Sandals Releases New Renderings of Grenada Resort

By: - June 25th, 2013

Above: the Italian Village at Sandals LaSource Grenada

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Sandals has released new renderings of its Sandals LaSource Grenada Resort & Spa, which is set to open in December 2013.

The property, located on 17 acres of Pink Gin Beach in Grenada, will include several “villages,” including the “Italian Village,” the “South Seas Village” and the “Pink Gin Village.”

Above: a “Fiji” one-bedroom suite

According to the company, it is now accepting reservations for travel beginning Dec. 12, 2013.

Sandals Resorts International announced its purchase of the former LaSource Resort property in early November 2012.

Above: one of the new restaurants at Sandals Grenada

The property is currently undergoing a renovation that will add around 100 rooms for a total of 200.

Above: an ocean view suite

It is the 14th property of Jamaica-based Sandals.

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