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Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private IslandvsSunset Beach Resort, Spa & Waterpark
Both properties are rated very highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island scores significantly higher than Sunscape Splash Montego Bay. Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island comes in at 83 with praise from 7 reviewers including Star Service, Oyster 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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Sunset Beach Resort, Spa & Waterpark Fodor's Star Service Frommer's Lonely Planet
Montego Freeport Peninsula, PO Box 1168, Montego Bay, Jamaica
From $197/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Fodor's "Often packed with charter groups, this expansive resort can be a good value if you don't mind mass tourism." Full review
Star Service "The fortunes of this veteran operation continue to improve under Sunset’s adept management and visionary approach." Full review
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Management, also, seems to ignore individual requests for attention, and staffers seem lethargic at times.
Frommer's "Of the three Sunsets, this mid-range property stands out for its trio of beaches, relatively low rates, and impressive water park, with a lazy river, waterfalls, hot tubs, a sunken pirate ship " Full review
Lonely Planet "At the end of the Montego Freeport Peninsula is this 430-room, twin high-rise, upscale, all-inclusive resort." Full review
