Spice Island Beach Resort All Inclusive

“Beautiful family-run resort for a peaceful, relaxing, all-inclusive holiday”

This resort came highly recommended by friends and ideal for what we wanted - all-inclusive beach resort for a "fly and flop" holiday. The location is excellent on the biggest beach in Grenada - all beaches are public but that was not really a problem as the beach is wide and the hotel facilities o… more

This resort came highly recommended by friends and ideal for what we wanted - all-inclusive beach resort for a "fly and flop" holiday. The location is excellent on the biggest beach in Grenada - all beaches are public but that was not really a problem as the beach is wide and the hotel facilities on the beach good and well managed. It can be a bit difficult to get into the sea when the waves are up as there is a ledge just into the sea. Beach and sea are clean. Access to St George's is easy if you wish to leave the resort and external noise only occasionally intrusive (a carnival one day and a very noisy "boose cruise" one Sunday). Atmosphere is a bit lacking - the occasional music evenings were very dated and not very "local" - let's have some reggae and calypso, please! The restaurants are very good (but pricy if you are not all-inclusive) - food in Olivers is very high class but could be a little more local-based in cuisine. The fresh fish in Catch of the Day was always excellent but breakfast was a bit bland. Staff were amazing - they called guests by name, were cheerful and friendly yet very professional. Nothing seemed to be too much to ask and they just got on with any request straight away. The staff around the pool and beach were particularly good at keeping up with the need for water and other drinks plus cold towels and iced-lollies, and also happy to chat about the island. The pool is small but clean and well-maintained with plenty of sun-loungers and towels at all times of day. The rooms are spacious and well-equipped with a good size bathroom (ours had a large spa tub and good size separate shower cubicle). The bed was very large and amazingly comfortable. Only a few criticisms: the house wines were fairly cheap and not especially good, although the staff keep you glass topped up very efficiently! The "Champagne" cocktails were, perhaps not surprisingly, made with cheap fizz and hence not really very pleasant. Stick with the house cocktails (and mocktails) which are good. Despite advertising changing rooms and showers for departing guests on the in-room information system, these were not available and the desk staff try to sell you a $350 extension to the room hire. This is really not acceptable as so many guest have late evening flights - every other good hotel/resort that I have stayed in offers a departure lounge with changing, showers etc. Hopefully, the management will address this lapse in standard of service. Overall, however, the resort is a very good place for a relaxing holiday with excellent accommodation, food and staff in a beautiful location. We plan to return, hopefully to find the minor criticism addressed by the management

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“Understated luxury”

We were fortunate to spend a week at this resort in a Sea Grape Suite. For reference, we have travelled extensively in the Caribbean with 20+ visits to mostly 5-star resorts. We knew immediately that this place was something special. We were greeted warmly by management as we stepped out of our… more

We were fortunate to spend a week at this resort in a Sea Grape Suite. For reference, we have travelled extensively in the Caribbean with 20+ visits to mostly 5-star resorts. We knew immediately that this place was something special. We were greeted warmly by management as we stepped out of our transport and experienced a smooth check-in while being offered a cool drink and refreshing scented face cloth. Our room was perfect with a shaded patio area and 2 loungers just beyond so that we literally could step directly out on the beautiful beach. The bathroom had amazing light through a skylight - a welcome feature since resort bathrooms tend to be dark. The bed was a dream and honestly the most comfortable I've ever slept in and it provided wonderful restful nights. We thought the food was excellent and appreciated the vegetarian options offered for the evening meal. Service was absolutely flawless with someone always at hand to fulfill your every wish. I would characterize Spice Island as understated luxury quietly offering pampering at every turn. They've been doing this right for decades and don't need to change a thing! Like most guests, we are looking forward to a return visit.

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“Great room and a mayor hiccup”

We were there for a week recently celebrating my husband’s 70’s birthday. For a Michelin star hotel their website is in desperate need of updating. My husband booked a beautiful beach front room and we erroneously assumed that we were getting a king size bed . Surprisingly when we got to the room i… more

We were there for a week recently celebrating my husband’s 70’s birthday. For a Michelin star hotel their website is in desperate need of updating. My husband booked a beautiful beach front room and we erroneously assumed that we were getting a king size bed . Surprisingly when we got to the room it had two queen beds . Their website doesn’t let you specify that you want a king size bed and we were told by the manager that my husband needed to call to specify this request which is totally ridiculous. For over a thousand dollars a day we expected more . The manager informed us that there were no rooms available until the next day that she was going to have to downgrade us , I told her that we didn’t wanted to downgrade . To make a long story short that night we had to sleep in one of the queen beds . The next day they finally gave us a room with the king size bed but we had to wait until around 3:30pm , we only took the basic things needed out of our suitcase since we had to move to the other room the next day. By then we were both tense and upset . My husband didn’t do the all inclusive because we wanted to explore the island and the local cuisine. We did included breakfast which was very boring. Same menu everyday . We ate at Oliver’s the first night and it was over $500.00 US dollars . My husband had the tuna steak and I had the chicken those were the only two options for the main course , two appetizers , my husband had a glass of wine and I had the sparkling water . Dinner was okay but not great . After our mayor hiccup with the bed everything when smoothly, Great service from all the staff , they arranged all the taxi services and suggested the restaurants for us , made all the reservations and arranged a tour of the island . Eating at the local beautiful restaurants was never more than $180.00 for the two of us and I had lobster one night which was absolutely delicious. By the way we had a couple’s massage at their spa which was absolutely fantastic and surprisingly well priced . We won’t be back but I have to say that the ocean front room is one of the best we have ever stayed at.

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