Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton

The Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton have beautiful grounds and gardens.During our stay at this hotel, the reception suffered major and noisy repairs I got headaches.the black tarp surrounding the large repair area and the grandious stairs took away the beauty of this hotel.We received a good apartment room. However, the bed had a major issue:screeching at each turn, it was hard to rest properly. The Sunset Cove beach we liked: although it supposed to be a quiet area, often noisy groups came in an [... read more]d turn the music loud, some people screaming in the water. There was no shade j afternoon, as the palapas did not have the top to provide it. Moreover, sometimes you could hear the loud noise from construction site hammers nearby. The food was good on the main restaurant. The rest were missing some things, for knstance: lemons were scarce, I had to pay to get 2 lemons. The a la cart restaurants were good, just Poseidon was disappointing, we had a late dinner appointment and all specific dishes were gone, we received basically same dishes as the buffet. As this hotel is renowned for the largest pool in Jamaica, I would recommend it for people enjoying the pool, rather than a quiet beach.

Beautiful Resort!

Please ignore the bad reviews! Just got back from the Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton April 26 and I can confirm the resort is up and running at a 100%. The grounds are beautiful! The food is top notch along with the drinks! The staff are amazing hard working people! Sunset beach is beautiful and no seagrass! You would never know a hurricane hit this resort in October. I would definitely return!!!

Alright resort

Well where to start, first Jamicia is beautiful. The Jamician people for the most part were wonderful. The resort was large and it takes a couple of days just to learn the way around. The food was good, the sports bar didn't disappoint. The resort was clean the beach was a struggle due to seaweed. There is a incline so walking around if you have mobility issue are troublesome. The smell of sewage was bad. Which resorts do need to repair. The beds were like sleeping on wood. They could not mix  [... read more]a good drink. It seem like they would mix stuff together and it was not even close to what you asked for. They really tried to push rum on ya. We lost water in our room for a few hours which would of been nice to been informed of.

Nice resort

People mentioned it was under construction however it didn’t seem to show much. The grounds people were working hard to clean it up and planting new flowers and trees. The rooms were very big and clean but nothing extra special about them. Sunset cove was amazing! The pool was huge, clean and well maintained. Food was average we definitely never went hungry.

