Sandals Grande Emerald Bay, Great Exuma, Bahamas

All guests in resort's 245 villas and suites entitled to elite butler service

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Sandals Grande Emerald Bay all-inclusive resort

The Sandals Grande Emerald Bay in the Bahamas, formerly the Four Seasons Resort Great Exuma.

The former Four Seasons Resort Great Exuma was rebranded in early 2010 and is now the Sandals Grande Emerald Bay. It is the first Sandals to offer a Greg Norman-designed golf course, world-class marina, and professionally trained butlers in all its 245 beachfront rooms, suites and villas. The resort has seven restaurants and is set on 500 tropical acres on a mile-long beach on Great Exuma, the largest of 360 islands comprising the Exuma region of the Bahamas. It also has the first-ever 29,000-square-foot Red Lane Dermalogica concept spa (treatments extra).

All-Inclusive Sandals Grande Emerald Bay Rooms

There are 245 beachfront rooms, suites and villas at this resort, all offering service by butlers trained by the elite, London-based Guild of Professional English Butlers; their duties include packing and unpacking guest luggage, drawing baths, serving private meals on room terraces, and more. All suites offer fully stocked in-suite bars, his and her plush robes and slippers and 24-hour room service.

There are two room categories. The concierge category has various room styles, from the walkout Palm Bay oceanview luxury room to the Grand Bahamian honeymoon oceanfront junior suite. Butler-level units have styles from the Coco Plum penthouse grand luxe beachfront to the Royal Estate, a one-bedroom, two-story beach- and pool-front house.

All-Inclusive Sandals Grande Emerald Bay Restaurants

One of the 245 rooms at the Sandals Grande Emerald Bay all-inclusive resort in the Bahamas.

There are five gourmet-dining venues at this resort, serving a variety of cuisines from Bahamian fare to Continental specialties and American food. They are:

Barefoot by the Sea, an oceanside eatery where guests dine under the stars
Il Cielo, a sophisticated Italian fine-dining experience
Dino’s Pizziera, serving brick-oven pizza
The Drunken Duck, a traditional British pub serving local and imported ales and authentic English cuisine
Bahama Bay, a casual Mediterranean dining spot. Bars abound throughout the resort as well, and include a swim-up bar
La Parisienne, the resort's newest and finest restaurant, with progressive French menu and white-glove service
Cafe de Paris, also new to the resort, a quaint Parisian-style patisserie serving pastries, crepes, coffee and dessert

All-Inclusive Sandals Grande Emerald Bay Activities

Besides the beach for lounging, the resort features a new water complex with a freshwater swimming pool as its focal point. Encompassing more than a half acre, the pool has a Jacuzzi, swim-up bar and fire-pit seating area in the middle. Flanking the pool are misting columns and cabanas equipped with wireless Internet. Sandals butlers provide poolside service to all guests, including Evian spritzers, fresh towels with cucumber slices, and cool sorbet. There are four pools in all here.

Activities included are kayaking, canoeing, hydrobiking, sailing, table tennis, shuffleboarding, day-and-night tennis on Har-Tru courts, beach volleyball, board games and billiards. At extra cost, the spa has treatments and services available, and scuba diving trips can be arranged. The resort also offers an introductory dive lesson (extra cost) that includes ocean dives.

There is also a fitness center at this resort, where personal training sessions are also available.