Sandy Lane Hotel | |
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General information | |
Location | Holetown, Saint James, Barbados |
Coordinates | 13°10′23″N 59°38′13″W / 13.1731°N 59.6369°W |
Opening | 1 January 1961[1] |
Owner | J. P. McManus, Dermot Desmond and John Magnier |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 113 |
Number of suites | 22 |
Number of restaurants | 4 + 7 Bars |
Website | |
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Sandy Lane is a luxury five-star[2][3][4] beachfront resort close to Holetown and Paynes Bay on the island of Barbados.[5] Sandy Lane was opened in 1961 by Ronald Tree, a former British politician, as a luxury hotel and golf course on what had been a sugar plantation.[6] In 1998, the hotel was put up for sale by Granada plc, and five Irish businessmen, including J. P. McManus, Dermot Desmond and John Magnier, bought it. The original resort was then demolished in a three-year, $450 million upgrade and renovation.[6][7]
Realtors Limited owner Nick Parravicino said the entire West Coast continued to be the first choice among the well-to-do, both locals and foreigners, looking to buy second homes in Barbados. "Sandy Lane still has an outstanding name with outstanding people. I mean, you have Royal Westmoreland, Sugar Hill and Apes Hill, but Sandy Lane still flies the flag in my opinion," he told Barbados Business Authority.