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Sandals or Beaches: Which One Is Your Trip?

Getaways by CCTC · June 5, 2026

Resort balcony overlooking the Caribbean at Dunn's River

Sandals and Beaches come from the same family, and the DNA shows: unlimited dining, included water sports, beautiful beaches, and a room category ladder that runs from lovely to extraordinary. The difference is who they're for.

Sandals is adults only

Couples only, two adults per room, and the whole property is built around that. Quiet pools, candlelit dinners on the sand, offshore islands, and a swim up room category that has ruined ordinary hotels for a lot of people. It's our most requested honeymoon booking.

Beaches is built for families

Same included dining and water sports, plus waterparks, a kids' camp, character breakfasts on select properties, and suites that comfortably sleep a family. Beaches Turks and Caicos in particular has one of the best beaches in the Caribbean and a waterpark that keeps kids happy for a week.

Picking your island

Jamaica: the most properties, the most variety, and usually the friendliest price. Great for a first visit.

Saint Lucia: dramatic scenery and the most romantic setting of the group. Longer transfer from the airport.

Antigua and the Bahamas: calm water and easy flights from much of the East Coast.

Turks and Caicos: the beach everyone photographs, and the reason many families return every year.

Where the value lives

Room category drives the experience more than the island does. Butler level rooms include a dedicated team who will book your dinners, set up your beach chairs, and handle the logistics you came here to escape. On a special occasion trip, that upgrade often matters more than an extra night.

What we add

We book these constantly, we know which room categories are worth the jump, and we know which promotions stack. Our help is free to you, and you'll have a real person to call if a flight goes sideways.

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