This is the third stay at the Royal Decameron and once again we had fabulous weather, great food and wonderful service by the staff. Can't wait until next year to book again.

We enjoyed this resort a lot but it won't be for everyone. If you are used to the "Big Box" resorts then you won't like this one. But if you enjoy a smaller resort with great food, nice people, and a 5 min ride from the airport then this is the place for you.

It wasn't very busy when we went so not a lot of partying going on but I had a great time none the less. You don't have to travel very far to get anywhere on the resort. The buffet was great......if you are ok with Jamaican food. Curried goat, jerk chicken, jerk port, potatoes, rice, beans, great soups and usually fish. We never had a problem with eating! The al a carte is the only problem with this resort. There is no dress code so people show up in whatever and food is mediocre. They could probably do without the a al carte. Yes, the resort is older so the rooms aren't the most amazing but we had a flat screen TV with lots of channels and we had a bathroom with hot water, what more do you need. We had to pay for a lock for the safe. $14 for the week so no too bad. The only thing they could improve are the beds and pillows. Hard as a rock and paper thin pillows. The best part is the view from the room, our balcony was on the 3rd floor and we didn't have any palm trees in our way so we could see straight out to the ocean. It looked like other rooms might be blocked by the palm trees.
Overall we had a great time, weather was amazing. We walked down to Margaritaville for lunch one day which was nice. For the price we paid to go to Jamaica we couldn't have asked for more. Oh yeah, there are 2 small beaches, the one furthest down was the best but the other one was great for snorkeling.

The Hotel and ameneties were good. The food was repetitious and the buffet light on choices. Your best meal? Breakfast and the Snack Bar. You must ask for your Bacon at the Egg/Omelette Station for they do not offer it on the Buffet. The pools(2) were small and not enough lounge chairs. People were bringing them up from the beach area. The beach area has loads of lounge chairs AND shade huts. No vendors were allowed on the beach. It is a clean Hotel, the staff are friendly and the rooms are good. There is a lovely boardwalk on the entire complex. It was kind of neat. Ask for MISS POLLY to book an hour trip in a glass bottom boat with a short snorkel excursion included. We got this half price NOT booked at Hotel. He is always stationed at far side of Hotel where you pick up your beach towels. We are coming again in March (not this hotel) and he gave us his card and we will do this again with his boat, for us and our family for he is cool and will negotiate a good price. For the price we paid we believe what we got in return was fair. We had another couple with us who made this trip GREAT!!!! No complaints. yea mon

Everything was good except for one thing. The day we got there, the hotel told us that they did not have an oceanview room, which we booked two months prior, for us. Their explanation was non-existent, and basically they wanted to appease us with a bottle of champagne. Since 3 out of 4 of us do not drink, this was an empty gesture. So, we got a pretty lame gardenview room, and then had to move rooms the next day to the proper one.
Over all, the hotel is decent...but this really put a damper on the trip, and made the first day VERY frustrating.
Oh...and the tour company representative had nothing to offer in terms of any help or better explanation either...

The hotel was clean and beyond our expectations for a 3.5star...food good and good variety. Staff were amazing at helping and friendly

Only regret was beach was toooo small

This resort completely exceeded our expectations. It's close to town and the staff are excellent. The food was good and there is plenty of access to local fair all within walking distance. You are only a short walk from Doctor's Cave Beach. The rooms are simple, clean, comfortable and modest but lets be honest you're not here to hang out in your room! The common areas are great and the common beach resources were always available. Some cool snorkelling right in front of the resort. If you're the kind of person who wants to remain confined within the walls of a false Jamaican tourist compound then this place isn't for you. If you're looking for honest friendly staff who really want you to experience Jamaica and work their asses off to make sure you have a great time. Then this place is for you. This place is an underrated gem and I would go back in a second.

