Sandy Lane, Beachfront luxury resort in Holetown, Barbados

Sandy Lane is a five-star beachfront resort near Holetown and Paynes Bay in Barbados. It has 113 guestrooms and suites plus a five-bedroom villa, four restaurants, seven bars, a 47,000 sq ft spa and three golf courses. The cream-coloured multi-storey building with a grey pitched roof, arched openings and white-railed balconies stands behind the sand, with trees partly covering its facade.

The resort opened for business in January 1961, transforming an undeveloped coastal area on the west coast of Barbados into a premier travel destination. Over the decades, the property has been renovated several times to meet modern standards.

Sandy Lane takes its name from the beach it faces, and its grounds opened in 1961 on a former sugar plantation. Guests said to have stayed include Maria Callas, T. S. Eliot, Jacqueline Kennedy and Sidney Poitier. On 5 October 2004 Tiger Woods married Elin Nordegren there, with the hotel booked out for guests such as Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan.

The resort provides direct airport transfers, allowing guests to travel comfortably from arrival to accommodation. The three golf courses are accessible to players of all levels, while the spa center offers hydrotherapy and various treatments.

Tiger Woods married Elin Nordegren at Sandy Lane on 5 October 2004, reportedly booking the entire hotel for guests including Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan. The owners, among them Woods' friend J. P. McManus, were said to have given the wedding as a gift.