The Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort in Ocho Rios is an all-inclusive resort offering great accommodations, excellent rooms, and exquisite dining that will make you never want to venture far from the hotel. But if you feel the need to wander, it is located near many shopping areas and local restaurants to allow you to fully appreciate Jamaica.

This 14-floor, 730-room resort offers more than you could hope for. After going through a $20 million renovation two years ago, it is sure to please. This refurbishment added balconies, new furniture, tile floors and a bright and tropical experience. These rooms also offer in-room safes, telephones with voicemail, ironing boards, satellite TV individually controlled air-conditioning units, and Wi-Fi access for $24 dollars for 24 hours. The rooms are separated into five categories; the basic Resort View rooms, Ocean View rooms, Ocean Front rooms, Beach Suites in the Cabana wing, and one-bedroom suites in the South Tower.

 
Not only are they offering great accommodations in the rooms, but in the public areas of the hotel as well. The Sunset Jamaica Grande features the largest conference center in Jamaica, and a business center with digital photo printing and Internet surfing for $6 a half hour. They also feature the Jamagination art gallery, which gives guests a chance to learn more about the arts of Jamaica and buy paintings from local artists.

The Sunset Jamaica Grande has five restaurants, two grills and eight bars. These include the Grande Palm buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the Jamaica Corner which offers low-fat selections, the Ginger Lily which serves a menu fusing Asian and Caribbean tastes, the La Diva with pasta dishes, seafood and foccacia bread, and The Café Jamalicious. The bars include the Bambu, Blue Manhoe and Ortanique (which is the best choice when looking for a spot for business meetings or romantic evenings). They also offer Barbecues, one is the Just Jamaica Party, which features a steel drum band and a walk lined with tiki torches leading the way to the beachfront bonfires and buffet.

They also offer activity and entertainment. With the two championship tennis courts you can play night or day, as they are lit for night. Also nearby you can find horseback riding and river rafting. If looking for entertainment and fun, visit the casino, which stays open late and features 80 slot machines. Or join others in the Jamaican Me Crazy Nightclub or the video game arcade, which is located on the lower level of the resort.

If you feel that need to stray from the hotel, downtown Ocho Rios is just a five minute walk from the property. From there, if you turn left you will come across stores and restaurants, and if you turn right the main street leads to the Soni duty-free plaza with the No Problem gift shop.

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