Spice Island Beach Resort

I don’t understand all these great reviews! We are very well travelled around the world and especially the Caribbean and this resort is no where near 5 stars. There is garbage all over the beach, locals sitting right in-front of us and our room on the beach. Swearing, blasting their own music. No security or life guard anywhere. Stray dogs walking up and down beach peeing everywhere. I don’t know if they have rabies or diseases. I have a 4 and 6 year old playing on the beach. Locals selling souvenirs all day on beach. Waves were huge, couldn’t swim. Nothing elegant, private or classy about this beach. The food is 3 stars at max. Took them 2 hours to serve breakfast for our family of 4. Kids cant sit around for 2 hrs waiting. Eggs over and undercooked, forgot hot chocolate after asking twice. Super slow service!!! Tables sitting uncleared for an hour. The breakfast buffet almost empty by 9am and they said not refilling because they ran out of items. We ordered yogurt for breakfast and server said they ran out and sent guy to store to buy some. Seriously…..!!! The room, towel rack broken. Keeps falling. Shower temperature marked opposite. Hot is cold and cold is hot. Burnt my chest and stomach. So painful!! Clothing in gift shop being sold is damaged and dirty. I returned a ripped dress and she put it right back on the rack to resell. Pool dirty, towels left on lounge chairs until 8pm uncleared. Wet deck and stairs at dinner, no one thought to mop a bit or put wet sign. There is literally nothing 5 stars about this place. Its a hugeeeee waste of money!!! Check my other reviews, Im a very well travelled person and reasonable. Overall, I regret booking, would never come back or recommend to anyone. Huge disappointment!! I give it a 3 stars at most. So many options in the Caribbean, take your family somewhere else!

Just returned from a week's vacation at Spice Island Beach Resort and the total experience was far above our expectations. From the minute you arrive you know you are in a special place. Service is a priority and it shows. Every staff member you meet is freindly and most of them know your name shortly after you arrive. The concierge went above and beyond in arranging for something to be picked up for us that wasn't available at the store near the resort. Food was fantastic with a nice selection at each meal to accomodate all tastes. Every meal, with the excpetion of a wonderful buffet lunch on Sunday, you order from a menu with a selection of starters, entrees and desserts. We had a Sea Grape Suite right on the beach which was wonderful. The room was bigger than a normal hotel room and had every ammenity you need including a patio overlooking the beach and lounge chairs right on the beach. Also, the beach is very quiet in front of the resort so you feel as though you have your own private beach. The dedication to excellence is the reason Spice Island has been around since 1961 and it shows. It had been 40+ years since my last trip to Grenada and while some things have changed the charm and friendliness of the people is still the same.

We returned to this beautiful resort with friends who we met there in 2015. We were looking forward to seeing the changes made in the last couple of years & the overall impression didn't disappoint with the lighter coloured furnishings in public areas. The staff are as welcoming & efficient as ever & it was nice to see the familiar face of Fabian still there; now in a more senior managerial role. We chose an Anthurium Pool Suite this time & enjoyed spending a bit of time on our own terrace - though the small pool was very cold despite the air temperature! We were told they will now be starting a programme of bedroom renovations &, although they are very clean, comfortable & have obviously been repainted regularly, the furnishings & bathrooms are now outdated. New technology such as a wide screen tv, Alexa & Nespresso machines have been added. All food & drink was once again of a very high standard though the evening menu didn't vary during our week except for a Caribbean theme eve. There are a number of dishes to choose from & some specials each day; however we found lamb dishes were the special on 3 consecutive nights. It was very low occupancy while we were there but that didn't matter too much to us as we were there with friends. We had the main pool area pretty much to ourselves most afternoons. Lovely comfortable sunbeds with plenty of umbrellas & multiple towels. We loved our return visit but found the stop-off in St Lucia in both directions a bit tedious on the BA flight. We have recommended Spice Island to others over the years & everybody has loved it there. It's still the nicest Caribbean resort we've been to but then again it's by far the most expensive!