Spice Island Beach Resort

We loved returning to Spice Island. Everything was spot on and made celebrating my sister's wedding anniversary a memorable experience. The staff, the food and atmosphere was brilliant. Thank you.

A very quick and cheap cab ride from Grenada airport brings you to the Spice Island Beach Resort at Grand Anse beach. We were greeted by name on arrival having done the majority of check-in on line the day prior, and the remainder of the process was efficient. No arrival drink though we saw others getting them in the week. Taken up to our room for the weekend. Superior Oleander suite (rm 64) which was very well appointed and maintained, and spotlessly clean. Balcony overlooked the gardens - beach front rooms are available but with less privacy. The hotel is very much old school colonial in both look and feel. It’s family owned rather than part of a giant chain and it shows in a good way. The beach is long with white sand and whilst public (as are all beaches in Grenada) it was extremely quiet. Plenty of sun loungers on the beach front. The pool area is also lovely with loungers and day beds. Food is excellent. Breakfast buffet is very underwhelming but the a la carte choices are very good. Lunch is a 3 course affair but is quite casual. Dinner is a more formal affair and it’s lovely for it. Dinner changes daily, but lunch is fixed. Don’t discount ice cream as the dessert - it’s all fresh made and very, very good. The hotel hosted an international conference while we were there with multiple dignitaries staying including a few Prime Ministers. This was all managed extremely well with minimal change to regular guests (and very Death in Paradise with all the local police in uniform!!) The best thing though are the staff. Everyone is helpful and friendly. Things just get done and nothing is too much effort. From day one, they know who you are and any food issues or preference. It’s very quiet, though July is not prime season. There are times when it seems no one else is around. Nice to get away from the world, but it lacks a little atmosphere. One major annoyance was a credit card mix up. You are requested to put USD500 down for incidentals even if on the AI plan. This is not a problem, but on the next day, the hotel then used the details to charge the entire room cost which was prepaid. It was returned immediately, but I happened to spot the in-out on my card. Questions about it were answered very vaguely, despite asking two different reception staff, stating it was “an error” - mischarging USD5,000 without having the card is more than an error and I found it most concerning from both a card/cyber security and GDPR perspective.

When you return to a resort for the 2nd time you hope it will be as good as before, but when you go for the 5th time you hope not just for consistency but that it’s evolved and improved and we were not disappointed! We’ve just returned from a fantastic stay. Seagrape suite perfect and nice for a morning swim. The bed linen so luxurious and Molton Brown products all make up the details that make the difference. A real highlight of this trip was the food. Really improved dinner menus that changed daily. Well cooked and beautifully presented. Good choices at lunch too. Well done to the new Head Chef Brenda and her team. As always the staff are the real asset. Great balance of informal and professional in every department. All great but just a special thankyou to, Lyndonna, Danah, Kaleshur, Dexter, Dwight, Kenitta, Katrina, Fabian and Cleon. Housekeeping, beach, pool and garden teams are often unsung heroes but are what make Spice Island worth coming back to. It was sad to leave but fingers crossed we can return soon.