The Oasis at Sunset: Highlights, disappointments and misunderstood.

Oasis at Sunset, Highlights, disappointments and misunderstood. The property is a large complex of buildings and spaces. Highlights::: The property, places and spaces are absolutely spotless, clean and well maintained. Special complements need to go to the grounds keeper as it is a meticulous place. ALL the staff for the most part were friendly, accommodating and busy. A special note has to go to all the staff in the buffet restaurants. NO ONE slowed down unless you wanted to ask questions. The  [... read more]night time restaurants that had to be booked in advance were ok and seem to try and bring a nice meal. One waiter that deserves a special note is PAUL in the Terrace Restaurant was an absolute Jem. If you go to this restaurant, you must ask for PAUL!!! The entertainment on Tuesday evenings at the Beach Party are absolutely an amazing group of you people. Well worth seeing. The entertainment at the Terrace Restaurant in the evening between the piano player and violin player is also well worth the time to spend the time to listen to them. 15 minutes from the airport is nice. Disappointments:::: The rooms on the East and West units are very small. No desk or area to sit if you need to use a laptop. Clean and well kept. I recommend to bring an extension cord as plugs are few and far between. The internet was spotty at best. Sometimes good sometimes forget it. Not sure why they had a password system that frustrated you as it kept trying to get you to click icon for better service if you wanted to pay!!! The buffet breakfast lunch and supper seem to be the same thing over and over. Its hard to mix it up for breakfast as they covered most bases except pastry. Lunch and supper repeat every day They could use a good pastry chef for breads and deserts. There was no beachside grill or snack shop. The distance to walk to the washrooms or to get a drink from the only adult (very small) beach was to far. I guess the exercise would not hurt anyone. Misunderstood::: We thought we paid extra for the adult only section, and beach. We were at the far East side of the complex in a building known as East and Ah Natural was actually on the sign. I can tell you that the beach in front of our building was filled with kids of all ages and our unit also had a great deal of kids in it. A screaming 2 year old that was the most active kid i have ever heard make noises non stop. Thank heavens it was only 2 days and they were gone. I do not mind kids but really misunderstood what we paid extra for. There was a gated beach that we thought may have been adults only, but to our surprise through the gate was more kids. At the very end of the beach was a small section with another gate that was au natural. If not wanting au natural beach and no kids, this is not the place to come. Just Wrong:::::: The village behind the resort has a bar that plays loud music Thursdays, Fridays and Saturday nights. Saturday night was until 4am and the volume of the base sounds made the group Metallica seem like armatures. Not sure how the town lets that go one at such volumes but it is very disturbing. Nothing to do with the hotel as I know they have had many complaints on this.

Bahia Principe Explore Jamaica: Beautiful Island!

Island was beautiful. Loved it! Resort was a little weathered. Staff were very nice, unless you needed service. One beach was amazing, a few mins away though. Nightlife was very entertaining. Recreational activities were not at a minimum haha

The Oasis at Sunset: Fantastic Resort right on the ocean.

The oasis is a real find for anyone wishing a special time in the Carribean. The staff are exceptional,friendly alway ready to help. Accomodation iinCabanas on the beach are the best value we have found,on the many islands visited.Superbly run by Jamaicans. Excitement for children and others available at a larger facility next door. Our adult daughters and our eighty year old selves,wish we could. Have discovered it sooner. We will return.

Sandals Jamaica Dunn's River: Amazing resort

The rooms were very nice, spacious and comfortable, the staff was wonderful, very friendly and always smiling. The food was great, you always stepped away full. It was a great place with great people.....will definitely go back!!

Royalton Hideaway Blue Waters: Awesome resort

Excellent resort .. They above & beyond for everyone at the resort Danion Clark is an asset to the royalton .. Never met such friendly staff .. Grounds beautiful .. All restaurants were delicious !! Amazing pace u won't be dissatisfied with this resort !! Can't wait to go back :)

Bahia Principe Explore Jamaica: Not a 5 star!

The most positive thing is the pool is nice and the grounds are beautiful The food is just ok, the staff at most of the A la carte restaurant staff acted like it was an inconvenience to serve you. The best restaurant was the Italian one. What really soured our opinion was that we had to almost beg for wash clothes and sometimes bath towels in our room. Ask the maid but the only way we could get them was ask at the Diamond club desk...not what you'd expect from a 5 star.

Royalton Negril Resort And Spa: Great rseort

The rooms were a bit dated; however, the cleanliness, service and food were excellent. The beach and location of this resort is fantastic. My wife and I came back from this resort two days ago and we will go back.

