Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa
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8.4 / 10
Palmprint
Our resort score · out of 10
Strongest on rooms and service
Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa at a glance
- Location
- Montego Bay
- Guests
- All ages welcome
- The plan
- All-inclusive
- Setting
- Near the coast
- Guest rating
- 4.4 / 5 on Google2,331 reviews
- Best months
- Nov · Dec · Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr
- Pools
- 2 pools
- Airport transfer
- MBJAbout 15 minutes
- Dining
- 7 restaurants
- Drinks
- 4 bars
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Rooms & prices
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Operating date not yet confirmed
Temporarily closed after hurricane damage; reopening expected around April 2027, not yet confirmed
The rate diary
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Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa
Things to know
before you go
All-suite luxury AI ~15 minutes from MBJ.
Butler service on two-bedroom suites and higher.
Room service has a delivery fee even on the AI plan.
30,000 sq ft spa is a headline amenity.
Hidden tips
Sentry Tower oceanfront suites are the newest inventory.
Book Le Bouchon and Pierside early.
Strengths from our research
Suite size and kitchens
Spa
Family villas
Quiet relative to mega-resorts
Other considerations from our research
Room-service delivery fee
Entertainment is lighter
Cabanas extra
What guests say
Most loved
- Suite size and kitchens180 mentions
- Spa90 mentions
- Staff150 mentions
Most complained about
- Inconsistent butler service40 mentions
- Room-service delivery fee30 mentions
From Reddit
Montego Bay threads recommend Jewel Grande when the brief is a suite with a kitchen rather than a mega-resort animation program.
What’s included
Included
- Premium & à la carte diningIncluded
- Top-shelf liquorIncluded
Unlimited spirits, popular beers and wines
- Wi-FiIncluded
- In-room minibarIncluded
- Non-motorized water sportsIncluded
- Kids' clubIncluded
- Tipping & gratuitiesTips included
Not included
- Motorized water sportsCosts extra
- Spa treatmentsCosts extra
30,000 sq ft Grande Spa; treatments extra
- Off-site excursionsCosts extra
Included with limits
- Room servicePartly included
24-hour menu included; a delivery fee is applied to each request
- Airport transfersPartly included
Some package pages include MBJ transfers; official FAQ lists private car as extra
Policies & availability
- Resort creditsNo credit program
No. Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa 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
More resort facts
- Rooms and suites
- 217
- Value
- 8.0 out of 10
- Service
- 8.3 out of 10
- Beach
- 8.0 out of 10
- Dining
- 8.0 out of 10
- Rooms
- 8.8 out of 10
- Pools & Spa
- 8.0 out of 10
Confidence is high across the board except romance and quiet, where the evidence is thinner.
Score breakdown, research & sources
How we scored Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa
11 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 5 more we track
Confidence is high across the board except romance and quiet, where the evidence is thinner.
Open a category
Value8.0High confidence
- Suite Space
- 8.2
Service8.3High confidence
- Staff
- 8.4
Beach8.0High confidence
- Cove
- 8.1
Dining8.0High confidence
- Buffet
- 8.2
- Specialty
- 7.8
Rooms8.8High confidence
- Size
- 9.0
- Kitchens
- 8.8
Pools & Spa8.0High confidence
- Count
- 8.0
Wellness8.8High confidence
- Spa Size
- 9.0
Luxury8.4High confidence
- Spa Suites
- 8.5
Family8.3High confidence
- Villas
- 8.5
Romance8.2Medium confidence
- Spa
- 8.4
Quiet7.8Medium confidence
- Low Animation
- 8.0
What it does best
- Suite size and kitchens
- Spa
- Family villas
- Quiet relative to mega-resorts
Where it costs you
- Room-service delivery fee
- Entertainment is lighter
- Cabanas extra
Everything we read on Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa
Restaurants & bars
Palmprint food score 8.0 / 10
- Places to eat
- 7
- A la carte
- 5
- Buffets
- 1
- Bars and lounges
- 4
- Swim-up bars
- 1
International · Jamaican · Italian · Steakhouse · Asian
Crickets Grill
Jamaican
Included in the plan
More about Crickets Grill
- Service
- A la carte
Fiery Pelican Outdoor Grill
Grill
Included in the plan
More about Fiery Pelican Outdoor Grill
- Service
- Snacks
Le Bouchon
Steakhouse
Included in the plan
More about Le Bouchon
- Meals
- Dinner
- Service
- A la carte
Moonstone
Italian
Included in the plan
More about Moonstone
- Service
- A la carte
Orchids
International
Included in the plan
More about Orchids
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Service
- Buffet
Pierside
Asian
Included in the plan
More about Pierside
- Meals
- Dinner
- Service
- A la carte
Waves
International
Included in the plan
More about Waves
- Service
- A la carte
Venues, opening hours and plan inclusions can change by season. Confirm your choices when booking.