"Mek me tell yuh wah ah gwan at this place".
We took a family trip, after reading all the reviews before we left, there was no doubt in my mind that I will make this a happy family trip.
Thank to Air Transat and the staff for making a safe and enjoyable trip. As we arrived in Jamaica and after exiting the airport, we thought what the hell, vacation starts, we we bought a few beers and start to drink in the bus. We arrived at the hotel about 11:00 am and had to wait on our rooms which would be ready by 3:00 pm, but that was no problem,we began the beer drinkin until the rooms are ready.
Room: Extremely clean
Services: Excellent
Staff: Very Accomodating
Hotel: Clean and well maintained through the day.
Food: Excellent
Special congratulations to the Manager - Alex.
We would like to thank all the staff who we found was very friendly and pleasant.
Although this is our second trip in Jamaica, we think that Royal Decameron Mobay is among the best vacation spot for us and we are planning to return soon.
When you venture out of the hotel, there is the "Hip Strip", the people there is a little aggressive, they wants you to buy stuff from them, but all you have to do just tell them you are not interseting and they would leave you alone. A person like me would go into their store and bargain. For example, there were selling 5 T-Shirts for $ 20:00, I began to bargain and got 9 T-Shirts for the $20:00. Dont be afraid to drive a heavy bargain, you have nothing to loose.
Coming back to the staff at the hotel, I want to personally thank the followin people: Simone, Dimitri, Zulu, Kenisha, Tavari and all other who made our stay a pleasent one.
There are no negatives on our part and one must understand how you treat people thet the treatment you will get back. A small tip goes a long way.
I also would like to mention, that when people complains about food, it is the visitors who make this critique awaful. here is what wee saw during breakfast one morning, one guy picks up a breakfast sausage with his hand, smells it and then put it back in the the buffett tray instead of his plate, he then began to scratch and dig himself before going for omlet. Come on people, at least take a shower before you go for breakfast and dinner at least.
Once again thanks to Alex and his staff.

We had fun and the resort was more than our expectation. The location, beaches, food was great and it was worth the money. We will go there again.

Andy and Pam Dec 23th, 2011.

I had a blast at the Royal Decameron,all your staff was great(Rubert)the bartender,everyone always smiling,thanks again,,Billy dec 10-18,,:)

The hotel was in a good tourist location in Montega Bay. The food was great, the resort was right along the water...The oceanview was standard, but the room was big.

This was my first time at this hotel and it was amazing. I was not ready to go back home. The hotel and the beach were beautiful. The food was amazing. The weather was perfect. But the staff, especially the entertainment crew, made that week fantastic. Everybody was very friendly and made you feel like family. My mom and I were there to celebrate her 60th birthday and she didn't want to come home either. They made her feel really special as well. I would recommend this hotel to everybody going to Jamaica!!! I would never stay at another hotel in Montego Bay. I can't wait to go back!!!

We love to snorkel so that is one of the major reasons we visit this hotel. The reef out front had many great finds for us from octopus, eels, and flying fish. The staff is friendly and the rooms are very clean. There was a good variety of food to choose from at the buffet and the beach restaurant was handy for buffet style wings, dogs, fries and burgers. Made to order pizza was also available. Walked the strip one night for jerk pizza at the Bobsled Cafe. There were 7 in our group, all of us were repeat customers.

Unexpected in front of the ocean (20 ft) room. Can eat at anytime of the day. Unlimited "à la carte" diners. Extremely friendly staff! Always clean. The hotel floors are way too slippery and should be washed at night. Exchange your money in Jamaican dollars (not American): you'll save A LOT!

This hotel has consistently been one of the top resorts I return to in Jamaica. The staff are wonderful. The rooms are big and clean. Everything that you need is right there.

the staff and location are great food wasnt as good as i thought it would be (meat tough) not much variety beach was ok nightly shows were ok

General speaking good versus price. Entertainment down two stars. A few good people involved in entertainment activity left the resort. The "Glitters" Disco is no longer a disco , just a very loud music with no schedule and no scope to make tourists of all ages happy.
The food was sometime good, sometime bad. Their facilities need upgrades !

