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Sandals Grande Ocho Rios Beach & Villa Resort

  • Overall Honeymoon Score:
  • Average Price Per Room Per Night: $505
  • Number of Rooms: 237
  • Main Street, P.O. Box 771, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
  • West Indies    
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Amenities at the Sandals Grande Ocho Rios Beach & Villa Resort

Resort Amenities

Sailing Canoes
Disco/Night club Fitness center
Kayaks Laundry facilities
Massage Outdoor pool
Restaurant Sauna
Scuba diving Snorkeling
Tennis courts Windsurfing

In-Room Amenities

Air conditioning Coffee/Tea maker
Hair dryer Iron/ironing board
Whirlpool Bath Nonsmoking rooms
Accessible for disabled guests Safe
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Honeymoon Reviews

Highly recommend Sandals!

01/14/2008   Excellent resort - the only drawback is the long distance from the airport to the resort. Everything else is great!

happy honeymooners

11/17/2007   I would definite advice newlyweds to get there activities booked as soon as they check in... Otherwise activities fill up fast...

An Amazing Week at Sandal Grand Ocho Rios

08/29/2007   We arrived at the airport in Jamaica one in the after noon, after thirty six hours with out sleep. What a world-win wedding party plane! Upon our arrival we found a beautiful AIR CONDITIONED lounge to wait for our shuttle in. We arrived at the resort in a timely manner, and our amazing week in paradises started. The accommodations are beautiful the service was amazing.

Barefoot in Jamaica

07/11/2007   Sandals was more beautiful than we thought. The accoomodations were very nice. The island Of Jamaica was beautiful. I really loved going to Ochos Rios too. Fun experience

07/01/2007   The Sandals Resorts are all-inclusive and it was so much fun that I want to go back again! The restaurants were great and there was so much to do. The bus ride from the airport to the resort was long but it was dealable. It was a relaxing vacation that everyone should enjoy!!!

Perfrct Honeymoon Destination- Well worth the money spent!

06/12/2007   This experience was so perfectly amazing! We were treated like royalty and found romance every time we turned around. The staff was amazing and made us feel welcome. They ensured that we were more than pleased every second on the stay. If you have the money, you definitely want to upgrade to a suite with a butler...it made the stay for us!

Sandals Ocho Rios

04/28/2007   We opted to purchase the Butler package. I highly recommend this purchase to any couple choosing to honeymoon at Sandals Ocho Rios. With this service, we got in to any restaurant that we wanted, an option other people had to wait in line for and were sometimes turned away. We were able to order room service any time of the night/day. This was also another option that was not available to 'normal' honeymooners. After spending a year worrying about wedding details, the last thing that I wanted to do on the honeymoon was think/worry about anything. Our Butler took care of all our need no matter how big/small they were. I highly recommend this service. Without the Butler service, we would not have had as good of a time. (ps. We also had a fully stocked refrigerator and bar in our suite with this service!!!)

Ochos Rios, Jamaica, no problem mon!

