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Summary of All Property Reviews Ratings based on answers from a total of 5 reviews (All Reviews) 10 is best 1 is worst
Feature	Ranking	Feature	Ranking
Cleanliness of Property	7.60	Quality of Property	6.60
Privacy & Quietness	3.40	Quality of Service	6.00
Courtesy & Hospitality of Staff	6.80	Accuracy of Website (marketing hype) VS. Actual Experience	6.00
Food and Dining Experience	6.80	Price/Value of Property	5.60
Safety Factor (Did you feel safe at property)	7.00	Quality of Beach (ranked closest beach if property is located off the beach)	7.20
Total Property Score: 6.30 | Average Star Rating: 3.20 out of 5

• 40% (2 visitors of 5) said they would go back to Sandals - Grande St. Lucian again.
• 40% (2 visitors of 5) said they would recommend Sandals - Grande St. Lucian to friends.

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Stymied Staff
I would imagine Sandals management had no choice but to cap the tipping to avoid corruption. All inclusive means the local help is unable to work extra hard and earn additional monies through tips. Convenient for those that don’t want to carry a wad of singles in their shoe but straining to the local help trying to get ahead.
I heard my new boss say something like the service is 'contrived politeness with an underlying sense of desperation'.

Monotonous Meals
Sandals resort after Sandals resort can be reached by a short bus ride. There you will be exposed to the same food stuffs marketed slightly different. For a five star resort this is the area that I was most frustrated. I doubt Sandals management have ever taken a bus ride in a customer’s shoes. Little things like the same Chilean Merlot was at every restaurant regardless of the venue. When I stop in the Italian restaurant I expect a smooth Chianti Classico. NONE COULD BE FOUND! “Bring me your best red wine”, I would say … here comes that Chilean!
The food was bountiful and there was too much. You sensed that the same pile of rolls was there yesterday, and possibly the day before. You will have to wait to be seated, then after table assignment and a long wait for a decent omelet you return to find they gave your table away!! Yet with 30 open tables and a self service cafeteria the hostess will hound you that you must “WAIT TO BE SEATED”. Confused? I waited as my eggs grew cold.

Crafty Creators
The malt liquor sipping locals will hit you up for some local island craft creations, palms fashioned into bowls or art work.

Ransacked Rooms
I was disappointed in the condition of the rooms. Desks with scratches, cigarette burns, plumbing that was not %100, lamp shades that were rotted and broken. Boarderline 2 star material with more of a Daytona Beach Spring Break feel to the room, than a posh 5 star resort. Want room service? “Sorry sir you class of room does not entitle you to room service”, the attendant retorts. Of course, we had paid for the best class in the house but they were out of that class and put me in the low rent district. Having just arrived at the resort I was hungry, tired, and not willing to fight. I went to bed hungry only wanting for a bag of potatoe chips, none to be found; no vending machines.

Lotto for Liesure
I tried repeatedly to take advantage of the “free scuba trip” only to find myself making the trek to the diving shack many times where a group of un-empowered attendees were powerless to sign me up. “you will need to return after the manager is done with his lunch to get his approval before we can sign you in”. “Oh you just missed him, try again tomorrow, Oh that’s your last day? OK Man no worries” Since I was Certified with PADI chasing this guy down was starting to wear on me so I gave up.

Gooffey Golf
The cute little 9 holes a long bus ride from the Grande has some of the nicest caddies you will ever meet. They are some of the few staff that smile and mean it. They have 36 chances to help you loosen $20 from your wallet. You will be shown every putting line to take, see around blind corners, and find every lost ball. These kids are GREAT. The club rentals are not good. Forgot your golf balls at home? get ready for a big $urprise. Mandatory gold shoes will also set you back big money and you will be the laughing stock with the large sloppy hand painted numbers on the side of the clapped out fungus ridden dappers. Only spend time on the course if you just can’t live 5 days without a fix.

Bill's Basement
We held a meeting in the 'Bill Clinton' room. I found the naming conventions quite humerous. Bill must have stopped down on 'Business' and I felt the sudden urge to hand our cigars. Anyway, there was an unbelievable odor on the entire floor. A few calls to management and they thought the carpet cleaners in their zealousness left too much moisture in the carpet creating a run-away mold culture. No relief was found so for 3 hours I didn't inhale;)

Property Review
10 is best 1 is worst

Would you stay at this property again?: ... No
Would you recommend this property to your friends?: ... No
In your opinion, how would you classify the "style" of this property: ... Family Oriented
Possible Anwswers: Family Oriented, Couples Oriented, Mixed/Diverse in a Good Way, Mixed/Diverse in a Bad Way

• Cleanliness of Property: ... 9
• Quality of Property: ... 4
• Privacy and Quietness: ... 7
• Quality of Service: ... 5
• Courtesy and Hospitality of Staff: ... 5
• Accuracy of Website VS. Actual Experience: ... 5
  
• Food and Dining Experience: ... 3
• Price/Value of Property: ... 3
  
• Safety Factor (Did you feel safe at property): ... 6
• Quality of Beach (ranked closest beach if property is located off the beach): ... 10

Destination/Island Review
10 is best 1 is worst

Would you visit this destination/island again?: ... No
Would you recommend this destination/island to your friends?: ... No

• Cleanliness of Destination/Island: ... 5
• Options of Activities in the Area: ... 1
• Ease of Transportation (air, taxi, bus, shuttle): ... 7
• Quality of Beaches in the Area: ... 9
• Courtesy & Hospitality of Locals: ... 8
• Safety Factor (Did you feel safe in the Area): ... 7
  
• Local Restaurant Experience/Options: ... 1
• Price/Value of Destination (Does your dollar stretch?): ... 6
  

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