Palm Island Resort & Spa by Elite, St Vincent and The Grenadines

Palm Island Resort & Spa by Elite

Hayes & Jarvis Rating

Average: 4 (1 vote)

TripAdvisor Review

1487 Reviews

Guide Price £2,479 per person

Based on 23 November 18 departure from London Gatwick flying with Virgin Atlantic, staying for 7 nights all inclusive in a Palm View Room (2 adults sharing).

Our guide price gives you an idea of how much to budget for a stay at this hotel. The price will vary based on exchange rates, and your choice of room type, departure date, airline and cabin class, and any additional extras you’d like to add to your holiday.

Barefoot luxury on a private island

Palm Island Resort & Spa is a luxurious resort, located on it's own 135 acre private island. This idyllic, private island resort is situated close to the southern tip of St Vincent & The Grenadines, an area known for crystal clear waters and natural beauty.

The guest rooms are well equipped with superior amenities and a colourful stylish decor to create an true authentic holiday experience, if you're looking for pure bliss, stay in the Superior Beach Front Room which is located mere steps away from the golden beach or perhaps try the spacious Sea Feather Villa, sleeps up to 6 people and is situated adjacent to the waters edge, allowing you to capture sensational views of the clear ocean from your own large decking space.

Relax and enjoy the quiet ambience, whilst dining on locally grown Euro Caribbean cuisine with a choice of fine dining restaurants or you can upgrade your date night to a private dinner on the beach creating a perfect romantic atmosphere. With various excursions and activities to chose from, including Champagne Sunset Cruise, Deep Sea Fishing and a day trip to the mainland St. Vincent -you'll get to explore the stunning islands as much as you'd like, capturing all it has to offer to ensure your trip is truly outstanding.

Hotel Features

Hotel Category

Trusted

Recommended For

Family Friendly

Location Type

Beach

General Information

Check-in Time:
15:00
Check-out Time:
11:00
43 rooms
Boat transfers for all guests from Union Island to Palm Island and back are included

Main Facilities

Outdoor pool
Watersports
Wifi

Accommodation Type

Boutique
Luxury Collection

Board Basis Options

All Inclusive

General Information

Check-in Time:
15:00
Check-out Time:
11:00
43 rooms
Boat transfers for all guests from Union Island to Palm Island and back are included

Main Facilities

Outdoor pool
Watersports
Wifi

Accommodation Type

Boutique
Luxury Collection

Board Basis Options

All Inclusive

Location Highlights

Palm Island Resort & Spa by Elite

Beach
Approx. 10 minute boat ride from Union Island
Visit Tobago Cay on the Pink Lady trip to snorkel with turtles
Go deep sea fishing on board a power boat
Yannis full day sailing trip

1487 Reviews

92% of travellers recommended this hotel

Traveller ratings

Excellent 1170
Very Good 230
Average 51
Poor 22
Terrible 14

What to Expect

Location
Sleep Quality
Rooms
Service
Value
Cleanliness

Reviews

Jan 17, 2019

A little slice of heaven

Palm Island Resort and Spa is the closest thing to French Polynesia in the Caribbean. An hour prop flight from Barbados anda short boat ride allows for 1/3 the travel time for the central US. The accommodations are great and the staff are outstanding. This is our second visit and we will come again in 2020.

Jan 16, 2019

Palm Island and SVG: Two Stories

Katy, Texas

My wife and I spent our 20th wedding anniversary on Palm island the week before Christmas 2018. The resort was perfect... good food, great company, and the staff goes way beyond the call of duty, learning each guests name for the next encounter. The trips on the Pink Lady, walks around the island, and the couples massage as the Spa were all hits. HOWEVER. Palm island has taken it upon themselves to use and appoint FOR YOU SVG as the airline you must take to Union Island. My wife and I took different flights from the USA to Union Island... me from St. Lucia and her from Barbados. In both cases, the SVG flight missed it's takeoff time and could not fly into Union island after dark (VFR only and no landing lights). This impacted a total of 10 guests on their way to Palm Island that day. We all missed out first night on Palm Island and even though they made our reservations on SVG, they took no responsibility for it, They put us up in a flea-bag hotel for the missed flight and we arrived the next day. Never once offered to comp us for that day with any service. VERY DISAPPOINTING. If they keep appointing SVG for guests, their business will eventually suffer as guests will miss parts of their stay.

