Sandals in Jamaica Recc.

DH and I are going to Jamaica to stay at a Sandals for our 2 year anniversary during February break. We have already stayed at the Whitehouse and Royal Carribean (both Sandals properties in Jamaica). We have currently booked airfare already but are unsure of which Sandals to stay at this time. Any reccommendations? We were thinking Dunn's River. The only problem I have is the bus rid from the airport. Please give me your recommendations of any Sandals you have stayed at in Jamaica. TIA!!

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I love Dunn's River. I stayed at Ocho Rios and would not stay there again. It was good but compared to many other Sandels I would say its not the best. Dunn's River was beautiful. I did not stay there but when we went to Ocho Rio's we visited there many times and loved it. Did you think about Montego Bay? I meet up with a couple at Ocho Rios who said they usually stay there and love that resort because it is so close to the airpot. I do have to agree that the ride is no fun.

*Any questions please feel free to FM!

Message edited 11/15/2008 6:16:26 PM.

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I have not stayed at a Sandals resort, we went to Couples Negril and LOVED IT!

but I hear great things about Sandals Dunns River. I have climbed the falls in Dunns River 3x! it's an amazing experience

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loved dunns river. Visited Ocho Rios while there wasnt too crazy about hte lay out.

But I would go to Dunns river again in a heartbeat! The bus ride stinks but its not as bad as it sounds!

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Posted by SweetestOfPeas

I have not stayed at a Sandals resort, we went to Couples Negril and LOVED IT!

but I hear great things about Sandals Dunns River. I have climbed the falls in Dunns River 3x! it's an amazing experience

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We stayed at Royal Plantation Inn next door to the Ocho Rios Sandals and visited it for dinner. It was pretty nice.

We're going to the new section at the Sandals Negril in July, they just renovated. We've never been to Dunne's River but I heard its great.

Hope that helps, good luck!

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Thank you so much for all of your responses! I am still on the fence only becuase of the trk from the Montego Bay Airport to the resort. Be honest with me....How bad was the drive? I know it is 2 hours, but was it atrocious or tolerable? When we went to the Whitehouse it was a 2 hour drive and it was insanity! I was so nauseous and it was so uncomfortable. After traveling all day via cars and air I need to know how bad the transfer from airport to resort is. TIA!!!

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I did not think the ride was that bad.The roads are new so it was not that bad. To me its just the 2 hours that stinks. After all that flying all I want to do is get to the resort. I would do the ride again to go to Dunns River. I also had a late flight so got to the resort very late. If I had an earlier flight I think it would have been better.

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We stayed at Ocho Rios and thought it was nice, but I preferred having lots to choose from (lots of restaurants on site, etc.) Visited Dunn's River and it was too small for my taste. The ride from Montego Bay was ok, the way there was worse b/c we just had a 15 passenger van but it was fine. The ride back to the airport was on a coach bus so that was really fine.

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We stayed at Ocho Rios and had a great time. We also had a room with a private pool which I would highly recommend.

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Posted by CAMCaps

We stayed at Ocho Rios and had a great time. We also had a room with a private pool which I would highly recommend.