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Half Moon vs Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island
Both hotels are rated highly by professionals. On balance, Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island ranks marginally higher than Half Moon. Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island scores 83 with accolades from 7 reviewers such as Oyster, Star Service and Star Service.
Half Moon
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Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Jamaica
From $483 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Frommer's
"One of the Caribbean's grandest and most appealing hotels."
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Make sure to request the specific type of room you want when making your reservation.
Concierge
"Seven miles east of Montego Bay, Half Moon is the island's most upscale all-inclusive resort."
Jetsetter
"Sprawling beachfront resort with 54 pools, a golf course, a spa, an equestrian center and a dolphin lagoon."
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Fodor's
"Half Moon seems more like a town than a mere resort.... one of Jamaica's biggest resorts."
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Travel + Leisure
"Legendary 59-year-old estate on 400 acres, 15 minutes from the airport, that offers polished service and a multitude of amenities, including a new 68,000-square-foot spa."
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Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island
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Star Service
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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