Everything is luxury at Secrets St James. This adults-only resort holds an exclusive, breathtaking location in Montego Bay's stunning peninsula, and guests here will enjoy the experience of Unlimited Luxury® - from wait service at the pool and beach, to an extensive range of restaurants and bars, and free-flow access to the facilities at neighbouring Secrets Wild Orchid, there's so much to enjoy. If you need a break from gazing at the crystal clear waters, head out onto them instead, with an assortment of water sports available that will make it impossible to get bored. There's also nightly live entertainment, theme parties, and even cooking and dance classes on offer, meaning that you're bound to be left with plenty of incredible memories. And for those seeking ultimate relaxation, the 15,000sq ft Spa is the perfect place to indulge. This resort is so special that you won't want to leave, but if you do, you'll find that Montego Bay's 'hip strip' is close by, as are multiple Championship golf courses and local attractions.
Amenities
Kayaking
Scuba Diving
Snorkelling
Tennis
Water Skiing
Windsurfing
Anniversary and special occasions
Honeymoon
Bar
Evening Entertainment
Fitness Centre/Gym
Games Room
Where is it
Situated on the peninsula of Montego Bay, surrounded by the breathtaking Caribbean Sea. Transfer time from Sangster International Airport: 25 minutes.
Hotel information
350 suites, with elevators in every building. All rooms feature classic decor, a private, furnished balcony or terrace, 55" flat screen cable TV, mini-bar refreshed daily, coffee maker, bathrooms with double vanity, separate WC, separate shower, hot tub, luxury bath amenities, hair dryer, TV speaker controls in bathroom, armoire, electronic in-room safe, bathrobes and bedroom slippers, clothes steamers, alarm clock with MP3 docking station, nightstands with reading lamps and telephone, desk with telephone, sofa, ceiling fan, motion sensor air-conditioning, 24-hour room service (hours may vary), Secrets Box for private room service delivery and complimentary WiFi.
Junior Suite Garden View rooms have garden views, and either 1 king-size bed sleeping a maximum of 2 adults, or 2 double beds sleeping a maximum of 3 adults.
All Inclusive
Guests enjoy Unlimited Luxury® services including
Limitless access to gourmet a la carte dining options, without reservations required
Unlimited international and domestic top-shelf spirits
Unlimited natural fruit juices and soft drinks
24-hour room and concierge service (room service hours may vary)
Pool and beach wait service
Mini-bar with soft drinks, juice, bottled water and beer
Daily maid service
Endless daytime activities and live nightly entertainment
Theme parties, oceanfront bars and entertainment venues
No wristbands required
All taxes and gratuities included
Free WiFi
Junior Suite Ocean View rooms have ocean views, and 1 king-size bed sleeping a maximum of 2 adults, or 2 double beds sleeping maximum 3 adults.
Junior Suite Ocean Front rooms are in an ocean-front location with stunning, direct ocean views, and 1 king-size bed sleeping a maximum of 2 adults, or 2 double beds sleeping maximum 3 adults.
Preferred Club Junior Suite Ocean View rooms feature ocean views, and preferred club benefits, with 1 king-size bed sleeping a maximum of 2 adults, or 2 double beds sleeping maximum 3 adults.
Preferred Club Junior Suite Ocean View Swim Out rooms feature ocean views, preferred club benefits (including complimentary butler service) and direct swim-out access to swimming pool, with 1 king-size bed sleeping a maximum of 2 adults, or 2 double beds sleeping maximum 3 adults.
Preferred Club Master Suite Ocean Front rooms are in an oceanfront location with stunning, direct ocean views, hot tub on the terrace (as well as hot tub in bathroom), a spacious living room and dining area with seating for four, preferred club benefits (including complimentary butler service) and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.
