Couples Sans SoucivsIdle Awhile Beach
Couples Sans Souci and Idle Awhile The Beach are both rated very highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Idle Awhile The Beach ranks marginally better than Couples Sans Souci. Idle Awhile The Beach scores 83 with praise from 7 sources such as Lonely Planet, DK Eyewitness and Fodor's.
Couples Sans Souci
Route A3, St-Mary, PO Box 103, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
From $465/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Oyster
Upscale
"This 35-acre, 148-room all-inclusive resort has a lush natural setting filled with waterfalls, grottos, beaches, lakes, and jungles." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The smallest of the Couples resorts, with just 150 rooms, this adults-only, all-inclusive property is built on a cliff above a seaside cove in Ocho Rios." Full review
Star Service
"This property is one of Jamaica's oldest and more renowned hotels." Full review
Fodor's
"This classy all-inclusive encourages you to check your cares at the entrance and indulge in soul-nurturing pampering." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"This all-inclusive whose name means "no worries" in French is "a tropical oasis" on 35 acres atop the cliffs of Jamaica's emerald coast." Full review
Gayot
"Privacy and a lush natural setting are highlights at this romantic, beachfront resort."
Frommer's
"This adults-only all-inclusive has two beaches (the more secluded one, which also has a pool and bar, is reserved for sunbathing in the buff)...the accommodations in the pink clifftop buildings " Full review
Lonely Planet
"On the A3 east of town, this sophisticated resort has a sublime setting in a secluded cove backed by lime-green lawns." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"With its four pools, glass-bottom boat rides, yoga, and killer views, Couples Sans Souci is the most intimate of the popular chain's properties"
Best All-inclusive Resorts in Jamaica
May 23, 2023
Idle Awhile Beach
Norman Manley Blvd, Negril, Jamaica
From $173/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"Enjoying a choice but narrow spot in the middle of Seven Mile Beach, this is an intimate, personal inn." Full review
Fodor's
"This boutique hotel has a casual chic beach ambiance." Full review
Rough Guide
"Sophisticated small hotel with beautifully designed rooms, all with a/c, TV and wi-fi."
DK Eyewitness
"Classy and upscale place right on the beach and offering gorgeous rooms with private verandas, refrigerators, and all mod cons; the suites have a kitchen."
Star Service
"Negril is not known for its intimate lodgings, but Idle Awhile Resort has created quite the reputation for itself, providing 14 whimsical accommodations with quintessential beach-house flair." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The name says it all – an excellent, low-key getaway in which to linger, right on the sand." Full review
Lonely Planet
"This exquisite boutique hotel is highly recommended for airy, delightfully appointed rooms and suites that all drip with contemporary vogue and tropical decor." Full review