Sandy's by the Sea

If you're reading this review, you're destined to stay at Sandy's. Book it now! What started as an impulsive, late night, "treat yourself to a trip to Jamaica" Tuesday evening, ultimately ended in one of the best weeks of my life, and a new family in Little Bay. After a horrid day of travel, I arrived to a big hug from Sandy, a tall glass of water, and a beautiful room. The next morning I turn my head on the pillow, and there is the most stunning view of the Caribbean Sea with an ocean breeze. I'll save the details for your trip, but the remainder of my stay with Sandy, Dillion & Co. was characterized by love, compassion, serenity, natural beauty, adventure, relaxation, and sheer enjoyment. *Disclaimer* this is not your tacky Sandals Resort. This is a true, authentic, Jamaican experience. This is off the grid, dirt roads, no hot water, leaving the phone at home, real world living. This is fresh caught lobster, off the tree coconuts, ocean sunsets, meeting the village, playing dominoes til midnight. This is bonding with the best hosts you'll ever meet, never wanting to leaving, and looking at airfares as soon as you lay down at home. Don't hesitate, just do it!

Great accommodations in an out of the way, fairly remote bed n' breakfast that has so much character, steeped in island life. This is not an all-inclusive, European owned megaplace where you're one of thousands. This is truly real and you'll find yourself hanging with true Jamaicans, enjoying the fruits of Jamaica, drinking a red strip or a Caribbean Star, puffing on some first class herb, and getting more relaxed then you ever thought possible. One of the best times of my life. Don't even hesitate. Sandy and Dillo treat you like family and it does not get better than this, and I'm a world traveler with a lot of barnacles from my travels!

SERENE NATURAL BEAUTY AS SAFE AND LOVING AS IN MOTHER’S ARMS MAGICAL DREAM LIVING AMONGST THE CORAL! Our beautiful room – The Seabreeze Room. The first thing I said when they shut the door was, ‘This is soo like the honeymoon before the wedding!’ Pictures really can’t do this place justice, inside or out. My fiancé is 6’6” and the room made him look short. The plentiful extra large windows opened to reveal expansive views of nature all around, and still feel completely private. My thoughts were echoed in my fiancé’s words, ’Eat your heart out Pirates of the Caribbean!’ For most of the trip I was dumbfounded, and for those who know me well, that really is saying something! Dillo and Sandy are the most amazing hosts I’ve ever encountered in my many travels, who somehow anticipate your needs, and are happy to tailor your vacation to your dream. Take the time before you go to express your dietary needs, wants, desires and dislikes before you arrive and they will always do their very best to accommodate. They are overflowing with warmth, compassion and there is love in everything that they do. Incredibly entertaining, fun people to chill with and each Legends in their own right. The whole family are! I won’t give away any stories, but least to say these people are the most Incredible people I have ever met! Okay, getting on with it.. the Food, oh the Food! We are both big foodies and have dined in extremely beyond 5 star organic gourmet food restaurants, spas, hotels, etc., and the meals we had prepared by Sandy and Dillo are by far, above and beyond, the best we’ve ever had!! Everything is organic, and the local growers that she sources from are even beyond organic and the flavours and richness of nutrients are outstanding. We eat 85% organic at home, and have been eating organic eggs for years, but their eggs are the best I’ve eaten in the whole world! We had incredibly delicious fresh off the boat fish that Dillo would bring in, and as the weather luck would have it, we were spoiled with lobster! We even ate organic chicken that had been butchered that very day – everything fresh as it gets! For all those slightly vulnerable travellers, this is the Perfect Place, every remedy worked and they got me healthier than I’d been in years.. They’re so caring and experienced, you’ll be in good hands here. This is the perfect place to experience the beauty sounds and smells of nature in a serene environment where you can meditate and let any tension melt away. Where people who actually care tailor everything for you. We had 2 glorious weeks there, met some of the most astonishingly amazing, friendly, generous, hardworking, honest and open, kind, wise and talented people I’ve ever met in my life; witnessed a natural mystic; a curtain of stars so bright and so clear it makes you dizzy to look at them, the sun rising over the trees and setting over the water; standing in an excellent private outdoor shower with a gorgeous view of the trees and bush; and so much more, but discovering it is part of the fun, so I won’t spoil any more. Ever since we got home, all we want to do go back… no more searching for the best holiday spot – THIS IS IT! (sorry if I get any names wrong)….Much Love and Respect to our new very dear friends Sandy, Dillo, Bota, Giovanni, Joahnn, Bahbo, Sandra, Regge, Reefer, Uno, Chapo and Benny and the Jets!!! We’ll be back as soon as we can!!!

Built on stolen land.

It goes back to 2009, a stay at the top, Dillo accompanied us in our different outings, really nice, with his small boat !!! Beautiful setting, and very good food.