08/29/2006   My husband and I stayed at Sandals Ocho Rios Monday October 11th through Monday October 18th 2004 for our honeymoon. I read this website front to back before we took this trip, and I could not wait to get home and put in my own review. Here we go honest 100% A few pointers: You will be hot, humidity is high, bring lots of tanks tops and comfortable shorts. There are not many places at the resort with AC. Tipping is optional, but these people deserve tipping, and they not only appreciate it, they show it. Bring LOTS of sun block and water shoes, the sun will get you! Bring tennis shoes, and flip flops, walk around barefoot! There are a lot of stairs everywhere in the main building, be prepared! Cash is recommended. We have an average income, 100$ a day is what we brought to cover tips and spending. Bring singles if you plan to tip! Sandals allows locals to set up along the beach daily to sell items, take a look, you can get good deals, these were the real souvenirs for us. Get a couple’s massage!!!!!!!!!! We had a voucher for 250.00, and used some of it to receive a couple’s massage, it was heaven! Bring a water camera. At the bar, try a no pressure, and a steal bottom! This is a very poor Country; they state this to you out right that tourism is #1 of their economy. Keep this in mind when you visit anywhere outside of the resort. The sellers are out to make money, so they will push and pull you into a sale. Be confident in saying no, and don’t be afraid to try to make a deal. When you arrive in Montego Bay you come to a small, hot airport. You make your way to baggage claim and get through immigration/customs fairly quickly. You are greeted kindly by Sandals representatives. Then you are instructed to give your bags to a 'Red Cap', who then takes your baggage and throws it in the back of a tour bus, it seats about 20. These Red Caps make it a point of telling you they do not work for Sandals, and would appreciate a dollar tip for every bag they threw in the bus. They will most likely try to sell you marijuana. You will take a scenic 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hour bus ride (depending on your driver, ours drove SLOWWW) through the countryside to Ocho Rios. This bus ride is a reality check for anyone who cannot grasp the idea that not everyone has roofs, walls, running water, and electricity. There is one driving lane in each direction, and drivers are known to 'overtake' to get around the slow drivers. Don’t be scared, this is their way of life. Don’t expect to see stop signs, or traffic lights, unless you are in the middle of a major town. Half way through the trip your driver stops at Yow's by the ocean for everyone to stretch their legs, use the rest rooms, and have a drink. I recommend a Jamaican patty with a red stripe beer, very tasty. Once you reach Ocho Rios, you are greeted with a glass of champagne and a cold towel. You are then given a gift bag with shampoo, conditioner, lotion, aloe (you will use the aloe, believe me!), all the information for tours, and weekly activities, your room key, and safe key, do not lose it, it will cost you 100$ to replace, we didn’t even use ours, I suggest to the ladies not to bring any jewelry that you don’t need. We carried the bulk of our cash with us, and hid the rest in our suitcases. You are then brought to your room. We stayed in what was called the luxury cottage villa room. Our Sandals rep said that it was a two level three room villa. In reality, they are two story cottages; we had the bottom level, which includes a bedroom, bathroom, and balcony with a beautiful view of garden plants. This is an older resort, so the bathroom showed its age, and the AC ran a bit louder than my taste, but that’s the most of my complaints for this room. Our room was cleaned daily by noon. The bed was very comfortable. There are four places to eat. I agree that Valentino's is no better than the Olive Garden, but it was nicely decorated, and you do need reservations to eat there for dinner. Get reservations ASAP, I called Tuesday to get dinner for Friday. Dress code is pants, and shirts with sleeves. No tanks tops or shorts. We overdressed. But so did many. The Bayside is set up for buffet breakfast and lunch, and has a sit down dinner menu. The variety of foods is very well, I especially enjoyed the teriyaki chicken, I was not thrilled with the deserts, but there are so many to choose from, you should find one to suit your tastes. This restaurant is the first one you come to in the main building, if you are afraid of birds; don’t eat outside on the terrace. The Arizona is either set up on the beach, or set up inside Jaime’s, which covers as a restaurant, Karaoke bar, dance club. The main menu is Mexican food, which I don’t particularly like, but we ate dinner there twice, and it was delicious both times. Try the shrimp and the fajitas for lovers. There is one restaurant by the piano bar, which I highly recommend for sing alongs and the best bartenders, plus it has AC! This is an outside sit down dinner style, and I very much enjoyed my meal there. There is also a little walk up burger spot that is almost open 24/7 on the beach, which serves the best curly fries! I was craving them just now…. What most people need to realize, is that this is a resort, so most of the food is buffet style/ and taste. The sit down dinner meals for the most were of small portion, but more than made up for by the fact that you can order as much as you want. There is not AC anywhere other than your room, the gift shop, the photo shop, and the piano bar. Be prepared to change clothes often throughout the day, between sweating and swimming I changed at least 3 times a day or more, and the shower was my friend. The gift shop for the most part had fair pricing, if you go on a shopping tour, you will be overwhelmed by the locals trying to sell you everything. Be confident and make sure you can say “no”. You will find some great deals; I recommend that if you want to buy T shirts, to get them from locals, you will pay less than in the gift shop. The tours will run you any where between 17-and over 150. We Did not go to Dunn’s River because of mixed reviews, if you are adventurous or just plain like nature, do it, I wish we had. The beach is small, but very clean, it is man made, and cleaned daily by a snorkeling employee. There is more than enough space to lounge. You don’t need to bring a beach towel if you don’t want to, the resort supplies clean towels on the beach. Try all of the water sports, they are included. The glass bottom boat and snorkeling was my favorite. Take a trip to Dunn’s River Sandals. It is bigger, and has more pools, and water sports available. The night activities and the playmakers were fun. They do everything from hermit crab racing, to reggae dance lessons. The local band was great. I had a great time with my husband at Ocho Rios. We are of modest living and this trip was great for us! You can’t expect 5 stars in a country that most people don’t even have roofs over their heads. I would go back, and am excited to see the improvements to this resort. From the horror stories that I heard from other couples, I recommend calling Sandals directly to book your vacation. They give you the better deals. We stayed Monday to Monday, and we got a three piece set of Samsonite Luggage, a choice of Waterford crystal or China, and a 250.00 gift certificate to use for the spa or gift shop.

