We stayed at Dunns River for our 10 year anniversary. We had a great time. What we liked most was the mix of people. It was not just honeymooners. There were people of all ages. Our room was great, very nice modern and clean. The food was good. I was a little disappointed in the Japanese restaurant (Kimonos). I have no idea how someone could go to this resort and not have a good time. We spent most of the time at the main pool, which was very nice. I would recommend spending the money and getting a candellight dinner on top of the waterfall. The staff was great. Very friendly and helpful. I would definately stay here again.

Not really a long review kind of guy so I will just throw in a few things that stuck out in our wonderful stay here Apr 30 - May 05

1- The food was much better than we expected going in based on our other stays at AI's...The brick oven pizza and the pool grill were excellent and hit the spot between drinking dozens of Dirty Banana's and Red Stripe's

First night we dined at Kimono's and had a great time. Large portions and the chef was very entertaining...Only 4 tables of 8 in the place so be sure to book early

Our favorite was il Capitano (sp?). Fantastic antipasti buffet and the pasta dishes we had were great...Very romantic in there as well but I didn't let that ruin my dinner :-)

2- Staff was great overall aside from a few who seemed to not belong...They stuck us in a garden view initially but after a call to their 800 number they got us in to the ocean view we paid for...No harm no foul

3- Only excursion we took was to the falls and it was well worth the $40...A little tip...We went on a Saturday morning and the park was not very busy...A guy from our group said the falls can be a complete zoo during the week when the cruise ships are docked since it's the main attraction...I would see if you can verify when the ships are in port before booking the excursion

4- Ran into two couples that were staying at the Grande and said they much preferred the more intimate setup at SDR...They didn't hate the Grande but said SDR was definitely worth paying a little more for

To sum up SDR exceeded our expectations and is well worth the extra dough...We will be back again for sure!

Our plane out of LAX left on time 10:40 pm on 4/23 and it was full due to a flight cancellation on 4/22. They we small children crying through the night and the temperature in the plane seemed quite warm. We had a woman pilot and had her in Sept. also and arrived at 5:50 am. on 4/24. The airport is looking great and we had to wait for a while for our luggage as there was so much to unload. Everything went great and we waited in the Sandals lounge for about 20 min. and then left for SDR around 7:00. Made one stop to use the restrooms and then the shuttle dropped off some guests at the RIU. That is one big lavender resort and it's right next door to SDR. SDR has a beautiful long entrance and we were greeted and given cold towels and took care of our paper work. Our room wasn't ready so we looked around the place and had the buffet breakfast. We saw Cheddi Brown, it was so good to see her again and she sat and talked with us for a while and then introduced us to the GM, Theo Duffus who has been with SDR for 3 yrs. now. He sat with us for a while and we talked about the resort and had mentioned that the resort was full. We got to our room around noon, it was in the Florence Bldg. Room 2601 on the 6th flr. Our room over looked the entrance to the resort but it was a great view and you could see the RIU next door. The fridge was fully stocked with everything and balloons were on our front door and champagne chilling in our room. The decor was very nice and the rooms smelled so fresh and clean. It had a walk in closet with a safe and the sink was separate from the bathroom and shower. The maid came in every night to turn down our sheets.

The first night there was International Buffet. They all are pretty much the same at all resorts and the food was great. Chairs and tables were out around the pool and music. We were still so tired that we went to bed early that night.

Fri. is the day for the Craft Vendors, we just browsed around and we had breakfast at the Columbo every morning. Cheddi joined us for pizza. Bill decided to try the pepperoni pizza and I had the veggie pizza. Bill said that the pepperoni was very spicy. I found the veggie very tasty. The weather was very nice with just a breeze blowing everyday. There were a few beautiful weddings each day. The beach is small but maintained nicely. We spent most of the time in the large pool with the falls as there is another pool across from the grill. We had two dinners at Marco Polo. Grilled vegetables with goat cheese cake and roast rack of lamb is what I had, it was delicious and Bill had shrimp bisque soup and the surf n turf sirloin and choc mousse with rum for dessert. Entertainment was Children of the drums. On the 26th we took the shuttle over to SOR, had a rain shower and partly cloudy. We only visited half the resort as we wanted to be able to make it back to SDR by noon. It was ok but we didn't care for it and the lay out. Didn't care for the beach area and we were never greeted by anyone. The grounds were ok and we did talk to some guests out on the deck area.

Entertainment for Sat. night was the opera singer Shawna Gae who was taking Rory's place while he was on vaca. Also had a snake man and men and women dancers along with a cyclist.

Sun the 27th we visited RP. Had dinner at the Columbo. It seemed to take a very long time to get served each course. We never did try the other restaurants, maybe next time as we would love to return to SDR.

We left on 4/28 at 8:30 am for SMB.

Had a great experience here. Great staff, friendly and helpful.

Book the candlelight dinner for two - very worth it!

The only complaints I would have was that the massage (we did a couples massage for $220) was one of the worst I've ever had and then they screwed up the reservation for the candlelight dinner and had to move nights. ALso, the entertainment staff seems to think they are strippers and dance like that which is not really appropriate for a adult couples only resort.

Otherwise the staff was very accomodating and the food was about the best we've ever had at an all inclusive. The shuttles run smoothly - we golfed every day and it went well. The airport shuttle was great too.

The beach is great - way better than the Ocho Rios Sandals.

The evening entertainment is the best of any all inclusive we've been to as well, and we've been to many.

Our room was great but small - get an ocean view if you can!

We'll go hear again for sure!