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Bahamas Hotel and Resort Tour

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Sandals Royal Bahamian
The private island at Sandals Royal Bahamian

The private island at Sandals Royal Bahamian

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This couples-only, all-inclusive beach resort offers plenty of choices, from the level of service (butler or no?), to ten different restaurants and sixteen room types. Over-the-top decor includes bright colors, white columns and larger-than-life statues.



Highlights:
  • A private island (five minutes away by boat) has a swimming pool, restaurant and bar, and plenty of beach beds and hammocks.
  • I spent 24 hours at this resort and wanted to stretch it out at least a week.
  • It's couples-only at this resort built for two.
  • A private beach at the resort as well as on a private island (a five-minute boat ride away) is available for guests.
  • Treatments at the Red Lane Spa are extra, and include decadent luxuries like a couples' massage on the pier. The spa brochure reads like a cocktail menu (have a pedi-colada?) and certainly looked tempting.
  • Meals, drinks (including alcohol) and activities are all included in the room rates.
  • The resort's two main pools, both with swim-up bars, were where most guests spent the day. One was quieter; the other's loud music contributed to a party atmosphere. Three smaller pools are dotted among the Royal Villas.
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