Catalonia Montego Bay

Montego Bay, Jamaica

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Garden View Room
Garden View Room
Garden View Room
Jerk Bar
Irie Pool Bar
Grand Caribbean
Grand Caribbean
Grand Caribbean
Mamma Mia
One Bedroom Suite Ocean Front
One Bedroom Suite Ocean Front
Lobby Bar
Kenko
Superior Partial Ocean View
Junior Suite
Superior Partial Ocean View
BLoved - Privileged Exclusive
BLoved - Privileged Exclusive
Garden View Room
Garden View Room
Garden View Room
Jerk Bar
Irie Pool Bar
Grand Caribbean
Grand Caribbean
Grand Caribbean
Mamma Mia
One Bedroom Suite Ocean Front
One Bedroom Suite Ocean Front
Lobby Bar
Kenko
Superior Partial Ocean View
Junior Suite
Superior Partial Ocean View
BLoved - Privileged Exclusive
BLoved - Privileged Exclusive

The hotel

This authentic basic resort sits on the edge of a half-mile stretch of sandy beach. Offering clean, simple accommodation at a good price, it’s great for families with rooms spacious enough for everyone. If you’re part of a large family or group, some rooms are also conveniently interconnected. Families will appreciate the spacious beach and water sport activities, whilst taking a swim over to the private island, which will keep the little ones occupied. Adults have a dedicated pool (when booking a Privilege room type), spa and fitness centre if you can pull yourself away from the sun bed!

Amenities

  • Kayaking
  • Snorkelling
  • Tennis
  • Babysitting service
  • Kids Club
  • Families
  • Bar
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Free Parking
  • Internet Access
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant

Where is it

Along a half mile stretch of coastline, a 15-minute drive from Downtown Montego Bay. Transfer time from Montego Bay Airport: 20 minutes.

Hotel information

522 rooms on 4 floors in 7 buildings. Elevator access to all upper level rooms. All with air-conditioning, balcony or patio, TV, complimentary WiFi, clock/radio alarm, coffee maker, safe, hairdryer, iron and ironing board. Garden View Rooms have 1 king-size bed with a sleeper sofa or 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 3 adults and  1 child. Garden View Rooms have garden or courtyard views.

All Inclusive of: all meals, snacks and local brand drinks, facilities, activities and children's programs as provided by the resort. Food options either include a buffet meal service or a la carte, depending on the resort schedule. All A la carte specialty restaurants are free of charge but reservations are required. These items/restaurants are clearly marked, and items highlighted on all menus. Beverage selection includes house brands, as defined by the resort. The use of non-motorised sports is included (excluding floats). Refundable deposits may be required for equipment rentals. Airport transfers are not included.

Room upgrades

Superior Rooms as per Garden View Rooms but with partial ocean views. Sleeping maximum 3 adults and 1 child or 2 adults and 2 children.

Deluxe Rooms as per Garden View Rooms but with oceanfront views. Sleeping maximum 3 adults and 1 child or 2 adults and 2 children.

1-Bedroom Suite has a separate living room and oceanfront views. Sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Privileged Garden View Rooms include exclusive perks such as the private beach area and the pool for Privileged guests only.

Grand Caribbean Buffet restaurant (breakfast, lunch and dinner; buffet-style International cuisine). Mamma Mia (dinner; Italian fine dining). Terrace (dinner, à la carte seafood specialities). Ayami Japanese Restaurant (dinner, Teppanyaki). BLoved (dinner, Jamaican à la carte). Sea Blue Bar & Grill (light lunch bites including hamburgers, grilled cheese, fish and fries). Funny Snacks (ice-cream, nachos, hotdogs, popcorn). Jerk Bar (serving Jamaican Jerked Chicken and Pork). Lobby Bar, Players Sports Bar, Irie Pool Bar (swim-up adults-only pool). Pearl Lounge & Bar - for guests who have booked Rose Hall Adults only.

