Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton Resort & Spa
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.
Family-friendly hotels in Jamaica
Jamaica works well for family vacations, and several resorts are built around children, with kids’ clubs, water parks and family rooms or suites. Most family-friendly resorts are on the north coast, around Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Runaway Bay and Negril. These guides cover what each one offers children and parents, and what to weigh up before booking. For a shortlist, see the best family all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica.
Updated Family-friendly hotels in Montego Bay
Hotel Riu Palace Aquarelle
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.
Iberostar Waves Rose Hall Beach
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.
Ocean Coral Spring
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.
Round Hill Hotel & Villas
Montego Bay's old-money resort: a quiet private peninsula with Ralph Lauren-designed rooms, plunge-pool suites and staffed villas, where you choose your own meal plan.
Royalton Blue Waters
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.
Iberostar Selection Rose Hall Suites
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.
Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa
A big, lively family all-inclusive out of town at Point Lucea, with ten restaurants and 21 bars shared across two hotels and adults-only suites for couples.
Partly openHalf Moon
Jamaica's classic luxury resort: huge grounds, two miles of beach, golf and horses, ten minutes from the airport. Partly reopened, and not all-inclusive.
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Family-friendly hotels in Negril
Azul Beach Resort Negril
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.
Hotel Riu Negril
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.
Hotel Riu Palace Tropical Bay
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.
Princess Grand Jamaica
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.
Royalton Negril
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.
Beaches Negril
The easy family choice in Negril: a water park on the sand, 13 restaurants, nannies and teen clubs, on the widest stretch of Seven Mile Beach.
Family-friendly hotels in Ocho Rios
Moon Palace Jamaica
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.
Hotel Riu Ocho Rios
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.
Franklyn D. Resort
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.
