Riu Ocho Rios

Surrounded by 22 acres of lush gardens overlooking Mamie Bay, this beachfront resort is 6 miles from Dunn's River Falls.

Distance from Airport: 65.2 miles
Distance from Downtown: 2.5 miles
Distance from Beach: Beachfront property
Local Transportation Options: Taxi
Car Rentals at Hotel: No
Parking: Yes, no charge

Hotel Rating: 4 (Deluxe)
Number of Rooms: 846


Room Category Descriptions:

• OC - Ocean View
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king bed or 2 double beds
• OF - Oceanfront
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king bed or 2 double beds
• JS - Junior Suite Gardenview
  Garden views. Seating area, including sofa. Bathrooms feature hydromassage tub.
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king bed or 2 double beds
• JO - Junior Suite Ocean View
  Seating area, including sofa. Bathrooms feature hydromassage tubs.
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king bed or 2 double beds
• JF - Junior Suite Oceanfront
  Oceanfront. Seating area, including sofa. Bathrooms feature hydromassage tub.
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king bed or 2 double beds
• OS - Ocean-view Suite
  Larger sitting area including sofa, walk-in closet, bathrooms with whirlpool tubs and separate showers, and larger balcony or terrace.
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king bed
• SJ - Suite with Jacuzzi
  Same as Ocean-view Suite, with open-air whirlpool
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 4 total
  

Room Details:

• Adjoining Rooms: No
• Air Conditioning: Yes
• Bathroom Amenities: Hair dryer
• Balcony / Patio: Yes
• Cribs: Yes, no additional cost
• Internet Access: Yes, at sports bar
• Iron / Ironing Board: Yes, for JS/JO/JF/OS/SJ rooms
• Kitchen Facilities: Compact refrigerator with minibar
• Non-Smoking Rooms: No
• Rollaway Beds: Yes, no additional cost
• Safe Deposit Boxes: Yes, in room, no charge
• Smoke Alarm / Sprinklers: Yes / No

• Telephone: Direct-dial phone

Hotel Details:

• Babysitting Service: Yes, available on request, fees apply
• Check-in / Check-out: 3pm / 12 noon
• Child Ages: Children 1 year of age and under stay free with adult when using existing bedding. Children 2-12 years of age pay child rate.
• Concierge: Yes
• Courtesy Room / Day Room: Yes / No
• Elevators: Yes
• Housekeeping Service: Daily
• Luggage Check / Storage: Yes / No
• Luggage Porter / Bellhop: Yes / Yes
• Number of Floors: 5 floors and 6 floors
• Other Guest Services: Conference room and laundry service available

Dining Facilities:

• Saint Ann - Main restaurant offering buffet-style dining and show cooking stations. Theme dinners are served twice a week.
• Piccola Italia - Italian restaurant, serving pizza
• Plantation beach restaurant
• Mammee Bay beach restaurant and Grill Steakhouse - Reservations required
• Mandalay - Asian restaurant
• Sir John - Serving à la carte menu items. Reservations required.
• Pool Snack Bars - Exclusive to Suite category guests - JS,JO,JF,OS,SJ
• Tushima - Japanese à la carte restaurant. Reservations required.
• Sir Richards - Gourmet à la carte restaurant. Open for dinner, reservations required.
• Room Service - No

Cocktail Lounges or Bars:

• Blue Mountain bar salon
• Sports bar
• Dunn's River Plaza bar
• Seagrape beach bar
• Reggae pool bar
• Rastafari swim-up bar

Entertainment:

• Nightly entertainment, including live music and RIU theme shows

• Pool: 2 pools with a whirlpool, plus a children's pool
• Whirlpool: Yes
• Beach: Located on the beach
• Watersports: Windsurfing, sailing, snorkeling, kayaking, introductory scuba lessons in pool
• Spa: Spa center with massages and beauty treatments
• Fitness Center: Yes
• Golf: No
• Tennis: Yes
• Shopping: Boutique
• Other: Hotel provides guests with loungers, sun umbrellas, and towels in pool and beach area. It also has a multi-sports court, volleyball, aerobics, and ping-pong. The sports bar features casino game machines and pool tables.

