Destinations
Islands
The resort brand is consistent. The islands are not. Flight time, transfer, beach, and hurricane climatology should pick the destination before the room category does.
9 resorts
Jamaica
Seven Sandals resorts plus Beaches Negril. Stay-at-one, play-at-many exchange in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios. Best island if you want options, reggae, and a short flight.
3 resorts
Saint Lucia
The most dramatic scenery in the collection. Three Sandals properties — Grande St. Lucian, Regency La Toc, and Halcyon Beach — with stay-at-one, play-at-three.
2 resorts
The Bahamas
Sandals Royal Bahamian sits on Cable Beach in Nassau with a private offshore island. Beaches Exuma (the former Sandals Emerald Bay) is slated as a future family resort.
2 resorts
Barbados
Sandals Barbados and Sandals Royal Barbados share a beach near St. Lawrence Gap. Stay at one, play at two. Lower hurricane exposure than Jamaica or the Bahamas.
1 resort
Antigua
Sandals Grande Antigua sits on Dickenson Bay. Famous for Rondoval suites and a long, swimmable beach.
1 resort
Grenada
Sandals Grenada is the only property on the island. Quieter than Jamaica, with a strong beach and a southern-Caribbean storm profile.
1 resort
Curaçao
Sandals Royal Curaçao is the usual recommendation for August–October. Colorful Willemstad, MINI Cooper exploring in select suites, and historically very low hurricane risk.
1 resort
Saint Vincent
Sandals Saint Vincent is the wild-card pick: newer build, dramatic coastline, and a southern-Caribbean location with lower storm risk than Jamaica.
1 resort
Turks & Caicos
Beaches Turks & Caicos is the flagship family property: multiple villages, Pirates Island waterpark, Sesame Street programming, and a new Treasure Beach Village.