Ocho Rios

08/23/2006   The resort is lovely, but the three hour drive is daunting. Not sure I would go for fewer than seven days next time and I would ensure my flight times are morning and afternoon accordingly.

Had a blast

08/16/2006   My new husband and I spent our honeymoon at Sandals Ocho Rios and had an excellent time. Yes it is a long drive (around 2 hours) and yes, the roads are not the best, and if you're not used to being on the other side of the road, you may be a little taken aback. Driving there is definitely not for the faint of heart, lots of passing on the left and right (they call it overtaking). We stayed in the Riveria building on the concierge floor, with a garden view. Everything worked fine, no bugs to report, and our in-room bar was re-stocked daily with our personal perferences. We have nothing but positive things to say about the staff, how friendly and how professional they were ... Checking in and out was very easy. It is a much slower pace, people do take their time, but we were on vacation and in absolutely no rush to do much of anything. We ate only on the Riveria side, making it to the Manor side once for a quick get together. Valentino's was excellent, and we had no wait since there was a beach party buffet going on and everyone was there. The food at The Reef was really good ... We were less impressed with Arizona's, but overall the food experience was excellent. Anytime snacking and all you can br drinking, is no lie ... The more you want, the more they have ... Though they did run out of banana's a couple times at the bar. We did go to Dunn's River Falls, an excellent experience ... We went with a group from the hotel, so you are kind of locked into a time frame -- and you end tipping the guide, the driver, and anyone else not associated with Sandals. But it was beautiful, and well worth the 65 bucks we payed to go. As for tipping, if you never left the resort, you don't need a dime, unless you want to buy pictures and the like ... There are many tours to go on, and lots of activities if you are into being really social. My husband and I went golfing a couple of times, which can be expensive (100 bucks a shot) becaue you need the caddy, we rented a cart, you have to tip the caddy, etc ... But there was virtually no one golfing, and our caddy Radcliff was a hoot... I would say we pretty much stayed at the beach or the pool the whole time. We can't wait to go back.

Pombier Wedding & Honeymoon 2006

08/14/2006   We decided to do a destination Wedding and Honeymoon all in one. We looked at several places and decided that Jamaica was it! After searching several places we decided on Jamaica and knew we wanted to stay at a Sandals Resort (we had heard many good reviews) and not ever having traveled outside of the United States we thought that Sandals Ocho Rios looked great. We stayed for 7 nights and were fortunate enough to have 10 friends and family join us. We arrived the day before the ceremony and we had the rest of the week to have fun. We went on the Catarmaran Cruise where we climbed Dunn's River Falls and snorkeled, we also went out on the deep sea fishing trip, which would have been more fun if we had caught something. It was a little choppy so not so enjoyable that day. We utilized all the Pools which were beautiful and very clean. We also enjoyed the beachfront ameneties which included, snorkeling and the hobiecats. One night we enjoyed a private romantic candle light dinner on the beach with the ocean waves getting ever so close and our very own server. The service was outstanding all the way around. One example was the day of the wedding I unexpectidly needed my wedding dress steamed and they picked it up right away and within a couple of hours housekeeping had it back in my room ready to go. We couldn't have asked for more. The food was fabulous and you never have to wait long for anything. The most difficult part of the trip was the 2 hour ride from the airport to the Resort, but once you arrive you forget all about it. I highly recommend Sandals Grande Ocho Rios for a Honeymoon destination! Jay & Kim Pombier

An All-Around WONDERFUL honeymoon experience!

08/02/2006   Our flight was wonderful and we were immediately ushered into the Sandals lodge at the airport. Our luggage was loaded and then we boarded our bus. The ride to the resort takes approx. 2 hours but the tour guide makes it interesting. The resort was sooo beautiful. We were amazed!! There is so much to do on the resort or you can go into town. The food is excellent and the services were all perfect. We had nothing negative to say when we left. We wished we could have stayed a week longer!!