All-Inclusive Plan Rating: Standard All-Inclusive
All-Inclusive Features Include:

• All meals and snacks
• 24-hour snacks and drinks
• Unlimited domestic and imported alcoholic beverages, tropical juice cocktails, and soft drinks
• Disco (entrance and drinks included), open 6 days a week
• Activities and entertainment
• Taxes and gratuities

Dining Details:
Breakfast Options:

• St. Ann

Lunch Options:

• Piccola Italia
• Plantation beach restaurant

Dinner Options:

• St. Ann
• Mamee Bay
• Mandalay
• Piccola Italia
• Sir Richards
• Tushima
• Sir John

Room Service: No
Restaurant Reservations Required: Mamee Bay, Mandalay, Sir Richards, Tushima, and Sir John
Dining Restrictions or Limitations: Yes, Sir Richards and Tushima are only available to guests staying in JS, JO, JF, OS, or SJ room categories
Beverage Details:
Drinks Included:

• Unlimited domestic and a selection of imported alcoholic beverages, tropical juice cocktails, and soft drinks

In-room Beverage Options:

• Restock of in-room minibar and liquor dispenser

Entertainment Details:
Evening Entertainment Options:

• Nightly entertainment, including live music and RIU theme shows
• Pacha Disco

Children's Activity Program: Yes

• For details on the Children's Activity Program, please see the Family Program section for this hotel

Activity Details:
Daytime Activity Options:

• Volleyball, aerobics, water polo, darts, and ping pong
• Non-motorized watersports including kayaking, windsurfing, sailing, and snorkeling
• Introductory SCUBA diving lesson in pool

Evening Activity Options:

• Lighted hard-surface tennis court
• Use of fitness center

• Minimum check-in age: 18
• Credit card deposit required upon check in: Yes

Other Restrictions:

• At least one adult over age 21 is required per room with a child 17 years of age and under

• Year Built: 2005

• The hotel is a standard all-inclusive resort
• The property is located on the beach 2 miles from Ocho Rios
• All rooms have ocean view
• It is a 5-minute drive to Dunn's River Falls and shopping in Ocho Rios

• This hotel is great for singles, couples, and families

• There are no activities immediately outside of the resort or within walking distance
• The property is a self-contained, active resort

• Child Ages: Children 1 year of age and under stay free with adult when using existing bedding. Children 2-12 years of age pay child rate.
• Children's Activity Program: Children's miniclub, pool, and playground.

Daily entertainment program for children 4-12 years of age.

• Babysitting Service: Yes, available on request for a fee
• Children's Amenities: Children's pool and playground

This hotel is not currently part of the Delta Vacations luxury program. For luxury hotel packages, please visit the LIFESTYLE Collection featuring Luxury.

Available only through the Romance program


Honeymoon Amenities:

• Fruit basket
• Surprise gift

Restrictions apply including:

• Guests must present proof of marriage upon check-in
• Resort reserves the right to deny benefit without proper proof of marriage
• Services are valid per room, per stay unless otherwise noted.
• Services are subject to change or substitution based on availability at the discretion of the hotel.
• No cash value for unused services.

Available only through the Romance program

Complimentary Wedding Package Includes:

• Services of an on-site wedding coordinator to help plan the special day
• Bouquet of flowers for the bride and a matching boutonniere for the groom
• Decoration and set up of the ceremony location
• Two bottles of sparkling wine
• Wedding cake for up to 20 people
• Wedding group dinner at one of our specialty restaurants
• CD or recorded music during the ceremony
• 10% discount on all spa services
• Surprise spa gift

Restrictions:

• A $350 government and administration fee is required.
• All documentation must be provided to Wedding Coordinator no later than 30 days before arrival
• Services are valid per room, per stay unless otherwise noted
• Services are subject to change and substitution, based on availability, and at the discretion of the hotel
• There is no cash value for unused services

Requirements - Getting married in Jamaica:

• Bride, groom, and witnesses (if required) need to be at the destination at least two days (48 hours) prior the ceremony
• Civil ceremony is performed by a Judge; Catholic ceremonies are not performed in Jamaica
• Complimentary wedding with minimum purchase. To qualify for a complimentary wedding, a total of ten rooms must be purchased through the Romance program, including the wedding couple's room, at least 45 days prior to departure. Wedding couple must provide names and/or reservation numbers of additional rooms to their booking agent 45 days prior to departure.

