Sandals Southcoast

Sandals resorts offer unparalleled customer service and included amenities. At Sandals Southcoast you will find Hobie Cats, kayaks, paddle boarding, tubing, snorkeling, and scuba diving. All of those are included at no additional charge (as long as you bring your scuba certification with you for scuba diving). I love the floating rings and hammocks over the water for ultimate sun/ocean relaxing!

There are several bars serving top shelf liquor and Jamaican cocktails as well as frozen drinks. The Jamaican people cannot be outdone in their personality and eagerness to serve. Of course all inclusive includes 9 restaurants. So, Joe had 7 meals in one day...7....

When compared to the other Sandals resorts here's my list of who should pick this one:

• If you are from a more mature generation this is definitely the one for you.  The clientele is definitely calmer and more relaxed with most being 40-70.  However, a wedding party came half way through our stay with a lot of people and lowered that age a bit.
• The beach is large with a lot of seating both in the shade and in the sun. 
• The resort is very flat with minimal climbing to get to any of the locations. There are ramps to most places and we have seen both canes and wheelchairs moving about with relative ease (likely why it brings in the older crowds)
• Cafe de Paris is a dessert and coffee shop. I love to find a variety of desserts and decaf coffee at night which is often difficult to find on tropical islands...apparently they handle evening caffeine better than me!

 Maybe NOT your ideal location:

• If you are looking for a raucous and loud place this is not it
• the ride here is always long and on a curvy road, if you are easily car sick you should go to Sandals Montego Bay because it is five minutes from the airport. The normal 90-minute ride was 2.5 hours because they are widening the road. Caribbean road work is hilarious because it is so chaotic and seems to completely lack any sense of purpose. They say it won't be done until 2021!
• seaweed...so I am a giant baby, let's just put that out there. I am not getting in lake or river water because I can't see my feet. The water is Caribbean clear but the seaweed is growing very close (a  few feet) from shore. I don't like that one bit! I never saw this at other Jamaican Sandals locations but it is common in Mexico. This beach is the largest private beach we have seen in Jamaica and it's beautiful. They quickly clear the seaweed from the beach but it is very prevalent in the water.