Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private IslandvsCouples Swept Away
Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island and Couples Swept Away are both highly recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, Couples Swept Away ranks slightly better than Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island. Couples Swept Away ranks #10 in Jamaica with positive reviews from 9 sources including The Telegraph, Star Service 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"
Best All-inclusive Resorts in Jamaica
May 23, 2023
Couples Swept Away
Norman Manley Blvd, PO Box 3077, Negril, Jamaica
From $565/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Travel + Leisure
"The 312 airy wood-and-tile suites are spread out over 17 acres of gardens along Negril's Seven Mile Beach." Full review
Rough Guide
"Extensive landscaped gardens, great facilities and a sound environmental policy make this a better all-inclusive."
Star Service
"Ranked among Jamaica's more popular all-inclusive adults-only properties, this place competes locally with its sibling Couples and Grand Lido, with a high-minded, low-calorie approach to resort living." Full review
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The staffers are responsive to requests and often call guests by name.
Fodor's
"For sports-minded couples, this all-suites resort is known for its expansive sports offerings, top-notch facilities (Jamaica's best and among the Caribbean's best), and healthy cuisine." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"An all-inclusive resort hotel set on the beach at Negril — this has fantastic white sand giving gently into gin-clear shallows." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
Readers' Choice Award
"Spread across 19 acres on Seven Mile Beach—"the most beautiful beach"—this all-inclusive comprises low-rise stucco buildings." Full review
Frommer's
"This is one of the best beachside hotels in Negril -- conscious of both sports and relaxation." Full review
Lonely Planet
"A magnificent all-inclusive, adults-only resort that boasts the island’s best-equipped sports and fitness facility." Full review