Sandals Ochi Beach Resort

Just back from 10 nights in sandals Ochi. Overall, a brilliant holiday with just a few cons to the resort in our opinion. We have stayed in two other Sandals previously, Barbados and Antigua. Staff in Ochi are extremely friendly and welcoming overall, a special mention should go to Omar at breakfast in Vista sky, Basil at the Manor pool bar and the girl that seemed to always be working in the pool bar but I didn’t catch her name sorry! They were all so pleasant and helpful. The food was excellent everywhere and there is a great variety of restaurants in the resort compared to other Sandals. This is due to how large the resort is, being spread out over two locations, which brings me onto a con. We personally found that the “Hop” bus that brings guests between the two resorts, results in the holiday not flowing as well or being as relaxing as other Sandals breaks. It’s only a 5 minute journey and we are not by any means too precious to get on the bus, but it would often be the case you’d be at the pool/ beach in one location but fancied a restaurant in the other for lunch, and by the time you’ve waited on a bus and moved, 30 mins out of the middle of the day would be wasted. Buses came roughly every 10/15 min. At night time, we also found you couldn’t seamlessly check out everything the hotel had to offer, entertainment wise for example. You might fancy a drink in the speakeasy bar which is on one location, but would then miss out of the piano player entertainment in the other, to give an example. It was hard to be certain you’d make the entertainment scheduled in one location at a given time if your dinner was in the other, as you’d have to factor in the bus. This is of no fault to the staff of course and the bus service is clearly highlighted by Sandals so we were fully aware of the situation before booking, just unfortunately felt it interrupted the flow of our holiday more than we had anticipated. However, we spoke to many guests who did not share our feelings so everyone is different. And Ochi is one of the cheaper Sandals, so this may well be one of the reasons why. The beach is also not as nice as your typical Carribean beach. Another thing we found that slightly inconvenienced us during the middle of the day was the length of time food took come in two restaurants in particular, Marnier and Tapas, we did wait an hour on two particular days in both restaurants for our food. It is most definitely worth the wait when it comes though, especially in Tapas, the food was delicious. Another small tweak we’d love to see is attentiveness of staff to keep water topped up, especially during long waits for food. I felt we did often have to ask for more water and it would take awhile to come, completely dependent on who was working. But I must reiterate how friendly the majority of staff were. Somethings we found to be a major plus in this hotel coated to Sandals Barbados, was the availability of sun beds. It was so refreshing to not see butler guests having sun beds they may never use reserved for them at both the beach and the pool, severely impacting the availability. This practice was rife in Sandals Barbados but not here in Ochi. It was great to not have to be up for 6/7am to reserve sun beds. Towel availability was also no issue whatsoever in Ochi, whereas in Barbados this was another problem at both the pool and in the rooms. Cleanliness of the rooms in Ochi was also top notch, our cleaner Dameshia kept everything really well. I would definitely recommend Sandals Ochi, but just be aware of requirement to use the bus service to get between the pools, beach and restaurants of the resort.

Sooooooo!!!!! I promised an honest review when I returned. Okay overall I give the resort a 79, small portions,understaffed,trying to get your butter on the phone! Not very crowded so why such shotty service? I understand you can order the whole menu, we don’t want the whole menu just a decent portion of what we like! A lot of miscommunication from butlers to room service on choices we want. You tell the butler on thing and get something similar but not what you wanted. What happened to the Sandals pool mats? Security was ok always had a person on post! Yards were immaculate! Staff always pleasant and willing to help! Mostly it seemed the lower down the rung the more they wanted to help! Except the GM Carol she was the best with the limited time I had with her. Our butlers in the end turned it around! They need a room cleaning time layed out for each customer so you know when they are coming! One time I was about to take a nap and heard the doorbell ring lol! Anyway that’s my review, Will I go back? Yup already booked it for next year! Every place has room to improve! No place is perfect and we got this on 777. However Sandals needs to step it back up or be left behind!

Sandals ochi entertainment staff is what made this experience for us. Everyone from the director Orville to the playmakers Makayle and Panda to the dj Ramon and supervisors like JoJo with the mojo made this trip so much fun. Phenomenal costumer service from this service, remembering names and faces. We saw amazing shows and made great relationships with this staff!! Way to go entertainment at Ochi!!

My friend and I came with her family for graduation and to celebrate their anniversary and it was so fun and hype Mikale and Panda where the absoluteeeeee best they had endless activities, dancing singing and volleyball!!!! The sweetest people I have ever met!

My experience at Sandals Ochi was truly unforgettable! I have to give a huge shoutout to Mikale and Romario for their outstanding service. Mikale was an incredible entertainer at the Manor Pool—she brought amazing energy, kept everyone smiling, and made the whole experience so much fun. Romario was also fantastic—professional, friendly, and always going above and beyond to make guests feel welcomed and cared for. And the views? Absolutely breathtaking. From the sparkling ocean to the lush greenery and picture-perfect sunsets, every corner of the resort feels like paradise. If you’re looking for a perfect getaway with top-tier service and stunning scenery, Sandals Ochi is the place to be. I can’t wait to come back!