Travel Review: Jamaica - Where to Stay, What to Do, What to Eat

After reading many reviews on different resorts, we were prepared to have to choose between lots of kids activities for our 7 & 8 yr old girls and sacrifice our comfort level. Needless to say, everybody got what they wanted at the Rose Hall Resort & Country Club in Rose Hall, Jamaica.

For the Parents:

When we first arrived at the hotel lobby, we were seated and waited on with drinks. The desk attendant brought over the paperwork, keys, and bracelets (for all inclusive) to us. We did not have to stand in line so I thought this was a nice touch.

We did have to wait about 45 min for our room to be ready, but that gave us time to explore the resort and get something to eat while we waited.

We were taken to our room by the bellhop who brought up our luggage, and the room was immaculate. We had pillow top mattresses on the queen size beds, and the best part is the view. We reserved a mountain view but was given a room that had a view of the ocean that could be seen from the balcony, a full view of the golf course, and a partial view of the mountains. Absolutely gorgeous!

We always had hot water for bathing the kids and ourselves and had absolutely no problems with any insects like at one of the other resorts. Hint: If the resort you are evaluating comes with mosquito nets for the rooms, I suggest you high-tail it over to Rose Hall.

For the kids:

Where do I start. On day one, I highly recommend that you enroll your kids at Kidz Club. Its free of charge and it will give parents time to relax without having a child constantly underfoot. Kidz Club began at 9a, break for lunch at 12 and resume from 1p - 5p. They have a schedule of activities that will be done on each day, and you can drop off your kids during specific activities that they like. My 8 yr old loved going to kids club everyday but my 7 yr old like hanging with mom & dad, so she didn't go everyday.

There's also a bulletin board in the courtyard next to the activity center that displayed activities that were going on for that day. There were so many activities that it would take 3 months just to complete them all such as: