What are overwater bungalows?

Carlie: One of the most romantic getaways is an over-the-water bungalow and not all of the bungalows in the world are the same as you have locations Caribbean, Mexico, Tahiti, Fiji, and the Maldives. Let’s dive into the top overwater bungalows in the world. The Sandals Resorts bungalows are all adult, all-inclusive, private car transfers included from the resort, boat ferry included for Sandals Royal Caribbean located in Jamaica and more. If you are considering a over water bungalow be sure to read more about these romantic escapes in the Caribbean.

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Tell us all about the overwater bungalows in the Caribbean!

Carlie: Over the Water Butler Honeymoon Bungalow — these spectacular over-the-water bungalows offer an unmatched connection to the Caribbean Sea and deliver complete immersion with fine turquoise waters and rich marine life below. Every bungalow captures the height of luxury with hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, custom crafted king-size beds adorned with soft linens and plush pillows for the ultimate sleep experience. Each bungalow is also equipped with a smart TV and a large ceiling fan to stay cool while enjoying fresh Caribbean breezes. The spa style bathrooms are equipped with his and hers sinks, a large backlit mirror adorned with mosaic tile, and a walk-in rain shower. Outside, your private patio is equipped with an extended sun deck, outdoor shower, sun loungers, and a bistro set for two. Couples can also admire the beauty of the ocean from their private outdoor Tranquility Soaking Tub for two or over-water hammocks. Inside, glass floor panels and lit water ensure you can enjoy undersea views any time. These bungalows also boast Butler Elite service, which handles every detail of your vacation with unobtrusive grace, and 24 hour in-room dining to complete your over-water vacation. Bungalow guests will also receive the following additional inclusions: Exclusive in-room dining and in-room dining menu. Personal airport greeting. Expedited immigration. Private transfers to and from the airport in chauffeur-driven luxury car. Welcome gift, including branded tote and towel set. Glass floor inside your room. You don’t even need to step outside to appreciate the Caribbean’s best crystal-clear waters. With ‘sea-through’ glass floors, you can experience the ocean from the comfort of your luxurious villa. Lit water ensures you can enjoy the sea anytime day or night.

Sandals Grande St Lucian, Sandals South Coast and Sandals Royal Caribbean 

Are all of the overwater bungalows the same or are there various options?

Carlie: The Sandals over-water- bungalows layout of the rooms are the same. Except one location at the Sandals, Royal Caribbean has a private pool and the size of the bungalows are larger than the other bungalows. What makes all the bungalows different is the destination and each resort has something slightly different to offer.

Resort Highlights

• Best beaches
• Unlimited food & drinks
• 8 world-class restaurants
• 5 bars with unlimited premium liquor
• Private offshore island
• Over-the-water bungalows
• Enjoy all amenities at nearby Sandals
• PADI^® certified scuba diving
• Unlimited water sports
• Red Lane^® Spa
• Free Wedding stay of 3 nights or longer 
  
  

Sandals Exclusive Personal Butler Service

Your wish is our command. With the uncompromising attention of a personal butler trained to the highest standards by the elite Guild of Professional English Butlers, you will be pampered throughout your stay in extraordinary ways. From unpacking and packing your luggage, attending to your wardrobe, serving a glorious breakfast on your terrace, and many more surprises, a Sandals Suite complete with your own personal butler, is the ultimate indulgence. More on Personal Butler Service here.

Is there anything else you’d like to share about overwater bungalows in the Caribbean?

Carlie: Cost for the bungalows on average cost $1661 per person/per night. Lot of our clients will book split stay, staying first few nights in a swim up room or private pool suite and enjoy activities and excursions on the island and then stay the last few nights in the bungalow. The bungalows are so perfect that you never want to leave the room so staying split stay you can enjoy excursions and then relax in the bungalow.