Do you need dinner reservations at Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa?
The recorded policy requires reservations at some restaurants. Reservation rules for venues without a stated policy are unverified; confirm with the resort.
Rooms & suites
Seasonally sampled rooms are not available yet.
More room options (3)
| Suite | Occupancy | Size | Bedrooms | Aspect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanfront Junior Suite | Sleeps 3 | 807 ft²75 m² | 1 bedroom | Ocean |
| Two Bedroom Oceanfront Suite | Sleeps 5 | 1,636 ft²152 m² | 2 bedrooms | Ocean2 baths |
| Three Bedroom Villa Garden View | Sleeps 8 | Not published | 3 bedrooms | Garden3 baths |
Occupancy limits and connecting-room requests should be confirmed for your party before booking.
Pools and the beach
Pools & waterplay
Two outdoor ocean-view pools and whirlpools.
The beach itself
Private-feeling cove east of Half Moon / Rose Hall; cabanas extra.
- 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
Bringing the kids to Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa
What decides whether a resort works with children in tow, answered from what the resort publishes rather than from the brochure.
- Kids' club
- Program listed
- Supervision & drop-off
- Confirm rules and current hours before booking
- Teen program
- Exists, but low-key; don't book around it
- Babysitting
- Available at extra cost
- Rooms that fit a family
- Two Bedroom Oceanfront Suite, Three Bedroom Villa Garden View
- Kids stay free
- Advertised; check season fine print
- Beach for young swimmers
- Gradual, calm entry: toddler-friendly
- Dinner reservations
- Needed at some restaurants
- Can a family of 5 stay in one room at Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa?
- Yes. Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa has room categories that sleep 5 or more in one key: Two Bedroom Oceanfront Suite, Three Bedroom Villa Garden View. The largest stated occupancy is 8. Occupancy rules count most children (and sometimes infants) toward the limit, so confirm your exact ages with the resort when you book.
- Does Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa have a kids' club, and from what age?
- Yes. Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa lists a kids' club. Kids Club and Teen Lounge advertised; kids-stay-free promotions appear on the official site. Confirm supervision, drop-off rules and current hours before booking.
Taking a group
What a block booking looks like here: how many of you fit, whether the rooms connect, and how late the place stays awake.
- Private dining & events
- Bookable
- Connecting rooms
- Available
- Nightlife
- Low-key, quiet by late evening
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Kids' club hours, teen programs and group availability all 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.
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily high | 86°F30°C | 86°F30°C | 88°F31°C | 88°F31°C | 88°F31°C | 90°F32°C | 91°F33°C | 91°F33°C | 90°F32°C | 90°F32°C | 88°F31°C | 86°F30°C |
| 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 |
Average daily highs and monthly rain days. Seasonal averages, not a forecast.
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 Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa
- Nearest airport
- MBJ · Sangster International Airport
- Approximate transfer
- 15 minutes
- Transportation
- Check your package for transfer inclusions and arrangements.
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Destination essentials & trip planning
Rose Hall Main Road, Montego Bay, Jamaica · +1 833-325-3935
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
Three of the 11 categories we score in the Palmprint file for Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa; the full set is above.
What we'd book around it
Affiliate · commission at no cost to youFlights
Fly into MBJ, 15 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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