A Close Look at the Bamboo Palm Room with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub (LX)
Sandals Saint Vincent
Carol G. has stayed at Sandals Saint Vincent, a resort that reminded her of Hawaii the moment she drove in. Below is her review of the Bamboo Palm Room with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub, room code LX. Watch her walkthrough video here, then read her full review below. If you have a question she doesn’t answer, you can ask her directly!
The LX is the entry-level room at Sandals Saint Vincent, but with 580 square feet it has a lot of space. It sits in the Bamboo Palm building on the south side of the resort, tucked against the tropical forest with a secluded garden view. You get a large private balcony with a, Tranquility soaking tub, floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors, a king bed, and a spa-style bathroom with his-and-her sinks, a walk-in shower, and a second soaking tub inside.
It’s a luxury-level room, so it does not come with a butler, access to the Club Sandals lounge, room service, or a premium-liquor bar, but you still get the full amenities of the resort, all the dining, bars, pools, watersports, and entertainment, so it’s great for our clients who don’t spend a whole lot of time in the room and like to be out doing things. It’s a popular pick for groups and wedding parties, and it’s a few minutes’ walk to the beach, pools, and restaurants, with bikes stationed around the resort.
Bamboo Palm Room with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub: At a Glance
- Resort: Sandals Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Room Code: LX
- Size: 580 sq ft
- Location: Bamboo Palm building, south side against the forest, 2nd and 3rd floors. A few minutes’ walk to the beach, pools, and restaurants.
- View: Tropical garden, secluded
- Service Level: Luxury (no butler or Club Sandals lounge)
- Room Service: Not included at this room level. Restaurant and coffee-shop takeaway are easy options though.
- Standout Features: Large private balcony with a Tranquility soaking tub. A second soaking tub in the spa bathroom. Secluded garden setting against the forest.
- Resort Access: 11 restaurants, 9 bars, 4 pools plus 2 whirlpools and a scuba pool, resort-wide bikes, and watersports including SCUBA are all included.
- Deposit: $98 refundable locks in your rate.
- Price Range: $1,135 to $1,575 per night, per couple. Most dates $1,170 to $1,305.* Tell us when you can travel and we’ll find the best-prices within your dates.
- How it Ranks: The entry-level room at Sandals Saint Vincent.
- Room Price Promotions: No standing discounts on this room but this does show up sometimes on 7-7-7 and Sandals last minute deals, which we review every week. Tell us your dates and, if you book with us, we can watch the price and try to apply any drop or new promotion.
- Best For: Groups and wedding-party guests, and couples who spend their days at the beach, pools, or on excursions activities and want a nice yet affordable room to come back to. Not for those who want butler or room service, private pool, or a beachfront view.
- Accessibility: On the 2nd and 3rd floors, and not a designated accessible category, though the resort grounds are flat and easy to get around. Ask us and we can help find the best fit for you.
Honest Review: Bamboo Palm Room with Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub (LX)
All-Inclusive Expert Carol Garton has stayed at Sandals Saint Vincent and knows the resort well. The walkthrough video above is from her stay. Feel free to ask her any questions directly using the form below!
Tell us about the Bamboo Palm room itself.
Carol G: It’s a tropical garden room on the south side of the resort, set up against the forest, so you’re on the edge looking out into the trees with mountains all around, very secluded and serene. It’s on the second or third floor, and it’s 580 square feet with lush garden views. There’s a Tranquility soaking tub outside on a big balcony with lounge chairs, floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors, a king-size bed, and a flat-screen TV. The bathroom is a spa-style bath, new and modern-looking, with his-and-her sinks, a walk-in shower, and another soaking tub inside, so you actually have two soaking tubs. There’s a big closet with wooden accents and a safe, warm robes and slippers, fluffy towels, and Red Lane Spa amenities. It’s very chic, very modern, very Caribbean, and a good size for a luxury-level room.
What should people know about this being an entry-level room?
Carol G: This is not a butler room and it’s not a club room, so you don’t have room service or premium liquor in the in-room mini bar at this level. But honestly, if you’re going to a resort to hang out and be out doing things, you don’t necessarily need all that. This is the kind of room a lot of groups use, you’re doing group activities and just coming back to sleep and relax. And you still enjoy all the amenities everyone else does, no matter the room category. If you’d like food in the room, you can order takeaway from a restaurant or grab pastries and coffee from the coffee shop and bring them back, and the bikes make that easy.
How far away is Sandals St Vincent from the airport?
