Sandals Resorts review

Booking fees are Deposit $400 per room; $98 due at booking, which covers a deposit per room and an amount due at booking. That money is committed before arrival, so it belongs in the trip budget from the start. A booker comparing purely on the headline rate is not seeing the full picture.

Cancellation terms are 50% 45-31 days before arrival, 100% within 30 days, and they are set out in the booking terms. The schedule tightens the closer arrival gets, so a late change costs more. Anyone flexible on dates has more room to move than a fixed-date booker.

The products listed are flights, hotels and packages, so flights are part of what can be booked. A stay on its own and a package with a flight are both available, which means the booking can match whether the traveller already has flights. Anything not in that list is arranged elsewhere.

A mobile app is available, so a booking can be handled away from a computer. That suits travellers who book far ahead and check details while travelling. The app is one route; email, phone and help centre covers questions the app does not answer.

The operator is Unique Travel Corp., named in the terms, so the contract sits with a legal entity rather than a broker. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Jamaica. A traveller checking who holds their money finds that name in the terms.

Support runs on email, phone and help centre, which gives more than one route to the same booking question. A traveller with a deposit query and one with a cancellation query can both get an answer. Phone is listed alongside email and a help centre.

It is closer to a single booking, and the products are flights, hotels and packages. Flights, hotels and packages can be set up through the same operator, so a family does not have to piece the trip together supplier by supplier. A traveller who wants a product outside that list books it separately.

Set aside what Deposit $400 per room; $98 due at booking requires, because a deposit and an amount at booking are both part of the reservation. Anyone with a tight holiday budget should treat that as committed money. FlixBus is an alternative to look at if the trip is ground transport only, and Latam Travellers states 0 hidden fees, no contracts for a different approach.