Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa

My husband & I went to the Hilton Rose Hall for our 10th anniversary- and WOW – was that the best decision we ever made! The Staff—OMG, the STAFF – they made this trip exceeded all of my daydreaming expectations. Natalee at the Concierge Desk was so sweet & kind- checked us in quickly—arranged for our late check out and even sent us a bottle of champagne for our anniversary—top notch! Our first cocktail – the Dirty Banana was served by a wonderful woman- Ms. Cynthia—we visited her often, at Bar King Frog, through the course of our trip. We reserved an oceanfront cabana for the day of our anniversary and Devroy made the day extra special- taking care of everything from a cooler of champagne, water & beer to getting the OJ for our mimosas and lunch later in the day. The beach was gorgeous – cleaned all day by a kind man named O’Neil. We did a private dinner on the beach—was such a nice experience for our anniversary- Rajai was just awesome- attentive to everything—especially since I am allergic to wheat (gluten free) and do not eat meat. He went out of his way to ensure I had my GF pasta and found me an incredible gf chocolate dessert (OH MY YUM)! Food in 3 Palms—OUTSTANDING – While I don’t eat meat, I occasionally eat fish and was glad I “allowed” myself because I was NOT disappointed in the jerk snapper. Very spicy and just delish! Food in Luna del Mar was very good as well- Adrien our server was very kind – again going out of his way to ensure I had a GF dinner AND dessert.

After a short ride from the airport, our group of six ladies celebrating a 60th birthday were met with cool, sweet smelling towels and drinks...nice way to check in! We had three rooms between the six of us with partial views of the ocean and the golfing grounds. The rooms were comfortable and well appointed. Of course as an all-inclusive you can eat at multiple restaurants day and night. I enjoyed the kidneys and livers for breakfast at Fresh and the ox-tails at dinner. My cousins enjoyed the jerk pork/chicken, but I live in SoFlo with lots of options for Jamaican jerk so I opted for different things. We visited Luna Di Mare and Three Palms for dinner and during the day had burgers and patties at Mangoes along with non-stop strawberry daiquiris and Jim Beam whiskey. Basically, if you are staying for a few days try everything as you are sure to find something that will work for you. This is certainly a family oriented resort, but I would say that the adults had more fun tubing in the 'lazy river' pool and on the slides than the kids. Folks were pretty relaxed around the swim up bar as you can imagine and we chatted with people from all over. It was super chilled and relaxed. We booked a tour prior to arrival for the Luminous Lagoon and checked in at the tour desk and were given instructions on where to wait for pick-up. We also booked a tour to Bob Marley's birth/resting place at Nine Mile just one day before and the gentle lady at the tour desk worked out everything for us. On another day we grabbed a cab to head into town for shopping and two in our party took the free shuttle to the Rose Hall shops so you can move around off resort with help from staff. I very much appreciated the assist with last minute bookings. If you prefer to stay on site, you have options such as kayaking (included) and snorkeling and glass bottom boat tours (for a reasonable fee). And for those that just want to veg out, head over to the water sports area because you can lay out in beach chairs or get a cabana and totally go to lala land! Lastly, I want to say that the staff are what make this resort and your time on it amazing. They work really hard and go above and beyond and they really made us hard working gals feel like queens. I am terrible with names, but Tristants (check-in), Jermaine (waiter @ Mangoes), Donaldo (bartender @ Seaside/Mangoes), Tauh/Kauh (hostess @ Mangoes), and Mr. Lennox a superb professional in every way that will attend to any need that you have all were the absolute best! Thank you for making my cousin's 60th unforgettable!