OK Resort, Definitely not 5 star

We left Canada early in the morning and arrived at the resort in the afternoon, Check in took an hour and a bit, but we were a large group of newly arrived guests. The bus from the airport was full. Our check in experience was interesting- we did not get our previously requested ground floor room right away, we were assigned a 3rd floor room, but after TIPPING the front desk agent, a room suddenly became available. As a former manager at an international hotel chain, I found this interesting.  [... read more] We missed the lunch buffet due to the lengthy check-in, and the dinner buffet was not open yet but we were all incredibly hungry since we hadn't eaten since 6am. After check in, we were driven in a cart to our room with our luggage. The driver was polite and brought our bags to our room for us. pointed out features of the room ( building 35 Lady Hamilton side). We were then directed to the Sports Bar for food until the buffet opened. That was a mistake - the sports bar buffet was empty, and when they brought food to replenish the buffet, it was enough for 2 or 3 guests, not the 30 people who were all starving. There were French fries and some old hotdogs. We also ordered burgers for the 4 of us at our table in the Sports Bar, but it took 75 minutes for our food to arrive. 75 minutes for our order is UNACCEPTABLE. The hotel knows there are guests arriving from flights, they know the arrival times as they repeat weekly, and they know that the Sports Bar is recommended to bus loads of guests as a food option until the buffet opens. There should be some coordination between the front desk and the sports bar staff so that adequate amounts of food is readily available for arriving guests. If guests waited 75 minutes for food from the restaurant in the hotel I was a manager at, both the restaurant and front desk managers would be reprimanded or dismissed. The resort on Lady Hamilton side is older and tired. The floor tile was cracked in the bathroom, paint drips were dried on the floor from whenever they last painted, the toilet area was incredibly small. You could bump your head on the wall in front of the toilet just getting up after using it, the wall is so close. The towel supply was adequate on the first day only. We had 4 bath towels, 2 face cloths, 2 hand towels, a bath mat and a black make- up removal facecloth. Every day after more towels disappeared and were not replaced despite tipping and leaving requests for towels and a bath mat on a note. We ended our stay with only 2 bath towels and one hand towel that we used as a bath mat. The hair dryer worked fine, the safe was also in working order. Other guests in our group did not have working TV’s. The jacuzzi tub didn't look clean so we did not use it. The overall cleanliness of the room was questionable - the make up mirror was spotted and was not cleaned during our stay. The small toilet area floor smelled, and I left a note asking for the floor to be washed. My best guess is that urine was in the grout, and the heat and humidity made it smell like urine. The floors were washed on the day my note was received and it improved the situation. We know the floors were washed because they were still wet when we returned to the room in the afternoon. Our room overlooked the main walkway, and the patio was nice. Nothing special but it was nice with 2 chairs a table and a drying rack (broken). The sliding door was old and you had to position it just right to lock it. the curtains were stained and old and had sun-rot. The sleeper sofa was a hard-foam fold out. Definitely not something you'd expect in this caliber of resort. We did not need to use it, but just sitting on the hard vinyl-covered foam was uncomfortable. The air conditioning was not nearly adequate. The setting would not allow the temp to be adjusted cooler. It was set at 25C/77F. The air conditioner had an automatic shut off - 1. by motion sensor and 2. a sensor when the patio door opened. If there was no one in the room, the air conditioner turned off, which made the room hot and stuffy, especially at night when you slept. No motion, no air. Buffet- the food was adequate and nothing special, the temperature of the food sitting in trays at all the meals would not pass the Canadian Food Safety/ Health Inspection, (but thankfully we did not get sick) The only hot food was when it was prepared in front of you. Scrambled eggs were room temperature, bacon was slightly warm under the red heat lamp, pancakes were refrigerator-cold, French toast was refrigerator-cold, Potatoes and rice were room temperature. The crepes were freshly made so they were hot and actually very good. We liked the lovely woman who made the crepes, she was very kind. The fruit was disappointing- watermelon, cantaloupe, pineapple and honeydew melon, bananas, apples, oranges slices. The melons were mostly hard and not ripe. More fruit varieties would have been nice. The juice dispensers were disgusting - it came out thick like pudding, because the juice had settled. (I have photos of the juice/pudding) It was not changed during the shift, and fresh- squeezed juice was not available. The orange juice we asked for from our server was not fresh. It tasted like orange flavored crystals they mix with water, or an orange flavoured drink from a box or can. The desserts were gelatin based - the dessert labeled cheesecake had gelatin in it, creamy mousse desserts were made with gelatin. The cake and the donuts on the dessert buffet were good. The bread items were good, the yellow buns were delicious as well as the coconut buns in a warm glaze. The best hot entrees were the roast pork and the roast beef. I did speak up to another guest one morning at breakfast, they approached the buffet with a plate of scrambled eggs just after I served myself, and she scraped her plate of eggs back into the tray of scrambled eggs on the buffet. There was no attendant in sight at this time. I took it upon myself to tell the guest that she was NOT ALLOWED to scrape her plate back into the fresh food, and she became defensive and defiant, saying she didn't touch it, she just changed her mind after going to her table. I told her it was against food safety standards to put food back that she had already taken to her table. I stood at the egg station, turning other guests away from the tray of scrambled eggs, explaining what happened until a staff member finally came out from the back-kitchen. I told them what the guest did. The attendant didn't quite believe me until I insisted they remove the tray and I pointed to the dirty plate the guest left sitting on the buffet counter. The resort Really Needs to Be Sure there are attendants at each station at all times, or only allow the attendants to serve the guests. How many others have done this? I did see many people eating bacon or other foods with their hands as they also helped themselves to different foods on the buffet. No one asked guests to hold off eating until they returned to their tables. Yuck. Pool and bar area- The pool water temperature was colder than expected. We did swim but it was uncomfortable - maybe because it was February and the water had not warmed up in the sun. Pool seemed clean. There were a lot of available pool chairs, and we enjoyed the visits from the cats that live on the property. The resort should and could do more for the cats who live on the property- I believe from a post on Facebook that they just agreed (March 2026) to conduct a spay and neuter veterinarian clinic for the cats. The pool bar on the west side of the pool was "ok". They did serve a jerk chicken lunch daily which was nice. The bartender was not very attentive when we would ask for drinks. He ignored me one day completely and I finally spoke up and said “I’m not invisible- it was my turn in line” but he served 3 guests a young man, and 2 bikini-wearing young ladies ) who came to the bar after me. I was pretty vocal in my statement and walked away. He did track me down to where I was seated by the pool and apologized. After that incident, our group of 17 friends mostly just used the server who came around to the area where we were sitting. He missed out on all of our tips. The app- it is not user friendly to book restaurant reservations, we ended up going to the front desk to book. The a-la-carte restaurants were alright. We ate at the Mexican restaurant, the Indian restaurant, the Japanese teppanyaki and the Poseidon seafood restaurant. We enjoyed the show and food at the Japanese teppanyaki, and the Indian restaurant's butter chicken was delicious. Service was prompt at all of the a-la-cartes. The seafood restaurant was only ok - the salad bar and the entree's were basically the same selection, only the salad bar seafood was cold and the same food was cooked for the entree. Local seafood options would have made it much better. We did NOT like that they offered to sell us lobster at an extra cost. When we pay for an all inclusive resort, we expect everything to be “all inclusive”, not have items offered at an additional cost. The upper bar above the pool was a nice place to sit in the evening. The sunset views were beautiful. We REALLY enjoyed the live entertainment/music, but the chairs and tables are worn out. some were missing cushions, and had stains. Some nights there was not enough seating for everyone. We didn’t find the shows at the theatre as good as the live music at the bar, They tried but the shows were not our thing. One of the problems was that the music from the theatre show could be heard at the upper level outdoor bar, while there was a musician trying to play. The sound travelled across the pool patio and interfered with the musician. Maybe having the live musician set up straight across from the main bar upstairs or on Miss Lou’s side would have helped? Miss Lou's coffee bar was the BEST spot on the resort. The sandwiches were fresh and tasty, the coffee drinks were amazing, the desserts were delicious, staff was friendly, and I wish we knew it was an option as a place to eat on the day we arrived instead of being directed to the Sports Bar, It may have changed the overall impression we had of the resort from Day 1. We will not go back to this resort. We heard the Iberostar Rose Hall was nicer and they have a cat sanctuary for the cats that live on their property. That is a huge positive for us. Our thoughts are that if a resort cares for the cats, they will most likely care for the guests.

