Couples Sans Souci

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Couples Sans Souci | Ocho Rios, Jamaica | Virgin Atlantic Holidays

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

4.5 stars

The award-winning Couples Sans Souci continues to offer renowned cuisine and first-class service in an elegantly tropical setting. Sans Souci is French for 'without worry', and what could be more appropriate for a laid-back holiday in Jamaica, especially in a resort of this quality? Set into a pretty, 35-acre hillside garden that leads to 2 white sand beaches, the resort offers you a blissful retreat.

Amenities

Golf
Sailing
Scuba Diving
Snorkelling
Water Skiing
Windsurfing
Honeymoon
Wedding
Bar
Evening Entertainment
Fitness Centre/Gym
Internet Access
Restaurant
Room Service
Safety Deposit Box
Spa
Beachfront location

Explore the local area

On a golden beach, 4 miles east of Ocho Rios. Transfer time from Montego Bay airport: 2 hours 10 minutes.

Hotel Information

Room Information
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150 ocean-facing suites on up to 3 floors in 7 buildings. All with air-conditioning, LCD flat screen TV, iPod docking station, tea/coffee maker, personalised mini-bar, safe, iron and board, nightly turndown service, bathrobes and hairdryer. Deluxe Garden Suites with sliding doors lead to a private balcony and large master bedroom with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

All-Inclusive of: all meals and snacks, all drinks (including premium brands) and all activities and entertainment unless otherwise stated.

Hotel details

Dining

Palazzina Restaurant (Bistro Fare, buffet breakfast and lunch, à la carte for dinner - reservation required), Beach Grill & Bella Vista (grilled specialities for lunch at the Beach Grill and authentic Asian dishes for dinner at Bella Vista), Casanova (traditional cuisine fused with Caribbean and Jamaican ingredients, dinner, reservation required). Sunset Beach Grill (buffet-style lunch of casual fare, including fresh-grilled burgers, French fries, and nachos). Java Cafe (pastries and caffeinated beverages). In-suite dining available 6:30am-10:30pm. 7 bars: swim-up pool bar, Charlie's Veggie Bar, Beach Bar, Sunset Beach Bar, Palazzina Bar, Balloon Piano Bar and Martini Bar.

Fun and Games

3 swimming pools (1 natural mineral pool), 3 Jacuzzis, 2 beaches, 1 for au-naturel sunbathing. Water sports with instruction including water-skiing, scuba-diving – resort course and one complimentary dive per stay for beginners, and one complimentary dive per day for certified divers (a second dive is subject to availability), night dives are available*, snorkelling trips, Hobie Cat sailing, windsurfing and glass-bottom boat rides. Fitness centre and gym classes. Spa*. Unlimited complimentary golf including green fees and transfers to Upton Hills Golf Course (mandatory caddy*. Golf clubs available for hire*).

Entertainment

Weekly Jamaican beach party. Friday night Starlight Gala. Resident band and pianist. Strolling musicians. Live nightly entertainment. Weekly Wine-Tasting Party.

Handy Stuff

Complimentary WiFi.

Minimum Stay

3 nights from 3rd January-25th December and 7 nights 26th December-2 January.

Additional Information

* Denotes local charge.

Dress code: applies in à la carte restaurants.

This is an over 18, couples-only resort.

Please note: this hotel is not suitable for guests with walking difficulties due to the location on the cliffside.

Trip advisor rating

4.6/5

5,347 reviews

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72%

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19%

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“Our second visit – we enjoyed it so much last time that we booked for 2 weeks this year before we’d even checked out las”