Documentation - Notarized copies of each of the following documents:

• Birth certificate
• Passports
• Divorce papers, death certificate, and documents stating name changes (if applicable)
• Written parental consents (if under 21 years of age)
• All documents must be notarized and presented in English 30 days prior to the ceremony.
• Send notarized documents to the hotel at which the wedding ceremony is to be performed, no less than 30 days prior to wedding ceremony; Riu Ocho Rios Attn: Dionne Arthurs, Wedding Coordinator Mammee Bay P.O. Ocho Rios, St. Ann JAMAICA

Contact your booking agent early to secure your choice of wedding date/time.


Available only through the Romance program

The following wedding packages are available to purchase for guests staying at Riu Ocho Rios in Ocho Rios.

Highlights of the Classic Wedding package include:

• On-site wedding coordinator to help plan the special day
• Classic decoration set up for the ceremony location for 10 people
• Bouquet of flowers for the bride and a matching boutonniere for the groom
• CD or recorded music during the wedding ceremony
• Wedding cake for the couple and 10 wedding guests or less
• Sparkling wine for the couple and 10 wedding guests or less (during the main toast only)
• Surprise spa gift
• Reception dinner for the wedding group at one of the specialty restaurants
• Breakfast in bed the morning after the wedding
• 10% discount on all spa services for the bride and the groom
• Local judge to officiate the wedding ceremony
• Wedding certificate
• Four witnesses with valid passports, if necessary

Highlights of the Royal Wedding package include:

• On-site wedding coordinator to help plan the special day
• Decoration set up for the ceremony location
• Bridal Bouquet and matching boutonniere for the groom
• CD or recorded music during the ceremony
• Semi-private dinner for the couple and 40 wedding guests (or less) at a specialty restaurant
• Wedding cake for the couple and 40 wedding guests (or less)
• Sparkling wine during the main toast for the couple and 40 wedding guests (or less)
• Romantic massage for bride and groom
• Ten percent discount on all spa services for bride and groom (restrictions apply)
• Complimentary room upgrade for the wedding couple subject to availability upon arrival (excluding Jacuzzi Suites)
• Riu "T-Shirts" for bride and groom
• Surprise gift
• Minister/Judge service and wedding certificate
• Witnesses if required

Highlights of the Caprice Wedding package include:

• On-site wedding coordinator to help plan the special day
• Caprice decoration set up for the ceremony location for up to 60 people
• Bouquet of flowers for the bride and a matching boutonniere for the groom
• 2 rose petals bags
• CD or recorded music during the ceremony
• Semi-private dinner for the wedding group at one of the specialty restaurants
• Wedding cake for the couple and all the guests
• Sparkling wine for the couple and all the guests (during the main toast only)
• Romantic massage for the bride and groom
• Manicure, pedicure, and hairstyle for the bride
• 10% discount on all spa services for the bride and the groom (restrictions apply)
• Complimentary room upgrade for the couple (subject to availability upon arrival and External Jacuzzi Suites are not included)
• Late check out for the couple (subject to availability upon arrival)
• Breakfast in bed the morning after the wedding
• Strawberries with chocolate and bottle of sparkline wine
• Minister/Judge service and wedding certificate are included
• Witnesses if required

  For complete details see the Wedding Package information listed under the 'Activities+More' tab in the Destination section of our web site for this destination.

  Restrictions and conditions may apply. Specific documents are required to get married in Jamaica. Details on how to confirm the date, time, and location for your wedding will be provided to you by a Romance travel specialist after your reservation is confirmed with deposit or final payment.