Disappointing!

I was fortunate to have stayed at this resort 15 years ago when it first opened and was excited to return... The service and food was lacking. It's a line up to get into any of the buffets and an even longer line for a fried egg. Not all of the a la carte/buffets are open daily so it's a guessing game as to which one you'll end up at. The resort app is glitchy but the best way to book a la cartes, note that they book for 3 days in advance right when the window opens or you will miss out. Very  [... read more]difficult to reach any service agents to address a host of issues from lack of toilet paper to being locked out 3 times. We were promised certain amenities upon arrival and they were not recieved. We have had equal and/or better at lessor rated resorts in Montego Bay.

Great time

This hotel is quite big and if I had mobility issues, it would have been tough. Other than that, I would say my biggest complaint was booking the restaurants through the App as it didn’t work for us. The pool is cold and the beach area is okay. If booking an additional service, make sure you get a receipt at the time as they charge it to your room and you have to pay before you leave…they tried to charge us $50 US more than what we agreed to but we argued the charge and wound up paying what w [... read more]e agreed to.

Less Than Promised

Ground were beautiful despite the recent hurricane. Most employees were great and those that were not are obviously only attending to those people who were handing out large amounts of tips. Office staff is deplorable, tried to soak us for $750.00 vendor fee when we asked for a local tattoo artist to come and provide us with a tattoo. This was our second time in 3 years coming to this resort and it has gone way down hill. We would not recommend it to anyone. Pool should be shutdown, it is not fi [... read more]ltering the water properly and is very cold! Ocean was warmer that the pool and beach was spotless and amazing. Food was great at the Steak House, Italian and Poseidon, Buffet's were good but very repetitive. Entertainment was too short and catered to specific groups of people. Really quite boring!

Would not go back

The Resort is beautiful. The main buildings and pool are all very nice. The beach on the Jamaica side is not very nice; but the Lady Hamilton side is very nice. For us, the Resort is way too spread out. Too far to walk from the Villa to the main building. We had to rely on the shuttle every time; and even standing waiting on the shuttle was hard on us. The food in the buffets was not very good. Very repetitive and not very hot at all. We enjoyed the Italian restaurant - food was good but again,  [... read more]not hot.

