Michael Lester

Review of Sandals Emerald Bay

Emerald Bay hosts a very renowned spa and as well ...

Emerald Bay hosts a very renowned spa and as well as a Greg Norman designed golf course set within 500 acres of lush scenery on the beautiful island of Exuma. There are 7 restaurants and 6 bars to choose from, as well as a coffee shop that has some great tasting pastries and a jerk chicken stand situated near the main pool. 24 hour room service and mini provided at no extra cost. Emerald Bay has its own private beach with perfect white sand and provides plenty of land activities as well as water sports. PADI certification is an additional cost but is situated on site.
The transfers from the airport to Emerald Bay aren't as good as its made out to be. Its left purely down to the local taxi drivers to turn up and ferry you to Sandals resort. We had to wait 15 minutes after the airport had closed for the evening, in a run down part of the island with minimal lighting and no amenities. Make sure you have a mobile with you so that you won't be left stranded as we were.
If it wasn't for the shambles of being left to find our own way from the small airport to Emerald Bay then I would have given it a 5 star rating. The staff are very friendly and helpful which is a godsend especially since my partner is disabled.