Sandy Lane (resort)

Sandy Lane Hotel
The Sandy Lane Resort
Location within Barbados
General information
LocationHoletown, Saint James, Barbados
Coordinates13°10′23″N 59°38′13″W / 13.1731°N 59.6369°W / 13.1731; -59.6369
Opening1 January 1961
OwnerJ. P. McManus, Dermot Desmond and John Magnier
Other information
Number of rooms113
Number of suites22
Number of restaurants4 + 7 Bars
Website
www.sandylane.com

Sandy Lane is a luxury five-star beachfront resort close to Holetown and Paynes Bay on the island of Barbados. 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. 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.