We were really lucky to get a room right outside the pool. There was no beach. The food was great . I would recommend it for couples and families but not for singles as there were no young people to mingle with. Overall it was a good vacation.

We absolutely loved the resort. For those who like to be close to the airport and hip strip, this place is great! The employees were fantastic,always with a smile ☺. The beach is not huge, but they actually have two, one on each end of the resort. There was a variety of food each sitting. Something for everyone. Overall a very nice clean place. Great for familes, fine for those couples that don't mind the families. We will be returing next year for the 3rd time! Yeahmon!!!

Bonjour

C'était la troisième fois que nous allons à cet hôtel, toujours un très bon service et des chambres très propres malgré que cette année il y avait une invasion de fourmis alors...mais ce dont je suis le plus déçue c'est que notre vol quittait à 20h30 et nous avons pas eu la chance de profiter de la plage car on ne nous fournissait pas une chambre de courtoisie bien au contraire on nous disait d'aller prendre une douche à côté du JACCUZI là où une toilette publique avec douche à la vue de tout le monde. Par contre si on voulait garder notre chambre jusqu'à 14h00 on nous chargeait 25$ PAR PERSONNE. Vraiment exagéré pour 2 hres de plus..

I went with my best friend and we had a great time. This hotel was close to everything as it is located on the "Hip strip". It is walking distance to the famous Magarittaville and all the shopping. The staff were amazingly friendly. The facilty was very clean and the grounds well kept.
Although I had such great fun at Decameron, I would not recommend it for family vacation including children. I would say it is more ideal for younger and olders adults. I must say the beach was naturally beautiful and the food was ok.

Bonjour, nous avons séjourné au Royal Decameron en famille avec un enfant de 2ans. Nous avions déjà visité le Royal Decameron à Puerto Vallart au Mexique et celui-ci rend bien hommage à cette chaîne d hôtels argentins.
Premièrement, l'hôtel est situé à 4 km de l'aéroport ce qui est très intéressant lorsqu on voyage avec des enfants.
La réception, les bars, la salle à manger ainsi que le seul resto à la carte sont très modernes. La nourriture au buffet est excellente ( peu même être comparée à celle dans un 5 étoiles) Il y a beaucoup de plats jamaicains. Le pain et les pâtisseries sont tout simplement exquis!
Les chambres sont très propres, mais désuètes en tant que décoration. Elles ont toutes vue sur la mer. Malheureusement, comme c est un hôtel situé en bordure de la rue principale de la ville, il y a énormément de bruit le soir.
Le site est très petit, mais peu importe ou vous vous situez, vous pouvez voir la mer qui est magnifique. Il y a deux piscines et trois petits bouts de plage. C est parfait pour se baigner dans la mer, mais moins intéressant pour ceux qui aiment marcher sur une longue plage. A chaque 200 mètres de plage, il y a un quai qui divise le terrain.
Il y a aussi un kids club ainsi qu un parc pour les enfants.
Nous recommendons cet hôtel qui démontre bien le charme de la Jamaique ainsi que la gentillesse des Jamaicains. Toutefois, si vous cherchez un hôtel luxueux, Le Royal Decameron Montego Bay n'est pas pour vous. Par contre, pour une introduction à la Jamaique à prix moyen, c est parfait. Attention, plusieurs boutiques sur la rue principale près de l'hôtel, mais à des prix exorbitants. Le shopping est plus intéressant à l'aéroport et les prix un peu moins chers.

was amazing the third time around we are definately going back cant beat this price , everyhing is close by right on the HIP strip in MoBay , just pack and go dont worry you will be well taken care of

The hotel is slipping a bit compared to other years. The staff are wonderful, and amenities are good. Food was a lower standard than before. The drinks are great you can always find something to do.

overpriced for the quality of this hotel.
I travel alone regularly and I am fed up with having to pay extra just because I am solo. The travel industry needs to stop penalizing people for travelling alone.

