Riu Ocho Rios: Riu Ocho Rio

Example: What did you think about  this hotel? (grounds, public areas, rooms, dining, features, etc.) very clean rooms. and the grounds well manicured. Great food.and great buffet. fantastic beach party.

Riu Palace Tropical Bay: Not a Riu "Palace"

First all the pros - loved Jamaica, beautiful clean beach, friendly staff, fun entertainment and amazing food including grilled lobsters at the beach - delicious tropical fruit and good variety. Cons - were mostly room related - phone in room did not work the whole week, room cards kept deactivating and door mechanism was faulty, safe was not working, fan cords broken so cannot reach them, toilet paper holder broken, queen beds not clamped together for couples (kept splitting apart), no elevator [... read more] so guests with problem knees should be aware. Switching rooms hard as they are fully booked. Only 2 pools. All in all would accept the negatives if we had not paid $4,670 for a supposed 5 Star Riu Palace.

Royalton Negril Resort And Spa: Awesome time:)

Wonderful resort, people very friendly and they were very talented. Got to stay in an awesome suite, very clean and well taken care of. No complaints at all had a wonderful vacation. People were very friendly, weather was awesome, sunshine everyday.

Riu Palace Tropical Bay: Expected better standard for what we paid!

Definitely not 5 star. The check in was good as we were only 2 couples. Considering that we were new guests the hotel should have made sure the facilities in the room were in order. The shower was not working and we were told it was "locked" and the fridge was not stocked. Some days the bed was turned down for the night other days it was not. The towels and toiletries were not replaced on a daily basis. On Valentine's day others rooms were given champagne and chocolates while we only got the cha [... read more]mpagne. One day when I asked whether they would be replenishing a specific fruit that had run out, I was told they would check with the supervisor but no one came with an answer. The beach was good. Entertainment was good although the shows clash with the late seating of fine dining restaurants. There could have been music for dancing after the entertainment. The food was good.

Riu Ocho Rios: Good Family Vacation

Our second visit here. Seems like new management from two years ago judging from the subtle changes. Appreciated the absence of bead salesmen walking in the water or the jet ski pushers floating at the edge of the swimming area. The pool was unheated and colder then the ocean so of no use to us on the windy overcast days. Bit of a fail there although we prefer the beach when hot and sunny We had two rooms facing each other and liked to prop the doors open when in our rooms so the kids could come [... read more] and see us at will. The security guards gave us a hard time about this. I thanked them the first couple times they came by but it quickly became annoying.

Bahia Principe Explore Jamaica: Our second trip here...

This was our second visit to BPJ. Traveled the week of Feb 11th-18th. Requested the same rooms as last time and were not disappointed. The resort is in need of a little TLC but all in all a great time. We never had any complaints with the food or service and our rooms were always kept immaculate by staff. I must admit, the most questionable area in need of immediate improvement would be the beach area where the breakwall has serious signs of erosion behind it. They actually had caution tape acro [... read more]ss a 50M section and it's certainly not something I would have expected to see as a remaining issue one full year later. Truly an eyesore and completely unnecessary IMO. The weather was fabulous for us (45 mins of rain one day even though the forecast was predicted "rain" for 5 of 7 days). Would I recommend the resort? Yes. Would I return. No. Simply a big world out there and twice is good enough for us.

Sandals Ochi Beach Resort: Nice resort

We had a nice vacation. Some things to know: but we didn't let it dampen our stay at all. Resort Grounds are under construction/renovations Noisy traffic throughout resort, construction in some areas of the resort, landscapers leaf blowers and gas whipper snipper tools going constantly. Staff golf carts running constantly. Very noisy not peaceful at all while laying at our villa pool. A lot of stairs, resort is broken up. Shuttle to & from both sides of resort across busy roadway. Small beach ar [... read more]ea Staff are friendly Butlers are very helpful. Food is amazing, lots of choices Room service - 45 minute wait. Call breakfast in the night before to avoid the wait. 2 hour drive from airport. Quite long. We did receive the room level that we expected. Honeymoon package was nice. Breakfast in bed or on patio, room decorated with flower petals, champagne, bubble bath with petals, fruit and chocolate. Overall, the only reason we might not return is because we would like to see other places.

Deja Resort: good for the price

The hotel is right across a very good beach. Staff are really polite. The breakfast is decent! However do not over expect it! It's not a fancy place, rooms are small, its in a noisy area, one night we woke up because of a fight around! Above all restaurant is very expensive!

JOIA Rose Hall by Iberostar: An Amazing Resort

Everyhing was great! Staff was very friendly, food amazing and the grounds and room were very clean. Will be visiting again. Great beach area too. The resort was full but you did not feel crowded. Lots of activities to get involved with if you wanted to.

Riu Ocho Rios: Amazing Resort

I loved this resort! The grounds were so beautifully groomed and clean, the staff are "top notch", the food was excellent especially the Main Buffet, the beach was so clean and inviting, the room was spacious and clean, the entertainment was so much fun. Cool Runnings tour was amazing! Next time I will try swimming with the Dolphins.

Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton: OK

We stayed in Villa 28, the room was very clean but had a terrible smell to it. We found if you left the sliding door open it helped. The buffet's were ok the food was always cold. Breakfast was the best meal. The Jerk Hut was great. The Jerk Chicken was amazing. The beaches were really nice and the staff were wonderful. The shows at night were really good.