Please note: there is a Resort Casual dress code for all restaurants. Reservations are required at à la carte restaurants.

2 swimming pools (1 freeform lagoon-style pool and 1 adults-only (for guests staying in a Privilege room) with a swim-up pool bar and whirlpool). Private beach with island. Spa*. Salon*. Health and fitness centre. Recreation and sports court (basketball). Snorkelling and kayaks. Tennis, table tennis and pool table. Kids Club (supervised activities for kids). Children's playground.

Basic self-service laundry room*. Babysitting*. Concierge. Complimentary self -parking. Complimentary Internet access. Mini-mart. Gift shop. Cash machine.

Wheelchair accessible rooms available on request. Please note that these rooms are subject to availability and may be restricted to specific room categories and bedding arrangements. Rooms and facilities vary between hotels so please check at the time of booking. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page

3 nights between 2 Jan-22 Dec. 7 nights between 23 Dec - 1 Jan.

* Denotes local charge.

Please note: child ages at this property up to and including 11 years.

Dress code: Resort Casual for restaurants.

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Jun 29, 2025 Nomad36435181432 Longueuil, Canada

Upon arrival, I was greeted by Gabrielle at the front desk. She accomodated my requests for a room in Block 1, as it was my 3rd visit.Room service was exceptional throughout my stay, thanks to Shamai. On Saturday I had supper at the Japonese Resto. Kevin, the cook, was exceptionally funny, which made the experience very nice and entertaining. I… Read more
Upon arrival, I was greeted by Gabrielle at the front desk. She accomodated my requests for a room in Block 1, as it was my 3rd visit.Room service was exceptional throughout my stay, thanks to Shamai. On Saturday I had supper at the Japonese Resto. Kevin, the cook, was exceptionally funny, which made the experience very nice and entertaining. I tried the Italien resto the food was acceptable. The hostess, Kerrian, was helpful with the choice of meal. Due to the many renovations ongoing at the resort, there was a shortage of staff in several areas. At the Buffet, Marsha, Priscilla, Natalee, only to name a few, were always very friendly and polite. The staff preparing the meals were very professional. A special note to Kenisha who was always cheerful and polite, notwithstanding the heat in that area. I understand that because of the last Hurricane, there was a shortage of fresh fruits. I met the employees of the Marketing Group, namely Peta-Gaye and her supervisor, Marcia. Very nice ladies, attentive to your requests. Again, I enjoyed my stay and I will consider coming back for a 4th visit. Thanks to your team. Read less
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Jun 27, 2025 Pioneer32229545695

I stayed at the Catalonia hotel with 16 other family members, and not ONE of us would ever stay there again or recommend the hotel to anyone. While the ground staff are very pleasant and helpful, the middle and upper management of the hotel is very poor. Myself and my husband had to change rooms due to lack of warm water in the shower, and… Read more
I stayed at the Catalonia hotel with 16 other family members, and not ONE of us would ever stay there again or recommend the hotel to anyone. While the ground staff are very pleasant and helpful, the middle and upper management of the hotel is very poor. Myself and my husband had to change rooms due to lack of warm water in the shower, and several of my family members had to change rooms, some multiple times, due to lack of warm water in the bathroom, and a mouldy smell due to lack of ventilation in the bedrooms. When a plumber was called to 'fix' these issues, he would share that he comes to these rooms frequently, and management are aware of the issues but yet keep placing customers in those rooms, perhaps hoping that they won't bother to complain and change rooms. These issues were particularly concentrated in and widespread throughout Block 4. My family members were constantly going to the front desk due to issues with their rooms, and myself, my husband and my mum spent (wasted) much time arguing with the front desk because bottled water was repeatedly never put in our fridge, even though this was agreed to as compensation for having to change rooms. The CATalonia hotel has many stray cats roaming around, and when we were eating in some of the hotel's restaurants they would jump onto adjacent tables and crawl around your legs looking for food. This made eating in their restaurants very uncomfortable. I also saw one toying with a mouse. Even if you are a cat lover, you don't want stray cats all around when you are trying to enjoy your holiday. Overall I would recommend that you don't waste your money at this hotel. When we all booked it was the Holiday Inn Resort, and between booking and flying out, ownership changed to the Catalonia and it was evident that the conditions of the hotel considerably declined from there. It was too late by then for any of us to change our booking without paying £100s. It was a disappointing start to mine and my husband's honeymoon, and the fact that I'm writing this review months after staying there shows just how memorable our stay there was, for the wrong reasons. Read less
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Jun 26, 2025 Curiosity303959

