Sandals Royal Bahamian
Cable Beach, Nassau, Bahamas
Location
Cable Beach, Nassau
At the western end of Cable Beach in Nassau, about ten minutes from the airport and a fifteen-minute walk to downtown, around thirty minutes from Paradise Island — built on the site of the storied 1946 Balmoral Club, with the private Barefoot Cay just offshore.
Transfer
A short Nassau transfer
Around ten minutes by road from Lynden Pindling International Airport, at the western end of Cable Beach — transfers are included in the all-inclusive, and Elite Butler suites add Rolls-Royce or Mercedes airport transfers.
Villas
Around 400 rooms & suites
Around 400 rooms and suites, including Crystal Lagoon swim-up butler suites with zero-entry pool access, oceanview swim-up butler suites, and Island Village villas with private plunge pools — Elite Butler suites adding Rolls-Royce or Mercedes airport transfers, up to a rooftop-pool Royal Suite Penthouse.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and honeymooners after a comprehensive adults-only all-inclusive with a private island of its own — Barefoot Cay, Crystal Lagoon swim-up butler suites, ten restaurants and the Red Lane Spa — with airport transfers, tips and taxes all included and no tipping, ten minutes from the airport.
Board Basis
All-inclusive
An all-inclusive "Luxury Included" stay with airport transfers, tips and taxes all in and no tipping — ten specialty restaurants spanning a global line-up of cuisines, swim-up and beach bars, and watersports with PADI diving.
Overview
An adults-only island all-inclusive
Sandals Royal Bahamian is an adults-only all-inclusive at the western end of Cable Beach, about ten minutes from the airport, with its own private offshore island, Barefoot Cay, reached by a short boat — two beaches there, one for relaxing and one for snorkelling, with a spa, a Zen garden and food trucks. Built on the site of the storied 1946 Balmoral Club, it runs to around 400 rooms and suites, with Crystal Lagoon swim-up butler suites, oceanview swim-up suites and Island Village villas with private plunge pools; Elite Butler suites add Rolls-Royce or Mercedes airport transfers. The "Luxury Included" basis covers ten specialty restaurants, swim-up and beach bars, the award-winning Red Lane Spa, seven outdoor pools, and watersports with PADI diving, with airport transfers, tips and taxes all in and no tipping. It is a comprehensive couples' retreat with a private island of its own.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Around 400 rooms and suites, including Crystal Lagoon swim-up butler suites with zero-entry pool access, oceanview swim-up butler suites and Island Village villas with private plunge pools, up to a rooftop-pool Royal Suite Penthouse, the swim-up and butler categories the ones to choose.
Entry
Caribbean Beachfront Walkout
Sleeps two, king. A ground-floor beachfront walkout with a patio — the entry tier.
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Club
West Bay Club Level Junior Suite
Sleeps two, four-poster king. An oversized junior suite with Club Sandals lounge access and a seating area.
Club lounge
Swim-up
Crystal Lagoon Swim-Up Zen Butler Suite
Sleeps two, four-poster king. Zero-entry swim-up access to the Crystal Lagoon, a separate living room, a stocked bar and butler.
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Suite
One-Bedroom Butler Royal Suite
Sleeps two, four-poster king. An upper-floor Love Nest suite with a private balcony, a master and a separate living room, with butler.
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Villa
Island Village Butler Villa with Pool
Sleeps two, king. A secluded villa with an enclosed patio, a private plunge pool and a Tranquility soaking tub, butler and private airport transfers.
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Signature
Royal Suite Penthouse Butler
Sleeps two, king. A rooftop plunge pool, media room, double vanities and a walk-in rain shower and soaking tub, with butler.
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Food & Drink
Dining
Ten specialty restaurants span a global line-up of cuisines, with swim-up and beach bars across the resort — all within the "Luxury Included" basis, with airport transfers, tips and taxes in and no tipping.
Global
Ten restaurants
Ten specialty restaurants, a global line-up of cuisines, all a la carte.
Bar
Swim-up bars
Swim-up bars, for a drink without leaving the pool.
Beach
Beach bar
Beach bars, for casual bites and cocktails by the sand.
Wellbeing
Red Lane Spa
The award-winning Red Lane Spa offers treatments on-site, alongside seven outdoor pools including swim-up bars and watersports with PADI diving — and the private offshore Barefoot Cay, a short boat away, with two beaches, a spa, a Zen garden and food trucks.
Red Lane Spa
The award-winning Red Lane Spa, with treatments on-site.
Barefoot Cay
The private offshore Barefoot Cay, with two beaches and a Zen garden.
PADI scuba
Seven outdoor pools and PADI diving, with swim-up bars.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
A comprehensive adults-only all-inclusive with a private island of its own — boat across to Barefoot Cay for two beaches and a Zen garden, settle into a Crystal Lagoon swim-up butler suite, dine across ten restaurants, dive and snorkel with PADI, and unwind at the Red Lane Spa, in the Balmoral Club's storied setting.
Barefoot Cay
The private offshore Barefoot Cay, with two beaches, a Zen garden and food trucks.
Swim-up butler suites
Crystal Lagoon swim-up butler suites, with zero-entry access to the pool.
Ten restaurants
Ten specialty restaurants across the resort, spanning a global line-up of cuisines.
Red Lane Spa
The award-winning Red Lane Spa, with treatments on-site.
Balmoral heritage
The storied Balmoral Club heritage, a 1946 Cable Beach address.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
About 10 minutes from NAS
A short Cable Beach transfer.
By boat
Barefoot Cay
A short boat to the private island.
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Good to know
Board basis
- An all-inclusive "Luxury Included" stay — transfers, tips and taxes in, and no tipping.
Audience
- Adults-only — a couples' retreat, with honeymoons and weddings.
Island
- A private offshore island, Barefoot Cay, with two beaches and a spa.
Getting there
- Around ten minutes by road from Lynden Pindling International Airport.
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