I was there with fairly large group that travels together every year. This is the ONLY place we have ever been where there were NO complaints. We will certainly visit Rose Hall again - with or without the group!

Everyone raved about the food - best of any all inclusive we have ever been to and among the best overall. All the kids loved the pool/water park and I found it quite enjoyable myself.

The lobby and grounds are great; the rooms are well maintained and very nice, but not the kind of room you would enjoy lounging in all day - if you want to stay in side and lounge you should not be in Jamaica anyway. What sets this property apart from the others are the people. Virtyally every employee fromt the GM to the gentleman that cleaned up the kids' spills in the restaurant were charming, friendly and truly eager to please. As a bellman I got to know told me, "without you guys, we are out of work". We spent the week before at the Four Seasons in Punta Mita (which was spectacular) and I would put the service at Rose Hall at the same level.

This hotel and its management (and their spouses) are also very involved in the local community. They don't advertise it, but they do wonderful job of using a few of our vacation dollars to educate and care for some of the poorest and most needy among us. I add this because it made me feel good about being in Jamaica and provided me the catalyst I needed to start my own charitable organization to help the needy.

I will be very brief in my assessment and try and touch on a number of issues :

First off, is this the most luxurious place that you will ever stay at ? NO!!! Is this one of the best "bangs for your buck that you will ever get" on vacation, yet still be staying at an EXCELLENT place ? Without a doubt !!!

The resort is close to the Montego Bay airport (20 mins. max), the guest rooms were recently renovated and are quite nice (one warning, i found the new mattresses to be too soft --- Pillowtop. Maybe you will not have the same feeling)

The food----definitely do the all-inclusive. The food and its varied selection at the buffet will meet everyone's needs and if you should tire of going to the same place, you can go to one of their other restaurants on-site that is a regular waiter sit down restaurant.

Staff---friendly. As said previously by others, they don't look for tips but they appreciate them and you will be rewarded in return.

Drinks-- non-stop (and included in price) if your pleasure is to drink and drink on your vacation.

Pool area-- nicely done, and there is the "lazy" river also. The lazy river is not big but it is a nice addition rather than having just a pool. There is also a nice water slide that the kids and adults will get a kick out of.

GOLF--- a great course on-site. The back nine goes up into the mountains. If you are a golfer........PLAY IT ! It's called Cinammon Hills.

Speaking of the back nine.....there is a 7AM POWER WALK every morning that goes up into the hills on the back 9 and then down.
If you are in shape at all, DO IT.....great workout.

To summarize, do not hesitate to go to this resort.

The rooms at the Rose Hall were great. Nice beds and flat screen TV's with ihome alarms and marble bathrooms. The pools were nice although the lazy river pool was crowded with kids. It would be nice if the other pool was adults only. The beach was small but nice the left part of the beach was empty and perfect for what we were looking for. There were activities galore, which is perfect for the active traveler. We were looking for something a little more laid back, but we still enjoyed our stay. The only problem was that there were several restaurants 2 required reservations and the 1 that was left was a buffet which was good, but expensive ($54usd). The staff was friendly and helpful. Another drawback is that this resort is near NOTHING, which is good except the overpriced food selections. The cheapest taxi downtown is $50usd, which made you a slave to the resorts food prices.

We had a great time at the Rose Hall resort . Food was better than expected . Pool was fantastic . Room was clean and newly renovated. The staff was always eager to please. Beach was nice but basic would not compare to Negril or Eagle beaches .