Jamaica has been a thriving tourist destination for nearly a century. Rivers, rainforests, mountains and beaches speak to its natural beauty, but the soul of this island is in its lively reggae music, zesty jerk cuisine and friendly locals. Whether you’re planning a destination wedding, a honeymoon, or just a romantic getaway, Jamaica is the place to go for your all-inclusive escape.
Jewel Dunn’s River Beach Resort & Spa – Ocho Rios
No roaming rug rats will spoil the fun at this adults-only retreat minutes from Jamaica’s iconic Dunn’s River Falls. A former Sandals resort, the hotel has all the bells and whistles, including a massive pool featuring a replica of the famous cascade.
Destination Weddings
Pick one of five beach or garden packages (starting at $500), or customize with options such a steel-drum soloist, a candlelit dinner on the beach, and rose-petal turndown service on the wedding night.
Honeymoons
Make your first married date a “dive in” movie, and munch on jerk popcorn as you watch a poolside flick under the stars.
Sandals Grande Riviera Beach & Villa Golf Resort – Ocho Rios
Have the best of both worlds at this sprawling resort, which is divided into beachfront and hillside compounds comprising stream-fed gardens, private-pool villas, a plantation-style great house and a seaside lounge. Get in the swing of things on the resort’s golf course, where greens fees are gratis.
Destination Weddings
Get hitched on the beach, in the gardens or poolside at your hillside villa. Six wedding packages feature extensive customization options, from color schemes to cupcakes.
Honeymoons
The $1,800 Honeymoon Romance package features perks such as private airport transfers, a massage lesson, a rose-petal bath and a private four-course ocean-side dinner.
Beaches Ocho Rios Resort & Golf Club – Ocho Rios
A water park and strolling Sesame Street characters make this resort a no-brainer for destination weddings with junior guests. But adults get in on the fun too, with a spa, six restaurants and a golf club nearby. Spacious rooms and suites are also family-friendly.
Destination Weddings
Choosing a beach or garden location is just the beginning. Sandals’ impressive wedding catalog includes customization options for everything from cupcakes to table linens.
Honeymoons
What better time to splurge on a “Love Nest”: a concierge-serviced suite with an oceanfront deck and a whirlpool tub — request a romantic bath with rose petals and fragrant essential oils.
Iberostar Grand Hotel Rose Hall – Montego Bay
It’s adults-only at this MoBay all-inclusive, which boasts spacious suites with butler service and pillow menus. Rates include access to two neighboring resorts, which means you’ll have your pick of 15 bars, 11 restaurants and all the water sports you can handle.
Destination Weddings
Choose from three packages (starting at $1,000) or go a la carte (minimum spend $750). Ceremony locations include the beach, a gazebo, the garden or the chapel. The resort permits only one wedding a day.
Honeymoons
Private butlers ratchet up the romance by drawing rose-petal-strewn bubble baths — a complimentary turndown service no newlywed should turn down.
Secrets Wild Orchid – Montego Bay
If you’re into diverse dining and plenty of activities, this slick adults-only retreat (set on a peninsula with a mile-long private beach) is a good fit. You’ll share these amenities with guests of the neighboring resort, so for the full VIP experience, consider upgrading to a concierge-serviced Preferred Club suite.
Destination Weddings
Starting at $999, a trio of customizable packages includes everything from a personal dresser to Vera Wang champagne flutes. Choose from beach, terrace or ballroom locations.
Honeymoons
The Eternity package — including spa treatments and a private beachfront dinner — is complimentary when you book a seven-night stay in select room categories.
Sandals Royal Plantation Beach & Villa Golf Resort – Ocho Rios
There’s an Old Caribbean gentility at this couples-only resort, where all 74 colonial-style suites have ocean views and British-trained butlers. Twin white-sand beaches and the island’s only champagne-and-caviar bar up the luxury ante.
Destination Weddings
The coveted ceremony spot is the gazebo at the end of the pier overlooking the Caribbean. Capture the beauty of the day with add-on photo and DVD packages, starting at $1,400.
Honeymoons
Sandals’ Island Routes Caribbean Adventures program features excursions for two, from a zip-line canopy tour to a float trip on a bamboo river raft. The Love’s Rock sunset catamaran cruise ($160 per couple) is a sure bet.
Couples Sans Souci – Ocho Rios
It’s — you guessed it — couples-only at one of Jamaica’s oldest and most elegant resorts. Sunbathe au naturel, enjoy complimentary golf at a nearby club, or float in the spring-fed mineral pool.
Destination Weddings
Offered on the beach or in the gardens, the One Love package (with flowers, a cake, sparkling wine and photos) is complimentary with stays of six nights or longer. The priciest package includes a ceremony on the private island of sister resort Couples Tower Isle.
Honeymoons
Newlyweds enjoy a gratis bottle of wine and a couples massage, plus an array of included excursions (shopping, Dunn’s River Falls, glass-bottom-boat cruise).
