Sandy Lane (resort)

Sandy Lane is a luxury five-star[2][3][4] beachfront resort close to Holetown and Paynes Bay on the island of Barbados.[5] Sandy Lane was opened in 1933 by Ronald Tree, a former British politician, as a luxury hotel and golf course on what had been a sugar plantation.[6] In 1998, the hotel was put up for sale by Granada plc, and five Irish businessmen, including J. P. McManus, Dermot Desmond and John Magnier, bought it. The original resort was then demolished in a three-year, $450 million upgrade and renovation.[6][7]

Sandy Lane Hotel
The Sandy Lane Resort
Location within Barbados
General information
LocationHoletown, Saint James, Barbados
Coordinates13°10′24″N 59°38′13″W
Opening1 January 1961[1]
OwnerJ. P. McManus, Dermot Desmond and John Magnier
Other information
Number of rooms113
Number of suites22
Number of restaurants4 + 7 Bars
Website
www.sandylane.com

Features

The resort features 112 guestrooms and suites as well as a five-bedroom villa, a 47,000 sq ft (4,400 m2) Spa, four restaurants, seven bars and three golf courses. The reef just off the coast from the hotel, Little Sandy Lane, contains Barracuda, Lobster and several other species of small fish.[8]

Sandy Lane is known as one of the Caribbean's most stylish and family-friendly hotels, as well as being a haven of the rich and famous. Past guests said to have stayed at the Sandy Lane hotel include Maria Callas, Andrea Corr (co-owner Dermot Desmond's daughter-in-law), T. S. Eliot, Queen Elizabeth II, Elton John, Rihanna, Jacqueline Kennedy, Aristotle Onassis, Oprah Winfrey,[9][10] Michael Winner, Simon Cowell, Robin Van Persie and Sidney Poitier [11]

On 5 October 2004, professional golfer Tiger Woods married his Swedish fiancée Elin Nordegren at the resort. It was reported that Woods booked out the entire hotel for his guests, who included Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates and Michael Jordan.[11] The owners of the hotel, who include Woods' close friend J.P. McManus, reportedly threw the wedding at the hotel as a gift for the couple.

On 11 November 2011, NBC's Today filmed the day five segment of Where in the World Is Matt Lauer? pool-side and on the beach of the resort hotel.

Golf

Since the hotel first opened, the Sandy Lane Resort has been known for its golf. The first, The Old Nine, is a nine-hole course and was built along with the hotel in 1961.[12] The other two, The Green Monkey and The Country Club, are both 18-hole championship courses and were designed by the well-known golf course designer Tom Fazio.[13] The Green Monkey has been reported as being the most expensive golf course ever built.[14] In 2006 The Country Club hosted the World Golf Championships World Cup, which was won by Germany.[15]

Awards
Hotel decor

References
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  2. Sandy Lane, True 5 Stars
  3. Sandy Lane - Barbados, Caribbean - 5 Star Luxury Resort, Luxury Travel Magazine
  4. 42 hotels gain Forbes Five-Star status, Nancy Trejos, Feb. 22, 2016, USA TODAY
  5. Madden, Marlon (29 December 2010). "Sandy Lane still first with the rich". Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 30 December 2010. Realtors Limited owner Nick Parravicino said the entire West Coast continued to be the first choice among the well-to-do, both locals and foreigners, looking to buy second homes in Barbados. "Sandy Lane still has an outstanding name with outstanding people. I mean, you have Royal Westmoreland, Sugar Hill and Apes Hill, but Sandy Lane still flies the flag in my opinion," he told Barbados Business Authority.
  6. "The History of Sandy Lane" (PDF). www.sandylane.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  7. Geist, Isabella (13 December 2008). "Sandy Lane: Back And Better Than Ever". Forbes Online. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  8. "Barbados Dive Sites". divebarbadosblue.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  9. Oprah Winfrey's in Barbados Archived 7 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Rihanna's Oprah's Next Chapter
  11. "Woods marries his Swedish fiancee". CNN. 6 October 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  12. "Sandy Lane - The Old Nine". sandylane.com. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  13. "Tom Fazio - The Green Monkey". sandylane.com. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  14. "The Green Monkey – Caribbean's number 1 course". supertravel.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  15. "Fact Sheet: World Golf Championships-Barbados World Cup". PGA Tour. 9 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  16. Staff writer (2008). "Barbados' Leading Resort 2008". World Travel Awards. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  17. Staff writer (2007). "Barbados' Leading Hotel 2007". World Travel Awards. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  18. Staff writer (2013). "Barbados' Leading Resort 2013". World Travel Awards. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  19. Staff writer (2012). "Barbados' Leading Spa Resort 2012". World Travel Awards. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  20. Staff writer (2004). "Caribbean's Leading Golf Resort 2004". World Travel Awards. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  21. Staff writer (2005). "Caribbean's Leading Resort 2005". World Travel Awards. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

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