Six Reasons Why I’m So Glad We Booked A Sandals Holiday

Anyone who’s read my blog before will probably know that me and Luke went on a dream holiday to St Lucia in Mid-March. We had spent a long time looking at holidays as it was Luke’s 30th birthday. And a 2-for-1 Virgin Holiday deal made this trip feasible. It was still a lot of money. But we knew that due to house saving we probably wouldn’t go away for a while. I looked for quite a few Sandals Holiday reviews before I went away but other than finding some Trip Advisor bits I couldn’t find much.

When I came back I made sure to do a Sandals Regency La Toc, St Lucia Resort Review as it’s the kind of thing I’d have loved to read before going. For anyone who’s thinking about booking a trip or just wants a super indulgent holiday here are six reasons why I’m glad we booked a Sandals holiday.

Why you should book a Sandals holiday: The choice of different food and cuisines

In our particular resort, there were 9 restaurants each with a different type of cuisine. We had Caribbean, Italian, Sushi, Japanese, Mediterranean, French, A Pizzeria and a few mixed places. Considering we’re both reasonably fussy eaters we still had loads of choices. Bar the Sushi and Japanese (Luke isn’t a fan) we ate at every restaurant available. And we didn’t have a bad meal all holiday. Or even a mediocre one.

I know that a lot of places do all-inclusive holidays but the level of food at Sandals is incredible. Every dinner is a-la-carte so there are no buffet situations, and the food is very high quality.

When you book a Sandals holiday you don’t have to worry about tipping

One thing that you’re told before a Sandals holiday is that you’re physically not allowed to tip (unless you have a butler). Tips are included in the holiday cost and I guess it’s done so that staff are all equally paid. But it’s quite nice so not have to think about paying or tipping at the end of the meal.

We’ve all been there at the end of a meal when you’re pretty tired and just want to go. But you have to get the staffs attention, order the bill, then pay before you can go. At a Sandals resort, you can just get up and go when you’re done with your food. We found this so refreshing.

Choose a Sandals holiday because the activities which were included in the price

There’s so much to do on-site at Sandal’s that are included in the price of your holiday. If you’re keen on your water sports you can go kayaking or learn to sail. Maybe you’re a water baby. If so you can go snorkelling or even scuba diving and all dives are free (if you’re trained).

If you like to stay active there’s a gym/ fitness centre. Alongside a whole host of classes you can get involved in. There are tennis courts and other sports facilities on site if you want to add a competitive edge. And every single day there are loads of organised activities. From foam parties and water volleyball to quizzes and beer drinking competitions.

Why you should choose a Sandals holiday: You have on-site photographers

We all take snaps of the gorgeous surroundings and views (like the photos in this post), but sometimes it’s hard to get photos of yourselves. At Sandals, there are on-site photographers who can snap you in the pool, on the beach, on day-trips or just around the resort.

You can also book a free photo shoot to capture some posed photos. Originally we weren’t going to do this but changed our minds near the end and I’m so glad we did. We managed to get some lovely photos which I am so happy with, and without them, we wouldn’t have got anything as nice.

Reasons to go on a Sandals holiday: It never felt crowded

For a resort which was for all intents and purposes full of people we never had to queue at the bar. We never waited for a table at a restaurant and rarely ever had people around us in the section of the pool we liked. It felt almost like we were in a very small world populated by just a handful of people. Not a huge resort with 9 restaurants and as many bars which it in fact was. The actual site was pretty big which I think added to the sense of space. You had the choice of three different pool spaces, and some of the rooms had their own pools. There was the sea, or you could be in the spa or doing an activity.

We chose a Sandals holiday because there were no kids

Sandals resorts are adults only so there are no kids running around. Now I’m not saying that having kids in a resort is a bad thing, but we went away to totally relax and switch off. So for us it being peaceful was a must which for us means no kids about. Sandals is predominantly a couples holiday and for us having no kids about was a blessing.

A lot of the people we spoke to on our trip had kids so having a holiday away to relax must have been quite nice.

Have you ever thought about going on a Sandals holiday?

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