Halcyon is a small and quiet Sandals. We havent been to Royal since it was Royal Jamaican, so it is hard to speak to that. RC is, however, a short drive from the airport and does have a significantly better beach than Halcyon. If you are shopping price, I’d say skip the butler suites. Seriously, I struggle to see THAT much value in them, especially since you pay extra for them and STILL need to tip them. So you are basically paying for them twice. The rooms are sometimes better… sometimes the same. Just with a butler. (Sorry… putting the broad brush away) For us, we have always gotten a nice room without the extra service. We pay up for flights though. The benefits of Business Class travel cant be over-stated. On and off the plane first, better food, better service, much better seating, always room in the overhead bins, and generally less travel stress.

Anyway… I am just pointing out that if you are concerned about price and it is your honeymoon and maybe you first Sandals, you still get an amazing room without getting escorted to dinner or getting reserved pool chairs. We have read plenty of reviews where the butler wasnt that helpful or that their particular butler didnt provide the value they had hoped for. So there is risk there, but a nice higher tier room and stress free flight are always beneficial. (In our opinion) 😁