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Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island vs Jamaica Inn

Both hotels are praised by expert writers. Overall, Jamaica Inn scores significantly higher than Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island. Jamaica Inn scores 92 with recommendations from 12 publications like Condé Nast Traveler, Jetsetter and Gayot.

Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island
Sandals Royal Caribbean Resort and Private Island
8 / 10
Mahoe Bay, Montego Bay 167, Jamaica
From $501 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
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Fodor's 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 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 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 Telegraph 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." Full review
Frommer's 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
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Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
8 / 10
Main St, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
From $316 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Concierge Concierge
"This is one of Jamaica's class acts."
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"Boutique family-run Jamaica icon in Ocho Rios with a beach bar, pool and spa." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"At this quietly sophisticated hotel, each guest is treated like royalty." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"A small, romantic resort that once drew Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, the Jamaica Inn is about quiet luxury." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Thoroughly spruced up in 2007, the 47 suites are a blend of Indonesian, colonial, and retro Jamaican décor, but remain refreshingly unplugged, with no TV’s to shatter the peace." Full review
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