My son and I stayed at Rooms from 4/19-4/24. Our room was beautiful. (room 1106 with patio) We thought that the bed and pillows were great. Slept very well. We could not figure out how to turn off the A/C but that was 'no problem'. As mentioned in many other reviews, the front desk service is not the greatest but definitely not the worst customer service I have received either. I could have hounded them to follow up on some of the minor issues but we were on vacation and as with most other things in Jamaica, it was 'no problem'! The location is really perfect for staying in Ocho Rios. You can walk to most everything and that was fabulous.

I would recommend this to anyone that is not looking to do the all-inclusive vacation. This hotel was very nice for the cost. Like others, I used 'GoGo' from the beach for an excursion and he got us there just fine. I did find that I could have paid the same price for the organized tour to the Bob Marley Mausoleum and could have had free drinks on the way. Shop around....that's what I discovered on this trip! There are a few gentlemen at the front gate that are with JUTA and that is very reputable when hiring someone for transportation. Freddy was always very kind and did not try to push us as so many others did.

Go with an open mind and enjoy! I will definitely stay at Rooms again when visiting Jamaica! (Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or are looking for advice when planning your trip!)

My wife and I stayed here for from April 18-24. The only reason we ended up here and Jamaica itself was because it was the cheapest place. I was attracted to the fact that we could wander into town for meals instead of staying at an AE and because of the good ratings it got. I would like to give a candid view of the place and the surroundings as I got no perception from the other reviews on what we actually witnessed.

Well, it is a budget place at best and we were not overly impressed it received the praises it got. Frankly, I’m not sure why Superclubs even puts its name on it. The only thing we could figure is that they bought it strictly for the location and real estate investment. It consequently, would not allow me to stay at one of their other resorts. We had one of the few rooms without a balcony and could not move. I didn’t think that was such a bad issue, but for a place that was recently renovated or was claimed to be, the room was not in the greatest of shapes. It had loose and broken floor tiles, a broken tile in the shower, a leaky faucet the last night that left a puddle on the floor, and no mini-fridge, so everything had to go on ice in the sink or wherever.

We only ate here a couple of times and the food was average. The drinks at the bar were only about $3.50. The beach was another matter. There are very few plastic lounges and virtually everyone had a crack in the seat. The beach is somewhat shared as there is a public entrance next door and most of the beach in front of the resort is loaded with locals. Not a problem, but there was no privacy or quiet with all the kids. The water was a disappointment. Not the water itself, but you could walk out to the boundary markers and never be higher than your chest. You could simply not do any swimming as it was too shallow. The beach was always trashy. They would do a token morning raking of leaves and bigger pieces of trash, but it is full of butts, drink straws, etc.

When you leave the resort, you can get to various town locations three ways. Out the front, you take a driveway about 200 yards and you are right in the heart of Main St. To the left is where most of the locals do their shopping, but we walked a safe ½ mile to the Almond Tree restaurant this way. To the right is the open craft markets, Burger King, KFC, and several other restaurants. There has been quite a bit of movement in establishments from addresses I got from Frommers and others. There was suppose to be a breakfast place right out of the resort on Main St. called Café Mango which is now Mama Marley’s. Good food by the way. BiBiBips apparently had an address which was on “upper” Main, it is now right across the long drive leading to the cruise ship dock. There is also a large duty free shopping area and several restaurants, including Margarita’s at the end of the cruise ship drive.

The other ways out to town from the resort and actually quicker is to go along the beach to the left when exiting the resort and go out the public entrance. You can go straight to Main st. or take an immediate right and go along a gated walkway right to where the cruise ship docks. This seems to get locked sometime early evening, however.

Another negative thing is having the cruise ships blocking the view of the horizon. They are cool to watch, however, but you have no sense of privacy.

All-in-all, I’m not too sure we would return. It is a long ride (2 hours) just to stay at an average resort. Along the way, you pass tons of resorts (Breezes, Ritz-Carleton, Hedo III, etc) and more are going up. The road is under construction and is a MAJOR project. It looks like 10-15 more years the way the locals always seem to be sitting in the shade watching the cars go by – Mon! It was good to go local, but we didn’t always feel safe. I felt safer alone than I did with my wife, but I always feel that way even in major US cities. If we went back to Jamaica, we might try Negril, but it is still a good drive to the west. The airport lines were also horrendous.

Went to Jamaica 4/20-4/24. First the positives. Rooms is located in the perfect spot, right on the beach. Their food was very good and the bartenders provided excellent service. The weather in Jamaica could not have been better. We went horseback riding, climbed the Falls twice (no challenge really), went scuba diving (it was okay) and relaxed on the beach. The negatives: first of all be prepared to sweat in the airport - no airconditioning. Here's the biggie - make sure and reserve your transportation to the hotel online so that you can print a "voucher". Imagine after waiting an hour to get out of immigration, to be asked by the transportation counter for a voucher to get on the bus. I had no idea what they were talking about because I booked transportation over the phone with the hotel. Of course Rooms did not explain all this to me. After another hour making phone calls after another we finally got on the bus on our 2 hour drive to the hotel. Thank God the hotel was located right on the beach and have a nice pool, because we passed other hotels in the middle of nowhere. The room had very poor air conditioning, beds were hard, we did not have a good night sleep. Will I go back to Ocho Rios again, maybe not.

My husband and I stayed at rooms in march of 06' What a wonderful time we had. We were a little skeptic at first it had 2 apple, and the travel agent told us not to stay at anything less then a 4 in Jamaica. What do they know? We have been to Bahams, Mexico Jamica was the best and the cheapest. We met new friends, ate at faboulus resturants, the falls were beautiful. The resort was clean, we went out of the resort everyday to shop and site see. The only thing was we were asked if we wanted to smoke a million times, but you just don't make eye contact or tell them no.We were never scared. We also met some great locals, and my husband who is big into soccer got to play with them. I would recommend this resort to anyone. Price is awsome, and we had a great time.