Sand Bar

I come to PIB all the time and never knew this place existed until I was looking something up and it popped up a picture in Trip Advisor. I was like, where is this? I have never gone there because my kids prefer to go cart on Catawba at monsoon lagoon. I thought this place was all arcade like. Out back is not for kids. Maybe during the week days. But the pool is large. Lots of seating. Corn hole. Many! Sand volley ball. Large Jenga. Bar. Swim up bar too. Hopping on a Sunday afternoon.

So this place is awesome, until the Lebron James loving Cleveland fan who assumes he is entitled to respect, and a total dbag saying that I work on the island and everyone not from the island is a white fucking piece of shit that pays my mimim wage. Enjoyed myself until this guy showed up. Angry individual that would be thrown in the barrel he came from and cast back to cedar point, all thongs considered. Go here and enjoy it, just watch for the angry cavaliers fan with black socks black shoes laying across the swim up bar looking to start shit with every dude for absolutely no reason.

I am surprised there are not more reviews for this place! I have only been to PIB twice but did not realize this place existed until this summer, on my second trip. I wish someone had told me about it! I remember driving by it last summer but from the road, I could not tell if it was open. Very hard to see the pool from the road so I always assumed it was just a go kart track that was not very popular. Little did I know it was an outdoor swim up pool bar with lots of outdoor games!
We only came to this place twice this summer on our trip and one of those times it rained so our visit got cut short due to weather. The mixed drinks at the bar are very good, however you will pay the price! Very pricey here. I guess it is to compensate the fact that adults get in for free… We took some Mimi coupons with us but were told they were not necessary for adults and the coupons only got children in for free. It did not state that on the coupon and since we do not have kids, we did not make use of the coupons. Seems like such a cool place, I kind of wish kids were not allowed in at all on the weekdays… But I’m sure that’s how it is on the weekends and I was only there during the week so there were kids and families in the pool. I already had experienced having kids in the pool across the street at the PIB Resort (where we were staying in a villa) so it would have been nice for a change of pace to not allow kids in at all. The Sandbar’s pool was much bigger than our resort, which was a plus, but we stayed at our pool most of the time since we had a hot tub and much cheaper drinks over there. Seems like the Sandbar is probably the place to be with young adults on the weekend.

This was the best pool bar if you want somewhere that is fun, relaxing, and not overly crowded. You actually had room to move around and take a dip while drinking, unlike some of the other swim-​up bars. It’s also the only pool bar with a volleyball net. We had a game of 5-​on-​5 going for a good half hour or longer. The people were definitely more on the respectful/​respectable side here if you get my point. Great times.

The other spot that is a little more low key but just as fun is Sand Bar, they have a huge swim up bar and poll with water volleyball, a sandy volleyball court, cornhole, tiki bar, and full arcade. Plenty to do for all ages. They do allow kids in there during the day and they charge for the kidos since they are not drinking. I believe it is a $ 5-​$ 10 cover. The only down side to this place is the DJ… they need someone in there with real equipment and people skills. I like that they do a throwback 90’s tribute but it is good to mix it up. The drinks are great but bring cash, this goes for most PIB bars. The bartenders are not so organized when giving you your check… and I am putting this nicely. Even with that I still give the place a 4 but it is something they should consider when training their bartenders.

This place was awesome! Most of the other bars near downtown were so packed you couldn’t even move in the water! It looked gross. This bar was probably the biggest on the island and featured a swim-​up bar, water volleyball, sand volleyball, basketball in the pool, cornhole, a second cool bar, and a DJ. We got there early and hardly anyone was there. It got much busier as the day went on, but nothing compared to the other ones! We ended up staying all day because we went to get lunch and saw how busy everyone else was. Great service too.

Sand Bar (Adventure Bay) is where my friends and I like to relax when we’re spending a holiday weekend on PIB. The crowd tends to be less Jersey Shore than the other pool bars on the island. In addition to less pee in the pool, Sand Bar offers some volley ball action, cornhole, and they even have an indoor arcade for the youngsters.
The chairs fill up quick by the afternoon, so if you want a primo spot… best come early.