Preferred Club Benefits
Private check-in and check-out
Complimentary Butler service (for guests staying on Preferred Club Junior Suite Ocean View Swim Out category or higher)
Soaking tub with padded covers for lounging on terrace
Private Preferred Club Lounge
Preferred Club status and amenities
Access to dining, activities and amenities at Breathless Montego Bay
Private concierge service
Private pool for Preferred Club guests
Daily continental breakfast in the lounge
Afternoon hot and cold hors d'oeuvres
Exquisite desserts and fine liquors in the lounge
Complimentary internet access in-suite
Complimentary computer access in the Preferred Club Lounge
Complimentary newspaper in the Preferred Club Lounge
Upgraded mini-bar service
Upgrade bath amenities
Steam press
An expansive range of 10 restaurants (1 buffet, 7 a la carte, and a cafe) and 9 bars and lounges. No reservations required. Restaurant openings rotate throughout the week. Restaurants include World Café (international restaurant, breakfast and lunch), Barefoot Grill (light lunch), Blue Mountain (authentic Jamaican-Caribbean fare, dinner), Bordeaux (a la carte French cuisine, dinner), El Patio (a la carte Mexican Cuisine, dinner) Himitsu (Asion fusion a la carte, dinner), Oceana (fresh seafood, lunch and dinner), Portofino (Italian cuisine with wine cellar, dinner), Seaside Grill (poolside a la carte with ocean views, lunch) and Coco Café (coffee and snack bar). Bars include Barracuda (pool and beach bar, with signature cocktails), Showtime (theatre bar), Sugar Reef (pool bar with cocktails), Marlin Bar (open-air bar), Revive Bar (spa fruit and juice bar), The Lounge (lobby bar with live music ), Rendezvous (lobby bar with live music in the evenings), Piano Bar (Cuban-themed lounge with live piano music), Desires (sports bar and dance club, late night) and Manatees (swim-up bar).
Regular entertainment day and night, including live music in lounges, and nightly entertainment at the Theatre (which features comfortable seating, bar service, and air conditioning).
Pool and beach waiter service. Large, free form swimming pool (partially heated). Private pool for Preferred Club guests (partially heated). Three outdoor hot tubs. Gift shops. Game lounge. Live entertainment. 15,000 sq ft Spa* with massage cabins, whirl pool, steam room, sauna and more. Fitness centre, with cardio equipment and weight room. Darts. Giant chess board. Bicycle tours. Aerobics. Bocce ball. Jogging trail. Cooking and dance classes. Tennis. Introductory scuba lesson in the swimming pool. Watersports, including guided snorkelling, paddleboarding, water polo/pool volleyball, wind surfing, kayaks, catamaran*, water skiing*, parasailing*, wake/knee boarding*, tubing*, banana boats*, boat tours*, deep sea fishing*, and glass bottom boat*. Authentic Jamaican jerk chicken and beef patty carts at the beach and pool daily.
Complimentary WiFi. 24-hour room service (hours subject to change).
*Denotes local charge. Dress code: most restaurants require guests to wear cover-ups and no sleeveless shirts when dining. A ‘casual elegance’ dress code is in place when taking dinner at Bordeaux, El Patio, Himitsu and Blue Mountain, with gentlemen required to be dressed in long trousers, with dress shirts or collared shirts, and women can wear dresses, shirts or blouses, and trousers, with no flip flops or sleeveless shirts. Please note: this is an adults-only resort, and bookings with guests under the age of 18 will not be permitted.
Based on 9981 reviews
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Horrible
Nov 12, 2024Seena C
Do not book or come here! Terrible place with terrible service. We are staying here now (Week of Nov 11 2024). There is a workers strike occurring, management seems completely irresponsible of hospitality of staff despite making multiple requests to speak with them to rectify some issues noted with the room, service and the noise from the strike.…
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Do not book or come here! Terrible place with terrible service. We are staying here now (Week of Nov 11 2024). There is a workers strike occurring, management seems completely irresponsible of hospitality of staff despite making multiple requests to speak with them to rectify some issues noted with the room, service and the noise from the strike. They are hiding and don’t care about guests including club members like myself who have bought into their unlimited vacation club. WARNING - DO NOT BOOK. Save your money and go somewhere else!! Rundown hotel, room stinks, can’t use water from the pipes to brush your teeth, food sucks. No water or coke at bars, no towels if you go swimming, long wait times to check in, have breakfast, and on top of all, management that is not responsive and irresponsible for supposedly a 5 star resort. I cannot even justify 1 star for this place.
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First Time in Secrets St. James Resort, and Jamaica, and Loved It!
Nov 12, 2024HL BChicago, Illinois
Last week was my first time visiting Jamaica and my first time travelling outside the USA territory. I had a fantastic time overall! The food, drinks, hotel room, entertainment, ambience, and people were awesome! I even had a room to myself and enjoyed it!
It was a wonderful time to celebrate so many milestones in my friend/family group and we…
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Last week was my first time visiting Jamaica and my first time travelling outside the USA territory. I had a fantastic time overall! The food, drinks, hotel room, entertainment, ambience, and people were awesome! I even had a room to myself and enjoyed it!
It was a wonderful time to celebrate so many milestones in my friend/family group and we enjoyed so many events together or solo. It was also really cool to see the legendary Jerk Cart Man and Coconut Water Cart Man make their appearances and cater to the visitors!
During my stay, I met so many pleasant, fun-loving people and I was
enjoying every second of my stay at the resort. It was also awesome to see stray cats chilling on the resort (I'm a cat lover!). I was a little sad to leave the resort on my last day there.I even said "Bye" to the room I was staying in and the key card before I left with my belongings back to the USA. The hotel room's jacuzi tub and walk-in shower were amazing! The water temperature and pressure were excellent. I definitely loved my stay here and plan to come back in the future. I definitely want to check out the excursions and more of what Jamaica has to offer, mon!
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Birthday weekend
Nov 12, 2024rohans459
Went to Secects st James with 22 people for bday weekend. The resort is clean and and staff is super friendly. Big shout out to Syan the bell hop. What a great personality and super cool guy. Also I want to thank Lish-Ann who waited on my party at the Oceana Restaurant. This young lady was magnificent and deserves a raise.
Also made reservation…
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Went to Secects st James with 22 people for bday weekend. The resort is clean and and staff is super friendly. Big shout out to Syan the bell hop. What a great personality and super cool guy. Also I want to thank Lish-Ann who waited on my party at the Oceana Restaurant. This young lady was magnificent and deserves a raise.
Also made reservation for hibachi but they claimed they weren't told meanwhile I've had this trip planned for over 8 months.
Other pro:
1. Grill by the beach was outstanding
2. Blue Mountain and Oceana food were great
3. Buffet for breakfast.
Con:
1. Need top self liquor at pool bar
2. Room service is terrible. Takes way too long to get food.
3. Better entertainment beside the club and piano bar at night.
4. Improve day time entertainment by the pool.
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Not my cup of tea
Nov 12, 2024Allegra JWS
The scenery was beautiful and the room was beautiful. That’s it for positives. Many issues and boring in my opinion. The most lively was the 2 weddings that took place. Absolutely love Jamaica but was asleep most nights by 9:30pm. There were several staff members that lack professionalism. I had one man ask if I wanted to be with him and if I…
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The scenery was beautiful and the room was beautiful. That’s it for positives. Many issues and boring in my opinion. The most lively was the 2 weddings that took place. Absolutely love Jamaica but was asleep most nights by 9:30pm. There were several staff members that lack professionalism. I had one man ask if I wanted to be with him and if I liked it with a condom or not. Several of the staff members tried to bum cigarettes. My experience was subpar and out of respect will keep this experience a “Secret”.
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Meh
Nov 11, 2024Jennifer W
I was not impressed and won't be returning! Too many other beautiful places to see. The beach's view was obstructed by man-made rock walls. The beautiful turquoise color ends quickly due to rock and reef. I fell in love with Secrets Maroma - Cancun, therefore I expected much more from Secrets St. James. I heard it was recently bought by…
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I was not impressed and won't be returning! Too many other beautiful places to see. The beach's view was obstructed by man-made rock walls. The beautiful turquoise color ends quickly due to rock and reef. I fell in love with Secrets Maroma - Cancun, therefore I expected much more from Secrets St. James. I heard it was recently bought by Hyatt and has gone downhill ever since. What a shame. I hope Hyatt hasn't ruined the Cancun location. The staff seemed grumpy overall. Be sure to tip; it's expected from their mannerisms. The food was terrible at all the restaurants. Just a few examples: a ribeye steak was hardly a ribeye (maybe sirloin and not top sirloin at that; I couldn't cut it), the fajitas were more like cafeteria worker fajitas, the hot sauce: Pace Picante probably right out of the jar, haha. I always look forward to the omelet bar at all-inclusives. They were awful both days; the eggs and bacon were overcooked. I tried something else day three. The jerk chicken at the Barefoot Grill was the best item they had going for them. The coffee at the Coco Cafe was fantastic. If you like rum punch and pina coladas, you're okay on drinks, anything else (bloody Mary, old fashion, mango margarita, mojito) wasn't worth drinking. It doesn't feel good writing such a critical review, but it's worth the time if hard working people like me might have a better vacation experience because of it.
Cliff notes: service felt forced or over the top cheesy, food and drinks were mediocre at best, beach view is tiny. Spend your hard earned money elsewhere!
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