Situated on two-mile stretch of white sand beach, in a nature preserve, Sandals South Coast is an all-inclusive, adults-only resort that embraces the beauty of Jamaica’s breathtaking South Coast.

If you’re seeking overwater bungalows for your honeymoon, Sandals South Coast is the best resort for you. In fact, the resort also offers an overwater bar with incredible sunset views and a stunning overwater chapel with glass paneled floors.

Guests can enjoy a variety of dining experiences at 9 restaurants and 7 bars, ranging from candlelit dinners under the stars to fresh seafood grilled on the beach. Unlimited water sports, including PADI-certified scuba diving and waterskiing, will keep you active. However, you can also relax in Jamaica’s largest zero-entry pool or enjoy a variety of luxurious spa services at Red Lane Spa.

How Far Is Sandals South Coast From the Airport?

Sandals South Coast is located an hour and a half from Sangster International Airport. Once you arrive, head to the Sandals lounge or desk, where you will receive a welcome drink and meet your transfer driver.

All Sandals guests receive complimentary roundtrip transfers to and from the airport.

What Are the Rooms Like at Sandals South Coast?

When you book a stay at a Sandals resort, you can choose between 3 room categories: Butler Elite, Club Level and Sandals Luxury. Each room category comes with different levels of service, amenities, views, room features and inclusions.

Butler Elite Level

For the most luxurious experience at Sandals South Coast, we recommend choosing Butler Elite.

All of these room types come with the services of a private butler trained by the Guild of Professional English Butlers. Upon arrival at the resort, you will receive a personal cell phone where you can reach your butler 24/7.

Here a few examples of services your butler can provide:

• Greet you when you arrive and provide refreshments
• Draw a romantic bubble bath in your suite
• Reserve the best table at the resort’s most popular restaurants and escort you to dinner
• Serve you dinner on your balcony or sparkling wine on the beach
• Reserve the best daybeds on the beach or at the pool and bring you a cooler with your favorite beverages
• Serve you breakfast in bed
• Book tours, spa appointments and other activities
• Communicate your needs to housekeeping and other staff members
• Provide private check-in in your room and help you unpack

Before you arrive at the resort, fill out the butler questionnaire on the Sandals website. This lets your butler know what you need and what you enjoy.

Here are a few examples of questions: “do you have any allergies?” “what are your in-room bar preferences?” “what type of snacks do you prefer: healthy, cheese, fruits or sweet?” and “how do you prefer breakfast served”.

Other amenities Butler level guests can enjoy include 24/7 room service, which is only available in this room category. Guests also receive a complimentary in-room bar stocked with premium liquor, wine, local beer, juice and soft drinks.

Over the Water Butler Honeymoon Bungalow

Located off of a heart-shaped pier, stilted over the aquamarine waters, these overwater bungalows will make you feel like you’re in Maldives or Bora Bora.

Each bungalows features an expansive, wooden deck with catamaran nets hanging over the surf, a 2-person soaking tub and outdoor shower, sun loungers and floating hammocks. Inside the spacious master bedroom, guests can watch marine life through glass panels in the floor.

Price: from $1,630 per person per night

South Seas Swim-Up Rondoval Butler Suite With Private Pool Sanctuary

Located in the Rondoval Villages, these roundhouses have an exotic design with blue walls and thatched roofs. Nested around the river pool, each secluded house blends in with the tropical gardens and provides direct access to the water from the bedroom.

Price: from $773 per person per night

Dutch Beachfront One Bedroom Swim Up Butler Suite With Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub

These swim-up rooms include a patio with access to the zero-entry pool and direct views of the beach. Guests can relax in the outdoor 2-person soaking tub, on the sun loungers in the pool shallows or in the large living room.

Price: from $734 per person per night

Dutch Beachfront Penthouse One Bedroom Butler Suite With Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub

Located on the fourth floor of the Dutch Beachfront building, this suite offers incredible sunset and unobstructed beach views from the balcony and bedroom.

This suite features 2 soaking tubs: one on the balcony and one in the en-suite bathroom.

Price: from $595 per person per night

Dutch Beachfront One Bedroom Butler Suite With Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub

This room is almost identical to the penthouse suite mentioned in the previous entry. However, it is located on either the second or third floor, not the fourth.

Price: from $587 per person per night

Italian Beachfront One Bedroom Walkout Butler Suite

This beachfront suite is a great choice for couples looking for a large living room (separate from the master bedroom) to relax in. It includes two sofas, a stately bar and plenty of space to move around.

Couples can also enjoy the indoor bathtub and patio facing the ocean.

Price: from $570 per person per night

Italian Beachfront One Bedroom Butler Suite

This room is identical to the suite featured in the previous entry, except it is located on the second, third or fourth floor.