Very responsive staff!

I have never stayed at a resort with such genuinely helpful staff. They were always happy to assist and greeted us with a smile. Any issue that arose—and there were very few—was resolved quickly and without hesitation. The Grand Palladium also boasts the longest pool I have ever seen. I snorkelled every day, and each time I was happy to see a variety of different and unusual fish.

Don't Waste Your Money

Our 11 night stay was filled with issues, rudness and ultimately a very disappointing vacation. At the end of the stay the hotel tried to scam us out of an additional $750 usd. We made previous arrangements to have a local tattoo artist come and do some worm and upon arrival he was denied entry although he had been granted entry previously. This hotel does not care about the local people only about making money off of them.

Fabulous Resort

We recently had a 10 day stay at the Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton resort. The staff were all very helpful and were more than willing to accommodate any of our needs. Joseph Myrie met us on our arrival and when we reached out to him to make all our ala carte dinner reservations, he looked after the reservations and sent me the confirmations. The buffets were all terrific with a variety of food. We went with our son, daughter-in-law and two young grandsons and all staff were super friendly. We en [... read more]joyed the Sunset Cove beach very much. The entertainment in the theatre was fantastic. The only downside was that the music was too loud that it drowned out the singing.

Excellent vacation

Signature section well worth the small extra cost. Great beaches and pools. Able to snorkel right off the beach. Food options - good variety and restaurants. Entertainment at night wasn’t great. Overall great value and great resort.

Bad Service Experience

We recently travelled to Jamaica Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton resort from October 26th to October 30th, 4 night 5 days. We booked a romance villa suite ocean view (Room# 3132) because we were celebrating our 19th year wedding anniversary. We booked this room mainly because of the features of the room. The 1st issue we encountered was one of the lounge chair on our balcony was missing the cushion. We requested to get that on Sunday morning at front desk, we did not receive it so we called fr [... read more]om the room to request again. Late Monday evening we finally received one and we were able to enjoy the balcony on Tuesday which was our 4th day there. (The day before coming back home) The 2nd issue is the Jacuzzi tub in our room started leaking when it was turned on, we have a jacuzzi tub at home and we are aware of how to use it. This issue happened late Monday night as we were trying out the tub because we wanted to use it on the day of our anniversary Tuesday 29th of October. On Tuesday morning we brought it to their attention and left the room to enjoy our day. When we returned in the evening, we noticed it was not fixed. We then went to the front desk and spoke to the Customer relation manger on duty. She did offer to have someone come to look at the issue at that moment and did admit that there was a lack of communication from them and they dropped the ball in attending to the issue, but it was already late at night and because we just had a little time remaining on the day of our anniversary we didn't want to spend it with maintenance personnel or being moved to another room, At this point we only had a few hours left before returning home the next day. Unfortunately at the moment it didn't occur to us to take any pictures of the issues. Please note that flights to and from Jamaica was great and on time and so was the transfers to and from the hotel, our main issue was service and the room. The issue has been documented in the hotels system when we spoke to the Customer Relations Manager. This issue has been ongoing since October and has not been resolved.

I love Grand Palladium Jamaica and Lady H amilton, while had chance to observe that the so called Signature operates horribly. but my main point is great work of Kateryna Mikhailiuk from tripcentral.

i love Grand Palladium Jamaica and Lady Hamilton, while had chance to observe that the so called Signature operates horribly. but my main point is the great work of specifically Kateryna Mikhailiuk from tripcentral. THANK YOU, Kateryna, and Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