Bahia Principe Explore Jamaica: Beautiful Resort

The Grounds was will cared for and beautiful, the pools was very clean, the rooms needed some updating, the foods was good. We couldn't stay at the disco for long periods of time because it had a very bad smell. Overall our getaway was very enjoyable. thanks

Sandals Jamaica South Coast: Poor value for the price

Maintenance problems with rooms, lounge chairs hard to come by unless you are willing to get up at 5:30 am, service was slow, beautiful grounds, beach area rocky, drinks were good, food was generally good, weather was not great (windy and a couple days of rain).

Sandals Jamaica Dunn's River: Beautiful Intimate Resort

The resort is small, there are only 250 rooms and no matter what room you stay in, you're close to everything. The grounds, pools, and pool decks are immaculately kept as is the beach area. The beach is private and you will not be bothered by vendors or buskers however, although adequate strolling from one end to the other will take you about 3-4 minutes.

Jewel Runaway Bay Resort: Awesome resort

Everything about the resort , the food , the staff was top notch... We did not feel the pressures of tipping because the staff was so helpful we automatically wanted to give gratuity. Clean , timely fashion when needed something, questions answered promptly.,

Iberostar Selection Rose Hall Suites: It was amazing resort would go back

Very beautiful and quite people were very nice great service but only had one pool amazing view we had food was very good staff were there on hand for your needs ocean was nice chairs were comfertable thick couchines rooms were amazing

Royalton Negril Resort And Spa: Great week!

The staff are lovely people but the management is clueless on how to train them properly which is a shame. A minor tweak could take the service to 4 stars without much effort. But it's 3 star service, 4 star food and accommodation for the Caribbean. I had the best beach vacation of my life mainly because I got to do all the water sports I like and the people who work there and visit there are fun, relaxed, people. I felt like my one week was two weeks, I had so much fun.

Iberostar Waves Rose Hall Beach: Amazing: Service, Food, Weather

The hotel offers services in close proximity to all facilities. It is super clean and safe. The staff are impressive, enthusiastic, caring, and always delivered a first class service. The food was tasty and excellent with a large variety of meats, vegetables and fruits. There was a great selection of food for vegetarians. Staff served with a smile and aimed to please. This is definitely worth a return visit! Thanks to everyone.

Sandals Jamaica Ocho Rios: Excellent resort and staff

This resort was well groomed and maintained, there were a couple areas undergoing reconstruction at the time of our stay, any noise and inconvenience was kept to the absolute minimum and did not affect our enjoyment in any way. Every aspect of this resort was very professionally handled. The staff were amazing from housekeeping staff to the butlers, all appeared to enjoy their jobs and had a smile at anytime, they made us feel very welcome which added so much to our enjoyment, for this alone the [... read more] stay was worth it. The food was very good at any of the many restaurants and service was never an issue. If you want a vacation in a place that caters to you this one does it right.

SeaGarden Beach Resort: Awesome Resort!

I had a truly amazing stay at Sea Garden Resort. The staff were excellent. So genuinely kind and helpful. I love the fact that we had our own private beach and everything was kept so clean. I would highly recommend this resort to anyone. One of my best vacations ever!

Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton: Amazing Resort

This resort was amazing...gotta say beautiful grounds, people and service!!! A la carte restaursants were great and the staff very attentive. Night life, even for ones with kids, was great along with the kids characters and breakfasts, simply great. Buffet was good but I felt could have been more selection however, never went hungry. Jerk Chicken Hut on the beach was to die for, amazing food! Beach clean, and warm clean water.....All in all amazing resort which we honestly didnt want to come hom [... read more]e from....