Price: from $563 per person per night

Club Level

If you want to upgrade your experience with some luxury, but don’t want to splurge for Butler Elite, Club Level is an excellent choice. This “mid-range” room category offers a variety of room features such as soaking tubs, ocean views, swim-up pool access or large living spaces.

The Club Level room category also includes a complimentary in-room bar with non-premium liquor, juices, soft drinks, local beer and wine.

Although this room category doesn’t include room service 24/7, guests can order food and drink from 7 am until 10 pm. It can be really nice to order dinner to your room after a day out at the beach or exploring the island.

Club Level guests also have access to the Club Sandals Lounges from 8 am to 10 pm. These exclusive spaces are a great place to hang out on rainy days and offer board games, a large television and books.

Club Level guests do not have a private butler, but they can arrange tours, make spa bookings and book dinner reservations through the Club Sandals Concierge. You are more likely to get the table reservation you want when you book through Club Sandals Concierge than when you reserve on your own.

Dutch Beachfront Swim-up Club Level Honeymoon Suite With Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub

The Dutch Beachfront suites are different from the Italian Beachfront suites because the décor features more deep blue accents and a light, bright feel.

These rooms are very similar to the Butler Elite Level Dutch Beachfront suites. The main difference is this room has a smaller living area that is not separate from the bedroom.

However, this honeymoon accommodation features a large bathroom with a big soaking tub.

Price: from $500 per person per night

Dutch Beachfront Swim-Up Club Level Junior Suite With Patio Tranquility Soaking Tub

This junior suite is similar to the honeymoon suite in the previous entry. However, the bathroom is smaller, the bathtub is built into the wall and there is not a separate shower.

The living area is also slightly smaller, but the ocean views and swim-up pool access are still amazing.

Price: from $478 per person per night

Dutch Beachfront Club Level Suite With Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub

Located on the second, third and fourth floors of the Dutch village, these contemporary suites have a glass paneled balcony with a soaking tub and sitting area.

You can enjoy the sea views from your bed or the plush arm chairs while sipping on a drink from the marble-topped bar.

Price: from $443 per person per night

Italian Beachfront Club Level Walkout Honeymoon Suite w/ Tranquility Soaking Tub

This honeymoon suite is similar to the Butler Elite level suite in the Italian Beachfront building, but it does not have a separate master bedroom and sitting area.

However, there is plenty of space and you can see the ocean and tropical gardens from your patio.

Price: from $425 per person per night

Italian Beachfront Club Level Honeymoon Suite w/ Tranquility Soaking Tub

These suites are located on the second, third and fourth floors of the Italian Beachfront building. Guests can relax on the balcony or enjoy the living area, which is slightly smaller than the one in the previous entry.

Price: from $418 per person per night

Dutch Beachfront Club Level Junior Suite With Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub

This junior suite is almost identical to the full suite located in the same building. The main difference is the room is slightly smaller and the bathroom has a different layout.

Price: from $414 per person per night

Italian Beachfront Club Level Walkout Junior Suite

Sheltered behind trees with views of the beach, this junior suite is similar to the full suite version. Although the sitting area is slightly smaller, the suite features sophisticated, blonde wood details, a soaking tub in the bathroom and bistro furniture on the patio.

Price: from $393 per person per night

Italian Beachfront Club Level Junior Suite

This junior suite is the same as the walkout version in the previous entry, but it is not located on the ground floor.

Price: from $353 per person per night

Sandals Luxury Level

These are the “regular” or “entry level” rooms at the resort. However, they are some of the most luxurious and beautifully decorated Sandals Luxury rooms at any Sandals resort. And..they all have ocean views!

Although they are a great choice for couples on a budget, you will not feel like you are penny pinching.

These rooms offer an in-room bar stocked (and re-stocked) with local beers, wines, juices and soft drinks. They do not include room service.

The rooms have internet access, a king-size bed, air conditioning, a coffee machine and tea maker, toiletries from Red Lane Spa, daily housekeeping, a hair dryer and an iron with an ironing board.

French Honeymoon Beachfront Walkout

Situated on the ground floor with gorgeous views of the white sand beaches and lush, tropical gardens, this room feels cozy and inviting. The room has a private patio, a seating area with a comfy sofa and mahogany furniture.

Price: from $351 per person per night

Dutch Beachfront Luxury Room With Balcony Tranquility Soaking Tub

This room truly looks like a Club Level room with its 2 soaking tubs (one on the balcony and one in the bathroom), amazing ocean views from the balcony and blue tile details.

Price: from $350 per person per night

French Honeymoon Beachfront Grande Luxe

Located on the fourth floor of the French Beachfront building, these opulent honeymoon suites are reminiscent of something you would find along the Côte d’Azur.

The suite includes big windows to let in the sea breeze, a balcony with views of the gardens and sea as well as a hardwood furniture.

