Bahia Principe Explore Jamaica: Some good, some bad

I thought the main rooms of the hotel and the guest rooms were very nice. The lobby and the balcony around the hotel was super pretty. The beach was a bit of a walk from the main areas of the hotel which wasn't great. The pool was really nice, though. Two swim up bars and lots of chairs around. The service was adequate - no wow factor. Some of the staff were really accomodating and helpful and some acted as if we were bothering them. The food was quite good at every meal.

The Oasis at Sunset: GREAT VACATION

AMAZING VACATION FOOD, DRINKS.LOCATION, BEACH,POOLS,GROUNDS ALL WONDERFUL.THE HOTEL IS OLDER AND THE ROOMS ARE ON THE SMALLER SIDE BUT THEY ARE WELL MAINTAINED AND SPOTLESSLY CLEAN. THE STAFF ARE SOME OFF THE BEST IN THE CARIBBEAN. WILL BE BACK

Jewel Runaway Bay Resort: Fantastic beach

Its a really nice beach and very quiet/private albeit on the smaller side. Good snorkelling right off the beach. The resort is very well managed and everyone will have fun. Food is decent but nothing exceptional so are the drinks. For the price you won't go wrong specially with kids.

Iberostar Selection Rose Hall Suites: Great stay

We stayed at Iberostar Rose Hall Suites in Febuary...very clean,great staff,nice house wines,nice beach...food was prepared with great care Found our room to be quite damp as the week went on..4 th floor great view...think maybe the air conditions system was working the best

Couples Negril: Simply Amazing

Second time back and had a great time. The staff make this place and treat you like family. There was a couple of items at the resturants that disappointed us, but for the most part was top notch. Beautiful resort on a great strech of Bloody Bay.

Riu Palace Tropical Bay: Great resort. Will come back again

The resort was great. Rooms were clean spacious and nice. Food was fantastic. Great selection and always a Jamaican section which we loved to have choice of eating local foods! Entertainment was good. Liked how they showed you a bit about Jamaican culture. Beach was amazing. Water so beautiful clear and warm. Staff were friendly.

Iberostar Waves Rose Hall Beach: Wonderful Resort with the Friendliest Staff

This resort has beautiful grounds with a great pool area and outstanding beach. There was "No Problem". Always could get a lounge near the pool or on the beach, in the sun or in the shade. All of this and helpful staff too. We will go back.

Royalton Hideaway Blue Waters: One of the best places we ever stayed at

We had a fantastic stay at the Royalton. We we're a bit skeptical about going to another all inclusive resort since the last one we went to was not a great experience. However, the Royalton was able to change our minds. Everyone has different things they look for in a resort so what I like might not be for everyone so here goes: My wife and I are 30 and 28 respectively. We were not looking for a party place or a place over run with children either. The atmosphere was very relaxing for both of [... read more] us! It was a fully booked resort when we went to the Royalton in February 2015 yet we didn't feel like it was crowded. We were able to walk around freely and without being subjected to lineups anywhere. First and foremost, the food is fantastic! We are very concerned about the food since when you stay somewhere for 7 days, you want it to be good. The buffet always had fresh fruits, fresh veggies and very good selections of food. I always ate lunch at the beach where they had an open pit BBQ where they cooked Jerk chicken along with roasted potatoes and other sides depending on the day as well as a great jerk sauce to go over it all if you wanted. You NEVER had to wait for a restaurant which we were skeptical of at first since the last place we stayed you had to book every a la carte dinner and the last place we stayed at overbooked their restaurants and we could never even book a meal! We ate at all the a la carte's at the Royalton and the only one we had to wait for was the Steak house restaurant and even at that it was like 2 minutes...and you're on vacation so even if it was 10 minutes, go get a drink and wait :) The Japanese restaurant does require a reservation. You can book it between 9AM-1PM and we had no problem booking it. The beach was clean, seats were always available and had a great view. I saw a lot of people on past reviews say that the beach was not nice or not big enough...I dont know how big of a beach you need or would want but we were quite content with what we had. The bartenders are great too..in fact the entire staff is so friendly and genuine. We never heard a "no" the entire time we were there. Always smiles, joking and truly made us enjoy things. There were a few pitches for a breakfast at the steakhouse (which we already expected after seeing others post about it) but they were not pushy and it really didnt bother us. There were a few people and merchants that would walk the beach trying to sell things but they were so tame that it didn't affect anyone...We talked to a few of them and they were just happy go lucky people and when they did offer you anything and you declined they instantly wished you the best and left you alone. I honestly can't complain about anything about the resort...although I'm sure if I was a pessimist I could TRY and find things but I chose to see all the good stuff from it and I would definitely return to this resort in a heartbeat. If you want a big party atmosphere, this may not be the place. It's low key but still has some nightlife and lots of things going on in the day (beach volleyball, pool games etc) but it's not a hookup place for singles. The only thing that wasn't according to plan was our room assignment. When we arrived, many from our group were issued a "non luxury" room that had a partial ocean view but also a view of the maintenance buildings and cook house and cleaning supplies locations...really not a big deal but we did inquire about it. They said they were overbooked and said we could transfer rooms when it was available. Some got theirs the next day, we got ours two days later BUT we were compensated for the difference in room prices by our agent. Some didn't get compensated but we did so try for it but in the end I dont think it would have soured our trip. Besides, we were barely in the room anyways. One other thing to point out was one night our AC stopped working. We weren't sure what to expect of maintenance but we went and told reception and they said they would look at it. We then went and ate supper, had a drink and when we returned it was WORKING AGAIN! We were very impressed by the fast turn around. We will definitely return to this place!

