Montego Bay · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Sangster International Airport
Daniel Kovac Central Europe
These are my five favourites in Montego Bay, out of the 40 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.2.
All five are within 3.6 km of Sangster International Airport.
Highest rated of the five
S Hotel Montego Bay
★★★★★4.6 from 1,319 reviews
S Hotel Montego Bay comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 1,319 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 4 star property, found under poi and around $424 a night on the dates we checked.
40 hotels in Montego Bay qualified for this list and five made it. Hotel Riu Palace Jamaica is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Bara drink without going back out
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
- Step free accesslevel entry and a lift
All five, ranked
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S Hotel Montego Bay
★★★★★4.6 from 1,319 reviews
2.3 km from Sangster International Airport
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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2Hotel Riu Palace Jamaica
★★★★★4.5 from 2,714 reviews
3.5 km from Sangster International Airport
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
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3Polkerris Bed and Breakfast
★★★★★4.8 from 224 reviews
2.8 km from Sangster International Airport
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Airport shuttle
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4Hotel Riu Reggae
★★★★★4.3 from 4,161 reviews
3.3 km from Sangster International Airport
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
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5Hotel Riu Montego Bay
★★★★★4.2 from 8,210 reviews
3.6 km from Sangster International Airport
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
How this list was put together
40 Montego Bay hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Sangster International Airport second, then took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
Daniel Kovac Central Europe
Takes the same two weeks every August and drives somewhere far with his wife and daughter. Twelve countries, all by road, all in one battered estate car. Plans routes on paper maps.
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