Royalton Negril Resort And Spa: worth every penny

This is an older resort but don't let that bother you. It is in great shape, the food is great, service is good and the drinks and beach are wonderful. If there is any draw back at this resort it would be that there really is no large pool like you would find at other resorts. The resort does have a clothing optional section and beach but it is nothing to keep you away from this resort. If you are not into this then ask for a room at the other end of the resort and unless you go over there you w [... read more]ill not see anything you don't want to see. There is more on the beach at the resort next to Grand Lido but again don't look. The beach bar serves great drinks and wonderful tasting jerk chicken , jerk pork, jerk burgers, hot dogs etc. There is a cafe open 24hrs a day and they serve up great coffee and deserts to die for.

JOIA Rose Hall by Iberostar: Amazing Resort

This is an amazing resort. Very clean, staff so friendly, helpful. Food is excellent. Everything one would want is available. Restaurants all fantastic! Accommodations very comfortable, clean, ocean front a must. Multiple activities during the day and evening, or just relax quietly at the beach, pools or bars. Spa, game rooms, shopping all on site. Many water activities available. Beach cleaned daily.

Riu Negril: excellent resort

People friendly and very helpful the lay out is perfect the beach is clean both on the beach and in the water rooms clean and safe easy to walk from one area to another the pool was alot of fun at all times

Riu Ocho Rios: Fun in the sun

The hotel was very clean, the people were friendly and hard working. Entertainment was great. Food was fabulous!! The grounds were kept beautifully. No problem getting chairs at the beach. No complaints.

Riu Ocho Rios: Great staff, great food, good rooms

One week stay was wonderful. Food was excellent at all meals. The resort is very big and kept very clean. All of the staff were very friendly and helpful with any needs. We attended a wedding and were with quite a big group. A few people did say beds were uncomfortable, mine was fine. If funds are not an issue it may be smart to upgrade room as basic one is just that. Overall was a great trip and would definitely recommend to friends.

Sandals Royal Plantation: Fantastic introduction to Sandals!

This is a beautiful little boutique hotel. Beautiful grounds with amazing staff! Quiet and utterly relaxing with full butler service, you can choose to be as pampered or as private as you want. This is our first hotel in the Sandals line, but it won't be our last!

Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton: Beautiful location, wonderful climate

The hotel is a beautiful location with spectacular grounds. The food is good, the service in the restaurants is good as well, staff are very polite and helpful but at times in the buffets they were short-staffed and seemed to be rushed and the trays were slow o be replenished (this was not our experience 4 years ago at this resort). There was a fair bit of pressure to "join" the Palladium Travel Club which was being pushed in the lobby daily and no way to show that you had already refused the op [... read more]portunity. The rooms are starting to show their age, light card switches are touchy, screens had rips, bathrooms had grimy edges, doors to patio and closets were hard to open. We were led to believe the resort had gone Non-smoking - but found that there were still ashtrays all along the main walkways which led to smokers congregating there, which meant our asthmatic friend had to run the gauntlet every day on the way to meals. Smokers also congregated at the Infinity Bar in spite of no-smoking signs posted there. If the resort is non-smoking, then the rule should be enforced. If not then say so and those with issues will make alternate arrangements.

Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton: Beautiful property, uneven maintenance & food

This is huge complex located halfway between Montego Bay and Negril (gorgeous beach). It is a lovely property and facility but this being eroded by uneven maintenance of rooms - esp air ducts and plumbing, patio doors. Although billed as a non-smoking property, huge ashtrays invite smokers along all major corridors of the facility - right outside restaurants and their patios and all major facilities of the resort. This is not a good place for asthmatics (perhaps Palladium would consider a smokin [... read more]g only area in future developments). Food in the à la carte restaurants is superior but service is not superior to that available at the buffets (Ocea stands out as a particularly good server). That said, bread in all areas is very good (kudos to Garth and the rest of the baking team), ditto offerings at the carving, omelet and pasta stations. Labeling at the buffets is often very misleading. Bar staff are almost uniformly charming and efficient. The Miss Lou coffee bar is a lovely evening spot with excellent coffee and dessert offerings and staff - popularity suggests adding another machine to deal with the demand as guests discover it. Too bad the felt topped-tables were not reserved for card and dice players. Other resorts we have used serve coffee in select pool bars in the early morning although this is partially offset by excellent coffee packets offered in our junior suites (although artificial creamers are not great). We were disappointed that the craft 'market' was available only on Friday nights - the night we arrived after a long day of travel. Jamaica Tour excursion staff was helpful - esp when we got ill due to mold in the air ducts/filter in our room. Caroline of Air Transat staff was helpful getting us another room; ditto Kerry at reception. So ... I would offer a qualified recommendation to friends: this is a lovely resort but don't go if you are asthmatic and if you go, be prepared to immediately request a change of room or equipment if it is not up to your expectations - better CAN can be had but you need to make yourself clearly 'heard' by service staff assigned to your room or to client services at reception. This could be more but the resort is more like a 3.5-star right now.

Catalonia Montego Bay: Incredible vacation at an incredible resort

- The food could not have been any better - The staff were so friendly and genuine - The beach was absolutely beautiful and well maintained - The rooms were very clean and comfortable to stay in - 9 minute drive from the airport in Montego Bay Overall an excellent experience and a reason that I will most defiantly be returning to Jamaica!