Bahia Principe Explore Jamaica: Great Family Vacation

My 16 yr old Daughter and I spent a week at the Grand Bahia Principe in Jamaica. We didn't stay on the Plus side of the resort and the room was beautiful and very clean. The staff was excellent, restaurants were amazing, beach was safe for kids very calm and the snorkelling was so much fun off shore. The pool was beautiful and very clean. They have a shopping mall on the resort so you didn't even need to leave for shopping. Entertainment was good. I really don't have much to complain about. We h [... read more]ad a very nice vacation money well spent. Sonya

Bahia Principe Explore Jamaica: Fine, but won't be back

My friends and I stayed at the Grand Bahia Principe Jamaica for 5 days in October. I'd say it's a 4 star hotel at best. The resort itself is beautiful, but huge - clean for the most part, rooms and bathrooms are spacious, nice beach areas. When we arrived, we had to check in through a messy system. Everyone from our bus was herded into a room like sheep, where we had to listen to a speech from hotel staff, fill out forms, and wait in a barely existent line to get our room keys. We were than [... read more]kful they at least provided alcohol for this! The food was mediocre at best. We ate at the buffet, the beach bar, Garden Grill, Mikado, and Don Pablo. The buffet food wasn't fresh - a lot of the food seemed old. The beach bar buffet was the same. Garden Grill and Mikado were pretty good; we had great experiences at both. Don Pablo was a disaster. We wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone. The food was extremely disgusting. My friends and I all tried our best to eat the food without complaint, simply because the waiters were so kind and were making such an effort. Two of my friends actually went to the washroom to throw up during the meal. The alcohol, unless you purchase a premium package, was gross. All mixed drinks were syrupy (we were unable to stomach them after the first day), and they only offered one type of beer and one of each red and white wine. The staff in general were great. They were kind, courteous, and helpful. As we were three girls travelling, we weren't asked this of the staff, but we heard from male travellers that they couldn't go anywhere without being pressured to purchase marijuana or prostitutes. We did feel very safe, although as a female I probably wouldn't walk alone on the resort at night. All in all, I wouldn't go back to a Grand Bahia Principe hotel, however I would like to take the opportunity to thank the hardworking staff for doing their best to make our experience the best one possible.

Bahia Principe Explore Jamaica: Amazing resort!

Wonderful resort , clean , luxurious, very friendly staff , always eager to please ! Food was wonderful , pools very clean ! Crystal clear water at the beach . Never had to wait for food or drinks . Ala carte restaurants were outstanding !

Royalton Hideaway Blue Waters: Amazing Resort

Hotel was great from the grounds to the service. The food was amazing no complaints at all. The only downfall of the resort was the showers horrible, sometimes you would get hot water or cold. My daughter was taking a shower and in the middle of the shower she was faced with scolding hot water and she cried for about 10 mins. Water park was a great place for the kids to play watch out for the bigger water slides my children bumped their heads on the sides while going down the slide. Stay aw [... read more]ay from the orange water slide.

Bahia Principe Escape Runaway Bay: Week in paradise!!

I read a lot of reviews before choosing to book this resort for our vacation and some were negative which I ignored mostly since It was recommended by our colleagues who had stayed at this resort before. And now I find it completely bizarre that people had negative comments anout this resort. Starting from checking in to checking out everything was absolutely smooth, relaxing and enjoyable! Our room was spotless, spacious and bright (garden view suite) which was cleaned at least two times a day. [... read more] The cleaning staff work really hard and are constantly checking to make sure the guests have everything they need and the mini bar was stocked daily. Our jacuzzi tub drainage was broken but one call to maintenance and it was fixed the next day. The grounds were kept and clean, the pools were large and plenty of loungers no matter what time of the day but we chose to spend most of our days by the beach and what a beautiful, breathtaking, white sand, clear water beach! We just couldn't get enough of laying on the sand feeling the mini waves on our bodies and the manmade beach was great on the luxury side since the rocks kept the big waves away and we had calm shallow water all the time with mini waves but you could still swim if you walked a bit forward. And We loved feeding all the little adorable fish

Bahia Principe Explore Jamaica: It's ok resort

This resort not as good as I expected. Food not that good. Check in at 430pm room wasnt ready. In the room plug in didnt work. Always short of face cloth. Worst is safe not included with room. You have to pay 6 us dollars a nite to have safe. Every other resort always provided safe in with the room. Not like they had to put safe in room its already there. Elevators having problem Been here twice never go back again in this resort Rate a 2 star. There are way better resort in runaw [... read more]ay bay

Grand Decameron Cornwall Beach: Easy vacation

The Cornwall beach resort is 2min from the airport on a very nice beach. The food is good with a lot of Jamaican food. The bars are good and the entertainment is mostly bands that are fair to good depending on the singer of the night. No nightly kid shows with the animation crews to endure. The rooms are good with fabulous ocean views and sunsets and a mini bar stocked daily with pop, water, beer. I would definitely go back. Being a small resort everything is less than 100 steps.

Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall: totally awesome

From check in to check out ,Totally Heaven ; I knew that this was my pick but with the help from Alexandra Biddle from trip central i made the right choice, This place was amazing , we were in room 2228 overlooking the pool with a partial ocean view. it was quite clean and very comfortable,well stocked daily with beer.3 types of pop 2 kids of juice and water. the grounds were well cared for and clean. their are plenty of loungers and cabanas around the pool and beach,A lot of shady areas around [... read more] both,The service was great. you did not even have to move from your loungers to have a drink ore to order a snack,the servers were great and totally friendly, We are pool people and we were pampered all week,their are plenty of ala carte restaurants to choose from There all good but our favorites were the Italian and the Urban Heat located next door at the sister property.you can have the use of both property s , the drinks were all awesome and every meal and snake that we had were exellent,They have 24 hr room service. that we did nt use but people that i talked to said that they where fast and very good selection , We have been traveling two and three times a year to the islands for the past 16 years or so and i can honestly say that the staff at this resort are the most friendliest ,Everyone from staff to management will take time out to answer any questions or just talk to you , We just got back and i booked with Alexandra Biddle to return to the Hyatt again January 24th with my Daughter Tanya and her fiancee Albert Hunter this time so that my Daughter can see how great this place is and hopefully this will be her choice for her upcoming destination wedding come August / September of 2018 , Once again Alexandra for all you help and hard work checking things out for me on these three vacations that i just booked threw you , thank you Gerald Huggins

Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall: Excellent Stay

The Hyatt Zilara is the most amazing spot I have ever been to. Friendly staff and the groundskeeping was perfect. Such a beautiful spot with gorgeous views. Everything was kept neat and in top shape. Our air conditioner was leaking for a couple nights and we told them about it 3 times but it never got fixed. Other then that we had an amazing stay and would go back as soon as we could with another couple to be there with.

Secrets St James: Secrets Jamaica

The hotel itself was nice. Staff were Rude. Bar service was very slow. No buffet for dinner. Food was too high end. Beach was clean. Resort was clean. Pool and most of the resort closed at 7pm not enough evening entertainment

Iberostar Waves Rose Hall Beach: Excellent stay

This resort is super. People are so friendly and accommodating. The food is great and a big variety. The beach is ok. Not very long and the further you go out the more seaweed you get. Never a problem with chairs. Rooms are great. The resort is well taken care of. I would for sure recommend it.

Iberostar Waves Rose Hall Beach: Amazing family resort

Totally exceeded our expectations of a family resort. We had a real fun time. Kids loved it. Food was amazing!! Staff were super nice. Needed another staff member at pool bar though as it was too busy for one

Royalton Hideaway Blue Waters: A wonderful holiday!

My boyfriend and I had such a great stay at the Royalton White Sands from the moment we arrived to our departure. The staff were wonderful (in particular a big shout out to Rochelle at Opa, Ryan at Martini near Opa, Judith at Marche who made delicious omelets, Kamoy for driving me in the golf buggy on the rainy day down to the sports bar, Jeff in the fitness team, Jamar at Grazi and Kadian at Guest Services). But really all the staff throughout the resort were lovely and always said hello and as [... read more]ked how we were or if we needed anything. The resort is beautiful and so clean. We had an array of dining options to choose from, but unfortunately missed Jade (Asian cuisine) which I heard was delicious due to it being closed a lot of the time and we missed Calypso (West Indies cuisine) as we'd planned to go on our last night but it was closed then too. Nonetheless the other restaurants and food outlets were great and there was so much choice. We absolutely loved the freshly made burgers and pasta at the lunch buffet and the breakfast selection was awesome! The only thing I would recommend is a few more savory snack options, like crisps or nuts at the bars or in the mini bar in the rooms. It would be good to have these while sitting around the pool or beach. The pools were fabulous too and there were so many. We particularly enjoyed the adult only pool with the swim up bar and all the cocktail options, especially the Bob Marley and Rum Punch and it was great that there was so much entertainment happening throughout the day organized by the Vibe team. A highlight was that we were right on the beach too! We also loved the waterslides, they were great fun! The room was great, although we didn't have much of a view, but we weren't in the room all that much anyway. We met another couple who showed us their room view which was fabulous so you can always opt for one of those if a view is what you're after. One thing I would suggest for the rooms is full length mirrors. But the bed was so comfortable and the showers and bathroom amenities were lovely too. All in all, we had a fabulous stay and highly recommend this resort!!