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Sandals Grande Antigua is best known as "World's Most Romantic Resort" of the Sandals Resorts. This resort is located on the most famous beach, Dickenson Bay. The Sandals Grande Antigua explore the Caribbean Beachfront Village, a charming seaside garden oasis graced by meandering pathways, majestic palms and cooling Trade winds. Then step into a realm of chic sophistication where European grandeur unfolds from the hillside to villas-by-the-sea at the Six-Star, all-suite Mediterranean Oceanview Village. Come relax on silky-soft, pure white sands and let the warmth of the Caribbean fill your senses.

Check out this video about the resort and then read on for more detail.

Antigua is a very lush and tropical island in the Caribbean. Famous for its 365 white-sand beaches located along its winding coastline, Antigua is the perfect destination for beach bums. Discover the island’s secret coves and mysterious cliffs from the comfort of Sandals adults-only all-inclusive resort in Antigua and you don’t even have to carry your wallet around. Food, drinks, water sports, and world-class entertainment are all included, always unlimited. 

Sandals Grande Antigua 

How far is Sandals Grande Antigua from the airport?
Sandals Grande Antigua is located on a 20-minute drive from V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU). This means you can enjoy the resort without losing too much time on the road! Transfers to and from the resort are included in your booking price.

Is Sandals Grande Antigua all-inclusive? 
Yes, Sandals Grande Antigua is an adults-only resort, designed for couples in love. Featuring enchanting fire pits, secluded spots and private pools, Sandals is the place to be for a romantic getaway. 

 Does the resort have private plunge pools? 

Sandals Grande Antigua features Rondoval Suites and Mediterranean Butler Villas with private plunge pools. The Mediterranean Butler Villas even come with a private whirlpool.

What is Antigua best known for?

Antigua is known for its 365 gorgeous beaches, carnival celebrations starting at the end of July, sailing, the beautiful view from Shirley Heights and much much more. All of which you will be able to enjoy from the comfort of your Sandals Resort in Antigua!

Resort Highlights

• Best beaches
• Exquisite Honeymoon suites with plunge pool villas
• Butler Service
• 6 Pools
• Free WiFi for all guests in the room and all common areas
• 11 Dining options 
• A magnificent Red Lane Signature Spa (spa services are at an additional cost)
• 7 Bars all included
• Free Wedding stay of 3 nights or longer 
  
  

Exclusive Room at this Resort

Sandals Exclusive Personal Butler Service

Your wish is our command. With the uncompromising attention of a personal butler trained to the highest standards by the elite Guild of Professional English Butlers, you will be pampered throughout your stay in extraordinary ways. From unpacking and packing your luggage, attending to your wardrobe, serving a glorious breakfast on your terrace, and many more surprises, a Sandals Suite complete with your own personal butler, is the ultimate indulgence. More on Personal Butler Service here.

More on this Destination

Visa & Passport Requirements
All travelers will require a valid passport. No visa requirements when traveling an a passport issues by the United State. Please check for any other necessary visa or documentation requirements.

Average Temperatures
Caribbean temperatures are warm year-round. Daytime average: 82°F, 28°C. Nighttime average: 72°F, 22°C.

Dress Code
Resort casual by day, resort elegant by night. So while the sun is up, your shorts, tank tops, swim suits, short-sleeved shirts, sundresses and light slacks are the perfect attire. As the sun sets and you set out to enjoy the evening, proper attire is required (although elegant dress shorts are permitted in some restaurants).

Safe Deposit Boxes
Safe deposit boxes are included in every room. Guests with jewelry and/or cash are advised to store all valuables in safe deposit boxes as Sandals cannot be held responsible

WI-FI Coverage and Internet Access
Most public areas of the resort offer wireless Internet access. So do many of the rooms. All guest rooms are wired with an in-room Ethernet jack for Internet access. Simply connect to the network and charge the service to your room. 

Scuba Diving
Top-of-the-line equipment for scuba diving is included for certified divers; however, you're welcome to bring your own. You must remember your diver certification cards to enjoy full diving privileges. If you have any contra-indications to diving you must have a doctor complete and sign the physician section on the medical questionnaire form before you will be allowed to dive at any of our resorts.

