Hotel Riu Palace Jamaica
Hotel Riu Palace Jamaica at a glance
- Location
- Montego Bay
- Guests
- Adults only
- The plan
- All-inclusive
- Setting
- Near the coast
- Guest rating
- 4.5 / 5 on Google2,713 reviews
- Photos
- Palmprint
- 8.6 / 10
- Best months
- Nov · Dec · Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr
- Pools
- 3 pools
- Airport transfer
- MBJAbout 10 minutes
- Dining
- 5 restaurants
- Drinks
- 4 bars
Rooms & prices
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Hotel Riu Palace Jamaica
Things to know
before you go
Adults-only Palace on Mahoe Bay, ~10 minutes from MBJ.
Shares beach/water park campus with Riu Reggae and Riu Montego Bay.
Elite Club is the paid room-tier upgrade.
Aircraft noise from Sangster is common.
Hidden tips
Oceanfront rooms beat garden-view rooms that can face service areas.
Walk next door to Reggae if you want a louder night.
Strengths from our research
Airport proximity
Infinity pools
Strong buffet
Adults-only
Other considerations from our research
Smaller beach
Plane noise
Not walkable to town
What guests say
Most loved
- Rooms and jacuzzi baths210 mentions
- Food variety180 mentions
- Staff170 mentions
Most complained about
- Aircraft noise90 mentions
- Small beach50 mentions
From Reddit
Jamaica travel threads group Palace Jamaica with Reggae/Montego Bay as the Mahoe Bay Riu campus; Palace is the quieter, more finished of the three.
What’s included
Included
- Premium & à la carte diningIncluded
- Room serviceIncluded
24-hour room service
- Wi-FiIncluded
- In-room minibarIncluded
- Non-motorized water sportsIncluded
- Tipping & gratuitiesTips included
Not included
- Motorized water sportsCosts extra
- Spa treatmentsCosts extra
- Off-site excursionsCosts extra
- Airport transfersCosts extra
Included with limits
- Top-shelf liquorPartly included
Premium branded drinks included; specialty wine list extra
Policies & availability
- Resort creditsNo credit program
No. Hotel Riu Palace Jamaica doesn't run vacation-club or timeshare presentations. No vacation-club pitch pattern found.
Inclusions can vary by room category and season. Confirm your plan before booking. How we verify this
- Value
- 8.2 out of 10
- Service
- 8.6 out of 10
- Beach
- 7.8 out of 10
- Dining
- 8.4 out of 10
- Rooms
- 8.5 out of 10
- Pools & Spa
- 8.5 out of 10
Confidence is high across the board except quiet, where the evidence is thinner.
Score breakdown, research & sources
How we scored Hotel Riu Palace Jamaica
9 categories, scored from official sources and read against what guests actually report. Verified Sep 20, 2026 under Palmprint methodology 1.0.
The six that set the score
And 3 more we track
Confidence is high across the board except quiet, where the evidence is thinner.
Open a category
Value8.2High confidence
- Price
- 8.2
Service8.6High confidence
- Staff
- 8.6
Beach7.8High confidence
- Size
- 7.2
- Access
- 8.2
Dining8.4High confidence
- Buffet
- 8.5
- Specialty
- 8.2
Rooms8.5High confidence
- Size
- 8.4
- Baths
- 8.8
Pools & Spa8.5High confidence
- Infinity
- 8.6
Luxury8.3High confidence
- Palace Finish
- 8.3
Romance8.2High confidence
- Adults Only
- 8.4
Quiet6.8Medium confidence
- Planes
- 5.8
What it does best
- Airport proximity
- Infinity pools
- Strong buffet
- Adults-only
Where it costs you
- Smaller beach
- Plane noise
- Not walkable to town
Everything we read on Hotel Riu Palace Jamaica
Restaurants & bars
Palmprint food score 8.4 / 10
- Places to eat
- 5
- A la carte
- 4
- Buffets
- 1
- Bars and lounges
- 4
- Swim-up bars
- 2
International · Japanese · Italian · Fusion · Steakhouse
Some restaurants take reservations; the rest are walk-in.
Krystal
Fusion
Included in the plan
More about Krystal
- Meals
- Dinner
- Service
- A la carte
L'Acquedotto
Italian
Included in the plan
More about L'Acquedotto
- Meals
- Dinner
- Service
- A la carte
Montego Bay
International
Included in the plan
More about Montego Bay
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Service
- Buffet
Seaside
Steakhouse · Grill
Included in the plan
More about Seaside
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
- Service
- A la carte
Zen
Japanese
Included in the plan
More about Zen
- Meals
- Dinner
- Service
- A la carte
Dining at sister resorts is available. Confirm the participating venues and terms for your stay.
Shared complex dining with neighboring Riu Montego Bay and Riu Reggae.
Venues, opening hours and plan inclusions can change by season. Confirm your choices when booking.
