Where to stay when you leave.
1/11/2008 at 11:01 AM
Tags: Warm Weather Hotels, Warm-Weather-Hotels-Map
It was a good enough place for Tiger Woods' wedding (after all, they're still married), so the Sandy Lane Resort in St James, Barbados, is no doubt a good enough place for a warm weather getaway, too.
The Sandy Lane is a pretty exclusive place that other celebs have spent time in too, and it makes no secret of the fact that it's the luxury end of the market. Forbes have recently given it a big write-up as an ideal luxury wedding destination, although the basic price tag of $2,500 for the wedding ceremony isn't bad at all.
Whether you're getting married or just escaping winter, the services provided as standard at Sandy Lane are worth coming for: transfers to and from the airport in a fancy car are included, as is unlimited use of windsurfing, kayaking and snorkeling equipment, use of the gym and tennis courts, free internet access and complementary English breakfast. What really sells it to us is this amazing pool--we're suckers for a neat little waterfall and a few fountains.
Winter rack rates begin at $1300 for an Orchid Room and go up to $4900 per night for the penthouse. If you're bringing enough friends to fill five bedrooms, you can go for the Villa at Sandy Lane which goes for $15,000 a night during winter; this nearly halves in summer to $8,000.
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by amandak
6/03/2005 at 4:45 PM
Tags: Hotels
Hugh Grant just plunked down $5.7 million on a getaway place in Barbados, prompting the celebrity weekly , Celebrity Living, to investigate this Caribbean Island.
Here's what they found:
- It was a former British colony that now has a population of 279,000.
- The average weather is 85 degrees during the day and rarely drops below 70 at night.
- There are six golf courses.
- White beaches and crystal blue waters, what more could you want?
- Mick Jagger also owns a home there!
Places to stay include the pricey Sandy Lane Hotelwhere hotels run for $800 a night to $25,000 for suites.
If you are seeking more privacy, head for the Dream Resort, a full refurbished Barbadian home, where a private villa goes for $2,145 a night. (This is what Hugh Grant did with his lady love Jemima Khan before buying his own digs.)
Can't quite shell out the dough? Then visit Barbados from April 16 to December 14 when the Dream Resort's rates drop 33 percent.
by juliana
10/07/2004 at 6:12 AM
Tags: Celebrity Scoop
By now we all know that Tiger Woods and his Swedish bride, Elin Nordegren, were married in Barbados on Tuesday, however, it is HotelChatter's job to try and fill you in a bit on the Barbadian resort that they were married at.
The wedding, which took place at the 5 star Sandy Lane Resort on the gold coast of Barbados, reportedly cost Tiger ~$1.5 MM. That translates to more Barbadian dollars than we can count. So what did Mr. Woods spend all his money on? For starters, he booked the entire resort, all 150 or so rooms at somewhere between $700 and $8000 a night depending on the room. That is well over half a mil right there. Then Woods paid off the local helipad operators so US Weekly would leave him alone. Scanning the Woods/Nordegren invoice that is floating around the press outlets for the cheapest item on the list, and we are guessing the services of Hootie and the Blowfish can't be more than $10,000 at this point. C'mon Tiger, a lavish affair to the tune of "I only want to be with you"?
Well Tiger, looks like dolphins do make you cry.
The Sandy Lane is owned by Irishmen J.P. McManus and Dermot Desmond, who reportedly are friends of Woods.
A couple years back, during a rebuild, we gawked around the Sandy Lane in person, and it is definitely an ideal romantic setting. Sandy Lane usually doesn't disappoint guests, even with their high prices, and that is saying something, as Sandy Lane is one of, if not the most expensive stay, on Barbados.
This resort has it all. Golf, beautiful beach, pool, and the resort is known to offer guests rides to and from the airport in a Bentley. What are the drawbacks? Well if you don't like kids, and you can't rent the whole resort, you may want to think twice about staying here. Families do vacation here, often, and that is cool, but if you are dropping a grand a night for total peace and quiet you may not want kids around.
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