Jamaica – Ocho Rios

Jamaica – Ocho Rios

When we decided to go to Jamaica I did a lot research to figure out where to stay in Jamaica. I picked Ocho Rios for two reasons, the beaches and its close proximity to Dunn’s River.  Ocho Rios is a town on the Northern Side of Jamaica and it is not as crowded as Montego Bay and is known for its beaches. If you are looking for a relaxing town in Jamaica – highly recommend Ocho Rios. I will let the photos below speak for the beauty of the town !

Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Ocho Rios, Jamaica

We stayed at the Riu Hotel in Ocho Rios. It was a beautiful resort, good value for the money, good food and had a great beach ! This was my firs tall inclusive resort and I loved ! The Riu had multiple restaurant options, their main buffets were good, the coffee was incredible , they had a cart at the beach which served good food, and the snack option they had in between meal times were also good. The resort had two pools – I found the pool to be small but didn’t matter much to me since I spend most of my time at the beach ! One of the options I liked about the Riu is they taught you to Sail from the resort ground itself , and it was also easy to arrange a snorkeling trip through the resort. Reasonably priced and enjoyed the excursions.  The hotel grounds were beautiful , the beach was incredible ( there were sea weed in some areas but hey its a beach ! ) . One of the things I really liked about the beach is that it had palm trees ! So we always had shade and the beach was located right off the resort ( not much of a walk to get to the beach ). The night shows were okay – I am not much of a show person.  Overall I would definitely go back to the resort !  Some photos below of the resort and the surrounding area.

ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica
ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica
ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica
ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica
ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica
ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica
ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica
ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica
ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica
ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica – The resort staff gave you Coconut water from a Coconut !
ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica
ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica – The Grounds
ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica
ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica – The Beach
ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica
ClubHotel Riu Ocho Rios Jamaica

 

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