Iberostar Waves Rose Hall Beach: Absolutely Beautiful!

They food was delicious. We had a perfectly cooked steak at the steakhouse and awesome coconut shrimp and the Cajun. The staff was very friendly and attentive. Very happy employees - always singing. Also, our room was very modern and clean. We had a wonderful stay at this resort.

Sandals Dunn's River: Fair

Wouldn't do this resort again. Our room was hot. Air conditioning didn't work well. Fridge didn't work. Phone didn't work. Safe didn't work. Food was good Japanise resturant was the best. Drinks we're ok very strong. Beach was small but nice. Locals standing at the fence whistling and calling you over constantly was annoying. Entertainment crew was small but friendly.

Iberostar Selection Rose Hall Suites: ibereostar great resort

I had an amazing time at the ibereostar rose hall suites rose hall st james. i was greeted with a nice tasty drinks, My one hiccup was that I wanted a kingsize bed and upon my arrival there was none available. i was put in a room with a double bed which was nice. they did get me a suite on the friday with my request for a king size bed. it was awesome. on the second floor and . the staff are amazing they made my stay memorable. the food is great. i am already planning my return trip and i would  [... read more]stay there again and again. I wish they had hand held shower in the bathrooms. entertainment was fantastic.

Sandals Dunn's River: Disappointing

The hotel was far from fully booked according to the staff yet when we arrived friday and tried to pay for our pre arranged upgrade we were told we had to wait til Sunday in the motel like rooms that we're pretty nasty and def not 4star hardly 3 star so Sunday comes and I get a call in the room telling us we had to be packed up and out by noon and our upgraded room would not be ready til 3 so roomless for hours we had to pay for a Cabana as my husband was sick no offer to comp it just inconvenie [... read more]nce. Went to check at 3 about our room and it still wasn't ready it cost me $99 for the Cabana til 4:30 so I went and spent time there til 4:30 go to the front desk expecting the room to be ready and it still wasn't as I'm sitting roomless in the lobby I'm hearing them tell the same thing to two other guests that their upgrade is not available finally after 5 they got a room for us blamed the housekeeping staff on our floor there were I'd say 10 rooms and only 4 were occupied I'm not sure what the point of them doing this is but it sure is frustrating then come check out day I was again willing to pay to keep the room til closer to our shuttle time and they said no sorry it needs to be empty by 12 as it's already rented our I would understand that if I knew the place was full but knowing it wasn't it was just another sourse of frustration as they offer late check out at $15/h I will never be back there nore will ever recommend this place.

Royalton Hideaway Blue Waters: My 40th Birthday!

I have to say I had a wonderful time on this trip, a little too short for my liking but one to remember for a life time. Our host Kevon was amazing! When we arrived my friends told him it was my birthday he went and bought me a drink in the lobby, also singing Happy Birthday very loudly. Totally made it more special. The hotel was amazing and the people, I can’t say enough! A few points that weren’t too great: 1) I was told that if I did a breakfast with a diamond start sales rep I†[... read more]™d get a little gift. I wasn’t really wanting to get up early the day after my birthday to go for a breakfast with this person but I figured if I got a gift it would be worth it. However after 1 and a half hours if sitting with the rep and hearing the sale pitch I was tired and wanting to go back to my friends who I came with and was there for only 3 days. But at that point the rep was pretty upset and pushing hard for me to continued his pitch. I needed to get back to my friends and let them know I was on my way to join them at the beach. When I went to sign off and told them I had no interested to join I was told I will not get the gift because I did not finish the pitch. I was pretty upset that I lost time with my friends and did not get my gift after the fact. 2) Having to paid a taxi back and forth from the airport was not fun, we had a very hard time getting a good price, also we did not realized how much the taxi would be and so we didn’t budget for it and my friend almost got in to a fight with the taxi drive over the price. I would prefer that was set up with a shuttle before we had gotten there. Other than those two things the trip was great and of course I want to live there. Thank you Eliana for all of your help on making my 40th a memorable one. Regards Trish

Sandals Dunn's River: Wonderful resort

This resort was on the smaller side to what we are used to, but extremely well kept and hospitable. The grounds are immaculate and rooms large and clean. Turn down service at night was a nice surprise. The entertainment was enjoyable. Beach is on the small side and they said they had lost some with the hurricanes from surrounding areas. Thouroughly enjoyed our vacation!!

Grand Palladium Jamaica: Amazing

This was an amazing trip for my son and I .our first time at the grand palladium and definatly not out last. My sister and her family have been here 3 times . We were on a family trip the constrained 11 of us . 9 adults 3 kids are 2,3,&5. Such a kids friendly place .shows were great .foid was fabulous. We all came back a little heavier lol. Highly recommend going .staff was delightful Can't wait to go back