Price: from $343 per person per night

Italian Honeymoon Beachfront

These beachfront rooms offer unbeatable views of the South Coast beach from the balcony as well as handcrafted furnishings. Situated on the second and third levels of the Italian Village, this is an excellent choice for couples who like a view from above.

Price: from $329 per person per night

French Beachfront Luxury

This is another great example of a Sandals Luxury level room that doesn’t feel like a “regular” room.

These rooms offer views of the Jamaican coastline and a secluded patio that’s perfect for relaxation.

Price: from $324 per person per night

French Beachfront Deluxe

These rooms are identical to the ones in the previous entry, but they are located on the second floor instead of the third.

Price: from $308 per person per night

What Are the Activities at Sandals South Coast?

The number one reason to come to Sandals South Coast is to enjoy the beautiful waters, whether in the pools or in the calm sea. Guests can cool off in the 4 pools (3 of them have a beachfront location) or relax in the 4 whirlpools. Sandals South Coast also has the largest zero-entry pool in Jamaica.

Scuba Diving: Sandals South Coast offers guests unlimited PADI-certified scuba diving and equipment rental. However, you must already have your PADI-certification or you can obtain it at the resort for a fee.

Watersports: if scuba diving doesn’t appeal, you can enjoy snorkeling, kayaking, wakeboarding, knee boarding, waterskiing, tubing, windsurfing and glass bottom boating.

Land Activities: guests that would prefer to stay on land can play day or night tennis, pickleball, shuffle board, beach volleyball, pool volleyball, table tennis, Bocce ball, squash, basketball, croquette and lawn games.

If you want to break a sweat, go to the fitness center or take an exercise class.

Candlelit Dinner: Up the romance on your honeymoon with a private candlelit dinner on the beach (or on a pier overlooking the turquoise waters) decorated with tropical flowers and served by a white-gloved waiter.

Spa Services: after a day snorkeling or exploring the island, book a coconut oil massage to relax you muscles or an aloe vera massage to sooth your skin. The spa also offers steam rooms, plunge pools, a beauty salon and relaxation spaces.

Excursions and Tours: get to know authentic Jamaica through a variety of tours provided through the resort and independently. Here are a few examples:

• Explore the Jamaican countryside in an all-terrain buggy
• Taste rum at local distilleries
• Visit the famous Blue Hole and hike to secret waterfalls
• Go horseback riding on the beach
• Try bamboo rafting in an ocean park in Montego Bay
• Go tubing on the rapids of Rio Bueno
• Enjoy a snorkeling tour on a catamaran
• Visit the birth place of Bob Marley
• Take an ATV tour

Restaurants at Sandals South Coast

Cafe De Paris

This Parisian-style café is the perfect place to grab a pastry or coffee in the afternoons. The décor is light and airy, featuring brightly colored tiles and ample natural light.

Jasmine’s

This pan-Asian restaurant has an exotic interior with hardwood flooring, burgundy accents and romantic lighting. Menu items include Thai Green Curry Chicken, Grilled Hibachi Salmon and Coconut Mousse Tart.

Giuseppe’s

Inspired by the cozy charm of the Tuscan countryside, this Italian restaurant offers seating inside and on the candlelit terrace. Menu items include Fettuccini Alfredo, Grilled Lamb Chops and a variety of cured meats, chilled seafood and fresh salads at the antipasto bar.

Bayside Restaurant

Featuring pool and ocean views, this brasserie gives the experience of dining in a typical French restaurant. Menu items include Pétoncles Et Crevettes Thermedor (scallops and shrimp cooked in a rich Cognac cream sauce) and Poulet Cordo Bleu (lightly breaded chicken breast filled with ham and cheese).

Schooners Seafood Grill

For the catch of the day, head to this seaside restaurant with the atmosphere of a laidback beach club. Menu items incorporate Jamaica flavors with premium ingredients. The dinner menu offers Surf & Turf, Grilled Swordfish Steak and Seafood Mixed Grill.

Eleanor’s

Featuring a lavish Georgian dining room, this reservation-only restaurant combines West Indian cuisine with colonial grandeur. Menu items include Pan-fried Snapper Fillet, Grilled Pork Chop, Curried Mutton and Roast Beet & Tomato Salad.

Neptune’s

This Mediterranean restaurant offers fresh seafood in a prime, beachfront location. Menu items include Feta Lamb Kebabs, Grilled Fillet of Mahi Mahi and Calamari Fritti (fried squid with garlic aioli). This restaurant is also a great late night option and is open afterhours from 10:30pm to 5:30am.

Sushi on the Sand

Located steps away from the beach, this sushi restaurant is a fan favorite among guests. Menu items include Salmon Sashimi, Seared Tuna Tataki Roll, Dragon Eel Roll and Shrimp Gyoza.

