Best Hotels near Turtle River Park, Ocho Rios

We booked a room at this beautiful beach front hotel and where we arrived we was welcomed like at a 5 star hotel and received a room upgrade to a premium suite with direct access to the beach. In the morning we got our breakfast at the room terrace where we watched the turtles swimming around the pier. In the evening we had a lot of fun at the beach bar with good music and good food. The best was to take the paddle board and went straight from the ocean to the white river up to the blue hole. Amazing property! We coming back in December for our Christmas vacation.

Beautiful place but felt less friendly and ‘helpful’ compared to other similar places we stayed (Jakes, strawberry hill and Geejam). Our complimentary bottle of rum took 2 days to arrive, we were told ‘we have none’ despite the shop been stocked with them. Only after numerous texts did it turn up! , other guests had the same issue. Beach hut rooms good, nice big beds, mosquito nets and outside shower. Window shutters are very effective but so tricky to open with even the cleaners struggling . Hence room can feel dark. Good air conditioning though. Small point but there is nowhere to put shower products outside apart from the uneven stone slabs, so they keep falling over. Reception staff are courteous but didn’t respond to some of our questions ( we enquired about turtle sanctuary and villas) The grounds are beautifully maintained and there are numerous places to sit, with plenty of swimming areas. Lagoon is so peaceful and we saw turtles during our kayaks. Free yoga (2x a week), kayaks, paddle boards, snorkel equipment and hobby cats . Friday night Blackwell rum party great, a Jamaican band drummed the sunset in. Other theme nights offered , depending what nights you stay. Some staff were excellent -ordessa, Nikita, Kevin , Donald, Carl all deserve a mention. Food and drink expensive. BBQ is $78 plus 20% tax and service. Wine is minimum $50 plus 20% a bottle. One red ***** is $8 plus 20%. Met some great people here but I’m not sure we will rush back.

Our first time in Jamaica. What a trip!My husband and I loved everything . First, the drive from the airport to the resort takes about 1 hour, but the scenery is beautiful . Didn't feel too long. As soon as we arrived, we were treated like special guests... even if we didn't book anything special. The resort is on the smaller size, which we loved. There are plenty of little resting spots on the property to relax and enjoy the beautiful landscape. The sunset bar is a must to watch the magical sunsets. The beach is not too big, but since it is in a bay, there were no waves , the water was crystal clear and soooo warm. There is a great selection of water sports offered. Even the glass bottom boat ride was included. We saw corals, exotic fish and so much stuff. The room: seemed to have been upgraded a few years ago. We love the walk in closet and the italian style shower. We loved the room. The food... soooo delicious. Not sure there would be many vegan options, but if you love to eat everything, you won't be disappointed. Staff in the restaurants is also great. We loved Keston. He was so fun to talk to and his smile was priceless. Honestly, all the staff is precious. Our drink fairy on the beach, Terri-Ann, was the best. Her friendliness was so contagious. We loved her. She was so entertaining. All restaurants offered great food and the bars offered great drinks. The hotel staff even called our room a couple times during the week, to make sure everything was good. The entertainment team is great . They announce the activities every morning. They are so sweet. They dont push the people to participate to the activities, which we appreciated. Please go!