Sandals Royal Bahamian

Sandals Royal Bahamian is a beautiful resort  in Nassau, Bahamas. Clear waters, excellent employees and short flights are some of the main draws of this resort.

Reasons to vacation at Sandals Royal Bahamian:

•  Nassau is one of the quickest Caribbean flights and the transfer from the airport is about 15 minutes.
• United States Customs agents are located the Nassau airport so you will "clear" customs there allowing you to seamlessly move through connecting flights or on to luggage claim once you return to your home airport. 
• After a recent renovation, there are great modern updates including food trucks, renovated bathrooms and well maintained grounds. 
• Sandals private island, is included with a quick boat ride and boasts another pool, bar and restaurant as well as plenty of lounge chairs and spa services (available for an additional cost). 

Pools

There are two main pools on property. One quiet pool (pictured) and a party pool. Both pools have swim up bars but the party pool also has activities and games throughout the day. Pro Tip: check out the cocktail options and try them all, you can also make changes to the recipes. We also always ask the bartenders if they have a special cocktail they created.

Food Trucks including this dessert, crepe and coffee bar add fun and whimsy to the main gathering area in the middle of the main resort property. The other food truck is a Conch Truck with Conch served a variety of ways. There was no problem finding a variety of foods at a food truck, buffet, steakhouse, French restaurant, Pub or pizza shop.

                                                 Island hammocks, lounge chairs and hideaways

                      Food Options Abound

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There are lots of options for every meal of the day, it is important to pay attention at check in and ask about making reservations for the whole week the first day. I would suggest making them a little later than you might normally eat because you are likely to eat lunch then swim and snack so you won't be hungry as early as usual.

                                   

 Possible drawbacks to Sandals Royal Bahamian: 

                    
• Since it is a convenient flight (especially for those that can get to Atlanta or Florida easily), it is a great trip for a long weekend making this a resort that is always high capacity. The employees did a great job of managing the needs of vacationers during our stay but it was one of the highest occupancies compared to all the other Sandals we have visited.
• Since many guests go to the private island, inclement weather seasons might be abnormally crowded due to areas being closed to use. 
• It's not Jamaica and I love Jamaica and its people but I suppose that is a personal preference issue!