Resort exceeded expectatioms

First impression as I stepped into the Lady Hamilton Lobby "Wow". The colonial motif and grandeur of the lobby and resort blew me away. Check-in and check-out were a breeze. The resort shuttle dropped me off at my villa and the driver escorted me to my room. The resort buildings are showing a little wear and tear. Overall though they are very well maintained. The grounds are also very well kept. Gardners and maintenance staff were always present. I had to call maintenance once to assist with [... read more] the lock on my suite door. They came quickly to my suite and resolved the issue post haste. Maps and signs are abundant and made navigating around the resort a snap. The Palladium app which was downloaded and set up for me at check-in was great. I used it often. My first impression as I entered my Junior Suite - was " nice". The room was a very nice size and the ocean view from my balcony was a pleasure to view in the mornings as I drank the wonderful Blue Mountain coffee. My housekeeping person Melonie was wonderful. I had forgotten something (toothpaste) and asked her if she could help and she did. The spa exceeded my expectations. The treatments I had and the hydrotherapy were wonderful. I was glad that I took advantage of the special. The entertainment was excellent and varied. The night shows were top-notch. My favourites were: the Las Vagas, Bob Marley Tribute, and the Circus. The staff was exceptional and friendly. They made my stay even more pleasurable. Overall, I found the buffet and ala carte restaurants to have a pleasant atmosphere, good food, and great service. I enjoyed the Jamaican and Caribbean dishes served at the buffets. My favourite buffet place was the Blue Lagoon. Who would not want to eat on the patio overlooking the pool while listening to the live music? At the El Dorado ( steak) restaurant, I requested a coffee and my server went out of her way to get me what I had asked for - an americano. Now that is great service. I appreciated that they waited to find out if what I had ordered was cooked to my specifications - it was. The two Jerk huts beachside had wonderful Jerk Chicken and Pork. Very popular as the lines attested. My favourite coffee place was Miss Lou's. Too bad the piano was broken at the time of my visit. I could easily see myself enjoying a late-night coffee there while listening to the piano. Only two minor drawbaks tick out. None of the bars on the resort served the Jamaican Dragon Stout or Ginger Beer. I did find them in the gift store eventually. The first night at the bar I asked for a common cocktail called Dark and Stormy (made with Ginger Beer) and was told they could not make it for me. That did not detour me from partaking in the other wonderful cocktails they made. Every day was a new one to try. Overall a wonderful experience.

Huge resort

Hotel is very large, we averaged about 5-8km of walking per day. Going through immigration was painless and quick at the time we arrived. However, once past immigration trying to secure our shuttle to the resort was chaotic and unorganized. Check in at the resort was fast, accommodation was great (suite, garden view). Food in general was good, beaches are nice but quite compact and small and watch for sand fleas, my legs received lots of bites. My only complaint was that some staff at this  [... read more]resort clearly do not want to work there. Some staff were unapproachable and rude and some completely unhelpful. Biggest let down was our check out and the consistent expectation of a gratuity. We did not receive our email telling us what time our shuttle was leaving for the airport. We couldn’t find a rep all week to confirm and once checked out the front staff was completely unhelpful. I rate the resort a 7/10.

We had some issues :(

6 of us went (friends) and in pairs we each got put into completely separate buildings and all with King size beds...we asked for 2 queens and they said there weren't any (the resort was not full) 2 days later 2 of the girls got a new room and 3 days later the other 2 got a room...my friend and i just sucked it up and shared a bed. But no assistance at all of trying to put us closer together. The resort is massive so trying to find friends in different buildings that are far away wasn't easy. [... read more] We went down to the main buffet in the morning the first day we were there and i can't make this stuff up...there was NO food 25 empty silver pans..we had yogurt/juice...I have never come across this before. When we went to go for dinner that night...they asked us to come back because there weren't ready (it was already 15 min past opening time) We did discover the Negril buffet (awesome) and the Poisiden (awesome) half way through the stay. so i highly recommend these. The a la carts were great!! The grounds were beautiful and well taken care of and the staff were all very kind and friendly!! it was just the food and room situation that put a damper on us...but of course we pushed through lol

Dated Resort

Staff was friendly and there was plenty of staff but it was next to impossible to get anything done. Rooms were pretty clean, we had requested two beds and only got one with no spare pillows and NO blanket; only one sheet. We requested multiple times for a room change to the upgraded room we had paid for and did finally get it 4 days into our 6 day stay. This was a girls trip with 6 friends and we were all "issued" one king size bed. It was next to impossible to get bookings for a La Carte resta [... read more]urants; we never could get the steak house and could only get the Japanese at 3pm. Breakfast buffets we pretty scarce at least 3 of the days.

Paradise!

Rooms are spacious, but need to be updated on the Lady Hamilton side. Pools are breathtaking. Sunset Cove beach is beautiful. Drinks are good. Most staff are friendly. I did have an issue with staff in Miss Lou’s bar, but nothing major. Food is good, no issue getting reservations if you go to the concierge. Spa was nice and peaceful, a lovely place to spend the day. Best breakfast place is Blue Lagoon. My second time at this resort.