We were just engaged the day before on valentines day and had the oppertunity to spend the day in port at Sandals Royal Bahamian !! One day is NOT enough ! Beautiful beaches and pools ! Fabulos food and good drinks ! We sailed over to the private island and watched the sun set . Loved it so much we may have our wedding here ! Can't wait to come back

First time, and not the last, at Sandals for 3 nights starting Valentines Day 2013.
Best tip I would humbly pass on; be polite and friendly to the staff (ask them their names even though they have name tags). Treat them like your favorite family member and you'll have a wonderful time.

Food was good. Best restaurants were Baccarat for breakfast twice ( order the caviar, perfect poached eggs for eggs Benedict, excellent omelet); dinner once ( escargot, crab cake, lobster, fish in papillote) and the Royal Cafe (seafood omlet for breakfast grouper and lamb for lunch) Ricarda the chef, can cook! Spices always has a good and varied buffet.

Best of all were the staff.
Blessings to the Concierge crew, the bar staff (especially Cupcakes and Fluffy in the piano bar). The restaurant servers at the Crystal room and Baccarat, especially Arizona and her staff at the Royal Cafe. She went the extra mile to make us feel special. Damien at the Back Soon booking desk.
The people at Snap Shots; Alex, Amaeleo, Jermaine, and Elizabeth.

All of the entertainment was top notch.
(Congrats to Ronny, try to hear her world class singing voice)
Most of all, Leo the piano player, was very accomplished, gracious, and fun. If U like to sing, don't miss it! Tell him "Beyonce says hello and enjoyed performing with him" He can explain it.

Relax and enjoy this Paradise! (get out to the island, weather permitting).

This was our first Sandals Experience and will not be our last. Let me start by saying that we were married at this resort (Sandals Royal Bahamian) and our honeymoon was in Exuma (Sandals Emerald Bay - please see review under that resort's name).

Leading up to the trip I had my concerns due to the price that Sandals charged and hoped that it was worth what we paid. I was not disappointed.

We booked the Royal Garden room for a 5 night stay from Jan 23rd -28th. We had 19 guests for our wedding so I was also concerned that everyone else would have a great time as well. EVERYONE had the best time ever.

We were greeted at the Sandals desk at the airport. Note: It really is a desk, nothing else. It is located right next to Atlantis' greeting area which was a constructed room. Sandals area has a "coming soon" flag next to the desk. We were greeted by the Sandals rep who instructed us to go outside and informed us where we could meet our free transfer. Within minutes were were boarded and on our way to the resort. The Resort is about a 10-15 minute ride from the airport, not bad at all. Upon arrival we were all greeted with a wet towel and a glass of champagne. Due to the fact that there were 8 of us checking in at the same time, the registration time went surprising fast. We did finish 2 bottles of champagne but between 8 of us. We were all very excited.

We were upgraded to the newly renovated Balmoral Tower room 304 with a balcony overlooking the pool and ocean. We were given a full bar which is part of the conceirge package which we did not pay for. I was immediately happy that we chose this resort. The elevator was extremely fast, never had to wait for more than a minute for the elevator to arrive. Everything about the room was awesome: flatscreen TV, wonderful shower, separate sinks, confortable bed. We were in heaven.

The resort is on the average size. 2 huge pools (one was warmer than the other. The colder pool was to cold to go into). They have several hot tubs throughout the resort which were wonderful. The beach is average size as well but the water was gorgeous. If you want Jet-ski's they are located just off the resort but safe, available and not to expensive. 6 of us went out at the same time, what a blast! They have a private Island which you can go to during the day hours. A boat leaves every hour on the hour and the last boat back is around 3:30pm. This island is so serene. I found myself sitting in a chair on the back of the island and there was not one other person on the beach with me. I was on top of the world. They have a small pool and hot tub, restaurant as well. We did not try either so cannot comment. But the island is a must see.

The food at most places were very good, not exceptional but very edible. The only restaurant that we disliked was Baccarat. This is their French restaurant. Service was very slow for breakfast, coffee was cold and food was just OK. Their dinner was not very good. The crab-leg they give was so skinny that there was really no meat, probably a frozen leg. Plus one of the waitresses dropped a butter knife that splashed oil on my silk Tommy Baham shirt. She apologized but that was about it. Kimonos gets a bad rap. I thoroughly enjoyed the food and Theo was extremely entertaining. The Italian restaurant Casanova's was also very good. Spices is their buffet style spot which was great for breakfast. They have this freshly squeezed orange juice machine which is to die for. The food at the Pub was decent bar food but the bartender's were great there. Overall for an all-inclusive the food was above par.

If you are getting married at this resort, do not fret me brotha! They do an excellent job at preparing you for your big day. Carla, the on-site weding coordinator, was absolutely FANTASTIC!!! She introduced herself by coming up to our room and giving us the heads up on what to expect. We then met with her to go over everything from the area that we would get married, to our choice of wedding cake, to our reception. She threw in so many extra options for free it made our day a storybook wedding. Reverend Hutchinson was awesome as well. He made a very nervous couple feel warm and welcomed. Several times cutting the tension with a well appointed joke. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS HOTEL FOR YOUR WEDDING HANDS DOWN!!!.

We paid for the hair and makeup for my wife prior our wedding. She wanted me to mention that they will not wash your hair. They will style it but you must show up to the appointment with your hair washed. She was not very happy with that considering the charge for the hair and makeup with around $200.

Now I might have a skewed opinion of this resort because we had so many friends and family members staying with us, it was a 5 night big ole party. But I must say that I would return in a heartbeat.

Best part: We had a 7 hour layover on our return flight from our honeymoon. They offered to pick us up at the airport and bring us back to Royal Bahamian to hang out until our next flight home instead of sitting in the airport. That was really classy!!! Again, thanks Carla...we will always remember you.

I had a massage at the spa, absolutely wonderful. Request Rachel. SHE WAS AWESOME

From NY to Bahamas was a 2 hour and 20 minute flight. My first trip and definitely not my last.

This Vacation was the most enjoyable experience that we have had so far. The room in the Villa Ixora was superb in the bottom floor facing the heated pools with hot tub. Service was excellent. All of the staff was very attentive from day 1 until depart