This place was really great, but did have some down sides. We traveled with our 7yo daughter, so the separate bedroom in the suite was great, as well as the full dining table for games. Although we didn’t cook, it was nice to have the kitchen. Food is so expensive in Provo, so it was nice to be able to bring leftovers back to refrigerate, microwave, and snack on the next day. We wanted to cook eggs, but all the eggs in the on-site store had expired. (Technically, the cartons said “packed on January 27,” but this was on February 27 and I’m not sure eggs stay good for a month.) The nearest grocery store is not walkable, so I would plan on either not cooking or doing a big shop at the grocery store upon arrival. It was easy to walk to a lot of restaurants and shops outside of the resort, which was definitely required because there’s only one restaurant on property. Hemingway’s is really good, just not a huge menu. Service is as expected on islands—pretty slow, but staff is very friendly. There is no food and beverage service at the pool or the beach. The resort advertises as “family-friendly,” which it is, but there really weren’t any kids for our daughter to play with the entire time at the resort. Luckily, we had friends a few resorts down at Beaches, so we went down there every day for our daughter to have kids to play with.
The Sands really is wonderful. My husband and I would definitely stay there again, but if we bring our daughter we would most likely stay at Beaches.