Sandy Lane Introduces E-Postcards

November 2006…/ The exclusive retreat of Sandy Lane in Barbados has introduced an innovative and fun new way for guests to send a postcard home. Friends and family no longer need to put up with dog eared postcards that take weeks to arrive, Sandy Lane’s new e-postcards are easy to send, delivered instantly via email and are available free of charge from the hotel’s website (www.sandylane.com). Guests simply need to go online and at the click of a few buttons can send an instant postcard to family and friends at home.

All guests at Sandy Lane enjoy free broadband internet access from the comfort of their room using the hotel’s Neos entertainment system. Once on the Sandy Lane website, they just need to click on the e-postcard icon and choose from a selection of six envy-inducing images to form the picture front of the postcard. Then, simply enter the recipient’s name and email address, enter a glowing message about their fantastic holiday, add the sender’s details and click send. It’s never been easier to be the envy of friends and family.

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About Sandy Lane

Sandy Lane is located on the western coast of the island of Barbados.  Originally built in 1961, Dermot Desmond, J.P. McManus and partners purchased the property and golf course in 1996 and completely rebuilt and expanded, opening in March 2001. 

This exclusive 112-room resort has stylish lodging in rooms that average 900 square feet, a five-bedroom villa, luxury Bentley airport transfers, four restaurants including the signature restaurant L’Acajou, five bars, a 47,000-square-foot spa and three distinct golf courses offering guests the best golf in the Caribbean.  Two of the courses are Tom Fazio-designed 18-hole courses including the Green Monkey Course. 

Rates for 2006 at Sandy Lane range from £465 to £1,960 for rooms, £820 to £2,885 for suites, and £1,800 to £4,790 for penthouses, and £4,355 to £13,600 for the Villa at Sandy Lane.  For more information and reservations, visit the resort’s website, www.sandylane.com or call Sandy Lane at (246) 444-2001 or toll free at 866-444-4080.  Sandy Lane is a partner of Virtuoso and a Member of Preferred Hotels and Resorts.