Honeymoon in Jamaica

08/01/2006   Really lots of good things going on here but the level of service and food did not measure up to the high standards of cruises that we have been on. First, there is a little bit of a wait in a warm room to get out of the airport. The bus trip from the airport to the resort took a long time but a lot of it was because someone had to stop for beer which led to a restroom stop where more beer was procured which led to the next restroom stop where the other passengers stood around smoking and drinking and complaining about why the trip was taking so long! Go figure. The driver was VERY entertaining and skillful of the odd collection of road types and driving conditions. No problem here. (His name was Carlton. It seems that he is so popular that someone even named a hotel after him!) The people who had not done their research and thought that it would be a 20 minute ride were disappointed. The weather was beautiful. The only significant rainfall was during a climb of Dunn's River Falls where we were drenched anyway. This was our Wedding/Honeymoon and this service was great all around. We did have to hunt them down a little bit to get things started and some mysterious black book that we were supposed to get at check-in never did arrive. But again, overall no problem, mon! Some people rave about the Valentino restaurant but we had our wedding dinner there and the service was average at best and the steak was TOUGH. I'm unnaturally persistent and did manage to finish it but my wife gave up after a few attempts to cut off a piece and get it chewed. I learned my lesson and avoided the steak after that. We saw some of the cattle and let's just say that they are not well-acquainted with corn. The Orchid was also a disappointment but again some people seemed to like it. The one restaurant that would match up well with cruise ship cuisine and service was San Gennaro. My wife was a little less impressed but she also does not like brothy soups so the garlic soup was lost on her! Mmmmmm. The Jeep Safari ride up in the mountains through Fern Gully was a treat. The driver (Gene) seems to know (and use!) every little riddle that you ever heard in second grade but he sure was a good driver and again, very entertaining. Hint: if you get asked any questions about sheep, the answer is nineteen (19)! We had fun, saw some very interesting sights, met some nice people, and most important of all, got married so overall satisfied but not fascinated by the place.

Honeymoon from Hell

07/26/2006   We would definitely not recommnd this hotel to anyone. The food quality is very very poor, cold for the most part and even raw (Orchids restaurant). No changes were made after complaining to management in individual restaurants or the duty managers of the hotel. Cochroaches and ant infestations are also a common problem in the villas in this hotel complex. We also saw them in the 24 hour Grill areas. Staff all appear unhappy, they work lots of hours for little pay and therefore their unhappiness is obvious. We booked this holiday last minute as our original honeymoon to Mexico had been cancelled due to the devastating hurricanes, believe us, we have vistied Mexico twice and it is by far a much nicer holiday experience. The mexican workers in resorts are amazing. The pool is a definite good point for this hotel it is very clean and spacious, their are also several swim-up pool bars if that is what you are after however, they don't always stock the premium brand alcoholic drinkis they advertise. We were often unable to get drinks. In conclusion we should mention that we were in resort during Xmas and New Year so maybe due to the busy holiday period we did not experience a typical holiday. However we would never return and would not recommend to others. We met many british, american, canadian and italian people in resort and they were also unhappy. Weddings happen in resort sometimes in double figures so as long as you don't mind being on a conveyer belt you will be okay as very picturesque setting. We hope if you are planning a visit you enjoy your honeymoon, everyone has different expectations and circumstances may change in resort.

Sandals needs to clean up their act!

