Local NewsNewsTourism Exciting return to Sandals Barbados by Barbados Today 15/05/2021 written by Barbados Today Updated by Desmond Brown 15/05/2021 1 min read A+A- Reset Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 347 Sandals Royal and Sandals Barbados reopened last Friday. The country’s largest hotel resort welcomed its first returning couple just after 3 p.m., and as they exited their Rolls Royce transfer they were greeted with a glass of champagne from a smiling General Manager Ramel Sobrino accompanied by cheers from members of staff from the various departments. “Today is a happy day not only for the Sandals family but more significantly we appreciate the value of tourism to the country and we are proud to play our part. We have always been firm believers in the Barbados market and today is just the beginning of what we hope will be a successful return to tourism on the island,” said Sobrino. It was also a welcomed return for the team members of the resort whom Sobrino thanked profusely as he acknowledged that they came in weeks earlier to have the hotel ready for the re-opening. Sandals will be adding an additional 66 luxury suites from July 1 to their existing room count of 552. There will also be a focus on health tourism with the addition of two new wellness-inspired eateries, The Greenhouse Restaurant and Heart & Sol café. (PR) Barbados Today Stay informed and engaged with our digital news platform. The leading online multimedia news resource in Barbados for news you can trust. You may also like 15-man squad for T20 World Cup 2026 named 26/01/2026 Thorne calls on Barbadians to end BLP’s colonial-style governance 26/01/2026 Estwick: Barbadians suffering under BLP 26/01/2026