Jan 07, 2019

Almost perfect

East coast

We spent 5 nights on Palm Island Resort. We were in room 7, which was the closest room to the Royal Palm Restaurant (the main dining room). This was to accommodate my companion, who has trouble walking, especially long distances. The room was large, although a bit on the dark side due to not many lights. The room had a king bed, A/C, 2 ceiling fans, an electronic safe, phone, a small fridge, a wet bar sink in the room, an iron and ironing board, 2 regular chairs and a table, two regular chairs on the porch along with two lounge chairs on the porch, but no TV or WiFi. There are US style plugs, only. There are two places for WiFi -- reception and the library.This is deliberate, as management wants people to unwind, and get away from the hectic world. Other reviewers have described the property quite well, so I won't repeat what has been said. It was fun to walk around the island. My companion, who had visited 30 years before, said there were a lot less pine trees, amongst all the palm trees, than before [and she missed them]. There were lots of iguanas, and the green ones were really eye-catching. Service was great, and we really enjoyed talking with Cyril, from Madagascar. The bartenders were consistently friendly. The marlin sashimi at lunch was great. So why am I saying it was almost perfect? Well, here's the list I have: The place is very expensive for an all-inclusive. Other all-inclusives we have visited have equally good beaches, accommodations, food, and ambiance. Is being on an island and having consistent good service worth this price? The room had a "fluffy blanket" (a comforter), which I don't like, as you are repeatedly too hot or too cold during the night, as you pull it on, or toss it off. They bring coffee at breakfast (slowly) one cup at a time. A coffee pot on the table would solve this. The door locks automatically every time it closes. Don't forget your key! The toilet flushed funny (inconsistently). The beach is steep in places. Where the Yannis (the catamaran) dropped us off was quite steep, and hard for my companion to negotiate. There is no bathroom or bar (other than beer and soda) near the pool. Our phone went into some kind of alarm mode at 4 AM on Sunday. Not fun. For having only a limited number of people, there was a lot of trash on roads and walkways, seen (and picked up) on my walks around the island. We would gladly return if the price was lower.

Jan 02, 2019

Beautiful, private luxury with amazing staff!

Kingwood, New Jersey

We stayed at Palm Island in Mid October for 8 nights. We were two couples ranging in age from 44-51. The travel to Palm Island is long but well worth it upon arrival. We connected through Barbados and a rep was waiting to whisk us away and check in for our SVG airlines connection. As others have said, it’s helpful to have a picture of your luggage as they retrieve for you. The flight from Barbados to Union Island May or May not have stops and you won’t know till you board. On our way there we had zero stops and on our way home we had two before getting back to Barbados. The greeting at the dock at Palm Island was amazing. Several staff were lined up to greet us Including the property manager Kayte Every arriving couple had their own personal staff member to escort you to your room pointing out different parts of the resort while you sip your welcome drink. We had Joe and he was such a delight! Check in was not handled till the next morning which was a very nice treat. We stayed in the beachfront rooms which are a great location to the center of the resort. We arrived on a Saturday which was buffet night and managers cocktail party with steel drums and the two ladies who work in the spa were also on site to give complimentary five minute shoulder/neck massages. The food was pretty good, dinner is mostly at the Royal Palm restaurant except a couple nights they have dinner at the other restaurant Sunset Grill. Aside from the managers reception dinners are sit down which is very nice as I enjoy the table service when on vacation and am not a buffet fan. Breakfast is always at Royal Palm and has both a buffet and table service. Lunch is always at the Sunset Grill. We all enjoyed the food and the head chef Teddy Bear is amazing and takes great pride in ensuring all guests needs are met. He will do some special requests and will cook up any fish you catch on daily excursions. Cyril is in charge of all the restaurants and is such a welcoming face. Seems he magically appears and is always working to ensure the guests are very well taken care of. We also rented the gazebo for a private dinner for the four of us. That was such a fun treat. It did start to rain, well pour actually, just before dessert. Several of the staff quickly appeared with large umbrellas to get us back to the Royal Palm to finish our dessert. Which worked out perfectly because it was the night everyone else was eating at the Sunset Grill. I would recommend booking the Gazebo when the Royal Palm restaurant is not being used as it adds a nice enhanced element of privacy. Honestly all of the staff are absolutely outstanding. We could say amazing things about everyone but we will call out a few... Kenroy, Glenford, shaq and Olive in the restaurants were fantastic! We truly enjoyed them so much! Ed was the property manager and one morning he saw us walking toward the front desk and he asked if there was anything he could do. We shared the issue we were having and by the time we got to the front desk (3 min later) they had already been informed and were making arrangements to rectify our issue. Cordell was responsible for cleaning our rooms for most of our stay. She was fantastic. Unfortunately it did rain the last half of our stay and with that the beachfront rooms can get some sand washed up on the walk. The staff worked to remove it each time and Cordell was sure to make sure right in front of our doors were always clean and that we had an extra mat inside the room to put our wet shoes. The guys went out on a charter with Grenadines Fishing for some deep sea fishing and caught some amazing and large tuna! They also went out on the two hour bottom feeding tour offered by the resort which is a nice activity for guests but for true fisherman that is not the type of excursion they would consider a fishing trip. It was a nice afternoon for them but thankfully they also did the deep sea excursion. We also rented Hammock 4 for the day and it was phenomenal!! Well worth the extra money for hammock four. Not only does it have a private hammock as do they all, it also has a covered picnic table that is elevated above the hammock and two swings partially in the water. So beautiful! The spa was amazing as well. Such a beautiful experience and the massages were fantastic. Prices were also pretty good considering we are at a top resort and we don’t have any other options they could really jack up the prices but they were only mildly elevated in my experience and I’ve traveled to many islands and had spa experiences at them all. This was my second visit to Palm Island, the first being 12 years earlier for my honeymoon. We truly loved it and were so happy we went back!

