Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private IslandvsBeaches Negril
Both Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island and Beaches Negril Resort & Spa are endorsed by professional travelers. Overall, Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island is the choice of most reviewers compared to Beaches Negril Resort & Spa. Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island is ranked #12 in Jamaica with recommendations from 7 reviewers including Lonely Planet, Oyster and Frommer's.
Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island
Mahoe Bay, Montego Bay 167, Jamaica
From $501/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"Four miles (6 km) east of the airport, this elegant resort consists of Jamaican-style buildings arranged in a semicircle around attractive gardens." Full review
Star Service
"This upscale hotel challenges the pre-eminence of the paramount pair here, Round Hill and Tryall, with service that is just as prompt and polite, and dining gets better every year." Full review
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Repeat guests often request the Ocean Junior Suites thanks to their up-close-and-personal ocean views.
Star Service
"This hotel is more sophisticated and reserved than its lower-priced siblings, Sandals Inn and Sandals Montego Bay, and the only one that comes with its own private island." Full review
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If updated accommodations are important, request those in the Clarence building or the posh St. James River Suites.
The Telegraph
7.0
"The private island's brand new over-water villas are what set the Sandals Royal Caribbean property apart from the six other Sandals resorts in Jamaica." Full review
Frommer's
"The Sandals private island just offshore is done as an ersatz slice of the Orient...Asia-meets-South Pacific, with Balinese-style thatched beach cabanas, a lagoon pool, and a Royal Thai restaurant." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The lobby of couples-only Sandals, done up in Georgian accents, really lays on the nostalgia for the British Empire." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Delivers a sleek jetsetter vibe...this Sandals is known for its roaming on-site peacocks, sunset catamaran tours, swim-up suites, personal butlers, and importantly, a truly all-inclusive rate"
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Beaches Negril
Norman Manley Blvd, Negril, Jamaica
From $162/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Enjoying a high occupancy rate, this colorful, low-rise resort was established in 1997 as the family-oriented wing of the Sandals chain." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Good luck getting your kids to leave this veritable amusement park, with its 200-foot waterslides and teen disco on a prime swath of Seven Mile Beach." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"This family-friendy resort fronts a pretty stretch of Seven Mile Beach in the heart of Negril in western Jamaica." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Another Sandals all-inclusive resort, this one is primarily aimed at families." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Family-friendly, 197-room beachfront resort...matchbook marble, quartz countertops, and linen- and velvet-upholstered sofas add a modern beach look to these sleek accommodations."