My local take
Beaches Ocho Rios, the Beaches family resort at Boscobel east of Ocho Rios, closed on May 31, 2025, months before Hurricane Melissa. Beaches says the building belongs to a third party whose owners are planning a major renovation, so this was not a hurricane closure, and Beaches has announced no plan to return to it. Sandals chairman Adam Stewart put it plainly to travel agents in December 2025: they didn’t own it.
My take: if your family loved it, Beaches Negril is the Beaches resort to book in Jamaica now. Beaches is also building Beaches Runaway Bay on the old Jewel Runaway Bay site. Sandals said it would come at the back end of 2026, but as of October 2026 it has no opening date and isn’t bookable, so don’t plan around it yet.
Beaches Negril is a long drive from Ocho Rios, so if you want to stay on this coast, look at Hotel Riu Ocho Rios, a big family all-inclusive with a water park, or Franklyn D. Resort in Runaway Bay, with a vacation nanny included. For Beaches on Seven Mile Beach, see Beaches Negril. More options: the best all-inclusive family resorts in Jamaica.
At a glance
- Status
- Closed on May 31, 2025
- Why it closed
- Owned by a third party, whose owners are planning a major renovation; Beaches no longer runs it
- Open Beaches resort in Jamaica
- Beaches Negril, on Seven Mile Beach
- Beaches Runaway Bay
- Under development on the former Jewel Runaway Bay site; Sandals said at the back end of 2026, but no opening date has been announced
Checked October 2026 against the sources below. See sources. Something changed? Tell me.
What to know before booking
- Closed since May 31, 2025, and Beaches no longer runs it.
- Beaches Runaway Bay, the planned replacement on the north coast, has no opening date.
- Some booking sites and old reviews still show Beaches Ocho Rios.
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Location
The resort sits at Boscobel, on the coast east of Ocho Rios town. For family resorts that are open in the area, see where to stay in Ocho Rios.
Questions people ask
Is Beaches Ocho Rios still open?
No. Beaches Ocho Rios closed on May 31, 2025. Beaches says the property is owned by a third party whose owners are planning a major renovation.
Did Beaches Ocho Rios close because of Hurricane Melissa?
No. It closed in May 2025, five months before Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica in October 2025.
Which Beaches resorts are open in Jamaica?
Beaches Negril, on Seven Mile Beach, is the open Beaches resort in Jamaica. The Jamaica Tourist Board lists it as open as of October 2026.
When will Beaches Runaway Bay open?
There’s no date yet. Sandals chairman Adam Stewart said in December 2025 that it would come at the back end of 2026, with about 450 rooms. Beaches says only that an official opening date will be announced, and as of October 2026 it isn’t bookable.
Sources & updates
- Beaches: Beaches Ocho Rios closure announcement and FAQ · checked
- Beaches: all resorts (no Beaches Runaway Bay listed) · checked
- Travelweek: Looking ahead with Sandals and Beaches resort developments (Dec 2025) · checked
- Jamaica Tourist Board: hotel reopening schedule · checked
Update log
- — New status page: closed since May 31, 2025; pointers to Beaches Negril and open family resorts near Ocho Rios.
Spotted something out of date? Tell me and I’ll check it.