Dec 29, 2018

Perfect piece of Paradise

Newquay, United Kingdom

This was our 8th visit to this beautiful and friendly island and certainly won’t be our last. The excitement rises as you land on Union Island then are transferred to the quay where the Palm Island launch awaits you. The whole process is seemless. We arrived to a wonderful reception from staff and friends (friendships forged on this special island) and were escorted straight to the Sunset restaurant for a leisurely lunch before check-in. Our Palm View room was clean and spacious with beautiful views across the island and a welcome note with a bottle of bubbly and a platter of fruit. Staff welcomed us like old friends and it was good to see other returning guests whom we have got to know over the years. The newly refurbished bar and restaurant look great and the food is well presented and tasty. I cannot praise the staff highly enough for their care and attention but also for the jokes and laughs we had with them. Katy runs this island in what appears to be a relaxed manner and staff bend over backwards to help with whatever requests are made of them. I’m sure they do get some difficult guests to deal with, although I really cannot imagine why anyone needs to complain! We chartered the Yannis between 8 of us and had the most amazing day visiting several islands, plus the Tobago Cays to snorkel with turtles. The crew are fabulous and make it a very special experience. The spa is another must place to try out. Great massage in a beautiful setting. Chef Bacca gives an interesting cooking demo worth attending, especially for the samplIng of his dish when finished. I had a surprise meal in the Gazebo, where 4 of us had an incredible surf and turf (what lobsters!) and were well looked after by Kenroy. Lots of laughs, great service and food. There is so much more I could say about this beautiful island, we love it and all the people we have met there - staff and guests - and are already planning our return later in 2019. Thank you Katy and Ed and all your wonderful staff, you do a fantastic job!

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TripAdvisor Reviews

1487 Reviews

92% of travellers recommended this hotel

Traveller ratings

Excellent 1170
Very Good 230
Average 51
Poor 22
Terrible 14

What to Expect

Location
Sleep Quality
Rooms
Service
Value
Cleanliness

Reviews

Jan 17, 2019

A little slice of heaven

Jan 16, 2019

Palm Island and SVG: Two Stories

Katy, Texas

Jan 07, 2019

Almost perfect

East coast

Jan 02, 2019

Beautiful, private luxury with amazing staff!

Kingwood, New Jersey

Dec 29, 2018

Perfect piece of Paradise

Newquay, United Kingdom

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Palm Island Resort & Spa by Elite

Palm Island Resort & Spa by Elite

Hayes & Jarvis Rating

TripAdvisor Review

Barefoot luxury on a private island

Beach

Sea Feathers Villa

Beach Shot

Royal Palm Bar

Sea Turtle

Beach

Superior Beach Front Room

Private Dining

Sunset Restaurant

Palm View Room

Yannis Boat Tour

The Spa

Superior Beach Front Room

The Spa

Hotel Features

Hotel Category

Recommended For

Location Type

General Information

Main Facilities

Accommodation Type

Board Basis Options

General Information

Main Facilities

Main Facilities

Accommodation Type

Accommodation Type

Board Basis Options

Board Basis Options

Location Highlights

Palm Island Resort & Spa by Elite

Traveller ratings

What to Expect

Reviews

A little slice of heaven

Palm Island and SVG: Two Stories

Almost perfect

Beautiful, private luxury with amazing staff!

Perfect piece of Paradise

TripAdvisor Reviews

Traveller ratings

What to Expect

Reviews

A little slice of heaven

Palm Island and SVG: Two Stories

Almost perfect

Beautiful, private luxury with amazing staff!

Perfect piece of Paradise

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