Barbados luxury resort
Sandy Lane
Sandy Lane is a luxury five-star beachfront resort close to Holetown and Paynes Bay on the island of Barbados.
Sandy Lane was opened in 1961 by Ronald Tree, a former British politician, as a luxury hotel and golf course on what had been a sugar plantation. 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.
How locals move
Getting around Sandy Lane the local way
- Get inBus #1 runs up the coast from Bridgetown Princess Alice Terminal to Holetown and Speightstown every 30-60 min, but there are also very frequent minibuses.
- Get aroundTake a minibus for any distance along the north-south main drag; getting inland (eg to Harrison's Cave) will involve a taxi or joining an excursion.
From Wikivoyage: Western Barbados, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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