Bahia Principe Explore Jamaica: GRAN BAHIA PRINCIPE, RUNAWAY BAY, JAMAICA

THE RESORT ITSELF IS LARGE WHICH LEADS TO A LOT OF WALKING. THE POOLS, SWIM UP BARS AND BEACHES WERE EXCELLENT. THE NIGHT TIME ENTERTAINMENT WAS AVERAGE AT BEST. THE BUFFETS WERE AVERAGE BUT THE A LA CARTES WERE EXCELLENT. THE KARAOKE BAR WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR TRIP - GREAT FUN. THIS COULD BE A FIVE STAR RESORT WITH BETTER WINE AND WHISKEY, REFILLS OF FOOD AND BEER ON TIME NOT AFTER THEY HAD RUN OUT, AND MORE DETAILS TO SMALL THINGS.

Royalton Hideaway Blue Waters: Amazing family resort.

The resort was very well looked after. Staff were very freindly and helpful. We booked 3 rooms as a family and they were all together. Disappointed that everything seemed to close at 6 pm. Pools, bar at the pool etc. Food was good but could have used a little more variety.

Sandals Jamaica Dunn's River: Great Resort, Great Times!!

Beautiful smaller resort! Was my first time in Jamaica, very beautiful Country!! Food was amazing, clean resort, very friendly people. Night life could have been a little more exciting but everything else was perfect!

Riu Palace Tropical Bay: amazing beach, average resort

I've been to different resorts and this one didn't measure up to others. The restaurants we're average, the entertainment was average at best, only one washroom on resort, not very close to anything, rooms didn't get cleaned very well and way to much staff trying to sell you "stuff", but the beach was extremely nice.

Grand Palladium Jamaica: Wonderful Family Vacation Without Compromise!

We just returned from this gorgeous resort and can't wait to return! My husband, myself and 3 children had an amazing time- kids are 8,6,4yrs old. Jamaica has been a favorite destination with Sandals top notch before kids so we will thrilled to find a family resort with these standards! Rooms were beautiful , clean, mini bar refreshed, huge shower and whirlpool tub. The restaurants and buffets were delicious with theme nights but still great variety for kids. The Asian restaurant was our favorit [... read more]e. Between the beach, pools, waterpark, beach volleyball and beach soccer , gym and entertainment it was fun filled! Is like to send out a special thank you with hugs to Sunshine, Candy, and Spice at the kids club! Our kids begged and nagged to go to the kids club every day and made fast friends giving my husband and I some alone time without guilt! The kids performed in the show every night which they loved and brought us to tears! Thanks so much to the staff at the Grand Palladium Jamaica!

Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton: Huge resort!

This resort is stunning! It is very large with friendly staff an a lot of restaurants to choose from. The steak house was my favorite! We had the t-bone which was superb! The barbeque jerk chicken in the beach was also amazing! The only downfall at this resort is that the beach area is very big but there are several beach areas. We would definitely stay there again.

Bahia Principe Explore Jamaica: Amazing Resort

Resort is fantastic, the staff are very friendly and helpful always asking how we like Jamaica and the resort. Rooms were very spacious, grounds very well maintained. Food was best we've had so far. Will definitely return.

The Oasis at Sunset: excellence in friendly staff

Truly relaxing vacation. All staff were amazingly friendly and it was great to have no language barrier. Rooms and whole resort were kept very clean. Food was good and there were lots of free activities available. Not so posh as to make you feel uncomfortable. Only pleasant memories and a smile on my face returned.

Sunset Beach Resort and Spa: wonderful resort

Majority of the staff at the resort were wonderful, we had an issue with our room and they were very accomodating. The food was AMAZING the view was spectacular. Lots of activities to keep the whole family busy. Would definitely recommend this hotel.

Catalonia Montego Bay: All of my needs and expectations were met here!

For those of us who prefer to spend our travel funds exploring and sampling the culture of the places we visit, rather than blow it on glamorous accommodations, H. I. Sunspree more than surpassed my expectations. The staff are friendly, informative and helpful. Breakfast and lunch buffets were great, but some of the evening buffets could get monotonous, so we tended to book an a la carte restaurant almost every evening. Thank you soooo much for letting us wait for an a la carte vacancy on our la [... read more]st night, even though we had not been able to book a reservation for it! The filet mignon (Italian a la carte) and the "browned" red snapper (Seafood a la carte) as well as the mussels in a tomato and wine sauce will live on in my memories for some time. Top rate chefs at the a la cartes! BTW: I met several guests who were vegetarians and they said that they were very happy with the food at the buffets. I am an avid foodie, so I will give the buffet service a 4 out of 5, which is saying a lot for resort food. I have often thought that resorts should prepare some basic beef or chicken stews, and have pots of different broths or sauces on the side so that people who love curry can jazz up their stews. I often took the broth from a curry dish to jazz up the rice or veggies on offer. Loved the kids bar when I was yenning for something basic: nothing like chicken fingers and fries to fill my tummy after too much indulging the day before. The kids had a huge secured playground and excellent pools to play in - I never used the pools, opting for the amazing island across from the resort. This resort has several beaches so you are never exposed to the noise of deliriously happy children frolicking about in paradise if you don't want to be. They never bothered me: I am not fond of Adults only resorts. Snorkeling was amazing in the island area. I would highly recommend this resort, especially for families, but we singles had no complaints, either. Thanks to all the staff at Sunspree for one of the most memorable vacations of my life. Irie!

The Oasis at Sunset: Wonderful time

We had the most wonderful time at the Oasis at Sunset. It was a much smaller resort than we're used to and we were a little apprehensive about that at first. What we found was that it was much easier to meet and talk to people there than the larger resort. We met some great new people. The food and service was excellent. Staff was friendly and accommodating. we also enjoyed the ability to go over to the larger Sunset side of the resort to enjoy the pools and entertainment there. There was no wai [... read more]ting for non-motorized equipment (kayaks and paddleboats). The snorkelling off-shore was pretty good. Lots to see. There had been a large storm the week prior to our visit so the beach wasn't in the greatest shape, but was being cleaned up and improved during our visit. We celebrated a wedding anniversary while there and had a beautiful, romantic dinner on the beach, served by our own personal waitress that was memorable.

Iberostar Waves Rose Hall Beach: Great Resort! Third time back!

Once again we stayed at Iberostar Rose Hall Beach. As usual, the service was great and the accommodations were also great! The are doing some upgrades to the garden (tile replacement) area so it will be very nice for our next trip.