The Fashionable Frequent Flyers

Sandals Resorts: the brand synonymous with adults-only romance has a property in the ABC islands that will absolutely take your breath away. Sandals Royal Curaçao was the destination of our second wedding anniversary, and what a property it turned out to be. The experience was exquisite from start to finish. 

Sandals’ influence in the Caribbean has grown substantially in the past half decade, with hotels popping up EVERYWHERE! They have established themselves as the leading romantic brand in the region. All of their hotels are adults-only all inclusive, making them an ideal environment to escape with your boo. After our experience at Sandals in Bahamas, which left a lot to be desired, we didn’t know what to expect on this trip. I can happily report that this stay more than redeemed the brand in our eyes; we now have renewed faith in Sandals as the leading romance hotel brand.

Let’s start with aesthetics. As I always preach, a critical component of any romantic travel experience is ambience at the property. If you’re wondering what this means, these are a few questions I ask: what does the lobby look like? What does your room/suite look like? How are the grounds? What are the distinguishing features of the property? If you’ve got positive responses to each of these questions, your stay is going to be magical. With Sandals Royal Curaçao, as you’d expect, everything was stellar! The grounds were spectacular—beachfront property with a two-tiered infinity pool, two other beautiful pools, stunning lush palm trees everywhere; just all around magic. We stayed in the Melemele One Bedroom Butler Walkout Suite with Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub; it was even more incredible than anything we expected. The space, the decor, the tubs(plural), the patios (again, plural)… just absolutely magical! This stay was a dream and Linda and I cannot be more grateful that we got to spend our second wedding anniversary here!

And if you think the beauty of the property alone is enough, the service at the property quite honestly exceeded the beauty. I know; hard to imagine. I’ve seldom been to a property with better service. So first of all, our room class came with butler service, which means we had two individuals specifically assigned to take care of us during our stay. Two ladies – Nikki and Jelicka— took absolutely amazing care of us. The highlight of their care was this amazing anniversary presentation they left in our room — red petals, music, cake, red wine, love decor all around the room. It was truly breathtaking. And, they kept it an absolute secret from us. We were out in the city all the day, and upon returning to the room, we were blown away to find this surprise setup! We can’t thank these two ladies enough for this experience. It truly left its mark on us.

Finally, let’s talk about the food because, with an all-inclusive, I know there’s always quite a bit of apprehension. Well, friends, let me assuage your concerns. The food was actually quite good. Let me give a special shout out to Vincent’s, which hosted our anniversary dinner! The food was great! The other restaurants were also decent. The property also had unique offerings in the form of food trucks where you could get lunch or bitings. The variety was impressive and the quality was 4/5, which is far above most all inclusives. For folks concerned that the food experience would sully everything else, worry not! Sandals Royal Curaçao came through with the food as well.

This won’t be our last visit. I can’t wait to go back and get on the golf course and do all the water-based activities!! Curaçao has my heart and Sandals is a key piece to that!!

All in all, Sandals Royal Curaçao earns the patented 5* star FFF rating! add this one to your bucket list friends. You don’t want to miss it.