We arrived at Half Moon Resort and we were welcomed with open arms. Our experience there was the best I have ever had in any resort I've been too. We had a villa with a butler, chef and maid. The rooms were clean and cool. Our pool was warm and wonderful. I highly recommend you stay. If your in a villa ask for Garfield (Butler), Joyce (Chef), and Marium (Maid). They made a great team and kept us comfortable. Everything you need is on this resort. The food was second to none. I really enjoyed the italian food the best, but it was all fantastic. If you go to this resort you will not be disapointed. It is everything they say it is. You will live like and be treated like a King.

My family booked one of the resort's Villas, which are in a separate section than the hotel rooms and suites. The Villa experience most definitely is different than the hotel/resort stay experience and I would recommend it to any family travelling together or small group of friends.

The villa consisted of five large bedrooms, each with their own bathroom, an exit to a balcony or front porch, our own pool in the back yard, kind and helpful personal staff (a cook, a house cleaner and a butler), two golf carts at our disposal at all times, a dining room, a kitchen and a living room. Although we had our own space, all the amenities of the resort were available to us and we would often drive to the main beach or the spa to enjoy those facilities.

As there was a small child with us, having the pool in the back basically made the vacation. The pool was surrounded with chairs and a table with large umbrella for sun protection and we could lounge out there while the baby napped within earshot of the baby monitor while still completely enjoying the magnificent view and the sunshine.

Every evening we would meet with the cook to plan the next day's meal, which was made and served in our private dining room. Of course there was always the option of going to one of the restaurants at the main resort area or of taking an excursion to Montego Bay, but most of the time we preferred to enjoy the authentic jamaican cuisine the chef would whip up. Breakfast always included freshly dried pineapple and papaya, corn bread muffins, and other tasty treats.

Overall the most relaxing, pampering vacation i've ever been on. The addition of family members I don't normally travel with (sisters and their spouses, parents) did not bring the stress it could have as we all had ample space to escape to. Two different beaches at our disposal, several pools including our private pool, restaurants, bars, golf, horseback riding, water sports... this property pretty much has it all. As well, the land is very carefully maintained and includes a wildlife reserve, a swamp, a dolphin lair - such a beautiful and peaceful place.

We were only going to stay 4 nights but extended our trip another two nights. The hotel is exactly what we wanted and imagined a Carribean hotel would be. Very classy and open air architecture. The service has been great and the people are extremely friendly. Everyone shakes your hand or says hello as you go by. It's contagious. Quick run through of what we have done. Spa is great and really nice. There are a couple pools inside the spa area and we layed out and had lunch there one day and it was really nice. We also swam with the dolphins and it's a one in a lifetime exp. if you've never done it. Very pricey at $250 a person and then they get you on the pictures and video for about $130 total. Try to get someone else to take pics but it's truly a great memory and if you can afford it, do it. My wife took riding lessons and enjoyed it but couldn't hear the guy well so he ended up riding another horse and attaching himself to her horse so she could hear. I took a tennis lesson and the guy wore me out. The weight room is a little dated but plenty of weights and the fitness area is nice with plenty of machines. We also rented bikes and that's the way to go because the property is pretty big. It's 400 acres which is huge and that's one of the great things about this place. As for food we've had good meals everywhere but the best has been at the royal stocks. Byran was our waiter and he suggested this fish dish and it was steamed with lots of veggies. Really, really good and pretty cheap compared to rest of the resort. On Thursday nights they have a band outside and it's great atmosphere and the band was really good. The sugar mill was ok but nothing great. Seagrape is very nice because it's right on the water and the food is very good. The beach bbq is nice with lots of options. One negative is this place is pretty expensive but you can find cheap meals(royal stocks) and cheap drinks(comissary) if you try. I would highly recommend this place to anyone and we will definately come back. The service has been first class.

We have just returned from a week at the Half Moon. The hotel is magnificent and we have never experienced such incredible service before at a Hotel Spa.
Since we both have High Stress jobs we decided to experience the Stress Management program at the Spa, it was Amazing, so much so that we say that was the Highlight of our trip.We learned so many new things we never realized about stress and sleep.
The food was also good and the beach was pleasant.