Cathleen Whillock

Review of Sandals Royal Bahamian

Vacation @ the resort was from 8/27/15 thru 8/31/1...

Vacation @ the resort was from 8/27/15 thru 8/31/15.

Dive shop was great. The people are VERY nice and if you ask for something, they try to get it for you. The room was nice and the beach and private island are fantastic. The service was generally very good, with only one exception we can think of.

We didn't like the food. Generally, it was very unremarkable. Don't even think of getting into those restaurants that you have to make reservations for. We called as soon as we got there and everything was booked through Saturday. They weren't taking for reservations for Sunday until the next morning and told me to call back. I did - as soon as we got back from our dives - they'd already booked up! How frustrating! Definitely not as advertised.

They also had no organized activities. We went to a Couples resort and we're having fun with their organized activities every day. Sandals didn't even have any sort of tours of the Island. You won't see anything but the resort unless you go out in your own. It was a bit frustrating, but on the flipside, it forced us to relax and read some books. We really would have liked to have learned something about the history of the island.

Generally, this Sandals ranks just "okay" overall.

If you are a diver, the dive operator is great! The boat is roomy and dive masters are awesome. The reef system is very healthy and the dive sites we saw were beautiful. We plan to go diving in the Bahamas again and will stay at more of a dive resort or hotel close to a dive operator and handle our own entertainment at probably much less expense than Sandals.

We got the feeling they may be having financial difficulty. The resort is NOT as they advertise and absolutely done on a budget. For their prices, it should be first class.