07/23/2006   I visited this 'resort' for my honeymoon last year. I can say with absolute honestly that this was the most expensive vacation I have ever taken, yet the worst I’ve ever been on. I will not scrutinize ever single awful detail of this vacation, only the most important. I would like to preface my review by saying that I am not someone with unreasonable expectations, I just want to get my money’s worth. I’m happy to stay at a Holiday Inn/Ramada; I recognize you get what you pay for. That being said…this resort was a horrendous waste of money. We stayed in the Romeo & Juliet suite and had butler service (what a waste). Our second night at this resort our phone went out (no way to utilize our room service, or contact anyone – no butlers – no front desk – nothing. It took over an hour to get someone to look at it, only to tell us that there was nothing to be done. I spoke to the manager to let them know I wanted our room to be moved; at over $600 a night I have a problem not being able to utilize a phone, or any of the amenities that we paid for. Not having a phone at a normal hotel probably wouldn’t be quite so big of a deal, but it’s a bit of a walk from the villas to the front desk. I was told we could downgrade to a lower level room if we were willing, though I was disappointed I was willing to do this. I told him that I wanted to difference in price between the two rooms refunded. I was told that wouldn’t happen. What a start. We were told that they would have the same room available tomorrow, so we could move there in the morning. The next morning we moved into our new room, only to be greeted with someone working on the plumbing…this concerns me. The repairs were done relatively quickly and we were relieved to be in a new room. We went out that day and had a nice time; we went back to the room and were not so pleasantly surprised to see huge red ants all over our bathroom. Not good. I called the front desk; it again took them over an hour to get someone to our room, only to spray it with Raid. It took care of the bugs for a few hours, only a few hours. This continued every night and morning; they came and sprayed with Raid. The icing in the cake was that they didn’t even clean up the dead bugs, they just left them lying on the floor, it was really pleasant to have to wear shoes in our room. By the third day of this it was pretty obvious to us that there must have been a nest in the room somewhere. Not them, clearly a disgusting bug infestation is acceptable to Sandals. This continued the remainder of our vacation. I’ll be attaching pictures. The rooms weren’t anything special. I can’t imagine how this resort was before the closure and expansion they did last year. The tile in our bedroom looked dirty, the grout was discolored. The bathroom fixtures and tiles were also old and dirty looking. I could go on for days. Our hot tub was so incredibly hot that we couldn’t even sit in it for more than two minutes, and of course there was no way to control the temperature. This 'resort' was a 1 star at the very very best. Additionally, we got 2-4 bottles of water stocked in our refrigerator ever other day, I easily drink 4 bottles of water on my own a day. I’d call and ask for more (you only get water in concierge level rooms) and I was told they were out of water….yet I saw water in the gift shop…hmmm…interesting. The least one can expect from a $5000 vacation is water. The food wasn’t great, hardly even good; room service choices were very limited. The “fully stocked bar” is another high point, you don’t even get new bottles, they refill them, likely not with the top shelf liquor they say they provide. Not one bottle we had on our bar was ever sealed, I find that disgusting. I sent a letter regarding all of my issues to Sandals (I also enclosed the lovely photos of the bugs). I finally heard back after over two months, they offered an apology and a two nights at one of their resorts. Not nearly enough considering how awful the resort was, and the blatant unwillingness to help while we were there. I would NEVER go to a Sandals resort again, nor would I recommend anyone else does.

Sandals Ocho Rios

07/22/2006   The resort was amazing, the entire staff was incredible. I really liked that we could use the other sandals resorts for no charge to change things up. One thing that I would say about Ocho Rios is that it seemed to be an older crowd (we are 27 and it seemed to have more guests in their 40's) Either way we had an amazing time.

Ten days was not enough time

07/18/2006   I would like to say that after reading the reviews on this website I was very concerned about my honeymoon. I would like to say that those concerns were relieved almost immediately. Yes we too were booked on the Rivera side of this resort but soon learned that no rooms were available and we were upgraded to a villa with the conceige service. I was not happy to begin with because I thought that what I wanted was an ocean view but we quickly fell in love with our villa just like Georgia said we would. The villa side is much more quiet and beautiful because you do not have the 'hotel' like atmosphere. From your villa it was a quick walk to the manor house or you could wait for the jitney which was always fun with Clyde driving. Breakfast in the morning was always fantastic with Tessica making the omelets. We snorkled everyday and thanks to MJ we were able to get anything we wanted water sport wise immediately. As for dinner the food was delicious at ever restaurant and believe me in 10 days we hit them all. Nightlife is were we met Gary, what a ham. I believe we got up every morning at 7 and didn't get to bed until 2 just so we wouldn't miss anything. The bartenders Marlon, Jermiah who could have more fun. This resort is a wonderful place to stay with wonderful people to meet. While there take the time to get to know the people who work at the resort and you will met happy people who love their jobs and will do anything to help you and to ensure that your visit is the best you can have. People who have not liked this resort need to realize that you are in a different country things will be different and the people who complained of the bugs HELLO you are back in the trees in the villas there are bound to be bugs and tree frogs. I would like to THANK our staff at Sandals for making our honeymoon so very memorable, Georgia, Avril, Gary, Clyde, Recardo, Marlon, Jerimah, MJ, Tessica and anyone else I forgot THANK YOU.

