Looking for all inclusive in Jamaica, looked at Sandals and loved it. Any suggestions which one? or any other all inclusive to reccommend??

Superclub Brezes is also an all-inclusive place. Try Grand Lido Ocho Rios in Jamaica or Negril. They are gorgeous places to go to. I am a P/T travel agent if you need help planning your vacation just send me an E-mail. Have Fun!

My wife and I spent our Honeymoon at Sandals Royal Jamacian (Montego Bay) in May. We thought it was one of the better ones (compared to Montego Bay and Ocho Rios, which we visited). The dinners are good, and the accomidations are alright. We were pretty disappointed with the breakfast/lunches and sports, as well as the entertainment. Overall I would say it isn't worth the price. I would recommend Club Med over Sandals (significantly better sports, food and enterainment, and quite a bit less expensive).

Agree with Don's post, above. Sandals is way overpriced for the quality of food, service that you get. Club Med is the best value, but they are not in Jamaica. Swept Away is a better choice.

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Author: l Chauvin ([email protected])
Date: 2/25/1998 8:47 am


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Author: L Chauvin ([email protected]) Date: 2/25/1998 8:37 am Message:
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Author: L Chauvin ([email protected]) Date: 2/25/1998 8:25 am Message:
------------------ Hello, We were married at Sandals Ocho Rios on Feb
10th, Very rushed meeting with the wedding coordinator when we arrived
at the resort--rushing to pick music,flowers. etc.) Not organized-not
detail oriented-- ------- I was very dissapointed in the photos- which
we paid $140.00 extra to have a package of 13 taken. They all were
dark~!! The photographer and wedding coordinator said it was the
lab.......I will take the negatives to a lab today to see what they say-
but I don't think it's the lab....I studied photography in college- and
the pictures are terrible!!! Also, the video was very poor quality- my
voice was cut off in part of the video, and the rest of the video you
could not hear the voices of the minister my husband and myself
-Granted- we were married on the gazebo on the water- yet they should
have adjusted their microphones! We cannot re-create the moment The
other dissapointment was that the whole ceremoney, "reception" and
photography was very rushed- The ceremoney was at 4:00- the best part
was the ministers' words, then we were wisked away quickly to a
reception area - we sat down and then the wedding coordinator
orchestrated the cutting of the cake- the champagne toast, the dance
quickly...then the photographer said he wanted to take photos-(photos
should have been taken first!!!!. I think we were in the reception area
for a whole 1/2 hour-( The whole thing was not the typical "slow
jamaican way".... our wedding was the mo st rushed part of our trip I
thought that after the photos were taken, we would be able to go back to
the reception area, and have some drinks, yet they had already cleared
everything away. I was very mad but blew it off in anticipation of the
"great photos and video" we would be getting-- I was expecting great
photography- a great video- The experience was fine, but not as great as
it should have been, or as they advertised- I called Sandals customer
service when we returned, ( 4 days ago) , yet no return call- I plan on
writing to "Butch" the owner to complain and get a refund of the wedding
fee and photography fee.. I have been to "Couples" in Ocho Rios several
years ago, and wish we would have gone there to get married. The only
reason I didn't choose this resort was because I had been there with a
different person, and thought it would be tacky- I am glad they are
opening a Couples in Negril- because that is where we plan to go next.
The service- just everything at Couples was perfect-I have not one
complaint about Couples- It is fun and very elegant-best service!
Sandals always has something to sell you- and not all of the employees
are friendly- To top it off, two nights before we left- our room had no
hot water- and the water was brown- When I called they said they were
fixing the hot water heater-and did not accomodate us to take showers in
another room- as they said they were booked. We got a decent rate for
Sandals -$1,200. pp including air- Thank god we didn't pay more- The
only positive I can say is that they did upgrade us to a grande lux room
when we first arrived ( when I asked for a complimentary room upgrade)
(But all the rooms at Couples are more elegant and romantic- Sandals
rooms are very plain and lower end-the bathrooms were run down as well-)
Yet , when we arrived at sandals- some received champagne-some didn't-
very unorganized-I didn't get offered champagne- It was like herding
cattle at Sandals- Couples takes more time for individual attention-
Couples was much more friendy- much better service- just better-- I do
not recommend Sandals to anyone- Do yourself a favor and go to Couples-
they do not advertise like Sandals- but they are 100 time better- My
neighbors were married at Couples, and their wedding video was awsome
compared to ours- Couples really took time to make everything in their
wedding perfect-- -------------------- Thanks, Lynn in MI
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