Excellent hotel. Very safe and clean. Kids club staff - Serena, Elsa and Pauline are wonderful. Rose, the housekeeper was excellent. Food is fantastic. All staff are courteous and helpful. Pool is great, they have laundry service and a gym. Beach has clean clear water that you can walk out very far. Would come back.
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Jun 23, 2025 Stay744306

Ahhh the stay was okay. Check in guy was great, I can’t remember his name but I know it started with a “D”. Bellman (Michael) was very helpful and informative. The pool was a nice temperature and the beach was okay. Some games around the pool would’ve been nice rather than at the stage. I loved Kev and Anthony the lifeguards, very funny,… Read more
Ahhh the stay was okay. Check in guy was great, I can’t remember his name but I know it started with a “D”. Bellman (Michael) was very helpful and informative. The pool was a nice temperature and the beach was okay. Some games around the pool would’ve been nice rather than at the stage. I loved Kev and Anthony the lifeguards, very funny, level headed and entertaining. The music was a little boring at least for my taste. We stayed in building 3, the room itself LOVELY. But the elevator area (by the Nurses’ Station) had a scent. We chalked it up to the Reno’s. On to my two issues.. -My child asked for a grilled cheese like the white man in front of us got before. The young man working there said he couldn’t do that for us and the grilled cheese is up there pointing to another snack bar. I said “you cannot do what you just did for that man?” He said “no, they are not allowed to”. So my friend asked what’s the difference between that man and my child. He said the man got it from the other snack area and brought it down for him to grill it. If that’s the actual truth, that’s unsanitary and gross. How can you walk up and down with food (as the guest) and bring it into a different prep area. That sounds like no one has done food handler training. At one point, I could see a bunch of bartenders and other support staff gathered together and all talking and looking at us. It’s pretty clear the story was being relayed hence the stares but I guess you can’t really complain about people hawking at you. What I interpret it as is the $3000 Canadian dollars I paid was not the same as the more conventional looking tourist but that’s neither here or there. We also had issues with the buffet staff not necessarily waiting on us. At one point, we had 9 plates stacked on the edge of the table and nothing. SPECIAL SHOUT OUT Big up Deane that was working at the Terrace. He made my child feel so special on her birthday. Very funny and just seems like he really enjoys the job. Catalonia has a lot of potential and I can’t wait to see what it’s like a year from now. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating It was dynamic an experience to relive.

Jun 23, 2025 Kaydian W

Words can't explain, my family enjoyed every moment spent it really was an experience, I would love to shout out OKENA she is phenomenal from our time of arrival she has made each time spent dynamic i love her, my daughter best friend every morning she asked for her OKENA chef kiss to her and not to metion the kids club department all the good… Read more
Words can't explain, my family enjoyed every moment spent it really was an experience, I would love to shout out OKENA she is phenomenal from our time of arrival she has made each time spent dynamic i love her, my daughter best friend every morning she asked for her OKENA chef kiss to her and not to metion the kids club department all the good body care takers love, love love them big shout out to AUNTIE SERENA, AUNTIE ELSA, AUNTIE PAULINE and AUNTIE IRENE when you say love your kids they really do, no favoritism with one child they shared love equally, love my time there and the food really good. Read less