Advantages: No kids, loads to do Disadvantages: American tourists, strange booking system for activites
We chose the Couples resort for our honeymoon because, as well as sun and sand, we wanted a resort where there would be plenty to see and do (yes, even on honeymoon ;-)). This was certainly true of Couples.
We travelled with Unijet (now part of First Choice I believe) from London Gatwick to Montego Bay airport. Since we were flying charter and the flight is around 8 hours long, we booked a "premium upgrade" for around Ģ300 which gave us a longer seat pitch, free drinks, a choice of meals with real cutlery and seat back entertainment.
Arrival at the airport was a little chaotic. On clearing customs, there were LOTS of porters offering to carry our bags. My advice is not to bother because it is literally only a few feet to the Couples desk and then out to the bus. Yes, I did say bus. OK, it had air conditioning, but it was a bone ...
Advantages: This is Fully All Inclusive and the food & Drink are fantastic Disadvantages: Long Flight from UK
I booked here for my Wedding and Honeymoon and I was not disopointed.
The Site is quite large with Diffrent styles of rooms / accomdation
I stayed in the Honeymoon grande luxe Villa, these are little cottages located throughout the resort in clusters of four, each cottage is nested within the gardens, with fantastic views from patio of the well looked after gardens/ponds.
There is also Bamboo grove block and the main hotel site, I never looked around Bamboo block as I didn't meet any couple to gain access!!! but I viewed a fantastic room in the main site, again a honey moon villa/room which over looked the emerald sea at the foot of the resort.
If your not going to get married or for a honeymoon the site does have other types of fantastic rooms avalible, to suit all budgets.
The Site has 4 gourmet restaurants plus you can ...
Advantages: Total Luxury, Watersports, NO KIDS Disadvantages: Shopping Trip - Not worth the grief
Last month my wife and I spent a most memorable week at Couples, OchoRios. The whole resort was totally amazing, the staff were attentive, helpful and just couldn't do enough to make our holiday the most amazing experience!
The resort itself had 5 restaurants ranging from a beach bar that served all sorts of snacks from nachos to jerk chicken to what were the strangest hot dogs my wife ever had in her life! Other choices of eateries were a very fancy french restaurant to the fantastic pasta eatery on a small pier over the sea, very romantic, especially by candlelight!
The choice of watersports was fabulous, from Scuba diving (at no extra charge!), to waterskiing, snorkelling, even a sunset cruise and it was all included in the price!
There were extras, but you aren't pushed into opting for any of these! The atmosphere was totally ...
