TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

?????????? The heart of the Merry Monkey — Jack is a legend! If you’re lucky enough to find yourself at the Merry Monkey English Pub, do yourself a favor and pull up a stool near wherever Jack is working. From the moment we walked in—sandals on, vacation mode activated—Jack made us feel like longtime regulars. His energy is magnetic, his service is top-tier, and his charm? Unmatched. Not only did he remember our drink order after one round (impressive!), but he also served up spot-on food recommendations, cheeky banter, and the kind of warm hospitality that makes you want to cancel the rest of your plans and stay all night. Whether you’re a local or just passing through in your flip-flops, Jack brings the magic that makes this pub unforgettable. Give that man a raise ??

We just finished 10 nights at sandals royal Barbados, it was absolutely brilliant from start to finish, the food was 10/10, staff 10/10 , room 10/10 . Have no complaints or gripes whatsoever, all these people that put bad reviews on about this place must be from another dimension!

We stayed for 9 days and loved it. Our butlers Tremayne, Tony, and Kadeen were all great. Especially Tremayne and Tony. They were the first butlers we had and made a strong impression, were extremely friendly and helpful, were always fun to talk too and brought the mood up when they were around. I caught a stomach bug, and Tony was extremely helpful getting us some final supplies for the night to help out right after his shift, and Tremayne had us the next morning and did everything he could to help me recover including bringing me liquid iv and offering me a special made wakeup drink. Tremayne also brought us a fresh mango from his yard at home for us to try as my wife loves mango. These two went above and beyond with their butler service and It truly defined our stay. Besides that, every other member of the team was great, people super friendly, beautiful resort, good food.

The staff across the grounds were extremely friendly and helpful. Food was very good at all the eating places, grounds clean, and rooms in generally good condition. Bartenders were outstanding. The concierge office was less than helpful, probably the only "negative" as they failed to be responsive on some requests. Overall, a nice place to stay, relax, and enjoy.

We have just returned from Sandals Royal Barbados. It was a nice break but there are a few notable points. I would say 90% of the staff were very friendly and went out of their way to make you feel welcome but the rest were just going through the motions. Even though some of the bar service was slow at times the cocktails were amazing and the staff very friendly. I would especially like to mention Hidie, Oisin,Shanika and Sharita from the Landside swim up bar for the excellent service. I was disappointed that most of the prime sunbeds around the pools are reserved every morning by the butlers even the butlers from Sandals Barbados would come to Sandals Royal Barbados to reserve the best beds. With the result that you have very little chance of getting a bed at all at the Sky pool or a prime bed at the other pools. Don’t get me wrong there are alway sunbeds available but not the ones at the edge of a pool. Also the edge of the pool was not very clean and had broken tiles. The staff were informed and came and took photos but nothing was done about it all the time we were there. Which is a shame as the hotel grounds were beautifully kept. Also even if the restaurants are fully booked if you have a butler you can still get a place, it doesn’t matter which hotel you are booked into. The poorest meals we had were at the American Tavern and Bombay both places we had to wait an hour between courses and when our steak came at the tavern it was over seasoned and looked as if it had been cooked from frozen. In Bombay the food tasted lovely but within quarter an out of eating it we had to rush to the toilet. After saying all that we did meet a few people that had been back multiple times.