Coop chats with O'Brian Heron, General Manager of Sandals South Coast

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00:00It's Big 98.1 and Coop live from beautiful Sandals, South Coast here of Jamaica. I'm with

00:05the general manager, O'Brien Heron, who I had the pleasure of meeting a couple of nights ago with a

00:09fantastic, I guess, kickoff party you had for us at the Jerkshack. The food was incredible.

00:14The entertainment was incredible. Talk to me about... First off, thank you. Talk to me about

00:18this incredible resort. So we're literally 90 minutes away from Montego Bay, and our tagline

00:23says we're located on the other side of Jamaica. And that's from a location perspective, but also

00:28from an experiential perspective. The resort sits on, in total, we're actually on 500 acres of

00:35natural preserve, but we've developed 50 acres so far. Wow. And so the whole vibe and the whole

00:40essence of the resort is, literally feels as if time stands still. You have no choice but to

00:46disconnect from the hustle and the bustle of life and really slow down to what we have to offer here

00:53at the sexy Sandals, South Coast. We're on two miles stretch of pearly white sand beach overlooking

00:58rolling hills. As I'm sure you've seen this morning, the sunrise was just magical. Yeah.

01:03And the sunset yesterday was absolutely to die for. So something for everybody.

01:07It really is. There really is something for everybody here. And this resort is huge. It's

01:11really, really big. There's a lot of amenities that go into this place as well. I mean,

01:15can we talk about, I mean, just from the pool perspective, there's several. And if you've been

01:19to a Sandals, you know that there's your main sandals with the pool bar and all that. You have

01:22several of those here. Talk to me about that. So we've got a pool bar in three key locations

01:29across the resort. If you're in that main area, which is our main activities hub, that's our

01:34liveliest aspect or space of the resort. And that's our main pool area at Rivera that has its own

01:39pool bar with entertainment going nonstop throughout the day, as well as activities.

01:44If you are in the Starlight or the Dutch building, that's actually the quietest section of the

01:49resort. And that building as well has its own swim up pool bar. If you're in the Long Beach

01:54area as well of the resort, which is our social aspect or social area of the resort,

02:00then you also have your own pool bar as well. Let's talk about some of the other amenities

02:04because you guys have pickleball and tennis courts out here. There's a fitness center.

02:07Can you talk to me about all the other amenities as well? So let's look at food and beverage

02:11offerings. So we spoke about the bar first. We've got 11 dining options on resort and we've got

02:16seven bars. So that alone says that there's so much to do from a dining perspective and from a

02:22liquid inspiration perspective, right? If you're looking at water sports activity, there's something

02:28to do as well, whether you want to do kayak or hobby or just want to do water skiing, you want

02:34to snorkel or diving and there's something for you to do as well. If you are an avid pickleball

02:39player and pickleball is a sport that is just ballooning tremendously. We've got 12 pickleball

02:45courts on resort. There's a basketball court. There's a tennis court. So if you just want to

02:51chill on the beach and relax, you can do that. If you want to get active and play sports,

02:55then that's something for you to do as well. Let's talk about the entertainment because we did get a

03:00little sneak peek of the incredible native Caribbean. What is what it's all about at

03:03Sandals and certainly here in Jamaica. Talk to me about some of the entertainment as well.

03:07Right. So what you saw was a wonderful drum experience and that was really bringing you home

03:14to the authenticity of who we are as Jamaican and Destination Jamaica. Our shows also include

03:21a lot more of that. So if you're in the Le Cabaret, for example, you'll actually be able to see our

03:27fire show, which happens on a Monday night. You'll be able to see our steel drum, which is Children

03:32of the Drums on a Tuesday night. We really try our best to ensure we're featuring authentic Jamaican

03:38entertainment because that is really what everybody's here for. You're in Jamaica. You want

03:42to hear the reggae music. You want to feel the vibe and the essence of who we are. And so

03:48entertainment literally speaks to that experience as well on resort.

03:51Tell me why this is the Sandals Resort that you should choose. Why is Sandals

03:56South Coast so incredible and why should the people that are listening right now,

03:59why should they come here? So apart from the fact that it's perfect weather,

04:03I'm sure that nothing competes with that, especially with where you're from at the moment.

04:07It's 20 degrees back home. Yeah. Well, I'm absolutely biased to this resort. I was born

04:12and raised in Montego Bay. City life, hustle and bustle, heavy, heavy activities and a very,

04:18very fast paced life. When I moved to the South Coast, that's truly where I fell in love with the

04:24magic of this part of the world. And I said it before, it forces you to literally disconnect.

04:30And if you're looking for an opportunity to really just get away from it all and to experience

04:36luxury in the truest sense, to be taken care of, to be pampered, to be treated like absolute royalty

04:44with amazing amenities and fantastic service, then there's no place at Sandals South Coast.

04:49He's doing his job. He's selling it really well. You can win your trip. In fact,

04:52we got five of them to give away. All you have to do right now is go enter big98one.com.

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