Jan 22, 2026Davebwiseman

Couples Sans Souci, Ochos Rios, Jamaica. January 2026 Our second visit – we enjoyed it so much last time that we booked for 2 weeks this year before we’d even checked out last time So first let’s say this is a 4.9 out 5 review so I’m giving it a 5* rating with a few small things that could be better We like Couples Sans Souci as it has everything we need without being too formal. Some hotels you feel that you have to be dressed up at all times but here we are always relaxed so let’s go through in detail We had a private transfer from Kingston airport as there was a bit of a screw up last year and I wanted to de-risk that part of the journey. We were met and taken for our 2 hour ride then immediately checked in and we were in our room within 10 minutes of arriving. We met the lovely Danielle (front desk manager) who had helped us with our booking. Rooms – we had a top floor Premier Ocean Suite which is a larger than the regular rooms so much more relaxing to be in. The room is great – a very comfortable big bed and enough room to hang al of our things. Plenty of surfaces to put things on and plenty of USB and power charging points. Fridge and coffee making in room although as an inveterate tea drinker, I take a kettle which has a short lead which only just reaches the coffee make power point. Balcony in the shade with a large lounger bed and table and chairs where we could enjoy the view, have a quiet game of cards or just chill with a cocktail. When it rained there were some leaks in the balcony roof (only a problem on the top floor but compensated for by the better view) Bathroom has a twin accessible shower. Hot water was an issue but after we called maintenance, the nice gentleman turned the heater up and we had no further issues Maid service was immaculate and friendly and full marks to the minibar man (sorry O forgot his name but great guy!) who topped up the minibar daily and delivered a bottle of rum, extra beers and wine as we asked for it. Towels replaced daily. The floor is tiled so we take a non-slip mat with us The grounds are really well kept and nice to walk round. There is a large lake full of turtles and a huge variety of birds. Amongst others, we saw humming birds, a woodpecker, ducks, moorhens, beautiful pigeons, egrets, lots of eagles and over the sea we saw pelicans, gulls, petrels and frigate birds all without binoculars. We did not use the exercise facilities or water sports with the sole exception of the glass bottom boat trip which gets a big fat ZERO rating. Last year his was poor but this year we simply went on a 20 minute round trip. Apparently, we passed over a wreck. I asked about fish but was told that the boat engine scared them away. Perhaps the sensible thing would be to stop the engines and drift over the reef. The result was that we didn’t see a single living thing under the water so you are left wondering why you bothered. The Beach is simply amazing – the best we have ever been on. The resort is set in a bay and there is a sand bar (or maybe a reef) at the end so even at high tide (and its only a 20cm tide) there are no big waves. You can walk out for ever and still not be up to your shoulders. We did not go to the Au Naturel beach as we felt that at 75, no one in their right minds would want to see our non-beach bodies! The sun comes over the top of the resort around 7:30 but as the resort is north facing, sunbathing is facing away from the sea. There are plenty of sun shades on the beach with plenty of loungers. There is a set of small huts at the end of the beach with loos, a small shop, a sea sports shack and a towel store. Also, a few people selling souvenirs – always polite and never hassling you. The spa lady makes a daily trip around the beach to try to get you to book a massage We didn’t use the pool (also we didn’t use the mineral pool or jacuzzi his trip) Bars There are two bars on the beach – one by the pool (which is swim up one side) and one by the beach restaurant. In addition there are two bars at the top of the hotel and one by the breakfast restaurant as well as juice bar by the mineral pool. The drinks do vary by barman but in all cases they are excellent and as strong or weak as you want. When my wife wanted a less sweet fruit punch – hey presto she had it but of course in a different bar or with a different bartender you get a different result. All delicious. A Bellini in the beach bar is quite different to a Bellini in the Palazzini bar. I personally wasn’t keen on any of the white or red wines but the Rose was very acceptable. My wife drank a wine off the wine menu – reasonably priced at $50 but she did have 7 – maybe next year I’ll take a case of her favourite. I was happy drinking the house Rose but they ran out a few days before left so I had to revert to cocktails. Tough call! The Palazzini bar has hard surfaces so it can get quite noisy when there is a group of Americans in there (why were Americans born without a volume control?) Most days we had breakfast at Palazzina – a good buffet with a simply amazing omelette chef. There seemed to be a shortage of bananas but I wonder of this was hurricane damage to the crops. Amazing English muffins (so much nice than any we see in the UK). Lots of variety. The wonderful John serenaded us with his violin 3 days a week over breakfast and also in played in the bar some evenings. Some days we had lunch at the beach grill. I fell in love with their coleslaw – probably the best I’ve had in the world!! And the jerk chicken. We had to skip the buns and bread to save our appetites but the food was so good we had to have lunch. Casanova is wonderful – great menus and super attentive service. We ate there three times and will be booking it for our wedding anniversary next year. It’s just nice to dress up. All the food we ate there was excellent. I wish we had a restaurant like that in Worcester where we live. There were several events on the lawn with a buffet which had a great variety of food and we always found plenty that we enjoyed. One evening it rained and so the eating was in the Palazzini restaurant – we made the mistake of eating outside which was VERY noisy – see bar note earlier). We should have eaten indoors where it was much quieter. We ate at the Beach Grill Asian three times and all were excellent. Just for a break, we ate at Miss T’s in town one night. The hotel organised the cab (Thank you Flattie) who waited at the restaurant until we were finished. If you do go there (which we recommend), the chicken wings were just the best I can ever recall. Super crisp coating without being over battered. My wife had the snapper and I had the Oxtail/Goat curry combo and we both had he excellent rum punch – you can see my separate 5* Trip Advisor review for details The coffee shop is a lovely peaceful break to get out of the sun and just chill The Spa was a bit mixed. My wife had her toenails painted on day one and in her words “the best foot massage she has ever had”. We enquired about a massage and were immediately booked for a 90 minute massage. Beware – the price was not mentioned and tis will set you back in excess of $500. My wife seemed happy but I was very unhappy. The masseuse ignored my statement that my neck and shoulders were stiff. I felt like I was being stroked rather than massaged. When she was doing my head, she was simply rubbing oil in my hair – I don’t believe that she touched my scalp. Some time in I asked if we were almost through because had it been free I would have walked out. The entertainment was mixed. We found a lot of it too loud for our tastes so we went back to the room for a quiet drink on the balcony but that’s us – you may be more party animals. The two I would really comment on are one positive – the cultural show was well done and one negative – the steel band would be 100 times better if they fired the drummer. So in summary we will be booking again for next year and I’ll be suggesting to the hotel that they address these minor issues We highly recommend you go there and see for yourselves.

“Shame on this hotel for disturbing the peace of neighbours”

Jan 20, 2026Calvin B

All day on January 19th, Sans Souci hosted an event with music on one of their beaches so loud it could be heard all the way down the coast. This rudeness and disrespectful behaviour continued on into the night ending at about 1am with the loudest fireworks display I have ever witnessed. We could not sleep through it. Despite complaints initiated from local hotel management, the Duty Manager at Sans Souci said there was nothing he could do about it. Obviously financial revenue was more important to them than being respectful and responsible neighbours. Shameful behaviour particularly considering the great efforts Jamaicans are taking to encourage the return of visitors post hurricane.

“Stay away from this place”

Jan 20, 202693emilt

Morons set off gigantic fireworks display at 1am without letting any of the neighborhood resorts know. %#$&@!!! You fill in the blanks.

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