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Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private IslandvsHilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa
Both properties are endorsed by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa ranks marginally higher than Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island. Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa has a TripExpert Score of 84 with approval from 8 publications like Gayot, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island
Fodor's
Star Service Star Service
The Telegraph
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
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 Telegraph7.0
"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
Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa Fodor's Travel + Leisure Star Service
Gayot The Telegraph Frommer's Lonely Planet
Rose Hall Rd, Rose Hall, Montego Bay 33126, Jamaica
From $231/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's "Popular with romance-minded couples, conference groups, and families, this self-contained resort 4 mi (6 km) east of the airport is on the grounds of the 400-acre Rose Hall Plantation." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Located in Montego Bay, the all-inclusive Rose Hall Resort is set on a former sugar plantation, surrounded by the Blue Mountains and its own private beach." Full review
Star Service "This spotless hotel, a former sugar plantation, is a more glamorous version of the Holiday Inn SunSpree and a slightly more upscale version of the Starfish." Full review
Gayot "The all-inclusive Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa skillfully blends past and present."
The Telegraph7.0
"A former sugar plantation fronting a long beach backed with lush mountains, the hotel has a fabulous setting that makes up for the somewhat corporate-feeling rooms." Full review
Frommer's "The Hilton all-inclusive resort occupies part of the beachfront to Jamaica’s most famous 18th-century sugar plantation...the rooms are all perfectly nice and differ only in view and size " Full review
Lonely Planet "Fronted by a beautiful 300m-long beach and dominated by two high-rise buildings, this is a giant property serviced by five restaurants, four bars... and a water park." Full review
