When arranging accommodations for our recent trip to Jamaica, we wanted to stay part of the time in an area close to Ocho Rios and then move closer to Negril so we could explore more of the island.
We chose Jewel Runaway Bay Beach & Golf Resort as our accommodation on the north side of the island as it seemed to be close to, but not in the middle of Ocho AND included golf! Jewel Runaway Bay Beach & Golf Resort is a very nice mid-range all-inclusive resort and one of three Jewel resorts in Jamaica.
The resort is about an hour away from the airport in Montego Bay, and we used a shuttle service that we arranged prior to our arrival.
The entry to Jewel Runaway Bay is fairly unassuming, but once inside, we were welcomed by the friendly staff with a rum beverage – and the adventure began! The following are pictures taken during our visit.
Welcome Drink
View from our room – darn, should’ve reserved a room with a plunge pool!
Our room. The rooms at the resort are in the process of being updated, but ours had not been yet. Despite that, it was clean, comfortable and quiet. Our room had a laptop sized safe, good sized TV and a coffeemaker (with Blue Mountain Coffee!)
Well manicured grounds
One of 5 on site restaurants
Delicious Jerk Chicken Pizza from Court Jesters – one of the on site dining options
Wonderful plated meal served at the Manager’s Dinner
Drink of the day – different every day. Served at one of three bars at the resort, or brought to you by a waiter at the pool or beach.
Speaking of the beach…
And did we mention three sparkling pools? One with a zero edge and a swim up pool bar.
The all-inclusive price also includes evening entertainment and green fees at the golf course.
And if you’re lucky, you might just catch one heck of a sunset over Runaway Bay…
We enjoyed a very relaxing 5 nights at Jewel before heading over to Negril. Would we stay here again? Yes! The resort is not huge, but has a lot of amenities and activities, a great beach, very friendly staff and it’s a good base for exploring the northern part of Jamaica. Would we do anything differently? Just a few things, like upgrade to a plunge pool room, bring our own snorkel mask so we had one whenever we wanted it, bring a sleeve of golf balls, glove and tees for our golf rounds and order a lot more Jerk Chicken Pizza – SO good.
Kudos to the staff and new General Manager, Scott Robbins. All were very friendly and accommodating and made our stay very enjoyable!
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Runaway Bay Beach & Golf Resort
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