Rooms & suites
Seasonally sampled rooms are not available yet.
More room options (3)
| Suite | Occupancy | Bedrooms | Aspect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Suite | Sleeps 3 | 1 bedroom | Garden or partial sea |
| Junior Suite Sea View | Sleeps 3 | 1 bedroom | Sea |
| Elite Club Junior Suite | Sleeps 3 | 1 bedroom | Sea |
Occupancy limits and connecting-room requests should be confirmed for your party before booking.
Pools and the beach
Pools & waterplay
With waterpark
Three infinity pools with swim-up loungers; Splash Water World water park on the shared Mahoe Bay campus.
The beach itself
Mahoe Bay / Ironshore beach; smaller than Negril’s Bloody Bay. Flight path noise from MBJ is a recurring note.
- Calm water, swimmable straight off the sand
- Gradual entry, shallow a long way out
- Caveat: Sargassum seaweed lands seasonally, raked daily
Counts come from the resort's own published information; the scores are ours, from the Palmprint file below.
Families & group stays
Taking a group to Hotel Riu Palace Jamaica
RIU Party and discotheque; quieter than Riu Reggae next door.
- Nightlife
- Lively, bars running late
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Group availability and rates move with the season. Confirm the specifics with the resort for your dates.
When to go
Best months: Nov to Apr
Temperature barely moves here across the year, so rain is the whole decision: the wet months run Aug to Nov. Hurricane season is real here: about 1 in 7 Augusts sees one pass within 100 miles, most recently Melissa in 2025.
Jan
Best86°F / 30°C4 rain daysFeb
Best86°F / 30°C3 rain daysMar
Best88°F / 31°C3 rain daysApr
Best88°F / 31°C4 rain daysMay
Wet88°F / 31°C8 rain daysJun
Wet90°F / 32°C6 rain daysJul
Fine91°F / 33°C4 rain daysAug
Wet91°F / 33°C6 rain daysSep
Wet90°F / 32°C9 rain daysOct
Wet90°F / 32°C11 rain daysNov
Best88°F / 31°C7 rain daysDec
Best86°F / 30°C4 rain days
Average daily highs and monthly rain days. Seasonal averages, not a forecast.
Monthly climate data & hurricane history
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily high | 86 degrees Fahrenheit | 86 degrees Fahrenheit | 88 degrees Fahrenheit | 88 degrees Fahrenheit | 88 degrees Fahrenheit | 90 degrees Fahrenheit | 91 degrees Fahrenheit | 91 degrees Fahrenheit | 90 degrees Fahrenheit | 90 degrees Fahrenheit | 88 degrees Fahrenheit | 86 degrees Fahrenheit |
| Rain days | 4 days | 3 days | 3 days | 4 days | 8 days | 6 days | 4 days | 6 days | 9 days | 11 days | 7 days | 4 days |
| hurricane odds | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | 1 in 7 | 1 in 9 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 | under 1 in 10 |
| Verdict | Best | Best | Best | Best | Wet | Wet | Fine | Wet | Wet | Wet | Best | Best |
Odds count the complete years, 1980 to 2025, in which a hurricane passed within about 100 nautical miles of Jamaica, the nearest point in the NOAA and IBTrACS records to this resort. Two storms in one month still count that year once. How the hurricane belt works
Getting to Hotel Riu Palace Jamaica
- Nearest airport
- MBJ · Sangster International Airport
- Approximate transfer
- 10 minutes
- Transportation
- The resort lists transfers at extra cost. Your package may differ.
Your own driver. Possibly a lower price.
A personalized airport pickup could cost less than a taxi or shared shuttle. Compare private transfer prices before you decide.
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Destination essentials & trip planning
Mahoe Bay. Rose Hall - Ironshore P.O, Montego Bay, Jamaica · +1 876-940-8022
Jamaica
- Language
- English (plus Patois)
- Currency
- Jamaican dollar; USD widely accepted
- Power
- 110V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)
- Driving
- On the left
- Main airport
- Montego Bay (MBJ)
- Flight time
- ~3–4h from the US East Coast
Who it suits
Two of the 9 categories we score in the Palmprint file for Hotel Riu Palace Jamaica; the full set is above.
What we'd book around it
Affiliate · commission at no cost to youFlights
Fly into MBJ, 10 minutes from the gate; round trips from about $451.
Search fares (opens in a new tab)Insurance
Storms move flights in season, and the cheapest rates are usually non-refundable.
Compare cover (opens in a new tab)Data
An eSIM for the flight and the beach; Wi-Fi is included on the resort but stops at the gate.
Get an eSIM (opens in a new tab)Days out
Off-site excursions cost extra here, so price the days out of Jamaica ahead.
See excursions (opens in a new tab)Kayaks & paddleboards is already in the rate. Don't pay for them twice.
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