Grand Muthu Runaway Bay Club Caribbean: 5 Star Experience at a 3 Star Resort

My husband and I arrived in Jamaica on Mar 7, 2015, for a one week vacation at the Royal Decameron Club Caribbean.  We booked a gardenview cottage, with king sized bed and mini-fridge in our room as special requests. I am mid-forties and he is in his early 50's.  We booked our trip through Trip Central in Bedford, NS.  We normally stick to mid to large size 4.5 to 5 star resorts but were looking for a completely different experience this year.  The opportunity to stay in a bungalow sealed th [... read more]e deal for us going to the Royal Decameron Club Caribbean. The ride to the Resort from the airport was about an hour and 20 minutes, including a stop to drop people off at the Bahia.   We arrived at the Royal Decameron around 12:30, so our cottage was not yet ready.  The front desk desk did all of the normal check in things to get us ready for when our cottage became available.  At checkin we paid $20.00 for 24 hours of internet (you spread this out over the week by logging in and out), $14.00 for a safe for the week and $35.00 to have a mini fridge in our cottage.  Front desk staff was excellent, not only during checkin but anytime we went up through the week.  They were attentive, friendly and always made us feel like a valued guest. We then went off to have lunch and explore while we waiting for our room.  We went into the buffet where it was clear to staff that we were new.  We were given a little tour of the buffet and everything was pointed out to us.  First time anywhere that has happened.  Really felt good and lunch was good to! First impression was of a very clean, very friendly and beautifully landscaped resort.  Size wise it was a fair amount bigger than we had anticipated it would.  For a small resort it is well spread out. At around 2:00 we decided to take a chance and see if our cottage was ready, it was.  We were promptly escorted to cottage 132.  The cottage was fantastic, so rustic.  The main area is large with a bed, dresser, two small tables, chairs and a sofa bed/futon. You also have a flat screen TV.  The closet (the safe is in here as well) is a good sized walkin area.  The bathroom is roomy with a large shower.  You have two adirondak chairs outside on the patio as well.  These are cottages, they are not super fancy but they are perfect for the feel of this resort.   The maid did a wonderful job of keeping our cottage clean and stocked.  She never missed an opportunity to wish us a good morning.  Our room was cleaned by 10:00am everyday. We ate lunch at both the Jasmine Delta and the buffet.  Both were good, jerk chicken wings were awesome!  Breakfast was in the main buffet and was excellent.  The actually had someone manning the bacon station, which we thought was a great idea.  Never once did we have to worry about not getting any. There are two a la cartes, we only tried the Jasmine Delta, Thai one.  My husband had the Pad Thai and I had the beef teriaki.  Mine was very good, his not so much.  After that we just stuck to the buffet which was good most nights. There are lots of place to get drinks and lots of non-alcoholic choices.  The drinks are all very good, as is the beer.  They definitely don't water anything down here and my hubby was thrilled that they had Pepsi! The beaches were very nice.  It was very windy while we were there so the water was quite stirred up and wavy as would be expected.  The water was still nice to be in.  We never needed our water shoes for the beach.  The beaches were clean with lots of loungers available all the time, and the resort was full while we were there.  Really really nice to go to a resort where the towel game wasn't played at all.  Anytime of day we could have had a lounger at the pool or beach.  Shaded or not shaded didn't matter, you could always find one. The pools were smaller but we weren't there for the pools so it didn't matter to us.  Lots of pool floaties if you wanted as well.  We swam up at the quiet pool once just to say we did.  We spent a lot of time hanging out at the main pool where there was plenty of seating and the entertainment took place. There are also tennis courts, basket ball, shuffleboard, giant chess, a gym and a kids club.  There were very few young children at the resort and we didn't see anyone using the kids club.  There were also massages down at a gazebo on the beach. There was nightly entertainment outside the resort and we could hear the music but by then we were so tired it didn't matter.  This is Jamaica and the people love their music so we have to respect that they too like to let loose in the nights.  We are just visitors. The entertainment crew at this resort is spectacular.  We had so much fun with them, watching them and because of them.  They truly made this a vacation we won't forget.   All of the staff here is friendly, welcoming and just gives you a feeling of belonging.  It is different then any other places we have ever been.  It is a feeling that is hard to put to words. Prices at the gift shop were reasonable for most things when we compared them with other places. I had no issues exchanging my Canadian dollars for Jamaican dollars at the front desk or using Canadian dollars when that was all I had on me. We only did one organized excursion, just had too much on the resort.  We did the Chukka Catamaran.  It was a blast! We met so many great people and had such a great time!  I know this is classed as a 3 star resort but we truly had a 5 star experience and I would take that over a 5 star resort with a 3 star experience any day!   This is one resort I know we will be back to! If you are looking for the marble and glam of a big resort this may not be for you, but if you are looking for a laid back, relaxing and friendly experience this is perfect.

Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton: BEST VACATION EVER

my wife and I travelled to Jamaica at the beginning of march and stayed at the grand palladium lady Hamilton. this was no doubt the best vacation of our lives. the resort is something out of a book spacious, clean beautiful landscaped grounds an incredible group of employees exceptionally friendly helpful very professional and always smiling and asking if you would like anything. The service was amazing. the food both in the buffets and in the restaurants was second to none I couldn't say enough [... read more] good things about this resort I would highly recommend staying there and my wife and I have already decided to return there next march

Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton: fantastic resort

We enjoyed our stay at the Grand Palladium. Beautiful hotel with lots to do. Hotel staff was exceptional. Would definitely go back. Our only negative comment would be the buffet food got tired quick, more selection would have been better. Thankfully the unlimited a la carte restaurants made up for that.