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Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private IslandvsHotel Riu Montego Bay
Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island and Hotel Riu Montego Bay are both recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island is the choice of most professionals compared to Hotel Riu Montego Bay. Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island scores 83 with endorsements from 7 reviews like Lonely Planet, Star Service and Fodor's.
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"
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Hotel Riu Montego Bay Frommer's Star Service Fodor's Lonely Planet
| Mahoe Bay, Ironshore, Montego Bay, Jamaica
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Frommer's "A member of the Riu chain, this vast compound opens onto a beachfront and is set on landscaped grounds studded with palm trees." Full review
Star Service "Within minutes of Montego Bay's international airport, this sprawling property sits with pride in its traditional Spanish Victorian architecture." Full review
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Choose the Riu over any other older property in town thanks to lively recreational areas and a pretty, but small, beach.
Fodor's "This adult-only resort with well-appointed rooms is trendy and sophisticated." Full review
Lonely Planet "The Riu is enormous, as is the list of amenities: three restaurants, windsurfing, sailing, snorkeling, diving, catamarans, nightclub, golf course, horseback riding etc." Full review
