Couples Sans Souci

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Star rating

Garden Suite
Garden Suite
Ocean Suite
Premier Ocean
Premier Ocean
Pent House
Pent House
Pent House
Wedding Gazebo
Palazzina Restaurant
Palazzina Restaurant
Bella Vista Restaurant, Couples San Souci, Jamaica, Caribbean, tables, chairs, beach,
Oceanfront Spa Hut
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Garden Suite
Garden Suite
Ocean Suite
Premier Ocean
Premier Ocean
Pent House
Pent House
Pent House
Wedding Gazebo
Palazzina Restaurant
Palazzina Restaurant
Bella Vista Restaurant, Couples San Souci, Jamaica, Caribbean, tables, chairs, beach,
Oceanfront Spa Hut

The hotel

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

Where is it

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

Hotel information

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.
Ocean Suites have sea views from a furnished balcony, a spacious master bedroom with 1 king-size bed and large walk-in showers, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Beachfront Suites are located near the Bella Vista and Palazzina Restaurants, and have a spacious master bedroom with living area, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Premier Ocean Suites have a balcony, expansive sea views, living area, and a spacious master bedroom 1 king-size bed sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Penthouse Suites available on request.

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.

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

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*).

Complimentary WiFi.

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

* 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.

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Sun kissed, and can’t wait to go back… San Souci is better than the other Couples properties.

May 2, 2026 Tour286286 Troy, Michigan

A week in paradise with amazing views and food and service that’s 5⭐️!
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Couples San Souci is gorgeous.

Apr 23, 2026 jenannev

This was the 5th visit to Couples San Souci for my husband, and I, and that may sound like a lot, but many guests have been coming even longer, which says everything about this very special resort. The staff is incredibly kind and welcoming, and they truly make you feel at home. The entertainment team is fun and the water sports team is fantastic… Read more
This was the 5th visit to Couples San Souci for my husband, and I, and that may sound like a lot, but many guests have been coming even longer, which says everything about this very special resort. The staff is incredibly kind and welcoming, and they truly make you feel at home. The entertainment team is fun and the water sports team is fantastic and always helpful. Sailing on the Hobie Cat is one of my favorite afternoon activities. My husband enjoys the scuba diving and wake boarding . The grounds are beautiful. The atmosphere is relaxing. The people are wonderful. I’m already looking forward to coming back next year. We have two visits booked. It’s that good! 😊 Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Paradise!

Apr 13, 2026 andymF7664JH Buntingford, United Kingdom

Beautiful! A paradise. Staff so friendly, nothing too much trouble. Food varied and of a very high standard, drink plentiful too. The cocktails are great! Location stunning. Beautiful beach. Room overlooking the ocean was beautiful. Entertainment of a very high standard - so many talented people here. Jamaica night on the main lawn was… Read more
Beautiful! A paradise. Staff so friendly, nothing too much trouble. Food varied and of a very high standard, drink plentiful too. The cocktails are great! Location stunning. Beautiful beach. Room overlooking the ocean was beautiful. Entertainment of a very high standard - so many talented people here. Jamaica night on the main lawn was incredible, such a huge amount of work went into this. The water sports at no extra charge were great, eg the glass bottom boat snorkelling l trip. 10/10 all round. Would not hesitate to come back!! Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating people need to relax

Apr 8, 2026 Rhonda L

stayed at Couples San Souci for 10 days starting March 16th 2026. Place was awesome. Pools, grounds, all was very clean and well kept up. New general manager has everything well organized and everybody doing their job. The place is great, to bad some of the people that go there are idiots. Why do you need to reserve 2 chairs at pool and also 2… Read more
stayed at Couples San Souci for 10 days starting March 16th 2026. Place was awesome. Pools, grounds, all was very clean and well kept up. New general manager has everything well organized and everybody doing their job. The place is great, to bad some of the people that go there are idiots. Why do you need to reserve 2 chairs at pool and also 2 chairs on beach, plus never sit in any of them as never around? The resort should also put up no cell phone allowed signs by pools and all restaurants. When out dining with loved one, must you both be on your phone? Sitting or floating in pool, must you be on your phone? If you are that important, stay home or do your phone business in your room before you come out. You are on vacation, relax. The bus ride from airport was almost 2 hours. not bad ride, sit back, relax. Rooms were very clean and good water pressure and AC. Couples just has to do a little work on their pricing, getting a little high, as we could tell by not being sold out in March. All in all, another great trip. Chuck & Rhonda Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating It’s gone right down hill

Apr 4, 2026 Jeremy H

Our 4th visit to Couples and we were shocked just how far it has gone down hill since our last visit 2 1/2 years ago. This was our 3rd trip to the Caribbean in 6 months, more expensive for 12 nights than the 14nights we had at Sandals in Barbados and at Coyaba Beach in Grenada (even when the diving was added). We thought Couples encouraged… Read more
Our 4th visit to Couples and we were shocked just how far it has gone down hill since our last visit 2 1/2 years ago. This was our 3rd trip to the Caribbean in 6 months, more expensive for 12 nights than the 14nights we had at Sandals in Barbados and at Coyaba Beach in Grenada (even when the diving was added). We thought Couples encouraged loyalty with rewards for repeat visitors but not for us. No welcoming, no sign of a senior manager at any time and we weren’t asked once how our holiday was going. It’s a beautiful location but the whole place was looking tired with rotting timbers, tripping hazards with poorly maintained surfaces and mouldy split sun bed cushions. Staff were very friendly and helpful within the constraints under which they are working, but there were too many work experience trainees making lots of unsupervised mistakes. Penny pinching was apparent in the catering. No sign of an orange or a grapefruit or papaya or mango or passion fruit at any point, not even a slice of lemon for a drink. And the fish of the day was snapper, every day. And when I asked for Red Stripe I was told they were stopping it. Unbelievable. Finally the scuba diving. The dive leaders are all experienced, friendly and helpful. But the small dive boat makes diving prone to being cancelled if there’s more than a metre swell. 4 days in a row the diving at fixed times of 9 and 11 was cancelled though the weather had improved for boats to go out for snorkelling in the afternoon on 2 of the 4 days but no diving. The Caribbean is no Indian Ocean but one would have to put together the best bits of the 12 dives we did at Sans Souci, 8 of which were at Middle or Dickie’s reefs, to equal our experience in each and every one of the 20 dives we did in each of Barbados and Grenada. With such utterly underwhelming resort senior management just letting the place spiral down hill, we won’t be back. Read less