The Sands Barbados All Inclusive

Ehrlich gesagt, das Hotel und die Zimmer sind schön, aber machen Sie sich auf Zimmer mit Treppen gefasst, da mein Vater keine Treppen steigen kann und auf eine Knieoperation wartete, also musste er darum kämpfen, um ein anderes Zimmer zu bekommen. Die Zimmerreinigung ist ein Glücksspiel. Das gilt auch für das Personal im Hotel, manche können nicht genug tun, damit man sich rundum willkommen und glücklich und lächelnd fühlt, und manche sind einfach unhöflich, nicht hilfsbereit und können sich nicht die Mühe machen! Das Essen ist insgesamt gut, aber jeden Tag dasselbe! Wenn Sie irgendwelche diätetischen Einschränkungen haben, sind sie nicht hilfsbereit! Das Schwesterhotel Mango Bay war unglaublich mit diätetischen Einschränkungen, was zeigt, wie schlecht der Sand war.

Note: We originally booked a different hotel where we went on honeymoon (a beautiful 4 star hotel on the beach) however it was damaged during hurricane Beryl and therefore closed - so our travel agent moved us to a "like for like" hotel.. Hotel: Basic facility with basic furniture, A/C , grounds etc. There is one pool and one bar - both quite small and you realise the size on busy days! Our A/C and toilet both broke on more than one occasion. Food and Drink: We had all inclusive. This was misleading. All inclusive meals are very limited, especially if you have food intolerances or specific diets. The selection/options for each meal is very limited, and the food quality was mostly very poor. Portion sizes were tiny and sometimes just unacceptable. Drinks options are very limited to cheap brands and speciality drinks are not included. Dining Area Hygiene: This is a big issue. There were birds everywhere scavenging for food. They jumped from table to table, plate to plate whether anyone was there or not. The dining area which is beach-side, also has hanging lights - often the birds would rest on the hanging lights and poop - landing on people, their plates, the floor etc etc. Not entirely the hotels fault but they didnt really do anything about it. Other hotels in Barbados have resident cats and they dont have any bird dropping issues like this place. Beach: Public beach, small and has a big problem with seaweed during hurricane season. We had 3 days with sand, and then woke up one morning and the whole beach was covered and unusable. It took the hotel a week to have the seaweed removed, but by then all of the customers were fairly deflated. Also, for our first 2 days stay there was a ban on entering the water as a sewage pipe burst during the hurricane and the water was contaminated. Eventually, the beach was re-opened. Gym: This is a converted hotel room with 6 pieces of equipment, a few of which either dont work or are broken. If you enjoy fitness then avoid this hotel, there is a reason they dont have pictures of their fitness facility on their website. Its terrible. Staff: We met some lovely staff members on our trip. Many however are young and inexperienced and for most of our stay there was an obvious lack of leadership in the hotel, restaurant and bar and this was reflected in a mostly poor and sometimes rude attitude by staff towards customers. I dont think there was any malicious intent to this behaviour - just inexperience and a lack of visible leadership to keep people on their toes. To reiterate, we did meet some lovely and hard working staff, but their amazing attitude and efforts were overshadowed by others.