Jamaica Grande

07/17/2006   Advise to other couples, Please to not be overly demanding and impatient. Jamaica is more laid back

Great WeddingMoon at Sandals Grande Ocho Rios, Jamaica

07/17/2006   My husband and I stayed at SGOR last September, 2005. We departed from TUL on 21SEP05, early in the morning. With a lay-over at MEM, we arrived at MBJ with no incidents to speak of. We cleared immigration and customs in a short time, as it was about 1pm on a Wednesday, with only our flight arriving in. We claimed our baggage and proceeded to the private Sandals/Beaches lounge located in the airport. There are clean restrooms, comfy couches, fountain drinks, and bottled Red Stripe and Light Red Stripe beer. As soon as you arrive into the lounge, you begin the 'ultra-all-inclusive' experience. The best thing about the lounge is that it's airconditioned, and the airport isn't!! When you arrive at the lounge, you'll leave your luggage with an attendant. When there are enough couples, they'll lead you and your luggage out to a bus, also airconditioned. Once we arrived into the lounge, we utilized the facilities, grabbed a drink, and were shortly ushered to the bus. The ride from the airport to the resort is about 90 miles, and can take 2 or more hours due to the horrendous road construction. Be prepared! The bus driver stops about halfway. There is a gift shop, and also a store that you can purchase drinks and snacks at, it's pretty pricey. I think I paid $2-3 for a 20oz bottle of pop. I heard others saying that a small bag of chips was about $4. You can save a lot by either taking your own beverages and snacks from home on the plane, or loading up on drinks in the Sandals airport lounge, which they allow. The good thing about the ride is that most of it is alongside the ocean, which is beautiful. It's not all glamorous, however, as you see the poverty of the country as well. We arrived at the resort at about 4pm. The guys will stay outside to sort out luggage, while the ladies are taken inside and given champagne and cool cloths while going through the check-in process. You're given a little baggie with your room key, safe key, and some toiletries. Check in was relatively easy, as there were only about 7 couples in total when we arrived. We were given some basic information about the resort, and taken back outside. The resort is actually 2 separate sides, with a road between the two sides. The mountain side is called The Manor. This is where the majority of the rooms are, and the main building with the check in desk. The lower side is The Riveria, which houses ocean front rooms. The Riveria is smaller, and more out dated. To my knowledge the Manor side was previously a Beaches resort, which has been more recently updated, so it's nicer. To get from one side to the other, you can either walk(which is kind of difficult, because it's a bit of a distance. Also, there's a guard shack and you have to remember your id card, which they give you at check-in when you arrive.), or take their bus. To get around the Manor side you can either walk or take their little truck/golf cart things called Jitneys. We'd booked a deluxe ocean view room, and were upgraded for free to a St Anne's Plantation Suite. It had a sitting area, kitchenette, 2 closets, big bathroom, and it shared a small swimming pool with 3 other suites. They were grouped together in little cottages, two on top, two on bottom. We had a lower room, with French doors that opened right out to the pool. There is plenty to do at the resort, with activities pre-planned all day. Of course, you can also relax at one of the main or smaller pools, hot-tubs, or at the spa. They also have tennis courts, and other sports available. There's a tour desk where you can plan out many off-resort excursions. All of the tours will be charged to your room, so you don't have to carry around much cash or credit cards. Also, you can get a drink or snack at any time. They have many restaurants to choose from, ranging from casual to elegant. We didn't get to try many, we were usually so tired from the day that we didn't want to dress up too much! The ones we tried were very good though. The MarketPlace and BaySide are both buffet types, open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There's also Arizona's, Orchids, Valentino's, Reef Terrace, and San Genarro's. Our wedding day was perfect! It started very early for me, being the bride! I had a hair and make-up appointment. Then I went back to our room and dressed. The wedding coordinator met me in an airconditioned bus to take me to the wedding location. We had an intimate ceremony, just the two of us, followed by our first dance, and a small reception with champagne, cake, and hors d'oeuvres. The photographer took some pictures, and then we had some time to ourselves. Then the photographer came back, and he took us all over the resort to take more pictures. We had a couples massage at the spa, which was nice. We were going to have it on the pier at sunset, but it got rained out twice. Overall, this resort was great, we had a fantastic wedding and honeymoon, and can't wait to go back. I would recommend this resort to anyone. Just remember, you're on their time, as the Jamaican way is a bit slower than we're used to, but relax, you're on vacation!

07/11/2006   It was wonderful!! We had a butler and our own private pool. All dinner reservations and excursions were planned through out butler and they picked us up and called us to make sure we were ready on time. I highly recommed this!!!!

03/22/2006   Sandals is the perfect resort to relax and be active. The atmosphere is beautiful, staff is friendly and seems to always be looking out for your comfort and that you have a great time. All activities are included or you can just lock yourself in your room and relax. The food was excellent and there was always a large variety to choose from. Food and drink were always available and all included. It was the perfect way to spend our honeymoon with no worries to carry money or about the world outside the resort.

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