Hotel Riu Ocho Rios 5*

We stayed here for 11 nights mid July. 2 adults and a child (3yo) Check in process took a long time and even then the room took almost 3 hours to be ready - this was a massive downfall for the hotel. The room itself was lovely, full fridge and optics stocked up daily/as requested. Very comfy beds, rooms cleaned daily. We are block 3 room 3036 we had a sea view but also a view of the “quiet” pool. The AI food was absolutely fab! Something at all meal times to cater for everyone! My 3yo is fussy but we found something every single meal time. We only 3 al a carte’s (italian, steak & asian) which if i’m honest we preferred the general restaurant. The drinks.. again, amazing! Catered to all, from soft, slushies, alcohol, hot, iced coffee (yum!!). We didn't join in in any daytime entertainment except for the pool party which was lots of fun but got very busy! We used the quiet pool by block 3 most days, only downside is you can’t have children’s floats in there (even a small ring) which wasnt great. The water slides were great and the splash park&slides for the smaller children! The RiuLand staff were great in the day time and the evening entertainment. Make sure you bring socks for children if they want to go into the soft play and they also have to be 4yo or older. We did have to use the nurse in the hotel as my daughter needed a Dr and she was an absolute gem! Unfortunately ended up needing to go to a hospital in Montego Bay but she sorted transport out for us and checked up on my daughter the next day when we returned. The beach was lovely, clean and hardly any seamoss washed up on the sand. The staff work extremely hard in the hotel and any tips are extremely appreciated by them!! Transfer from Montego Bay airport is around 1.5hour. I expected to get eaten alive by mosquitoes like I did in Montego Bay a few years ago but did not get bitten once, none of our family did and I didnt see many people with bites either. Would we return? Absolutely although I would like to try another Riu in a different part of the country.

Hotel and stay where perfect We had 2.minor issues 1 no kettle in the room there was a coffee machine but not everyone likes coffee 2 we were surprised that a hotel of that size didn't have luggage scales to use before people leave for the airport Overall a perfect stay Thank you