with the Paddles Eco-tour) was much more pleasant.  I would still go back to the resort snorkel spot, but some were a little freaked by the jellyfish.
To answer your previous email about the food...  It was all pretty good.  My favorite restaurant may have been the Bayside because you could almost always get a buffet there and be in resort casual wear.  The Bayside menu changed daily, which I liked.  Mario's became my wife's favorite.  That's the italian restaurant that has resort formal dinners.  My wife loved the lasagna, and the other dishes I tried there were good.  We also took advantage of Mario's breakfast buffet quite a few mornings.
No these jellyfish weren't really the stinging kind.  We were told that the large ones can sting, but these were schools of small ones.  Only saw a few large ones swimming deeper.
You can sign up for the resort snorkeling as many times as you want.  It goes out every day at least once.  The other snorkeling trip was part of that Paddles Eco-tour you booked for us.  I enjoyed that one a little more, but the resort trip is fine.  If you are staying at Sandals there are several outside tours you can take (must be paid for separate from resort stay) that offer snorkeling.