Carol G: We had a nice direct flight in, got through customs very quickly, and it was about an hour’s drive from the airport to the resort, a pretty easy, beautiful drive. Sandals Saint Vincent is in Buccament Bay, surrounded by mountains, and when you drive in it really reminds me of Hawaii, you wake up to mist on the mountaintops that burns off quickly. When you arrive, someone checks you in and takes your luggage to your room, pointing out the pools, restaurants, and amenities along the way.
Is Sandals Saint Vincent all-inclusive?
Carol G: Yes. Even in this entry-level room you get the full use of the resort, all the dining, the bars, the pools, the watersports, SCUBA, and the day-and-night entertainment, just like every other guest. The only things this particular room level doesn’t add are a butler, a Club lounge, room service, and the premium-liquor mini bar. Everything that makes a Sandals stay all-inclusive is still the same.
What’s the dining like at Sandals St Vincent?
Carol G: There are 11 restaurants and 9 bars, and Sandals really stepped it up here with new restaurants they don’t have elsewhere. Scrimshaw was one of our favorites, excellent for lunch on the patio near the water, and there’s Butch’s Island Chophouse for steaks. Buccan is something everyone should experience, family-style and outdoors with group seating, all charred meats, veggies, and island ingredients, some served in lava bowls, and you meet other guests at your table, we had our party of six plus others and shared everything, it’s really fun. I love Blum, the coffee shop, for a latte and a pastry, and Crema for coffee and really good ice cream, they’ll even add a shot of liqueur to the cherry on top. There’s also Isola Pizzeria, Imora, and the Three Jewels Rum Bar. We tried them all and were impressed with every one of them.
What is there to do at Sandals St Vincent?
Carol G: On the resort there are 4 pools plus 2 whirlpools and a scuba pool, a long rectangular pool in the center close to this building and an infinity pool nearer the beach. You can play pool, table tennis, beach volleyball, bocce ball, pickleball, and tennis, and if you’re a certified scuba diver you go out twice a day for free, which is a great deal, plus snorkeling with equipment, Hobie Cats, paddleboards, and kayaks, a state-of-the-art fitness center, and entertainment day and night. Off the resort, the Grenadines are one of the coolest places to explore, we took a catamaran to Bequia they had music and dancing on the way, snorkeled, and walked the town, there’s a great little pizza shop and, coming into Admiralty Bay and Port Elizabeth, some haunting 1960s stone homes, a few now being lived in again. There’s also a Kingstown walking and shopping tour, an e-scooter adventure, the Montreal Botanical Gardens, and a La Soufriere windward hike. Island Routes makes it easy to book excursions and we can help you with that too if you want, there’s no charge to work with us. And then Red Lane Spa is wonderful, I got a hot stone massage.
How does tipping work at the resort?
Carol G: On the resort you don’t tip for anything except the spa and the butler, those two do accept tips. Off the resort, luggage handlers and non-Sandals drivers can be tipped. So there’s no tipping to worry about for most of your stay.
How much does it cost to stay at Sandals St Vincent?
Carol G: This room, the Bamboo Palm, is about $570 per person per night today, and it’s the luxury entry-level room. If you’d like a bit more, you could move up to a Club Suite with a media room and balcony soaking tub for a little more, a swim-up room for around a hundred dollars more a night, or a Butler Villa Suite with a private pool. And if you really want something spectacular, there’s the Vincy overwater two-story villa, which is much more obviously, but it’s around 1,250 square feet and truly magical. There are over 300 rooms across 50 acres, so lots to choose from, and I’m happy to price the options and find the best-priced dates for you.
Is Sandals St Vincent worth it?
Carol G: I really enjoyed this resort, it surprised me. It’s expansive and open, you can breathe and decompress the moment you leave the lobby, and at night it’s romantic with fire pits and beautiful lighting. It’s surrounded by mountains with turquoise water and white sand, and we’ve been to Hawaii many times, driving in here I thought it looked just like it. It’s a very safe island too. Even the entry-level room is beautiful and roomy, so you get that whole experience at a great value. If you want a great vacation, St. Vincent is the place to go.
Who is the LX best for?
Carol G: It’s perfect for groups and wedding parties, the bulk of a wedding’s guests would be happy here and spread out rather than on top of each other, and it’s great for couples who spend their time out at the beach, the pools, and on excursions and just want a beautiful, affordable room to come back to. If you want butler or room service, or you have your heart set on a beachfront view, I’d point you to a different category, but for the value, this room is hard to beat.
Carol G: I’d be happy to help you pick the right room, coordinate a group or a wedding block, and find the best-priced dates for your trip. Just give us a call.
The Bamboo Palm Room is the most affordable way to stay at Sandals Saint Vincent without giving up the experience, a roomy 580 square feet with a private balcony soaking tub, a second soaking tub inside, and the full run of the resort, tucked into a quiet garden a few minutes from the beach.
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