Clean, friendly, small resort.

We had a wonderful time at the Decameron Montego Bay. Our 2 daugthers had a great time in the pool and beach daily. They loved the entertainment staff, especially Que Que and Demitri. Glass bottom boat tour was exceptional.

Would not hesitate to return.

Mon mari et moi avons bien aimé cet hôtel.Chambre spacieuse,propre sans luxe mais avec tout ce qu'il faut. Lit queen très confortable. cependant situé au 4ième la pression d'eau pour la douche peut diminuer à l'occasion mais après quelques secondes tout revient sans problème.
Nourriture: J'ai vu des 5 étoiles ou le buffet paraissait énorme avec des pièces montées mais à la moitié du contoir, tout se répétait.
Au Royal Décameron,le buffet est simple mais tout est bon et frais. C'est assez varié, comme à la maison, sans plus. Chacun y trouve son compte.
Le restaurant à la carte, pour sa part, peut être intéressant pour un souper intime, sans plus, car on y retrouve la même chose qu'au buffet mais avec une présentation différente.
Le casse croûte de la plage est très propre comme tous les endroits d'ailleurs. On peut y manger de la pizza, des ailes de poulet, des hamburgers, frites, grille- cheese, accompagnés de salade. On y trouve aussi des fontaines pour les boissons gaseuses et de la bière en fut. Charmaine la cuisinière et Charlette la serveuse sont très souriantes et efficaces. Bien sûr, il ne sont pas stressé comme nous aolrs, elles ont leur rythme et c'est correct.
A tous les bars,nous sommes bien servis. Les plages: on en compte trois petites séparées par des quais. Un quai pour observer les poissons, un où l'on retrouve les embarcations nautiques telles: cayac, pédalo, katamaran et un autre quai, pour se reposer avec une terrasse avec auvent à son extrémité. Pour la marche, après avoir fait les plages et chacun des quais vous aurez marché autant que sur une longue plage sans rencontrer les gens de d'autres hôtels. La vue: les chambres,le buffet,le restaurant à la carte,le casse-croûte,les bars ont tous la vue sur la mer, c'est plendide!
Le personnel: ils sont très polis et désireux de répondre à tous nos besoins. Que ce soit la femme de chambre,les animateurs,les barman, les serveurs des restaurants, tous sont très gentils.
Roy au service des embarcations de l'hôtel vous fera faire un tour de katamaran, un 3 places, c'est très agréable. Il y a aussi les cayacs avec lesquels vous pourrez aller jusqu'au bout de la piste d' atterrissage, où vous pourrez voir à quelques mêtres le dessous d'un avion.
L'internet : à deux pas de l'hôtel, du côté de la compagnie de taxi, dans un restaurant,vous coûtera 3$/15 mi.et 5$ 30mi.À l'hôtel 5$ 15 mi. et 10$ 30 mi. sachez que contrairement à celui dans la rue, il n'y a pas de décompte alors vous pourriez être coupé, sans avoir eu le temps de finir.
Les gens du marché aux puces de l'autre côté de la rue veulent vendre et c'est normal, demandez Susanne ou Jennifer, deux femmes très gentilles qui ont leur boutique et qui éloigneront les autres délicatement. Vous remarquerez qu'il y a beaucoup d'indou qui sont propriétaires de beaucoup de boutiques, ils sont eux-aussi très aimables.
Les excursions;
plusieurs ont été déçus par le tour de katamaran organisé par l'hôtel. Dans ce tour pour la journée à 116$ par pers.Le départ se fait en bus pendant 1hre et demi, vous mangez à 11hre.30 à la course,ensuite,on vous emmène à la chute Dunn qui est très achalandée et difficile à escalader pour bien des gens,vous revenez en katamaran vous n'en faites pas long ,on vous arrête pour de la plongée où il y a moins de poissons à voir qu'à l'hôtel. Il y a aussi le tour katamaran demi-journée (pire encore) où on vous emmène à quelques mêtres de la plage devant l'hôtel, on vous arrête pour de la plongée et on vous débarque au marguerita ville pour y prendre un drink. Sachez que tout est en supplément au Margarita ville.l'entrée au Margarita ville est de 10$ par pers Alors pour 53$ par personne 10$ l'entrée un drink. Est-ce que ça en vaut la peine! À vous de juger!
Pour une visite d'une demie journée, aux chutes Y.S Falls, pour 4 couples soit 8 personnes vous prenez un taxi, l'autre côté de la rue, avec Hilton,de la compagnie Juta qui fut notre chauffeur au coût de 200$ soit: 25$ par pers. Les autres chauffeurs tels Zipp, Desmond sont à conseiller aussi. Le départ est à l'heure de votre choix . Nous, ce fut vers 8hre. Vous traverserez les montagnes pendant une heure et demi, la route est garnie de trous et assez étroite mais Hilton les contourne.Il est prudent et très aimable.Vous verrez des plantations d'ananas, de bananes, de canne à sucre, les villages des Jamaicains et vous arriverez aux chutes Y'S Fall. Elles sont moins achalandées, moins difficiles à escalader et plus rustiques que les chutes Dunn's river qui sont plus commerciales. à ces chutes,plusieurs ont constaté que certaines roches où vous déposez les pieds ont été fabriquées et non naturelles.
Pour arriver aux chutes Y.S Falls vous montez à bord d'un carriole tirée par un tracteur. Le coût est de 16$ par pers. L'endroit est paisible et sécuritaire, d'une beauté remarquable. Nous avons bien aimé ce tour qui nous a coûté que 81$ pour les deux.

