Sandals South Coast in Whitehouse, Jamaica is currently closed following Hurricane Melissa and is scheduled to reopen on November 18, 2026. Open Sandals and adults-only resorts in Jamaica are compared here so you can book a stay right now.
Sandals South Coast is scheduled to reopen on November 18, 2026. The resort is in Whitehouse, Westmoreland Parish, about 90 minutes from Sangster International Airport (MBJ). It is adults-only, with 380 rooms across 20 categories, 4 freshwater pools, 4 whirlpools, 11 restaurants, and 7 bars. Overwater bungalows are on the room list, and so are the Rondoval swim-up villas.
Guests rate it 4.5 from 3,339 reviews. The Palmprint is 8.4 overall, with 8.8 for the beach and 9.1 for romance. The sampled From price is $418 a night per person. It is not open today, so the dates below are for the resorts you can book now, plus two Sandals resorts scheduled for December 18, 2026.
Four Sandals resorts in Jamaica are open. Sandals Dunn's River has a swim-up suite and is about 30 minutes from Ian Fleming (OCJ). Sandals Royal Plantation is the small one, 74 rooms, about 90 minutes from Montego Bay, and it leads this set on romance. Sandals Negril is about 75 minutes from MBJ and records a swim-up suite. Sandals Ochi is about 15 minutes from OCJ.
Excellence Oyster Bay in Falmouth, Couples Negril, and Couples Swept Away are open adults-only alternatives. Excellence Oyster Bay is about 39 minutes from MBJ. Couples Negril is about 90 minutes, and Couples Swept Away about 75. Sandals Montego Bay and Sandals Caribbean Cay are not open. Both are scheduled for December 18, 2026. Montego Bay is about 5 minutes from Sangster, and Caribbean Cay about 10.
| Fact |  Sandals South Coast, via Unique Vacations SandBox |  Sandals Dunn's River, via Unique Vacations SandBox |  Sandals Royal Plantation, via Unique Vacations SandBox |  Sandals Negril, via Unique Vacations SandBox |  Sandals Ochi, via Unique Vacations SandBox |  Photo: It's All Inclusive |  Courtesy of Couples Resorts. Unauthorized use not permitted. |  Photo: It's All Inclusive |  Sandals Montego Bay, via Unique Vacations SandBox |  Sandals Caribbean Cay, via Unique Vacations SandBox |
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| Reopening | Nov 18, 2026 | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Dec 18, 2026 | Dec 18, 2026 |
| Place | Whitehouse, Jamaica | Ocho Rios, Jamaica | Ocho Rios, Jamaica | Negril, Jamaica | Ocho Rios, Jamaica | Falmouth, Jamaica | Negril, Jamaica | Negril, Jamaica | Montego Bay, Jamaica | Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Brand | Sandals | Sandals Resorts | Sandals | Sandals Resorts | Sandals Resorts | Excellence Resorts | Couples Resorts | Couples Resorts | Sandals | Sandals Resorts |
| Adults only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| All-inclusive | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Beach | Near the coast | Near the coast | Near the coast | Oceanfront | Near the coast | Near the coast | Near the coast | Oceanfront | Near the coast | Near the coast |
| Pools | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Not listed | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| RestaurantsBars not included | 11 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 9 |
| Swim-up suite | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | No | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
| Palmprint | 8.4Beach 8.8, Pools 8.6, Food 8.4 | 8.9Beach 8.8, Pools 9.1, Food 8.7 | 9.1Beach 8.8, Pools 8.1, Food 9.0 | 8.3Beach 9.1, Food 7.8 | 8.0Beach 7.1, Pools 8.4, Food 8.4 | 8.9Beach 9.1, Pools 8.9, Food 8.6 | 8.8Beach 9.2, Pools 8.1, Food 8.2 | 8.7Beach 9.4, Pools 8.0, Food 8.4 | Not listed | 8.6Beach 8.7, Food 8.2 |
| Airport | 90 min from MBJ | 30 min from OCJ | 90 min from MBJ | 75 min from MBJ | 15 min from OCJ | 39 min from MBJ | 90 min from MBJ | 75 min from MBJ | 5 min from MBJ | 10 min from MBJ |
| From price | From $418 | From $513 | From $486 | From $338 | From $292 | From $295 | From $302 | From $218 | From $546 | From $458 |
Sandals South Coast, via Unique Vacations SandBox
Sandals Dunn's River, via Unique Vacations SandBox
Sandals Royal Plantation, via Unique Vacations SandBox
Sandals Negril, via Unique Vacations SandBox
Sandals Ochi, via Unique Vacations SandBox
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Courtesy of Couples Resorts. Unauthorized use not permitted.
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Sandals Montego Bay, via Unique Vacations SandBox
Sandals Caribbean Cay, via Unique Vacations SandBox
From prices are per person, from a sampled nightly rate for two adults. They are not a quote. Restaurant figures do not include bars.
November 18, 2026. It is in Whitehouse, Jamaica, and it is not open today. The scheduled date follows the closure after Hurricane Melissa.
Sandals Dunn's River, Sandals Royal Plantation, Sandals Negril, and Sandals Ochi. Dunn's River is about 30 minutes from Ian Fleming (OCJ). Ochi is about 15 minutes from OCJ. Royal Plantation is about 90 minutes from Montego Bay (MBJ), and Sandals Negril about 75.
Excellence Oyster Bay is open in Falmouth, about 39 minutes from Sangster (MBJ). Sandals Montego Bay and Sandals Caribbean Cay are scheduled to reopen on December 18, 2026, so they are not a stay you can take before then.
No. Conrad Bora Bora Nui is a 5-star overwater resort on Motu To'opua, and the stay is not all-inclusive.
No. Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall, and its adults-only companion Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall, in Montego Bay, Jamaica suspended operations after Hurricane Melissa and has not confirmed an exact reopening date. Open family all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica are compared here.