Deja Resort
A small, Jamaican-owned all-inclusive in the middle of the Hip Strip: you trade a private beach and big-resort facilities for Doctor's Cave Beach across the road and the town on your doorstep.
Jamaica has some of the Caribbean’s best-known all-inclusive resorts, mostly along the north coast from Negril through Montego Bay to Ocho Rios. They range from large family resorts with water parks to quiet adults-only properties. These guides cover what’s included, who each resort suits and what to weigh up, so you can compare them side by side. For a shortlist, see the best all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica.
A small, Jamaican-owned all-inclusive in the middle of the Hip Strip: you trade a private beach and big-resort facilities for Doctor's Cave Beach across the road and the town on your doorstep.
A polished adults-only all-inclusive on a quiet peninsula east of Montego Bay, with more à la carte dining than most and a jacuzzi in every suite.
The all-suite side of the Grand Palladium complex: a big, lively family all-inclusive out of town, sharing ten restaurants and 21 bars with its sister hotel, with a Signature Level for extra privacy.
A big, social adults-only all-inclusive on Mahoe Bay: a water park, five pools and the weekly RIU Party, ten minutes from the airport.
A big, new family all-inclusive near Falmouth: a water park, a kids' club and real two-bedroom family rooms, 35 minutes from Montego Bay airport.
A lively adults-only Riu on Mahoe Bay, under 10 minutes from the airport, with infinity pools and the water park and RIU Party next door: built for fun, not for quiet.
A straightforward family all-inclusive on the Rose Hall coast, 15 minutes from the airport, with Star Camp for children up to 15, two pools and a jerk hut.

A big, all-suite family all-inclusive on the Trelawny coast, with a water park, a lazy river and more restaurants than most, 35 to 45 minutes from Montego Bay airport.
An adults-only, all-suite resort with its own pool, beach and restaurants, plus the run of the big family resort next door: more choice than most adults-only places, less seclusion.
A mid-sized family all-inclusive with a water park and lazy river, 35 minutes from Montego Bay airport, next door to an adults-only Hideaway you can't use.
The bigger, adults-only half of the Blue Waters pair: four restaurants and its own pools and beach for 18-and-overs, with a family resort's extra restaurants next door, 35 minutes from Montego Bay airport.

A straightforward, all-suite family all-inclusive close to Montego Bay: roomy junior suites, a kids' club with water slides and enough restaurants for a week.
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A mid-sized, family-friendly all-inclusive right on Seven Mile Beach, with swim-up suites on a lazy river and enough adult corners that couples don't feel outnumbered.
A sociable, mid-sized couples-only resort on calm Bloody Bay, with scuba, golf, water sports and nightly entertainment all in the price.
The active couple's choice in Negril: 312 suites on Seven Mile Beach with a 10-acre sports complex, seven restaurants, and scuba and golf in the price.
A small, rule-bound naturist enclave with butler service and the restaurants of a big resort next door: right for adults who want a clothing-free stay without the party atmosphere.
A lively family all-inclusive on Bloody Bay: a kids' club, a pool with slides, eight places to eat and the RIU Party, with the calmer water of Negril's north end out front.
The more grown-up of Riu's two Negril resorts: junior suites, à la carte dinners and a calmer feel on Bloody Bay, with a kids' club for families and the RIU Party down the road when you want it.
A big, new family all-inclusive at Green Island with a four-slide water park, kids' and teen zones and plenty of places to eat, but it's a resort to stay put in, not a base for Negril nights.
A new, big adults-only resort with Jamaica's overwater villas and its own restaurants and nightlife, plus the run of the family resort next door, which is both its strength and its catch.
A small adults-only section inside the family Royalton Negril: quiet spaces of your own on Seven Mile Beach, with the big resort's restaurants and bars a short walk away.
A big, modern family all-inclusive on Seven Mile Beach, with clubs for kids and teens and nine places to eat, sharing its grounds with an adults-only section you can't use.
A beach-first couples resort on the widest part of Seven Mile Beach: sand, water sports and sunsets matter more here than a long restaurant list.
A small, quiet, adults-only all-inclusive with treehouse-style rooms in the gardens: good for couples who want calm and greenery, less so if you want to wake up on the sand.
The Couples flagship east of Ocho Rios: a beach, a private island offshore, seven places to eat, and golf and scuba in the price.
The modern Ocho Rios Sandals: smaller and more stylish than Ochi, with 12 restaurants of its own and Ochi's on top when you want more.
The big, polished family all-inclusive right in Ocho Rios: a FlowRider, kids' and teen clubs, room service around the clock and suites that sleep a whole family.

A big, busy family all-inclusive on Mammee Bay: a water park, kids' and teen clubs and six places to eat, all inside the gate.

Old-school, romantic and all-suite: a couples-only resort on the cliffs with a mineral spring pool and more included than most, from excursions to scuba.

The small, quiet, all-butler Sandals: suites over a cove beach, afternoon tea in the garden and big-resort dining a shuttle away at Sandals Ochi.

A calm, adults-only all-inclusive in Runaway Bay with all junior suites and unlimited à la carte dinners, quieter and simpler than the big Ocho Rios names.

Two resorts in one: a lively beach club by the sea and quiet Butler Villas up the hill, with more restaurants than you can try in a week.

The small family resort with the nannies: 56 suites, your own vacation nanny every day and a relaxed, Jamaican-owned feel rather than a big-brand resort.