We had a great time and everything was WAY above expectations. We travel quite a bit and stay in a lot of hotels, this was our first time in an all inclusive resort and we were very leary of trying this. I have to tell you we really enjoyed every minute, from the time we arrived at the Sandals room at the Airport in Montego Bay to the time we left Jamaica. The service was excellent, food was great and the rooms and property were beautiful. The highlight of our trip was the Zip Line tour and the beautiful hike out. We also went against all advice to go off property and had a GREAT day in Ocho Rios. Enjoyed visiting the REAL Jamaica without a tour group and felt completely safe and actually came across some great deals on souvenirs.
The Entertainment Staff was fun, wait until you meet Shana Banana (Twin Towers of Jamaica!). The only complaint is the work out equipment in the gym sucks.

We have previously stayed at Sandals Inn, Montego Bay,and Whitehouse in Jamaica; Halcyon in St Lucia, and Grande Antigua. We can't make up our minds whether Dunn's River or Whitehouse is the best. Everything is a bigger at Whitehouse and the beach is fantastic whereas Dunn's River is more intimate but the beach is on the small side. We will just have to go back to both and try to decide which we prefer.

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!