Sandals Royal Plantation

The short version

Small is the whole idea at Sandals Royal Plantation: just 74 rooms and suites, each one a butler suite, on a coral bluff above a secluded cove beach in Ocho Rios. You get five restaurants, a Champagne and caviar bar, and afternoon tea served in the garden. Golf at Upton Estate is included, transfers too. The resort reopened in early December 2025 after Hurricane Melissa. If a quiet, adults-only stay with a butler on hand sounds right, start here.

Best for Couples Honeymoons Boutique feel Quiet escapes

Good to know

• Every room is a butler suite, and the resort sits on a coral bluff above a secluded cove beach.
• There are 5 restaurants plus a Champagne and caviar bar, which Sandals says is the only one in Jamaica.
• The resort lists 2 pools and 1 whirlpool, and afternoon tea is served in the garden.
• Golfers have green fees and transfers for the Upton Estate Golf & Country Club included.
• Sandals' comparison data lists just 74 rooms and suites.

Before you book

Most guests fly into Sangster International in Montego Bay (MBJ), 61 miles away. Ian Fleming International (OCJ) is much closer, at 9 miles.