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Hotel Riu Ocho Rios vs Sandals South Coast
Hotel Riu Ocho Rios and Sandals South Coast are both endorsed by expert reviewers. On balance, Sandals South Coast scores slightly higher than Hotel Riu Ocho Rios. Sandals South Coast is ranked #27 in Jamaica with accolades from 7 publications such as Star Service, Oyster and Travel + Leisure.
Hotel Riu Ocho Rios
Star Service
Fodor's
Frommer's
Mammee Bay, St Ann, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
From $541 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Star Service
"Towering above the turquoise coastline like an oversized white serpent, this vast S-shape property soaks up hordes of American and European tourists like a wet sponge."
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Fodor's
"This sprawling resort, built in two U-shape wings each overlooking a pool, is one of the largest in Jamaica."
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Frommer's
"A long horseshoe of white towers rings a vast pool with a swim-up bar, and beyond is a perfect white sand crescent of a beach"
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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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