Tips and Gratuities
Tips and gratuities are strictly prohibited for all staff except personal Butlers & Spa Therapists. In the event you wish to tip your Butler or Spa Therapist, it will be greatly appreciated but under no circumstance will a tip be required or solicited.

Private Car Service
Private Car service from  Airport to Sandals Grande Antigua is available at an additional cost. Just ask me!

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THE BAHAMAS’ MOST ELEGANT RESORT
WITH ITS OWN OFFSHORE ISLAND

Adults-only resort, all- inclusive with 5-star Global Gourmet dining

A blend of European Sophistication with an exotic offshore Island adventure. 
12 World-class restaurants & 8 bars, 2 all new food trucks. 

All accommodations in the Balmoral Tower feature new tile flooring, solid mahogany furnishings, 42" plasma TVs, new bathrooms with soaking tubs and his & her vanities, and chic soft furnishings in calming shades of aqua and beige.

Beachfront rooms also boast balconies with direct ocean views. Walkout Suites and Swim-up Suites allow guests to step from their suite to their private patio featuring a firepit and lounge bed and then directly down to the beach!

If you're in the mood for a romantic Caribbean vacation inspired by old world elegance and royal hospitality, Sandals Royal Bahamian in Nassau, Bahamas may be your ideal destination. Nassau also offers convenient access to several casinos and authentic Caribbean shopping.

For a full description of the dining options, activities, accommodations and the not-to-be-missed private island at this resort, please see Sandals Royal Bahamian: Escape to Elegant Romance. Then, contact me to be among the first guests to stay at the all new Balmoral Tower.

SANDALS RESORTS’ LUXURY INCLUDED® SANDALS WEDDINGMOON SPECIALIST TRAINING 

According to Gary Sadler, Senior Vice President of Sales at Unique Vacations Inc., the worldwide sales representative for Sandals Resorts, relying on a CSS travel agent who is also a Sandals WeddingMoon Specialist, is one of the best ways that the Bride and Groom can get the most out of their Caribbean Wedding or Honeymoon experience.  “Vacations are memories in the making,” said Sadler.  “You don’t get a second chance to celebrate the perfect wedding or honeymoon. It has to be just right. Certified WeddingMoon Specialist agents such as Carlie to help us to match customers to their ideal Caribbean experience. We congratulate them for participating in our workshop, and wish them the very best.”

For the ultimate in exclusivity and indulgent pampering, escape to Sandals Royal Plantation, a small, boutique all inclusive resort and spa in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Sandals Royal Plantation is the only resort in the Sandals collection where all rooms are suites and include Sandals Personal Butler Service. Nestled within a magnificent coral bluff on Jamaica's lush north coast, this intimate resort of only 74 ocean-view suites is renowned for its personalized service, unmatched attention to detail and retro-chic sophistication - complete with all the world-class amenities for which Sandals in renowned.

This is the quieter side of Sandals.

All 74 suites at this resort boast a beautiful view of the ocean and include Sandals Personal Butler Service.

The range of impressive amenities includes a bluff top freshwater pool with two whirlpools and poolside butler service, beach butler service including dining and cocktails on the west beach, and Sandals’ comprehensive scuba diving program with a water sports pavilion on the east beach. Lovers of golf will be treated to complimentary green fees at the nearby 18-hole course at Sandals Golf & Country Club.

The dining experience at this resort is unparalleled. The award-winning Le Papillion serving French cuisine is one of the resort’s three gourmet restaurants, while the chic CBar is the island’s only champagne & caviar bar. Guests also enjoy exclusive privileges at the neighboring Sandals Grande Riviera which expand your dining options to 11 more venues.

Catering to those who appreciate refined elegance with an authentic island experience, Sandals Royal Plantation is the quiet side of Sandals and the ideal retreat for whenever you need to recharge.

Look for my next blog - a review of Royal Plantation and the Ocho Rios dine-around option by Neal Green, Owner of Knoxville's premier catering service, All Occasion Catering and Board member to the International Caterers Association Board of Directors.