Sandals vs Beaches
This is the family feud that isn't: Sandals and Beaches are the same company running the same Luxury Included playbook — unlimited dining, premium drinks, water sports, transfers, and tips genuinely in the rate. The only question that matters is who's coming: Sandals is adults-only and couples-shaped; Beaches is built from the ground up for kids, with waterparks, certified childcare, and Sesame Street on payroll.
Sandals ranking · Beaches ranking · How we score · Last reviewed July 2026
By the numbers
Chain averages across the resorts in our catalog — individual properties vary, so tap into each ranking before you book.
Round by round
No overlap by design — Sandals won't admit your kids; Beaches will delight them. Couples with no children in tow should default to Sandals; everyone else, Beaches.
Sandals wins on choice with resorts across eight Caribbean islands; Beaches offers three properties in Jamaica and Turks & Caicos.
Effectively a tie — both run the same deep inclusion list. Beaches adds kids' camps at no charge; Sandals leans into couples extras.
Sandals is dinner-for-two energy; Beaches is cannonball energy. Neither pretends otherwise.
The verdict
Choose by the guest list, not the brand: it's the same machine tuned two ways. The one honest wrinkle is the multigenerational trip — grandparents plus parents plus kids — where Beaches Turks & Caicos in particular functions as the whole family's compromise and still gives adults good dining after bedtime.
The properties to shortlist
Best of Sandals
Full Sandals rankingWant it property-level? Put Sandals Dunn's River and Beaches Turks & Caicos head-to-head — or open any two resorts in our resort comparator.
Frequently asked questions
Can kids stay at any Sandals resort?
No — Sandals is adults-only across the board. Beaches is the same company's family brand and takes all ages.
Is Beaches as luxurious as Sandals?
The inclusion list and service culture are the same; the atmosphere differs. Beaches suites and dining hold the same standard, but public spaces are built around kids and get lively in school holidays.