Nice place for the price I paid to go. It's not top of the line by any means, but it's not dirty.

The pool area is excellent. This area looks newer and remodled. The hotel/resort it self is older, probably from the early 70's.

The beach is beautiful. This was my favorite part! The food was good. This place is great for people with children. It's not really a "party" place. So if your looking to party find a different resort.

The grounds were older but clean. Beautiful landscaping around the resort.

I would go back again if I could get a cheap deal again.

My wife and I stayed at Starfish March 6~13, 2006. We have stayed at Sandals, Couples, Breezes, and other all in clusives in Jamaica. This was our 10th trip to paradise! Starfish was everything the "Big Boys" are, and then some! We were a little nervous about the rating of 3~ 3.5, but that was quickly blown away!
We were so impressed with the activities, music playing, and the happy, fun staff! I hate to use the word bored when in Jamaica, but we have been had the "what do we do now" at a few of the other resorts. Not Starfish! From the awesome beach to walk, to Bamboo Village and the so so friendly locals, we were constantly entertained and feeling Irie! Fresh lobster on the beach, cold bottles of Red Stripe at Time N Place, Sailing, Bananna boat ride, trampoline in the crystal clear water, secluded island for a break and some shade, I could go on for ever! Our room was basic, but as clean as any we have had elsewhere. A beautiful view of the sea, the pools and close enough to listen to the entertainment at night if we didn't want to be right there.
You know how you just get that feeling when you find a place that feels right, we got it with Starfish Trelawny! The countdown has begun to the next trip!

I was a bit worried before coming to the Starfish as I had read some reviews and as it was only a 3 star hotel, I began not to expect very much. Yet to my surprise it was lovely, very clean, everyone very friendly and the food and drink was excellent. The rooms were big enough, there were 3 of us in our room, myself, my husband and 17 year old son any my 18 year old daughter and her boyfriend were in the room next door. Although on the top floor (7th) the view of the swimming pool and the hotel complex was well worth looking at. The facilities and activities were second to none and nothing was too much trouble.
The only downside was apart from the hotel complex there is nothing else. We went Bamboo rafting on the Martha Bray River, climbed Dunns Waterfall, and visited the Luminous Lagoon, all of which we all enjoyed.
This was our first time to Jamaica and the carribean, I can assure you it wont be our last and I would not hesitate to come back to the Starfish.

I vacationed at this resort with my friend in January and it was fabulous.

We were upgraded to the cottages, and they were great. It was nice not to have to wait for the elevators everyday and we were very close to the pool. We were in the Bouganvillia Cottage. The rooms are basic, but we didn't spend much time in them anyway.

There is the buffet and 4 ala cartes. The buffet was ok, lunch was my favorite because there was a lady who made subs and they were fantastic! For the ala cartes we only tried the Casablanca, because it was the only one without a surcharge. There is the Scotch Bonnet, the Munasun, and the Guiseppe, all with surcharges, so we didn't bother with them. At the Casablanca, it is very fancy, I felt underdressed, even with a skirt on, and it was freezing in there, take a sweater.

The pools are great! There is the swim-up bar over by the buffet, but we never went there because it was way too quiet for us. All the activities were by the main pool. There are 2 waterslides as well, which were fun. Plus there are pool tables in the pools. Lots of sun loungers available. There are 4 hot-tubs open 24 hours, the water was really hot. You must go to the little island, across from the beach. It is so cute! There are tons of watersports too, just talk to they guys in the red shorts.

There are 3 bars plus the disco. The service is pretty good, never had to wait too long. The bartenders will also make you any drink you ask for, man are they tasty! The disco is a total blast, we went every night. They even had a pjamma party, for adults only, a total blast, but not for uptight people though....LOL. The disco stays open till the last people leave, you can literally dance the night away.

The staff is amazing, I can't say enough nice things about them. We hung with the staff everyday, and got to know them pretty good, they are all really nice.

Activities are non-stop at the Starfish. There is a trivia game everyday, where you can win rum! This resort has so many things going on. Plus there is the rock climbing wall, and the trapeze, where you can fly through the air, and a mini-golf course. They also have sumo wrestling, and bouncy boxing. There is a simulated skating rink, with plastic ice, no one used it. The internet was a rip-off, $8USD for 15 minutes.......way over priced, compared to other resorts I have been too.

The shows were good. One night they had beach party, that was probably my favorite night. They have kareokee in the lobby, get up and sing!

The only tour we did was Dunn's River, it was good. All in all I had an awesome time! I loved this hotel, it was fantastic. Go here and have a great time........everything is no-problem mon!