The Jerk Shack

Considered a hidden gem of the resort, this casual snack stop is a must-try for couples looking for a bite to eat in the afternoons. The menu offers Jamaican jerk classics such as Fish In Foil, aromatic Jerk Chicken, Jerk Sausage and Roast Sweet Potato.

Nightlife and Entertainment at Sandals South Coast

Sandals South Coast offers a variety of themed nights, including “Island Romance”, “Caribbean Carnival Beach Party”, “White Night” and “Caribbean Fiesta”. Each night features a different live show that matches the theme in Le Cabaret (a stunning indoor theater) and in the main courtyard.

During the day, guests can lounge by the pool and join beach parties. Guests can also participate in talent shows, karaoke nights, trivia nights and other competitions.

The piano bar and martini bar are excellent choices for couples seeking a sophisticated and entertaining evening.

What’s Included in the All-inclusive Cost of Stay at Sandals South Coast?

Your cost of stay includes unlimited food and drink at the resort’s 9 restaurants and 7 bars (including the overwater bar). Guests also receive unlimited premium alcohol, wine and local beer in all of the restaurants and bars.

You also get access to 4 pools, 4 whirlpools, the fitness center and aerobics classes. The cost of stay includes unlimited PADI-certified scuba diving and equipment rental, snorkeling, Hobbie Cats, paddle boarding, tubing, wakeboarding, day and night tennis, beach volleyball, pool volleyball, pickleball, squash and other lawn games.

This Sandals resort also has waterskiing, which is not available at all Sandals resorts due to rough seas.

Guests can watch shows, join parties, listen to live music and participate in themed nights.

Additionally, the cost of stay includes round trip airport transfers, access to the airport arrivals lounge, WIFI in the room and common areas, a free wedding if you stay more than 3 nights as well as taxes, tips and gratuities.

What’s Not Included in the All-inclusive Rate at Sandals South Coast?

The following items are not included in the cost of stay: airplane tickets, spa services, tours and excursion packages, gift shop purchases, private candlelit dinners, photography sessions, private cabanas with butler service, laundry and dry cleaning.

Even though we said tips are included, tips for your butler are not. However, this is only applicable if you stay in a Butler Elite level room or if you rent a cabana with butler service for the day.

Weddings at Sandals South Coast

Sandals South Coast has a stunning, overwater wedding chapel with glass floor panels, exceptional water clarity and 360 degree views of the ocean. As you walk down the aisle, you can take in views of the aquamarine waters and let the breeze keep you cool.

You can also opt for a beachfront wedding on the resort’s 2-mile long stretch of pure, white sand or a garden ceremony.

Weddings at Sandals resorts are well-planned and easy to execute with the assistance of a Sandals wedding planner. Sandals offers excellent discounts and benefits depending on the amount of rooms you book for your guests.

Is Sandals South Coast Safe?

Yes, Sandals South Coast is safe. The resort puts a lot of effort into ensuring the safety and comfort of all their guests, starting by offering complimentary airport transfers. This takes out the hassle of negotiating with taxi drivers or converting currency at the airport.

However, like any major tourist destination, not every part of Jamaica is safe and you should always use safe travel practices.

If you leave the resort, don’t walk alone in deserted areas at night, make sure you guard your phone and wallet, don’t carry large amounts of cash and be wary of people who seem too friendly.

When Is the Best Time to Visit Sandals South Coast?

Although Jamaica has pleasant weather all year round, the overall best time to visit Sandals South Coast is in November and the first two weeks of December. This is because rainy season is almost finished, but high season has not begun.

You can enjoy temperatures at around 80 degrees without the crowds that come towards the end of December.

However, if you are on a budget, the best time to visit Sandals South Coast is between mid-April and June. As rainy season begins, the resorts become quieter and prices drop. While you may experience a few days of rain or unfavorable sea conditions, you can experience nearly empty beaches and lush greenery.

How Much Does It Cost To Get Married at Sandals South Coast?

Although the price depends on the number of guests and add-ons, wedding packages begin from around $2,000. However, guests receive a free wedding when they stay for more than 3 nights.

Is Sandals South Coast Adults-Only?

Yes, Sandals South Coast is an adults-only resort.

How Far Is Sandals South Coast From the airport?

Sandals South Coast is located about an hour and a half from Sangster International Airport.

Does Sandals South Coast Have Overwater Bungalows?

Yes, Sandals South Coast has overwater bungalows. There are 12 Over the Water Butler Honeymoon Bungalows located at the end of a heart-shaped pier.

Do You Need a Passport To Go to Sandals South Coast?

Yes, US citizens need a passport with at least 6 months validity to go to Sandals South Coast.

How Much Does It Cost To Stay at Sandals South Coast?

The least expensive all-inclusive room rate starts from $308 per person per night and the most expensive all-inclusive room rate starts from $1,630 per person per night.