La proximité avec l'aéroport: en logeant dans l'édifice principale nous n'avons pas été dérangé.Il semblerait que ceux habitant l'édifice des numéros 1 à 32 l'entendraient un peu. Ce n'est vraiment pas un obstacle à votre séjour, bien au contraire c'est une belle attraction que de voir atterrir ces boing en provenance de diverses régions.

En Jamaique, dans la rue, à la rencontre de gens du pays Ye Man est souvent prononcé, ils sont cool, alors n'hésitez pas à leur dire Ye man.
Pour ce qui est de la drogue, sachez que personne ne vous obligera à en acheter. Vivre et laissez vivre.

En un mot, nous avons adoré notre voyage. N'oubliez jamais qu'il faut avoir une philosophie pour le voyage. Ce n'est pas nécessairement la même qu'à la maison. Alors à tous ceux qui se demandent s'ils doivent aller en Jamique et au Royal Décameron eh! bien, je leur conseille sans hésiter.

J'ai bien aimé mon petit voyage en Jamaïque (au Royal Decameron à Montego Bay)!
Je le recommande a petit prix (car un 3 1/2) !
Cependant un 2ième resto à la carte et une plus grande variété de 'boissons' serais bien agréable.

My husband sells commercial grade doors for a living and the first thing he noticed was their codes were not up to our standards in North America. Smoke detectors but no sprinkler system. Wood exterior doors to the rooms with key lock rather than card access. Otherwise it was fine but I've stayed at nicer places for less money. The people that worked there were FABULOUS though! With the exception of the front desk clerk who was rude when I asked on the second day if he could guarantee we would get the oceanview room. We paid for 7 nights in an oceanview room and got 6. The first night was spent in a corner ground floor room that had a view of plants and a sliver of ocean if you looked really close out the window. The clerk tried to say that was ocean view. I'm not normally a fussy person but I did want to get what I paid for. We aren't the only ones this happened to. There were others at the same time wer were there plus I've read of others this happened to at various times. The remainder of the time we wanted to sleep with the windows open but the smell of pot from the next door neighbour permeated into our room. I didn't want that good of a time. Food & entertainment was good.

we are not 5 star people this hotel was what we expected. no problems