Beaches Negril Resort & Spa – Negril
Bring the whole family to this resort on Seven Mile Beach, which has activities for everyone from toddlers to old-timers. Quash prewedding nerves with diversions including a water park, a spa, mini-golf and paddle-boarding. Seven restaurants offer plenty of options for romantic dinners à deux.
Destination Weddings
Get hitched in the expansive gardens, on the beach or in a seaside gazebo. “FamilyMoons” recognize blended families with a unique sand ceremony in which kids can participate.
Honeymoons
Budget-conscious couples can score a free honeymoon package ($500 value) just by checking in online. Get guests to chip in by using the resort’s online registry.
Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton Resort & Spa – Montego Bay
At this beachfront hotel halfway between Montego Bay and Negril, bragging rights include 13 bars, 10 restaurants and five pools (one is the island’s largest). Room rates also cover use of the amenities at adjoining sister resort, Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa.
Destination Weddings
Six packages, designed by New York City planner Karen Bussen, include innovative add-ons such as bridesmaid tea parties and a “sand ceremony” to celebrate the blending of both families. Optional limbo dancers lend an island vibe to post-ceremony festivities.
Honeymoons
Couples can use the resort’s online gift registry, palladium.honeymoonwishes.com, to request room upgrades, excursions and private dining.
Sandals Whitehouse Village & Spa – White House
Head to Jamaica’s less-traveled south coast and discover this resort, where French-, Dutch- and Italian-inspired “villages” line a two-mile shore. All the rooms are beachfront, and butlers service higher-category suites — they’ll even pack and unpack for you.
Destination Weddings
A pier’s-end thatched gazebo is an Instagram-worthy ceremony location, but you can also tie the knot on the beach or in the gardens. The online gift registry includes donations to local charities through the Sandals Foundation.
Honeymoons
Snag the free honeymoon package just for checking in online, or splurge on the $1,800 Honeymoon Romance package, featuring a couples massage with champagne.
Riu Palace Tropical Bay – Negril
This all-inclusive resort is right on the beach and, like other resorts in the Spanish chain, is easy on the budget. Two pools, multiple restaurants, a spa, and Negril’s famous white sands check all the boxes for a classic Caribbean retreat.
Destination Weddings
The priciest of four ceremony packages (choose from oceanfront or garden locations) includes hairstyling, a mani-pedi and a massage; a room upgrade; and a morning-after breakfast in bed.
Honeymoons
It’s all about the beach here, so spend your days lazing on the resort’s slice of sand. Come sundown, glimpsing the green flash at cliff’s-edge Rick’s Café is a Negril must-do.
Iberostar Rose Hall Suites – Montego Bay
One of a trio of MoBay Iberostar outposts, this resort falls between pricier neighbor Grand Rose Hall and the inexpensive Rose Hall Beach. A family-friendly atmosphere suits multigenerational wedding parties.
Destination Weddings
At $2,500, the priciest of three packages includes a couples massage and discounts on other spa services, plus room upgrades and late check-out. Ceremonies (limited to one daily) are performed on the beach or in the chapel, gazebo or garden.
Honeymoons
Access to the amenities of neighboring Iberostar Rose Hall Beach means you’ll never be bored. And if your idea of a romantic getaway includes a few rounds of golf, two courses are 10 minutes away.
Beaches Negril Resort & Spa – Negril
Bring the whole family to this resort on Seven Mile Beach, which has activities for everyone from toddlers to old-timers. Quash prewedding nerves with diversions including a water park, a spa, mini-golf and paddle-boarding. Seven restaurants offer plenty of options for romantic dinners à deux.
Destination Weddings
Get hitched in the expansive gardens, on the beach or in a seaside gazebo. “FamilyMoons” recognize blended families with a unique sand ceremony in which kids can participate.
Honeymoons
Budget-conscious couples can score a free honeymoon package ($500 value) just by checking in online. Get guests to chip in by using the resort’s online registry.
Secrets St. James – Montego Bay
This adults-only hotel on the Montego Freeport peninsula shares its seven restaurants and bars, spa, and half-mile beach with neighboring Secrets Wild Orchid. All the British-colonial rooms are plush, but the 1,900-square-foot, ocean-view Presidential Suite (with a four-person whirlpool!) takes the cake.
Destination Weddings
Packages range from $1,000 to $3,000, with add-ons such as a musical trio, a groom’s room the night before the wedding, and spa services. Ceremonies are performed in a beachfront casita or garden gazebo.
Honeymoons
Snag a bottle of bubbly, turndown service, champagne breakfast in bed and spa discounts with the free Newlywed package.
Sandals Carlyle – Montego Bay
The smallest Sandals resort (just 52 rooms) is big on value, combining the intimate ambience of an oceanfront bed-and-breakfast with all the perks of big-sister resorts Sandals Royal Caribbean and Sandals Montego Bay, where you’ll enjoy full exchange privileges.
Destination Weddings
Choose a private garden ceremony, or pledge your love in public on the beach across the street from the resort. Then celebrate island-style with a traditional mento band ($300).
Honeymoons
Sandals’ Stay at 1, Play at 3 program means you can enjoy romantic dinners tête-à-tête in any of 19 restaurants in three MoBay resorts.
