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Hotel Riu Negril vs Sandals South Coast
Both properties are rated highly by professionals. On balance, Sandals South Coast is preferred by most writers compared to Hotel Riu Negril. Sandals South Coast is ranked #27 in Jamaica with approval from 7 reviews like Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Lonely Planet.
Hotel Riu Negril
Frommer's
Oyster
Star Service
Fodor's
Bloody Bay Beach, Norman Manley Boulevard, Negril, Jamaica
From $0 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Two blockbuster hotels of Negril occupy immediately adjacent plots of beachfront, beside the highway leading in from Montego Bay, east of Negril's town center."
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Oyster
Mid-Range
"A friendly resort with a mellow beach, free minibars, and a surprisingly solid buffet -- the Riu Negril is a great value."
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Star Service
"This resort may come of as a bit dated in comparison to Breezes, Sandals and the pair of Couples hotels on the beach, but it has a bit more elegance than its sibling Riu Tropical Bay."
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Fodor's
"At the far north end of Negril on Bloody Bay, this massive resort has a decent, sandy beachfront."
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Sandals South Coast
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Star Service
Condé Nast Traveler
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Westmoreland, Savanna La Mar, Whitehouse 5000, Jamaica
From $1,196 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Fodor's
"One of the most upscale properties in the Sandals chain... the resort is surrounded by a 500-acre nature preserve and lies on a 2-mile-long (3-km-long) beach."
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Lonely Planet
"If, when visiting Jamaica, you want to stay in a European-style village, this all-inclusive resort should hit the spot."
Travel + Leisure
"Sandals Whitehouse European Village is located on 50 acres of tropical forest and two miles of beach on the largely undeveloped southern coast."
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Star Service
"This exceptional Sandals opened in 2005 and remains the brightest and best of Sandals offerings on this lively tropical isle."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"All rooms at this Sandals Resort are in stone buildings on a two-mile-long beach in a 500-acre wilderness preserve on the island's south coast."
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