Catalonia Montego Bay

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Montego Bay, Jamaica

3 stars

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
Safety Deposit Box
Spa
Swimming Pool
Beachfront location

Explore the local area

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

Room Information
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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.

Hotel details

Dining

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.

Fun and Games

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.

Handy Stuff

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

Accessibility

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

Minimum Stay

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

Additional Information

* Denotes local charge.

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

Dress code: Resort Casual for restaurants.

Trip advisor rating

3.9/5

5,338 reviews

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Excellent

39%

Very Good

31%

Average

16%

Poor

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“Experience at Catalonia Montego Bay Resort during Hurricane Melissa”

Nov 10, 2025Gracelyn J

Our experience at Catalonia, Montego Bay during Hurricane Melissa I just wanted to express our gratitude and thanks to the amazing team at Catalonia Montego Bay for their bravery and compassion during and after Hurricane Melissa. Living in Trinidad, we never experienced a hurricane before, so it was very traumatic for us. The staff made us feel so comfortable and safe, continued to serve meals and whatever we needed. We had water, lights and wifi most of the time. They worked tirelessly to keep our spirits up by still trying to entertain us. On the Sunday after, we had an awesome service. Everyone was just singing and praising almighty God for sparing our lives. Even when we unable to get a flight out of Jamaica, the manager and her team continued to encourage us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts Catalonia, for your courage, kind hospitality and commitment. So proud of our Caricom neighbors. I would stay at Catalonia anytime I visit Jamaica in the future. Heartfelt appreciation ️Gracelyn and husband. October 23rd to November 3rd 2025.

“Catalonia Staff and Resort are amazing.”

Nov 05, 2025658paulettej

My family and friends stayed at the Catalonia in October. When we got there at 11:30 am, the room wasn't ready, which is understandable because check-in is at 3 pm. We were able to eat and relax on the property. By 2 pm, our room was ready, and it was just what I wanted. A view of the almost everything. The hotel is very clean. I was there when Hurricane Melissa Hit, and it was scary. I must say the Hotel staff was amazing. They brought good food to our room after the Hurricane when we couldn't come out. When we were able to come out of the room, the lobby was clean, and they were ready to feed us lunch. We ate well every day. I was there for 6 days after the hurricane, and I must say I am glad I was at the Catalonia. They made us comfortable, considering there was no hot water or A/C. There was entertainment in the lobby, and we played games. Big shout- out to Romaine from entertainment who played Connect Four with me, and I loved it. Big shout-out to Latoya in the dining area; her smile made my day every day. The whole staff was kind and courteous. Now I must give the biggest Shout Out to Ms. Winsome Hooper, the GM. She made sure her staff was well-equipped to handle everything with a smile. The facility was cleaned up so fast after the hurricane. I would wake up in the morning and say they must have been working all night, I was amazed at the progress the staff had made. I could go on and on. I would give this resort and staff 10 stars if I could.......Microwaves in the rooms would be a nice touch.

“A honest review that has no significance now”

Nov 03, 2025Fred C

We traveled to Catalonia for a quick week away from Canada. Nothing was on the radar as far as tropical storms or hurricanes. The resort was friendly and the staff attentive (more to that later) check in was quick and we requested a ground floor room instead of an upper floor room which they did and although we were there before 3pm our room was made ready for us to start our vacation straight away. The resort is showing it's age but is (was) still in fairly good order. The food is the best I've ever had at an all inclusive and I found i never ate the same meal twice. Entertainment was nightly whilst dinner was on and they had some great acts booked. Cats (more later) yes there are cats there probably around 20 cats there and are friendly and although you are not supposed to feed them people did. I only saw 2 cats in the actual dining area whilst food was being eaten most chose to stay on the outside . Swimming.. if you like to swim in the ocean like I do this is not the place for you. The water is so shallow and even around the back of the island it's not very deep (you can wade around it) and if you want to swim beyond the marked area you have to pay a lifeguard to take you out. The pool also is really a child's pool with a maximum depth of 3ft. Now ... when the realization that a Hurricane was on its way the General manager (what an amazing woman) set the Emergency preparedness team in motion. We had regular updates pushed under the door to make sure we were fully informed of the growing situation. Even though it looked like it was going to be the worst Hurricane ever recorded on earth we were reassured by the staffs calmness. It looked luke Montego Bay would be bypassed but preparation continued with ocean facing rooms being boarded up along with other certain areas likely to be hit. As Melissa made it's way along the coast further South it became apparent that Montego Bay was likely to become the ground zero. The buffet was shut down and moved upstairs into the ballroom and we had updates from the management. We were to be confined to our rooms that evening at 8pm with breakfast dinner and lunch being delivered in a bag to our rooms. Melissa hit !!! The hotel received major major damage with parts of the upper floors of block one completely disappearing and guests trapped in their washrooms. The staff braved their own safety to enter rooms to remove trapped guests and rehome them. After the hurricane the devastation was realized .. how could the hotel still function and look after it's guests ? The buffet was destroyed along with the upstairs areas so they set up dining in the lobby after removing the debris from the Hurricane. They continued to feed us 3 hot meals a day in a temporary location that did not drop any of the quality before the Hurricane. The staff that had remained went into overdrive along with those that put their guests before their families and returned to work. Power , internet, TV and Air conditioning was down and they struggled to get the emergency power generator on line because a tree had fallen on it... eventually power came back on line and they worked hard to get internet back up so people could call home. In short for the disaster we encountered I can not praise the staff highly enough and their professionalism undoubtedly was the main reason we suffered no injuries and no loss of life at Catalonia... staff were exhausted but still put their guests above their own family. When rebuilt I would highly recommend this hotel purely on the staffs dedication to their guests. It's going to be a long road back for Catalonia but I would now imagine the whole resort will be rebuilt in one go now. Thank you to all the staff .. you really did save all our lives.. I pray your families got through it safely and you can recover as quickly as possible... you were all Heros. On a lighter note of cats .. I hate cats but ended up having to rescue a poor kitty being battered to death outside .. he spent 30 hours with us sharing our food and water and was released back out to his buddies again when the Hurricane had passed.

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